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		<title>Weekend Roundup: Vito&#8217;s Steak; Cuomo&#8217;s Control; Romney in Israel</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Here's Jimmy Van Bramer's <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/fashion/weddings/daniel-hendrick-jimmy-van-bramer-weddings.html" target="_blank">official wedding announcement</a>.</p>
<p><em>The New York Times</em> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/28/nyregion/behind-big-political-gifts-a-mysterious-donor-from-queens.html?src=me&amp;ref=nyregion&amp;pagewanted=all" target="_blank">discovered</a> one of the most blatantly shady donors around. The donor, who's been honored by the State GOP, bolted in the night during their inquiry.</p>
<p>Federal investigators <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/meeks_money_probe_uknt7GxOclGKuCMcgpTx8M" target="_blank">are still looking into</a> Gregory Meeks.</p>
<p>Larry Seabrook's conviction <a href="http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/political_news/165649/after-seabrook-conviction--role-of-political-clubs-examined" target="_blank">draws attention</a> to political club expenses.</p>
<p>Kevin Parker's district might be <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=455265821170361&amp;id=209386299091649" target="_blank">the most unwinnable one in the state</a> for a Republican like Mindy Meyer.</p>
<p>With over a million dollars in his campaign account, Vito Lopez used some of that money <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/vito_union_take_and_steak_iin2evko70IlaWJfi7qOoL" target="_blank">for fancy steak dinners</a>.</p>
<p><!--more-->Shawn Morse <a href="http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Morse-opens-office-in-Troy-3743629.php#photo-3252449" target="_blank">ratcheted up</a> his campaign against Neil Breslin.</p>
<p>Bill de Blasio <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/city_biz_in_fine_mess_05QdLeM6pHErC9U1IoQA1M" target="_blank">wrote an op-ed</a> against the city's ways of fining small businesses.</p>
<p>The <em>New York Post</em> <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/andrew_leads_or6CZtZpxQsSjdbrb8UgfJ" target="_blank">glowingly praised</a> Governor Cuomo's Con Ed negotiations.</p>
<p>Reporters <a href="http://capitaltonightny.ynn.com/2012/07/reporter-roundtable-78/" target="_blank">discussed</a> "control freak" Cuomo on<em> Capital Tonight</em>.</p>
<p>"[T]ransparency clearly has its limits in Mr. Cuomo’s office and in his inner circle," the <em>Times</em> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/opinion/sunday/governor-cuomo-at-the-controls.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss" target="_blank">editorialized</a>. "'You can’t live your life in a goldfish bowl,' he says. That is true, of course, unless you are a prominent public servant who may have big ambitions."</p>
<p>For its part, the <em>Daily News</em> <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/hype-mccarren-park-pool-safe-calm-keeping-brooklyn-cool-article-1.1123668#ixzz220wfj2on" target="_blank">opined</a>, "Don't believe the hype – McCarren Pool is safe, calm and keeping Brooklyn cool," and <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/dumb-clucks-article-1.1123655" target="_blank">endorsed</a> Chick-fil-A's "pretty delicious fried chicken sandwich."</p>
<p>An NYPD officer is alleged <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/nypd-detective-suspended-cops-find-man-tied-held-ransom-officer-garage-article-1.1123968" target="_blank">to have been involved</a> in a kidnapping.</p>
<p>Mitt Romney's campaign faces <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/28/us/politics/romney-faces-perils-and-opportunities-in-israel.html?ref=politics" target="_blank">both obstacles and opportunities</a> in Israel.</p>
<p>His campaign <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/07/romney-campaign-closes-israel-fundraiser-to-press-130370.html" target="_blank">suddenly barred the press</a> from their Jerusalem fundraiser.</p>
<p>He <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/romney-visits-the-western-wall" target="_blank">visited</a> the Wailing Wall and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0UYy2FufYo&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">had a photo-op</a> with Benjamin Netanyahu.</p>
<p>The goal is to <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/79071.html?hp=t1" target="_blank">lessen President Obama's advantage</a> with Jewish voters in the U.S.</p>
<p>Dan Senor, who once contemplating running against Kirsten Gillibrand, found himself <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/romney-campaign-muddles-iran-stand" target="_blank">cleaning up comments</a> he made on Romney's Iran policy.</p>
