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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The candidates in NY6 are all trying to prove <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/nyregion/as-queens-looks-to-fill-a-congressional-seat-the-democratic-race-is-wide-open.html?ref=nyregion">that they are not what their reputations suggest,</a> David Chen writes: Grace Meng that she is not a tool of the Queens Machine, Rory Lancman that he is not arrogant and irritating, Liz Crowley that she lacks "the intellectual horsepower."</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/nyregion/congressman-bob-turner-joins-protest-at-school-principal.html?ref=nyregion">Gina Bellafante teases Bob Turner</a> for his "political opportunism" and accuses him of pushing a story about Bieber-gate that isn't true.</p>
<p>Charlie Rangel <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/pelosi_endorsesrangel_utu71ELwGiFy3lkZuG6ZXP">scored an endorsement from Nancy Pelosi. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/inside_gov_cave_4M7ftRPgrGF85kdd4sRtDK#ixzz1yKlPnfgW">Andrew Cuomo's Mt Kisco home</a> has a "man-cave" with "a giant poster of rock legend Jim Morrison hanging on a floor-to-ceiling mirror."<!--more--></p>
<p>A bill to decriminalize the possession of<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/nyregion/cuomo-bill-on-marijuana-doomed-by-republican-opposition.html?_r=1&amp;ref=nyregion"> small amounts of marijuana was killed by white lawmakers</a> from rural and suburban parts of New York State.</p>
<p>A bill to permit speed-cameras<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/nyregion/in-new-york-cameras-to-catch-speeders-may-arrive-soon.html?ref=nyregion"> in Albany is gaining traction. </a></p>
<p>The legislature looks set to release<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/public_educa_shun_on_teacher_grades_4SuNK6ZEpaWHlspJmdA8DN"> the grades of public school teachers</a> without the names attached, and to allow parents to see the scores of their child's teacher.</p>
<p>The Assembly and <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/assembly-dems-unions-back-gov-cuomo-plan-restict-public-release-teacher-evaluations-article-1.1098873">the UFT support the bill, and Gov. Cuomo</a> does not seem inclined to negotiate further.</p>
<p>The Bloomberg administration sent <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303836404577477123833444092.html">Howard Wolfson to the Capitol to lobby against the bill. </a></p>
<p><em>The Post</em> says that <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/cuomo_compromise_QARGO0inmtZbiNf90UtuBN">"this bill needs to die."</a></p>
<p>Ray Kelly has convened a panel of community activists <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303703004577476980483677206.html">to advise him on stop-and -frisk and other matters.</a></p>
<p>Former governor David Paterson, who is set to be confirmed to the MTA board this week, was <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ex-gov-david-paterson-underground-stuck-2-article-1.1098857">stuck on a 2 train underground for 45 minutes yesterday. </a></p>
<p>Environmental groups from across the country are <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/nyregion/environmental-coalition-to-fight-cuomos-fracking-proposal.html?ref=nyregion">gearing up to fight Andrew Cuomo's limited hydrofracking plan. </a></p>
<p>Mike Bloomberg said that the city shrunk its carbon footprint <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/president-clinton-praises-mayor-bloomberg-making-york-energy-efficient-article-1.1098908">by 13 percent over the last five years. </a></p>
<p>Officials are calling on the NYPD to assign officers to<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/fare_beater_squad_urged_S3mDghNXADxYhOAaNL5u0L"> buses to crack down on fare beaters. </a></p>
<p>The MTA loses about $50 million <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/freeloading-bus-riders-cost-mta-a-fare-ly-outrageous-50-million-article-1.1098866">a year from those who don't pay their fair share,</a> nearly triple what was estimated.</p>
<p>Mike Bloomberg has signed on to Gale Brewer's plan <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bloomberg-administration-pushing-a-plan-limit-size-storefronts-upper-west-side-article-1.1098899">to limit the size of storefronts of the Upper West Side. </a></p>
<p>Henry Stern slammed the appointment of <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/ex_parks_commish_questions_mayor_Aq0FjavOFHekVuLkvEU5XI?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_content=Local">Veronica White as new Parks commissioner. </a></p>
<p>Maggie Haberman and Alexander Burns: <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0612/77620.html#ixzz1yKpE0Prv">"2012 has unfolded so far as a grinding, joyless slog,</a> falling short in every respect of the larger-than-life personalities and debates of the 2008 campaign."</p>
<p>A new Bloomberg poll gives <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-20/obama-leads-in-poll-as-voters-view-romney-as-out-of-touch.html">Obama a 13 point lead.</a></p>
<p>The House is set to hold <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-20/holder-contempt-vote-nears-in-house-panel-amid-standoff.html">Eric Holder in contempt. </a></p>
<p>A plurality of Americans say that they are <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-20/americans-say-they-re-better-off-since-obama-took-office.html">better off than they were when Obama took office. </a></p>
<p>Obama acknowledged that the situation <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/20/obama-euro-crisis-reelection_n_1611575.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HP%2FPolitics+%28Politics+on+The+Huffington+Post%29">Europe could effect his own re-election prospects. </a></p>
<p>Charlie Cook says that the <a href="http://nationaljournal.com/columns/off-to-the-races/pendulum-swings-20120618">odds have gotten tougher for Obama.</a></p>
