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		<description><![CDATA[<p>ConEd deployed <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304022004577517262367629408.html?mod=googlenews_wsj" target="_blank">an army of 5,000 managers</a> in the city to handle the tasks of strking workers.</p>
<p>Nathaniel Persily, who drew New York's congressional districts this year, <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/meet-hanging-chad-2012-article-1.1109962" target="_blank">is worried about</a> absentee ballot problems.</p>
<p>More shootings <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/springfield-gardens-residents-ak-47-shooting-killed-men-sounds-war-zone-article-1.1111023" target="_blank">struck the city</a> on Monday.</p>
<p>The<em> New York Post</em> said Governor Cuomo <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/look_closer_andrew_UypmGzB45PAuLe4onv6BwJ" target="_blank">doesn't get it</a>, continuing to argue drug law reform is responsible for violence.</p>
<p>Business advocates debated if New York <a href="http://www.capitaltonight.com/2012/07/durant-and-sampson-talk-more-costs-for-employers/" target="_blank">is as "open for business"</a> as Cuomo says.</p>
<p>Colin Beaven, the Green candidate against Hakeem Jeffries,<a href="http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00521351/793986/#DETAILED" target="_blank"> filed his quarterly FEC report</a>.</p>
<p><!--more-->Green Party candidates across the state are having <a href="http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Green-Party-ready-for-primary-3694652.php" target="_blank">an easier time getting on the ballot</a>.</p>
<p>Federal officials gathered up 700 geese near JFK yesterday, <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/ny_geese_gathered_for_gassing_YmuQ8HK85DaSjzOYd0BVBM" target="_blank">in order to kill them</a>.</p>
<p>New York City contractors are now burdened with <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/city-contractors-face-big-bills-perv-insurance-article-1.1111058" target="_blank">obtaining insurance coverage</a> in case they sexually assault somebody.</p>
<p>The city's taxi commission <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/nyregion/nyc-taxi-panel-to-vote-on-17-rise-in-fares.html?_r=1&amp;ref=nyregion" target="_blank">is set to vote</a> for a 17% fare increase.</p>
<p>The <em>Daily News</em><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/taxi-limousine-commission-yellow-cabbies-money-article-1.1110934" target="_blank"> said that fare is fair</a>, provided it only goes to the drivers.</p>
<p>Michael Powell <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/nyregion/cabbies-meters-keep-running-but-the-fares-barely-make-ends-meet.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss" target="_blank">called the taxi industry</a> "as politically connected and oligarchical a regulated industry as you’ll find in the city"</p>
<p>A Brooklyn Assistant DA <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/ada_red_faced_over_blackface_OTDAjuzMdIovY3fNGrOaCK" target="_blank">apologized for appearing in blackface</a> in a Facebook photo.</p>
<p>70 Stuyvesant students <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/nyregion/70-students-at-stuyvesant-to-retake-exams-after-cheating-case.html?pagewanted=all" target="_blank">were caught cheating</a> on a state exam.</p>
<p>The city <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/schoolbook/2012/07/10/city-unions-head-to-court-over-24-school-closings/?smid=tw-nytmetro&amp;seid=auto" target="_blank">heads to court today</a> to fight for school closings.</p>
<p>The Catskills <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/nyregion/beyond-borscht-rebranding-the-catskills.html?ref=nyregion" target="_blank">is seeking a rebranding</a> to attract more vacationers.</p>
<p>The <em>Times</em> said Chuck Schumer prefers tax rates <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/opinion/a-challenge-on-middle-class-tax-cuts.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss" target="_blank">that would please campaign donors</a>.</p>
<p>President Obama <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/us/politics/obama-camp-pushes-romney-to-disclose-finances.html?ref=politics" target="_blank">continued pushing</a> for Mitt Romney to disclose his offshore accounts.</p>
<p>Romney said <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/07/romney-on-finances-theres-nothing-hidden-there-128474.html" target="_blank">he's not hiding</a> any of his finances.</p>
<p>His campaign <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/romney-set-to-counterattack-on-bain">pushed back</a> against the outsourcing charges.</p>
<p>Obama's outsourcing attacks on Romney <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/obamas-record-on-outsourcing-draws-criticism-from-the-left/2012/07/09/gJQAljJCZW_story.html" target="_blank">drew criticisms from his left flank</a>.</p>
<p>Al Sharpton <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/al-sharpton-reenacts-romneys-hamptons-fundraiser" target="_blank">helped reenact</a> Romney's Hamptons fundraiser:<br />
