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Obama's Chief Of Staff Has Plan For America

Richard Cooper Region: New York

Back in 2006, then-Congressman Rahm Emanuel (Democrat-Illinois) and Bruce Reed published a book called The Plan: Big Ideas For America (New York: Public Affairs, 2006 ISBN 13:978-1-58648-412-5).  Emanuel is now W... more

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NY Governor Paterson Proposes Docking Senators' Pay

Richard Cooper Region: New York

  For weeks the Senate, which is the upper house of the New York State legislature, has been embroiled in dissension as two Democrats voted to make the Republican leader, Dean Skelos (Rockville Centre) the Senate Maj... more

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Kristin Scott Thomas: I've Loved You So Long

Richard Cooper Region: New York

Do not hesitate a moment to rent or buy the DVD of I've Loved You So Long, the French movie starring Kristin Scott Thomas as a doctor released from prison after 15 years sentence for an unspeakable crime.   Joini... more

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NYC MTA's Bailout Of Brooklyn Atlantic Yards Developer

Richard Cooper Region: United States

The board of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, a state agency which operates the mass transit of the City of New York and the commuter rail lines feeding into the city, voted to lower the amount from $100 million to $20 ... more

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The Albany Legislative Struggle: Gridlock Is Good!

Richard Cooper Region: New York

The New York State Senate has been in an uproar for weeks after two Democrats from the majority (32 versus 30 Republicans) elected in November 2008 defected to support former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos as Majority ... more

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Celebrity Architect Dropped From Urban Renewal Scheme

Richard Cooper Region: New York

World-renowned architect Frank Gehry became a victim of the economic downturn when he and his designs were dropped from the Nets Arena and the rest of  the Atlantic Yards urban renewal and development scheme in N... more

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Indicted County Legislator Roger Corbin Seeks Reelection

Richard Cooper Region: United States

 Nassau County, New York county legislator Roger Corbin (Democrat, Westbury) has been indicted on federal charges of lying to federal agents and tax evasion relating to his deposits of 81 checks from a developer in th... more

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Summer Hours Movie Is A Summer Bore

Richard Cooper Region: New York

I recently saw the new French movie Summer Hours  (French title,  L'heure d'été) at my local arthouse cinema http://www.cinemaartscentre.org/009/09May/CAC-SummerHours.htm.  Directed by Oli... more

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Medical Marijuana Advances In NY Senate Committee

Richard Cooper Region: New York

A New York State Senate Committee has approved medical marijuana legislation, a key hurdle towards passage.  The Assembly has approved similar legislation in the last term and Governor David Paterson supports it. ... more

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Hugo Chavez Lackeys Gag Speech Of Visiting Author

Richard Cooper Region: New York

Venezuelan authorities detained writer and journalist Alvaro Vargas Llosa for two hours after arrival for a pro-democracy forum as reported by the Associated Press http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-lt-ven... more

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