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		<title>Morning Read: Thompson Goes After Jewish Vote; Obama and Clinton Aides Spurn Rangel; Charles Barkley Has A Message For Mitt</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Top aides to Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are supporting <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/sorry_charlie_dems_like_rival_PhK7eVJQatAV0vl3VIzJOP">Clyde Williams over Charlie Rangel.</a></p>
<p>Bill Thompson is making inroads into what is supposed <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/thompson_bids_to_be_kosher_king_rpbFww2QUNg37GneWGkDqJ">to be Scott Stringer's base of support--Orthodox Jews</a>.</p>
<p>Gay groups are showing the <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2012/05/source-gay-groups-not-showing-senate-dems-the-love">GOP senators who switched their marriage votes some love, </a>but are ignoring Dems who did the same.</p>
<p><a href="BOSTON (AP) In the first major league game since 1925 in which both teams put a position player on the mound, Baltimore designated hitter Chris Davis overcame an awful day at the plate by pitching two scoreless innings and getting the win as the Orioles outlasted Boston 9-6 Sunday in 17 innings. Davis went 0 for 8, striking out five times and grounding into a double play. But in a season full of surprises for the Orioles, a first baseman by trade delivered the biggest one yet in a crazy game at Fenway Park. Adam Jones hit a three-run homer in the top of the 17th off Darnell McDonald, an outfielder the Red Sox turned to once their bullpen was empty. Boston then got two runners on to start the 17th against Davis (1-0), making his pro pitching debut. With a fastball in the mid 80s mph, he struck out All-Star slugger Adrian Gonzalez and got McDonald to ground into a double play to end a game that 6 hours, 7 minutes. The last time two teams brought in position players to pitch in the same game was Oct. 4, 1925, when Hall of Famers Ty Cobb of Detroit and George Sisler of the St. Louis Browns closed out the second game of a doubleheader on the last day of the season, STATS LLC said. The last time any position player wound up as the winning pitcher was May 25, 2011, when Philadelphia infielder Wilson Valdez threw one scoreless inning in a 19-inning victory over Cincinnati.">Andrew Cuomo plans to propose a new agency</a> dedicated to investigating the care of developmentally disabled New Yorkers after a string of abuses were reported. <!--more--></p>
<p>Barack Obama is headed back <a href="http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Obama-sees-a-political-charm-in-third-visit-3538777.php">to Albany to tout the "next generation" </a>manufacturing taking hold in the area.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/whoa_there_XtiL93b8ZN2ZvLhVc5x1eP">Cuomo and lawmakers are planning to rein in</a> the scandal-scarred New York Racing Association as well.</p>
<p>Chuck Schumer is pushing a bill that <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/chuck_for_beer_suds_idy_7nomQ667jbKV25xX7DETkJ">would lower taxes on local craft brewers. </a></p>
<p>A graying, shrinking state workforce gives Cuomo <a href="http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/State-jobs-down-18-4-3537574.php">an opportunity to remake the bureaucracy. </a></p>
<p><em>The Post</em> disapproves of<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/mike_bizarre_turn_1IyOstfPtvU1NbDZrLttoJ"> Mike Bloomberg's call for more legislative pork. </a></p>
<p>Gay groups are pushing a bill that would <a href="http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Gender-law-next-up-for-gay-rights-3538779.php">end discrimination based on gender expression. </a></p>
<p>New York became the last state in the nation to eliminate no-fault divorce laws, <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304811304577368110112622548.html?mod=WSJ_NY_LEFTTopStories">but it hasn't yet had the effect of shorting lengthy trials. </a></p>
<p>MMA is getting <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/legalizing-casinos-york-hurt-gambling-atlantic-city-donald-trump-article-1.1073620">closer to becoming law. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/nyregion/undercover-officers-under-strain-with-no-clear-way-off-the-beat.html?ref=nyregion">Morale is low</a> among undercover detectives.</p>
<p>The backstory of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/nyregion/on-new-york-subway-map-a-wayward-broadway-and-phantom-blocks.html?ref=nyregion">the misaligned subway map. </a></p>
<p>Megabus can't seem<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/nyregion/megabus-faces-opposition-to-manhattan-pick-up-sites.html?ref=nyregion"> to find a home in New York. </a></p>
<p>Chelsea Hotel residents <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/chelsea-hotel-residents-demand-repairs-article-1.1073437">are pressuring the landlord to make repairs. </a></p>
<p>Ydanis Rodriguez is pushing to open <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/uptown/uptown-pol-long-closed-george-washington-hs-pool-reopened-serve-a-desperate-community-article-1.1073382">an indoor pool in Washington Heights. </a></p>
<p>A look at what Barack Obama said, versus what he meant to say, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/parsing-president-obamas-2012-campaign-kickoff-speech/2012/05/07/gIQANX0b7T_blog.html">at his campaign kickoff this weekend. </a></p>
<p>Charles Barkley to Mitt Romney: <a href="http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/charles-barkley-romney-youre-going-down-bro/524381">"You are going down, bro."</a></p>
<p>The Obama campaign <a href="http://www.rollcall.com/news/Obama-Aide-Says-Extensive-Ad-Campaign-Hits-This-Week-214280-1.html">is promising an advertising blitz this week. </a></p>
<p>Joe Biden said he is "comfortable" with same sex marriage, <a href="http://www.salon.com/2012/05/07/joe_bidens_real_gay_marriage_motive/">a possible trial balloon for 2016. </a></p>
<p>A USA Today poll shows <a href="http://gop12.thehill.com/2012/05/three-good-things-for-romney-in-swing.html">that most undecided voters are Republican or Republican-leaning. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://swampland.time.com/2012/05/07/the-view-from-one-prudential-plaza-why-the-obama-campaign-is-so-confident/">But the Obama campaign is confident,</a> believing Romney to be a flawed candidate to the right of public opinion.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Top aides to Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are supporting <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/sorry_charlie_dems_like_rival_PhK7eVJQatAV0vl3VIzJOP">Clyde Williams over Charlie Rangel.</a></p>
