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Teachers' Unions Strangling School Reform
 Teachers' Unions 
 Strangling School Reform 
JOE KLEIN
Jan 28, 2010 12:28 PM CST

Teachers' Unions Strangling School Reform

Obama must fight for accountability and neuter 'reactionary' lobbyists

(Newser) - New York could really use $700 million in federal Race to the Top education funding, Joe Klein writes, but it won’t get it thanks to intractable teachers’ unions. The federal funds require school choice and teacher accountability, so the powerful union lobby stymied it in the state legislature. The...

Nixon Grandson Running for Congress in NY

Chris Cox, 30 and a consultant, is son of state's GOP chairman

(Newser) - Chris Cox, the 30-year-old grandson of former President Richard Nixon, is running for Congress in New York’s First District. A former lawyer who according to his campaign bio now runs a trade-consulting firm, is the son of state Republican Party chief Ed Cox. He aims to unseat Democratic incumbent...

Former Tenn. Rep. Ford Eyes Senate Seat&mdash;in NY
 Former Tenn. Rep. Ford Eyes Senate Seat—in NY 
ELECTION 2010
Jan 6, 2010 10:28 AM CST

Former Tenn. Rep. Ford Eyes Senate Seat—in NY

Strong support seen among Dem donors irked by Gillibrand

(Newser) - Former Democratic Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford Jr is considering a primary run against New York's junior senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, this year. Ford, who moved to the Big Apple after losing a 2006 Senate bid in Tennessee, will make his decision within the next month and a half after testing the...

Florida, Nevada Shed People; Texas Gains
 Florida, Nevada Shed 
 People; Texas Gains 
census figures
Dec 23, 2009 5:15 PM CST

Florida, Nevada Shed People; Texas Gains

Magnet states in West, South lose residents; Texas gains the most

(Newser) - The recession has turned migration patterns on their heads in the last year. So-called magnet states in the West and South aren't so magnetic anymore, with Florida and Nevada starkly illustrating the trend. Earlier this decade, they both topped the growth charts, but now see more people on the way...

Rudy Giuliani Won't Run for Senate

Ex-NYC mayor effectively ends political career

(Newser) - Ending months of speculation, Rudy Giuliani will announce tomorrow that he will not run for US Senate. The former New York City mayor plans to remain a presence on the national GOP scene, seizing "an opportunity to engage in targeted races across the country," says a source. He...

Schumer Lands in Hot Water Over 'Bitch' Comment

Flight attendant made him hang up on Harry Reid

(Newser) - Chuck Schumer set off an unfortunate cascade of events Sunday when he bridled at a flight attendant’s request that he turn off his cell phone so a plane could take off and then muttered that she was a “bitch.” As the story circulated around the Beltway, it...

Spitzer Call Girl's New Calling: Advice Columnist

NY Post's newest scribe is Ashley Dupre

(Newser) - The call girl whose assignations with Eliot Spitzer helped cost him the New York governor's office has a new gig: advice columnist. For the New York Post , of course. In today's debut effort, Ashley Dupre answers a parenting question, then gets into the good stuff.
  • "Are there telltale signs
...

NY Rejects Gay Marriage Bill
 NY Rejects Gay Marriage Bill 
Dec 2, 2009 2:49 PM CST

NY Rejects Gay Marriage Bill

State senate rejects measure by decisive margin

(Newser) - New York lawmakers rejected a bill today that would have made their state the sixth to allow gay marriage. The measure failed by a wider-than-expected margin of 38-24. Not a single Republican senator voted in favor, dooming the bill's chances. Gov. David Paterson, a strong advocate, had pledged to sign...

NY Boots Sex Offenders Off Facebook, MySpace

Thousands of accounts disabled in social networking sweep

(Newser) - Thousands of sex offenders in New York have had their Facebook and MySpace accounts disabled in the first big sweep under a state law targeting online predators. Some 3,500 registered offenders have been kicked off the sites in recent weeks, sources tell the New York Daily News. Their names...

NY Gunman Surrenders in School Standoff

SWAT and local police negotiating with hostage-taker in Pine Plains

(Newser) - A gunman holding an upstate New York school principal hostage has surrendered and is in custody, reports CNN . More than 100 police officers and a SWAT team negotiated with the gunman, who a local official said was a former student in his 40s. Pine Plains is located about 90 miles...

