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Dear Mr. AG: Why are you taking Paterson's side?
Spin CycleWe asked AG Andrew Cuomo's office a question today about his news conference with Gov. Paterson, promising to help him see if there are some "options" to somehow get the Judicial Nominating Commission to put a woman in the......Tags: Hillary Clinton, Tom Suozzi, Government, Court Administration, Justice System
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Google declines part of $260 million incentives package for its North Carolina server farm
AP Business WriterRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tough economic conditions could slow expansion at Google Inc.'s server farm in the North Carolina foothills, the company said in declining a sliver of a $260 million state incentive package. The Silicon Valley Internet giant...Tags: North Carolina, Google Inc., Investments, Microsoft Corp., State Budgets
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1776: The first fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, was organized at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. 1782: The eighth president of the United States, Martin Van Buren, was born in Kinderhook, N.Y. (He was the first chief executive to be born...Tags: AFL-CIO, John Adams, George Washington, National Government, Utah
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Furloughs criticized
The largest state employees union balked yesterday at a proposal from Gov. Martin O'Malley that its members take up to five unpaid leave days as a cost-saving measure to help close a budget shortfall. "We would like to see a plan without furloughs," said...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Layoffs and Downsizing, Executive Branch, Civil and Public Service, Regional Authority
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Judge who will sentence OJ Simpson known for giving stern lectures, stiff sentences
Associated Press WriterLAS VEGAS (AP) — If O.J. Simpson is looking for a break from the Nevada judge who will sentence him for kidnapping and armed robbery, he may be in the wrong courtroom. Judge Jackie Glass is known for giving severe sentences and tongue-lashings to...Tags: O.J. Simpson, Jay Leno, Nevada, Prisons, Defendants
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On Dec. 5, 1933, national Prohibition came to an end with the 21st Amendment to the Constitution
Today is Friday, Dec. 5, the 340th day of 2008. There are 26 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 5, 1933, national Prohibition came to an end as Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the Constitution,...Tags: Celebrity, Lew Wallace, AFL-CIO, John Adams, National Government
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Supreme Court takes up lawsuit over school funding
AP Political WriterBackers of a lawsuit that claims the state is violating its constitution by failing to provide enough money for all school children to have a fair chance to learn asked the Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday to let the case proceed. "What we are...Tags: Learning Disability, Local Authority, Court Administration, Evan Bayh, Indiana
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almanac: Dec. 5, the 340th Day Of 2008
There are 26 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: In 1933, national Prohibition came to an end as Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, repealing the 18th Amendment. On this date: In 1776, the first...Tags: College of William and Mary, Utah, Government, AFL-CIO, California
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Clinton can get around State Department snag
The Associated PressBlogs have been abuzz over whether the Constitution prevents Sen. Hillary Clinton from accepting president-elect Barack Obama's nomination to be secretary of state. History suggests there are plenty of ways around the apparent snag. At issue is Article...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Government, Barack Obama, Richard Nixon, Ohio
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Paterson 'outraged' at panel's short list for judge
ALBANY - Saying he's "outraged" by the absence of women on the short list to become New York's next chief judge, Gov. David A. Paterson has asked Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to investigate legal alternatives. "It seems highly unusual in a class of...Tags: Court Administration, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, New York, Lawyers
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Conservatives create rival North American church to counter Episcopal, Anglican liberals
AP Religion WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Theological conservatives upset by liberal views of U.S. Episcopalians and Canadian Anglicans formed a rival North American province Wednesday, in a long-developing rift over the Bible that erupted when Episcopalians consecrated the...Tags: Christianity, Anglican, Wheaton, Rowan Williams, Worth
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Conservative Anglicans in Common Cause Partnership issue constitution, laws
Tribune reporterConservative Anglican leaders unveiled on Wednesday the constitution and laws for a new organization intended to replace the Episcopal Church as the American arm of the Anglican Communion, which has 77 million members worldwide. The move is the most...Tags: Reformed, Wheaton College, Christianity, Church and State Relations, Anglican
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