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Morning Read: Gillibrand and Buerkle Oppose Debt Bill, Cuomo Aide Lingers

(via newseum.org)

Debt: “Gillibrand’s opposition to it comes as she seeks to generate enthusiasm among her party’s base in advance of her re-election bid next year.” [Javier Hernandez / New York Times]

Debt: “With about 30 seconds left, I voted no,” Buerkle said. “At that point, I knew it was the right vote to take.” [Mark Weiner / Post-Standard]

Debt: Outside GOP Rep. Gibson’s office, people protesting his voter; another group protesting the bill. [Leigh Hornback / Times Union]

Campaigns: Golden spent $39,000 at brother’s catering hall. [Ken Lovett / NY Daily News]

Insults: Molinaro disses Savino, saying, “She’s a little loose with the tongue…and tries to hide behind the Facebook.” [Tom Wrobleski / SI Advance]

Investigations: “The attorney general is investigating whether New York pension funds were charged properly for foreign-exchange transactions by Bank of New York Mellon Corp.” [Carrick Mollenkamp / WSJ]

Substitute: Local lawmaker called to active duty, picks father to replace him temporarily. [Sandra Tan / Buffalo News]

DUI: “A spokesman for Gov. Cuomo, Josh Vlasto, refused to discuss how a guilty plea would affect Towns’ employment as the state housing czar.” [Corinne Lestch / Daily News]

Headline: “Eric Massa says plot led to his departure” [Jill Terreri / Democrat and Chronicle]

FDNY: Earlier whisteblower complaint about testing ignored. [John Marzulli / Daily News]

Schools: 16% increase in teachers failing job performance exam.[Ben Chapman / Daily News]

Census: 7.3 million people left NY in last 50 years. [Ken Lovett / Daily News]

Census: “That’s as if the entire populations of Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, White Plains and West Babylon combined had packed up and left.” [Erik Kriss / NY Post]

Census: 1.6 million people left in the last decade. [Jacob Gershman / WSJ]

Safety: Kelly “concerned” about cuts in federal funding. [John Doyle and Erin Einhorn / NY Daily News]

Layoffs: Union spokesman assures worriers that state would need legislative approval before sending pink slips. [Jimmy Vielkind / Times Union]

WTC: Carpenters join cement workers in walk-off. [Joseph de Avila / WSJ]

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