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		<title>Morning Read: Bob Steel for Mitt Romney; Kelly&#8217;s 2013 Dreams Lie In Wait; Prisons For Sale</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/ny_municipal_honchos_on_obama_ide_mWk7H9bafjttTaIKyysIFP">Deputy Mayor Robert Steel is the only high-ranking municipal employee</a> who has contributed to Mitt Romney's presidential bid.</p>
<p>Backers of Ray Kelly's<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/shifty_shel_andy_pander_O0LuEbE97egWyF9wnoCkNI"> mayoral bid are lying low while "the Democrats kill each other,"</a> Fred Dicker reports.</p>
<p>Jockeying has already begun to replace John Sampson as Democratic Senate leader, and <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/politicians-vie-replace-state-senate-minority-leader-john-sampson-boot-article-1.1085454">Ruth Hassell-Thompson and Andrea Stewart Cousins</a> are the top names being floated.</p>
<p>Rudy Giuliani can't help <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/rudy-giuliani-mitt-romney-record-great-compared-nyc-mayor-article-1.1085299">but knock Mitt Romney's job creation record. <!--more--></a></p>
<p>Kathy Hochul, from <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/nyregion/for-representative-kathy-hochul-redistricting-raises-hurdle.html?ref=nyregion">Democratic star to endangered incumbent</a>.</p>
<p>One of the NYPD's <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-terror-expert-mitchell-silber-leave-job-private-sector-article-1.1085413">top counter-terrorism experts is leaving the force.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/controller-push-ban-gay-transgender-bias-exxon-mobil-article-1.1085469">Tom DiNapoli is pushing a shareholder resolution barring Exxon Mobil</a> from discriminating against gay or transgender people.</p>
<p>Thanks to its proximity to media, advertising and fashion industries, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/technology/for-tech-startups-new-york-has-increasing-allure.html?ref=nyregion">the tech industry is thriving in New York.</a></p>
<p>Mayor Bloomberg's budget includes <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/nyregion/new-york-after-school-programs-may-face-trims.html?ref=nyregion">cutting some of the best after-school programs in the country</a>, and advocates fear this year "the budget dance" will include real cuts.</p>
<p>If you are in the market, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/nyregion/closed-new-york-prisons-prove-hard-to-sell.html?ref=nyregion">the state of New York is selling off old prisons. </a></p>
<p>Chuck Schumer took on airlines <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/chuck_end_fees_on_fam_flights_sDh7FTBaMEZlYfuiXHu0nM">for charging families for sitting together. </a></p>
<p>Parking <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/city_puts_parking_rules_in_its_site_W0RuyVXcEmDSzFfXmmpuUI">rules and regulations are now going up online. </a></p>
<p>Con Ed is backing<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/rate_hike_chances_dimming_C23gdo6jZ6QrmxRFtj46pJ"> off a potential rate increase. </a></p>
<p>Public pension funds have pushed rosy projections for years, and<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/nyregion/fragile-calculus-in-plans-to-fix-pension-systems.html?ref=nyregion"> now the day of reckoning has arrived.</a></p>
<p>Bed Stuy will hold its <a href="http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/wnyc-news-blog/2012/may/28/brooklyn-veterans-group/">first Memorial Day parade. </a></p>
<p>Veterans overwhelmingly prefer <a href="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/05/28/veterans_overwhelmingly_back_romney.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PoliticalWire+%28Political+Wire%29">Mitt Romney over Barack Obama. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/05/28/campaigns_mine_data_to_target_voters.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PoliticalWire+%28Political+Wire%29">Campaigns are turning to data mining to target voters</a></p>
<p>David Plouffe concedes that the presidential race will be close, but says <a href="http://nymag.com/news/features/barack-obama-2012-6/">"I'd rather be us than them."</a></p>
<p>Is <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/27/us-usa-congress-taxmageddon-idUSBRE84Q08320120527">Simpson-Bowles still alive?</a></p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/ny_municipal_honchos_on_obama_ide_mWk7H9bafjttTaIKyysIFP">Deputy Mayor Robert Steel is the only high-ranking municipal employee</a> who has contributed to Mitt Romney's presidential bid.</p>
<p>Backers of Ray Kelly's<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/shifty_shel_andy_pander_O0LuEbE97egWyF9wnoCkNI"> mayoral bid are lying low while "the Democrats kill each other,"</a> Fred Dicker reports.</p>
<p>Jockeying has already begun to replace John Sampson as Democratic Senate leader, and <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/politicians-vie-replace-state-senate-minority-leader-john-sampson-boot-article-1.1085454">Ruth Hassell-Thompson and Andrea Stewart Cousins</a> are the top names being floated.</p>
<p>Rudy Giuliani can't help <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/rudy-giuliani-mitt-romney-record-great-compared-nyc-mayor-article-1.1085299">but knock Mitt Romney's job creation record. <!--more--></a></p>
<p>Kathy Hochul, from <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/nyregion/for-representative-kathy-hochul-redistricting-raises-hurdle.html?ref=nyregion">Democratic star to endangered incumbent</a>.</p>
<p>One of the NYPD's <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-terror-expert-mitchell-silber-leave-job-private-sector-article-1.1085413">top counter-terrorism experts is leaving the force.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/controller-push-ban-gay-transgender-bias-exxon-mobil-article-1.1085469">Tom DiNapoli is pushing a shareholder resolution barring Exxon Mobil</a> from discriminating against gay or transgender people.</p>
<p>Thanks to its proximity to media, advertising and fashion industries, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/technology/for-tech-startups-new-york-has-increasing-allure.html?ref=nyregion">the tech industry is thriving in New York.</a></p>
<p>Mayor Bloomberg's budget includes <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/nyregion/new-york-after-school-programs-may-face-trims.html?ref=nyregion">cutting some of the best after-school programs in the country</a>, and advocates fear this year "the budget dance" will include real cuts.</p>
<p>If you are in the market, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/nyregion/closed-new-york-prisons-prove-hard-to-sell.html?ref=nyregion">the state of New York is selling off old prisons. </a></p>
<p>Chuck Schumer took on airlines <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/chuck_end_fees_on_fam_flights_sDh7FTBaMEZlYfuiXHu0nM">for charging families for sitting together. </a></p>
<p>Parking <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/city_puts_parking_rules_in_its_site_W0RuyVXcEmDSzFfXmmpuUI">rules and regulations are now going up online. </a></p>
<p>Con Ed is backing<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/rate_hike_chances_dimming_C23gdo6jZ6QrmxRFtj46pJ"> off a potential rate increase. </a></p>
<p>Public pension funds have pushed rosy projections for years, and<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/nyregion/fragile-calculus-in-plans-to-fix-pension-systems.html?ref=nyregion"> now the day of reckoning has arrived.</a></p>
<p>Bed Stuy will hold its <a href="http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/wnyc-news-blog/2012/may/28/brooklyn-veterans-group/">first Memorial Day parade. </a></p>
<p>Veterans overwhelmingly prefer <a href="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/05/28/veterans_overwhelmingly_back_romney.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PoliticalWire+%28Political+Wire%29">Mitt Romney over Barack Obama. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/05/28/campaigns_mine_data_to_target_voters.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PoliticalWire+%28Political+Wire%29">Campaigns are turning to data mining to target voters</a></p>
<p>David Plouffe concedes that the presidential race will be close, but says <a href="http://nymag.com/news/features/barack-obama-2012-6/">"I'd rather be us than them."</a></p>
<p>Is <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/27/us-usa-congress-taxmageddon-idUSBRE84Q08320120527">Simpson-Bowles still alive?</a></p>
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