<p>Obama's SuperPAC <a href="http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/06/ad-war-update-4.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+andrewsullivan%2FrApM+%28The+Daily+Dish%29">unleashed another attack on Bain. </a></p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The candidates in NY6 are all trying to prove <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/nyregion/as-queens-looks-to-fill-a-congressional-seat-the-democratic-race-is-wide-open.html?ref=nyregion">that they are not what their reputations suggest,</a> David Chen writes: Grace Meng that she is not a tool of the Queens Machine, Rory Lancman that he is not arrogant and irritating, Liz Crowley that she lacks "the intellectual horsepower."</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/nyregion/congressman-bob-turner-joins-protest-at-school-principal.html?ref=nyregion">Gina Bellafante teases Bob Turner</a> for his "political opportunism" and accuses him of pushing a story about Bieber-gate that isn't true.</p>
<p>Charlie Rangel <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/pelosi_endorsesrangel_utu71ELwGiFy3lkZuG6ZXP">scored an endorsement from Nancy Pelosi. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/inside_gov_cave_4M7ftRPgrGF85kdd4sRtDK#ixzz1yKlPnfgW">Andrew Cuomo's Mt Kisco home</a> has a "man-cave" with "a giant poster of rock legend Jim Morrison hanging on a floor-to-ceiling mirror."<!--more--></p>
<p>A bill to decriminalize the possession of<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/nyregion/cuomo-bill-on-marijuana-doomed-by-republican-opposition.html?_r=1&amp;ref=nyregion"> small amounts of marijuana was killed by white lawmakers</a> from rural and suburban parts of New York State.</p>
<p>A bill to permit speed-cameras<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/nyregion/in-new-york-cameras-to-catch-speeders-may-arrive-soon.html?ref=nyregion"> in Albany is gaining traction. </a></p>
<p>The legislature looks set to release<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/public_educa_shun_on_teacher_grades_4SuNK6ZEpaWHlspJmdA8DN"> the grades of public school teachers</a> without the names attached, and to allow parents to see the scores of their child's teacher.</p>
<p>The Assembly and <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/assembly-dems-unions-back-gov-cuomo-plan-restict-public-release-teacher-evaluations-article-1.1098873">the UFT support the bill, and Gov. Cuomo</a> does not seem inclined to negotiate further.</p>
<p>The Bloomberg administration sent <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303836404577477123833444092.html">Howard Wolfson to the Capitol to lobby against the bill. </a></p>
<p><em>The Post</em> says that <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/cuomo_compromise_QARGO0inmtZbiNf90UtuBN">"this bill needs to die."</a></p>
<p>Ray Kelly has convened a panel of community activists <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303703004577476980483677206.html">to advise him on stop-and -frisk and other matters.</a></p>
<p>Former governor David Paterson, who is set to be confirmed to the MTA board this week, was <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ex-gov-david-paterson-underground-stuck-2-article-1.1098857">stuck on a 2 train underground for 45 minutes yesterday. </a></p>
<p>Environmental groups from across the country are <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/nyregion/environmental-coalition-to-fight-cuomos-fracking-proposal.html?ref=nyregion">gearing up to fight Andrew Cuomo's limited hydrofracking plan. </a></p>
<p>Mike Bloomberg said that the city shrunk its carbon footprint <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/president-clinton-praises-mayor-bloomberg-making-york-energy-efficient-article-1.1098908">by 13 percent over the last five years. </a></p>
<p>Officials are calling on the NYPD to assign officers to<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/fare_beater_squad_urged_S3mDghNXADxYhOAaNL5u0L"> buses to crack down on fare beaters. </a></p>
<p>The MTA loses about $50 million <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/freeloading-bus-riders-cost-mta-a-fare-ly-outrageous-50-million-article-1.1098866">a year from those who don't pay their fair share,</a> nearly triple what was estimated.</p>
<p>Mike Bloomberg has signed on to Gale Brewer's plan <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bloomberg-administration-pushing-a-plan-limit-size-storefronts-upper-west-side-article-1.1098899">to limit the size of storefronts of the Upper West Side. </a></p>
<p>Henry Stern slammed the appointment of <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/ex_parks_commish_questions_mayor_Aq0FjavOFHekVuLkvEU5XI?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_content=Local">Veronica White as new Parks commissioner. </a></p>
<p>Maggie Haberman and Alexander Burns: <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0612/77620.html#ixzz1yKpE0Prv">"2012 has unfolded so far as a grinding, joyless slog,</a> falling short in every respect of the larger-than-life personalities and debates of the 2008 campaign."</p>
<p>A new Bloomberg poll gives <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-20/obama-leads-in-poll-as-voters-view-romney-as-out-of-touch.html">Obama a 13 point lead.</a></p>
<p>The House is set to hold <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-20/holder-contempt-vote-nears-in-house-panel-amid-standoff.html">Eric Holder in contempt. </a></p>
<p>A plurality of Americans say that they are <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-20/americans-say-they-re-better-off-since-obama-took-office.html">better off than they were when Obama took office. </a></p>
<p>Obama acknowledged that the situation <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/20/obama-euro-crisis-reelection_n_1611575.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HP%2FPolitics+%28Politics+on+The+Huffington+Post%29">Europe could effect his own re-election prospects. </a></p>
<p>Charlie Cook says that the <a href="http://nationaljournal.com/columns/off-to-the-races/pendulum-swings-20120618">odds have gotten tougher for Obama.</a></p>
<p>Obama's SuperPAC <a href="http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/06/ad-war-update-4.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+andrewsullivan%2FrApM+%28The+Daily+Dish%29">unleashed another attack on Bain. </a></p>
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