<span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='640' height='390' src='http://www.youtube.com/embed/r_GsNIJlvKw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ConEd deployed <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304022004577517262367629408.html?mod=googlenews_wsj" target="_blank">an army of 5,000 managers</a> in the city to handle the tasks of strking workers.</p>
<p>Nathaniel Persily, who drew New York's congressional districts this year, <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/meet-hanging-chad-2012-article-1.1109962" target="_blank">is worried about</a> absentee ballot problems.</p>
<p>More shootings <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/springfield-gardens-residents-ak-47-shooting-killed-men-sounds-war-zone-article-1.1111023" target="_blank">struck the city</a> on Monday.</p>
<p>The<em> New York Post</em> said Governor Cuomo <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/look_closer_andrew_UypmGzB45PAuLe4onv6BwJ" target="_blank">doesn't get it</a>, continuing to argue drug law reform is responsible for violence.</p>
<p>Business advocates debated if New York <a href="http://www.capitaltonight.com/2012/07/durant-and-sampson-talk-more-costs-for-employers/" target="_blank">is as "open for business"</a> as Cuomo says.</p>
<p>Colin Beaven, the Green candidate against Hakeem Jeffries,<a href="http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00521351/793986/#DETAILED" target="_blank"> filed his quarterly FEC report</a>.</p>
<p><!--more-->Green Party candidates across the state are having <a href="http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Green-Party-ready-for-primary-3694652.php" target="_blank">an easier time getting on the ballot</a>.</p>
<p>Federal officials gathered up 700 geese near JFK yesterday, <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/ny_geese_gathered_for_gassing_YmuQ8HK85DaSjzOYd0BVBM" target="_blank">in order to kill them</a>.</p>
<p>New York City contractors are now burdened with <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/city-contractors-face-big-bills-perv-insurance-article-1.1111058" target="_blank">obtaining insurance coverage</a> in case they sexually assault somebody.</p>
<p>The city's taxi commission <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/nyregion/nyc-taxi-panel-to-vote-on-17-rise-in-fares.html?_r=1&amp;ref=nyregion" target="_blank">is set to vote</a> for a 17% fare increase.</p>
<p>The <em>Daily News</em><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/taxi-limousine-commission-yellow-cabbies-money-article-1.1110934" target="_blank"> said that fare is fair</a>, provided it only goes to the drivers.</p>
<p>Michael Powell <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/nyregion/cabbies-meters-keep-running-but-the-fares-barely-make-ends-meet.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss" target="_blank">called the taxi industry</a> "as politically connected and oligarchical a regulated industry as you’ll find in the city"</p>
<p>A Brooklyn Assistant DA <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/ada_red_faced_over_blackface_OTDAjuzMdIovY3fNGrOaCK" target="_blank">apologized for appearing in blackface</a> in a Facebook photo.</p>
<p>70 Stuyvesant students <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/nyregion/70-students-at-stuyvesant-to-retake-exams-after-cheating-case.html?pagewanted=all" target="_blank">were caught cheating</a> on a state exam.</p>
<p>The city <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/schoolbook/2012/07/10/city-unions-head-to-court-over-24-school-closings/?smid=tw-nytmetro&amp;seid=auto" target="_blank">heads to court today</a> to fight for school closings.</p>
<p>The Catskills <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/nyregion/beyond-borscht-rebranding-the-catskills.html?ref=nyregion" target="_blank">is seeking a rebranding</a> to attract more vacationers.</p>
<p>The <em>Times</em> said Chuck Schumer prefers tax rates <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/opinion/a-challenge-on-middle-class-tax-cuts.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss" target="_blank">that would please campaign donors</a>.</p>
<p>President Obama <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/us/politics/obama-camp-pushes-romney-to-disclose-finances.html?ref=politics" target="_blank">continued pushing</a> for Mitt Romney to disclose his offshore accounts.</p>
<p>Romney said <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/07/romney-on-finances-theres-nothing-hidden-there-128474.html" target="_blank">he's not hiding</a> any of his finances.</p>
<p>His campaign <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/romney-set-to-counterattack-on-bain">pushed back</a> against the outsourcing charges.</p>
<p>Obama's outsourcing attacks on Romney <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/obamas-record-on-outsourcing-draws-criticism-from-the-left/2012/07/09/gJQAljJCZW_story.html" target="_blank">drew criticisms from his left flank</a>.</p>
<p>Al Sharpton <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/al-sharpton-reenacts-romneys-hamptons-fundraiser" target="_blank">helped reenact</a> Romney's Hamptons fundraiser:<br />
<span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='640' height='390' src='http://www.youtube.com/embed/r_GsNIJlvKw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></p>
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