<p>A billboard ad compared President Obama <a href="http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/07/27/2204070/does-political-billboard-go-too.html" target="_blank">to the Colorado shooter</a>.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here's Jimmy Van Bramer's <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/fashion/weddings/daniel-hendrick-jimmy-van-bramer-weddings.html" target="_blank">official wedding announcement</a>.</p>
<p><em>The New York Times</em> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/28/nyregion/behind-big-political-gifts-a-mysterious-donor-from-queens.html?src=me&amp;ref=nyregion&amp;pagewanted=all" target="_blank">discovered</a> one of the most blatantly shady donors around. The donor, who's been honored by the State GOP, bolted in the night during their inquiry.</p>
<p>Federal investigators <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/meeks_money_probe_uknt7GxOclGKuCMcgpTx8M" target="_blank">are still looking into</a> Gregory Meeks.</p>
<p>Larry Seabrook's conviction <a href="http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/political_news/165649/after-seabrook-conviction--role-of-political-clubs-examined" target="_blank">draws attention</a> to political club expenses.</p>
<p>Kevin Parker's district might be <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=455265821170361&amp;id=209386299091649" target="_blank">the most unwinnable one in the state</a> for a Republican like Mindy Meyer.</p>
<p>With over a million dollars in his campaign account, Vito Lopez used some of that money <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/vito_union_take_and_steak_iin2evko70IlaWJfi7qOoL" target="_blank">for fancy steak dinners</a>.</p>
<p><!--more-->Shawn Morse <a href="http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Morse-opens-office-in-Troy-3743629.php#photo-3252449" target="_blank">ratcheted up</a> his campaign against Neil Breslin.</p>
<p>Bill de Blasio <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/city_biz_in_fine_mess_05QdLeM6pHErC9U1IoQA1M" target="_blank">wrote an op-ed</a> against the city's ways of fining small businesses.</p>
<p>The <em>New York Post</em> <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/andrew_leads_or6CZtZpxQsSjdbrb8UgfJ" target="_blank">glowingly praised</a> Governor Cuomo's Con Ed negotiations.</p>
<p>Reporters <a href="http://capitaltonightny.ynn.com/2012/07/reporter-roundtable-78/" target="_blank">discussed</a> "control freak" Cuomo on<em> Capital Tonight</em>.</p>
<p>"[T]ransparency clearly has its limits in Mr. Cuomo’s office and in his inner circle," the <em>Times</em> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/opinion/sunday/governor-cuomo-at-the-controls.html?partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss" target="_blank">editorialized</a>. "'You can’t live your life in a goldfish bowl,' he says. That is true, of course, unless you are a prominent public servant who may have big ambitions."</p>
<p>For its part, the <em>Daily News</em> <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/hype-mccarren-park-pool-safe-calm-keeping-brooklyn-cool-article-1.1123668#ixzz220wfj2on" target="_blank">opined</a>, "Don't believe the hype – McCarren Pool is safe, calm and keeping Brooklyn cool," and <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/dumb-clucks-article-1.1123655" target="_blank">endorsed</a> Chick-fil-A's "pretty delicious fried chicken sandwich."</p>
<p>An NYPD officer is alleged <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/nypd-detective-suspended-cops-find-man-tied-held-ransom-officer-garage-article-1.1123968" target="_blank">to have been involved</a> in a kidnapping.</p>
<p>Mitt Romney's campaign faces <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/28/us/politics/romney-faces-perils-and-opportunities-in-israel.html?ref=politics" target="_blank">both obstacles and opportunities</a> in Israel.</p>
<p>His campaign <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/07/romney-campaign-closes-israel-fundraiser-to-press-130370.html" target="_blank">suddenly barred the press</a> from their Jerusalem fundraiser.</p>
<p>He <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/romney-visits-the-western-wall" target="_blank">visited</a> the Wailing Wall and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0UYy2FufYo&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">had a photo-op</a> with Benjamin Netanyahu.</p>
<p>The goal is to <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/79071.html?hp=t1" target="_blank">lessen President Obama's advantage</a> with Jewish voters in the U.S.</p>
<p>Dan Senor, who once contemplating running against Kirsten Gillibrand, found himself <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/romney-campaign-muddles-iran-stand" target="_blank">cleaning up comments</a> he made on Romney's Iran policy.</p>
<p>A billboard ad compared President Obama <a href="http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/07/27/2204070/does-political-billboard-go-too.html" target="_blank">to the Colorado shooter</a>.</p>
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