GOP Bails on Its Feminine Side
 GOP Bails on Its Feminine Side 
ANALYSIS
Nov 9, 2009 4:47 PM CST

GOP Bails on Its Feminine Side

Purge of moderates will render party male-dominated

(Newser) - Rebelling conservatives pushed Republican Dede Scozzafava out of the House race in New York’s 23rd District because she’s a moderate. But she’s also a woman, and her ouster points to a toxic side effect of the tea party revolution: the closing of the GOP to all but...

Dem Owens Takes NY-23
 Dem Owens Takes NY-23 
Nov 4, 2009 12:55 AM CST

Dem Owens Takes NY-23

Win follows GOP moderate, conservative split

(Newser) - Retired Air Force Capt. Bill Owens has pulled off a major upset for the Democratic Party and won the closely watched election in New York state's 23rd congressional district. Owens was ahead of Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman 49% to 45% with 92% of precincts reporting, according to AP . Moderate...

Limbaugh 'Handpicked' Hoffman: Biden
 Limbaugh 
 'Handpicked' 
 Hoffman: Biden 
NY-23 circus
Nov 2, 2009 2:55 PM CST

Limbaugh 'Handpicked' Hoffman: Biden

Limbaugh: VP should 'reacquaint himself' with Constitution

(Newser) - Joe Biden took aim at a variety of GOP and conservative opponents today at a rally for New York congressional candidate Bill Owens. The VP said Conservative candidate Douglas Hoffman was “handpicked” by Rush Limbaugh, adding that Hoffman is in line with conservatives like Sarah Palin who “will...

NY Declares Swine Flu Emergency

Measure allows dentists, pharmacists to help vaccinate

(Newser) - A surge in swine flu cases in New York state prompted Gov. David Paterson to declare a state of emergency yesterday. The move expands the categories of health care professionals who can administer the H1N1 vaccine, once a lot of it is available, to include dentists, pharmacists, podiatrists. While the...

Hillary Run for NY Gov? Uh, No, Scoff Lefty Pundits

Lefty Internet moves to dismiss rumor floated by right-leaning site

(Newser) - Pundits jumped today on a report that Hillary Clinton will leave the State Department to run for governor of New York, with Michael Crowley, in the New Republic, saying three Clinton sources dismissed the notion, and that anyone floating such things is “on crack.” That, evidently, would be...

Soros: Time for Philanthropists to Step Up in Public Sphere

Gives $200 to every underprivileged NY kid

(Newser) - George Soros is giving $200 to each and every underprivileged kid in New York state, the billionaire announced today, for a total $35 million bill that will make the state eligible for another $140 million in stimulus money. Some have criticized it as a welfare-style handout, but Soros tells Time...

NY 'Madoff Law' Would Force Rich Inmates to Pay for Jail

(Newser) - New York lawmakers are considering a “Madoff” bill that would force convicts with deep pockets to pay the costs of their own imprisonment, Reuters reports. “Far too often, taxpayers are stuck with the bill for criminals who have extensive personal wealth waiting for them,” one assemblyman said...

Giuliani 'Thinking About' 2010 Run for NY Gov

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani today got one step closer to maybe announcing a run for New York governor in 2010, the Daily News reports. The former NYC mayor and Republican presidential candidate explained his position to CNN. “I’m thinking about it,” he said. “I don’t know if...

Stem-Cell Researchers Can Pay Women for Eggs: NY

State stands alone in controversial decision

(Newser) - Counter to prevailing policies and scientific guidelines, New York has become the first state to allow publicly funded embryonic stem-cell researchers to pay women for their eggs. It lifts a huge obstacle for research, proponents say, likening it to eggs donated for in-vitro fertilization. But the $10,000 could be...

Feuding Senate Has NY State Seeing Double

'Farcical' legislators make mayhem; gov blasts proceedings

(Newser) - New York got two state senates for the price of one yesterday as lawmakers held side-by-side sessions, with each party passing its own bills, the New York Times reports. Dems got to the chamber first and locked out Republicans. When the GOP was finally allowed in, members were barred from...

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