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blogsNEW YORK STATE AMERICORPS MEMBERS KICK OFF NEW YEAR OF SERVICEState of New York | Executive Chamber For Immediate Release: November 19, 2008 DiNapoli: 2,778 New State Contracts in OctoberCONTACT: DiNAPOLI: 2,778 NEW STATE CONTRACTS IN Media Advisory for Tue Nov 25, 2008: New York Wasting Taxpayer Money & Hurting Natural Resources According To New Report On Staol {list-style-type:none} ALBANY, NY (11/19/2008; 1051)(readMedia)-- New York is experiencing a budget crisis. State revenues continue to fall while the federal government is taking unprecedented action to shore-up ailing financial institutions. Governor David Paterson recently announced that state deficit projections will increase to $1.5 billion for State Fiscal Year 2008-2009. GOVERNOR PATERSON ANNOUNCES TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE TO BE RENAMED ROBERT F. KENNEDY BRIDGEState of New York | Executive Chamber For Immediate Release: November 19, 2008 Comptroller DiNapoli Releases AuditsCONTACT: COMPTROLLER DiNAPOLI RELEASES AUDITS Statement on Child Violence in JamaicaDear Friends in Media, Please find attached a statement on the growing issue of child violence in Jamaica. Feel free to use as you see fit. Note the following: November 19 - International Day on Prevention of Child Abuse November 20 - Universal Children’s Day, UN General Assembly, 1954) November 20 - UN General Assembly’s adoption of the November 20 - Convention on the Rights of the Child, UN 1989 For United Nations resources on the Universal Day of the Child, see the following link: http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/children_day/. ***MEDIA ADVISORY***PRE-STATED PRESS CONFERENCE AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH, 2008v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS A few questions for Sean Hannity and some others over at the Fox News Network?
I remember doing a column earlier this year which dealt with the Fox News Network’s (FNN) unfair and unbalanced handling of the election coverage; I don’t think it got much attention, although it should have. You see, from my perspective FNN had a vendetta against Barack Obama. I know that their response to this column will be, that other mediums were in the tank for him; and as such, they weren’t about to go down the same highway. I am not going to sit here writing this without admitting that Barack Obama charmed the pants off of many a journalist’s/reporter’s typewriter: he did. And he did it with brilliant speeches, surprising (to them) primary and caucus victories, a high-quality political organization, his decorum, temperament, intellect and more. His reassuring calm -especially when under fire- was as admirable a trait as seen in any presidential candidate in contemporary times. It is possible that mainstream media gave him the half-decent treatment he deserved; something that he earned; and not their usual ferocious pit-bull attacks. Despite his mixed-race (he is a mulatto) they treated him like the full human being he is; something admirable coming from mainstream media. The People Have Spoken...The Bastards
According to today’s New York Times, California Attorney General Jerry Brown (where have I heard that name before?) has asked the State Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the voter initiative which bans same-sex marriage. Brown said such a review was necessary to provide closure and clarity on the ballot measure, as several challenges to the measure had been filed with the Court. Apparently, the central argument in the law suits is that Proposition 8 is a significant enough revision to the State Constitution to require the approval of the Legislature. PUBLIC SCHEDULE FOR GOVERNOR PATERSONState of New York | Executive Chamber For Immediate Release: November 18, 2008 Obama exerts his power – The Hill headlinesBODY{font:10pt Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;} Joe Lieberman keeps his gavel with blessing of president-elect: Was the Lie of “Consistent Leadership” Old Media’s Last Stand?"It is a function of government and politicians to invent philosophies to explain the demands of its own conenience." - Murray Kempton A couple of weeks ago New York City’s term limits law was extended legislatively by the New York City Council and Mayor Bloomberg based upon the rationale that the City needs consistent leadership to get us through the coming economic crisis. The editorial boards of all the city’s daily newspapers made this exact case to their readers and our elected officials echoed their argument. Council Speaker Quinn said “given the level of economic tumult that exists, I have decided to change my position [opposing the extension of term limits] because I believe the potential of consistent leadership by this council and this mayor would be in the best interest of the city during these hard economic times." CQ Politics | Catching Up With Another Big Group of House Freshmen - the Class of '94With Members’ Minds Made Up, Even Leaders’ Cajoling st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } Before Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., had her class of 2006  |
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