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Morning Read: Bloomberg's Initiative, Cuomo's Charity Probe

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NY-9: “David is extremely pro-Israel and over the last ten years has taken positions that are more in line with right-wing Republicans than his liberal Democratic colleagues.” [Asher Taub / 5tjt.com

Debt: .Rep. Maloney said, "If President Obama came in with a cure for cancer [GOP] would have turned that down, too.” [Alex Katz and Alison Gendar / Daily News]

Economic Councils: Their meetings don’t have to be open the public, but Duffy says some will be. [Tom Tobin / Democrat and Chronicle]

Non-profits: Cuomo creates a panel to review executive compensation at non-profits. [Casey Seiler / Times Union]

Non-profits: Compensation “must be reviewed,” said Cuomo. [Ken Lovett / Daily News]

Non-profits: “The action comes a day after The New York Times reported high salaries at nonprofit organizations.” [AP]

Young Men’s Initiative: “[M]ost ambitious policy push of Mr. Bloomberg’s third term,  would overhaul how the government interacts with a population of about 315,000 New Yorkers.” [Michael Barbaro and Fernanda Santos / New York Times]

Young Men’s Initiative: Bloomberg and Soros each spending $30 million to help minority men. “The program would be the centerpiece of Mr. Bloomberg’s third term.” [Erica Orden / WSJ]

Young Men’s Initiatve: Literacy programs funded too. [Einhorn, Monahan and Jaccarino / Daily News]

Regents Exams: Statewide exams in January, thanks to funding from Bloomberg. [Meghan Murphy / Times Herald Record]

FDNY: Judge turns up heat on officials over entrance exams. [Mitchel Maddux / NY Post]

Indian Point: “[I]n talks with Mr. Giuliani about headlining a major advertising campaign.” [Thomas Kaplan and Danny Hakim / New York Times]

Attendance: Barron and Seabrook miss a lot of City Council hearings. [Einhorn, Lemire and Blau / Daily News]

Judges: Congress went into recess with 10 federal judicial vacancies unfilled in NY. [Brian Tumulty / Democrat and Chronicle]

Public Integrity: Rochester’s new watchdog is George Market. [Victoria Freile / Democrat and Chronicle]

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