<p>Bill Thompson is making inroads into what is supposed <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/thompson_bids_to_be_kosher_king_rpbFww2QUNg37GneWGkDqJ">to be Scott Stringer's base of support--Orthodox Jews</a>.</p>
<p>Gay groups are showing the <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2012/05/source-gay-groups-not-showing-senate-dems-the-love">GOP senators who switched their marriage votes some love, </a>but are ignoring Dems who did the same.</p>
<p><a href="BOSTON (AP) In the first major league game since 1925 in which both teams put a position player on the mound, Baltimore designated hitter Chris Davis overcame an awful day at the plate by pitching two scoreless innings and getting the win as the Orioles outlasted Boston 9-6 Sunday in 17 innings. Davis went 0 for 8, striking out five times and grounding into a double play. But in a season full of surprises for the Orioles, a first baseman by trade delivered the biggest one yet in a crazy game at Fenway Park. Adam Jones hit a three-run homer in the top of the 17th off Darnell McDonald, an outfielder the Red Sox turned to once their bullpen was empty. Boston then got two runners on to start the 17th against Davis (1-0), making his pro pitching debut. With a fastball in the mid 80s mph, he struck out All-Star slugger Adrian Gonzalez and got McDonald to ground into a double play to end a game that 6 hours, 7 minutes. The last time two teams brought in position players to pitch in the same game was Oct. 4, 1925, when Hall of Famers Ty Cobb of Detroit and George Sisler of the St. Louis Browns closed out the second game of a doubleheader on the last day of the season, STATS LLC said. The last time any position player wound up as the winning pitcher was May 25, 2011, when Philadelphia infielder Wilson Valdez threw one scoreless inning in a 19-inning victory over Cincinnati.">Andrew Cuomo plans to propose a new agency</a> dedicated to investigating the care of developmentally disabled New Yorkers after a string of abuses were reported. <!--more--></p>
<p>Barack Obama is headed back <a href="http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Obama-sees-a-political-charm-in-third-visit-3538777.php">to Albany to tout the "next generation" </a>manufacturing taking hold in the area.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/whoa_there_XtiL93b8ZN2ZvLhVc5x1eP">Cuomo and lawmakers are planning to rein in</a> the scandal-scarred New York Racing Association as well.</p>
<p>Chuck Schumer is pushing a bill that <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/chuck_for_beer_suds_idy_7nomQ667jbKV25xX7DETkJ">would lower taxes on local craft brewers. </a></p>
<p>A graying, shrinking state workforce gives Cuomo <a href="http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/State-jobs-down-18-4-3537574.php">an opportunity to remake the bureaucracy. </a></p>
<p><em>The Post</em> disapproves of<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/mike_bizarre_turn_1IyOstfPtvU1NbDZrLttoJ"> Mike Bloomberg's call for more legislative pork. </a></p>
<p>Gay groups are pushing a bill that would <a href="http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Gender-law-next-up-for-gay-rights-3538779.php">end discrimination based on gender expression. </a></p>
<p>New York became the last state in the nation to eliminate no-fault divorce laws, <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304811304577368110112622548.html?mod=WSJ_NY_LEFTTopStories">but it hasn't yet had the effect of shorting lengthy trials. </a></p>
<p>MMA is getting <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/legalizing-casinos-york-hurt-gambling-atlantic-city-donald-trump-article-1.1073620">closer to becoming law. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/nyregion/undercover-officers-under-strain-with-no-clear-way-off-the-beat.html?ref=nyregion">Morale is low</a> among undercover detectives.</p>
<p>The backstory of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/nyregion/on-new-york-subway-map-a-wayward-broadway-and-phantom-blocks.html?ref=nyregion">the misaligned subway map. </a></p>
<p>Megabus can't seem<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/nyregion/megabus-faces-opposition-to-manhattan-pick-up-sites.html?ref=nyregion"> to find a home in New York. </a></p>
<p>Chelsea Hotel residents <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/chelsea-hotel-residents-demand-repairs-article-1.1073437">are pressuring the landlord to make repairs. </a></p>
<p>Ydanis Rodriguez is pushing to open <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/uptown/uptown-pol-long-closed-george-washington-hs-pool-reopened-serve-a-desperate-community-article-1.1073382">an indoor pool in Washington Heights. </a></p>
<p>A look at what Barack Obama said, versus what he meant to say, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/parsing-president-obamas-2012-campaign-kickoff-speech/2012/05/07/gIQANX0b7T_blog.html">at his campaign kickoff this weekend. </a></p>
<p>Charles Barkley to Mitt Romney: <a href="http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/charles-barkley-romney-youre-going-down-bro/524381">"You are going down, bro."</a></p>
<p>The Obama campaign <a href="http://www.rollcall.com/news/Obama-Aide-Says-Extensive-Ad-Campaign-Hits-This-Week-214280-1.html">is promising an advertising blitz this week. </a></p>
<p>Joe Biden said he is "comfortable" with same sex marriage, <a href="http://www.salon.com/2012/05/07/joe_bidens_real_gay_marriage_motive/">a possible trial balloon for 2016. </a></p>
<p>A USA Today poll shows <a href="http://gop12.thehill.com/2012/05/three-good-things-for-romney-in-swing.html">that most undecided voters are Republican or Republican-leaning. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://swampland.time.com/2012/05/07/the-view-from-one-prudential-plaza-why-the-obama-campaign-is-so-confident/">But the Obama campaign is confident,</a> believing Romney to be a flawed candidate to the right of public opinion.</p>
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