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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Good government groups <a href="http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/09/6536845/good-government-groups-criticize-jcope-not-investigating-silver-too?politics-bucket-headline" target="_blank">questioned JCOPE's curious decision</a> to not focus on Shelly Silver in their probe of the Vito Lopez scandal.</p>
<p>Governor Cuomo said, if true, JCOPE's move is <a href="http://capitaltonightny.ynn.com/2012/09/cuomo-one-way-or-the-other-lopez-payments-will-be-investigated/" target="_blank">"unconscionable."</a></p>
<p>One member of the ethics panel, Ravi Batra, <a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/153217/cuomo-spox-batra-issue-eye-raising-jcope-statements/" target="_blank">said this</a> before <a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/153246/batra-i-expect-to-resign/" target="_blank">announcing his exit</a>.</p>
<p>A judge ordered the prosecutorial probe <a href="http://www.pressconnects.com/viewart/20120907/NEWS10/309070034/Judge-orders-wider-Assembly-sex-harassment-probe?odyssey=nav|head" target="_blank">to be expanded</a> to Silver's settlement.</p>
<p>Lopez's downfall, <a href="http://www.cityandstateny.com/is-the-fall-of-vito-lopez-a-tragedy-in-the-literary-sense/" target="_blank">a Shakespearean tragedy</a>.</p>
<p>Ofer Biton, who was arrested in what some speculate was a move to increase pressure on Michael Grimm, <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/rep-michael-grimm-top-fundraiser-denied-bail-faces-new-federal-extortion-charges-article-1.1154408" target="_blank">is not cooperating</a>.</p>
<p>The <em><a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=t7jkzvdab&amp;v=0013-zw4rcnoTvkFyehvK6RuOhG_zSdwjDNiKuUrJqdUJct8Z1B_XeHlQFic134IC0kkJXWg-cI7fODKUrXZ9YvXpp3O4xWJfTA3leis1sn3875TNzdy8ZNZA%3D%3D" target="_blank">Queens Chronicle</a></em> and <a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=t7jkzvdab&amp;v=0013-zw4rcnoTvkFyehvK6RuMKyu7zUeXS67f-V1EPJnJFzAuugcPrezFLjxxzFTW0wtAax-GYw8lARHvc8bdPR-6Otdl5XJfCOD4Yk8vixRWESqPcBisdaWg%3D%3D" target="_blank"><em>Forum News</em></a> picked Eric Ulrich in the GOP primary.</p>
<p><!--more-->Lincoln Restler's 2010 opponent Warren Cohn <a href="http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2012/36/all_vitopower_2012_09_14_bk.html" target="_blank">endorsed him</a>.</p>
<p>Meet <a href="http://bed-stuy.patch.com/articles/meet-the-candidate-walter-mosley" target="_blank">Walter Mosley</a>.</p>
<p>Ben Akselrod said yeshiva tuition <a href="http://www.jacobkornbluh.com/2012/09/interview-with-ben-akselrod-candidate.html" target="_blank">would be his top priority</a>.</p>
<p>Bill Clinton <a href="http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/09/6536841/good-thing-obama-had-clinton-do-bragging?top-featured-1" target="_blank">did a better job</a> selling President Obama than the President himself did.</p>
<p>The New York delegation <a href="http://www.ny1.com/content/decision_2012/168516/obama-speech-wins-over-new-york-delegation-with-ease" target="_blank">loved Obama's speech</a>, however.</p>
<p>You <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/video/the-worst-seat-at-the-dnc-belongs-to-this-man-OVs5RrWRRr~jvGIhI0HHkQ.html?cmpid=otbrn.video" target="_blank">thought New York had</a> the worst seats at the convention?</p>
<p>The Fix listed the top ten <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/09/07/the-10-biggest-surprises-of-the-conventions/" target="_blank">unexpectedly strong</a> convention speakers.</p>
<p>Mitt Romney called the weak jobs report a <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/09/romney-jobs-report-the-hangover-134849.html" target="_blank">"hangover"</a> from last night.</p>
<p>For his part, Obama <a href="http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/09/6536831/weak-jobs-report-after-obama-asks-patience?politics-bucket-headline" target="_blank">urged patience</a>.</p>
<p>Romney's electoral college opportunities <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/09/romneys-playing-field-narrows.html" target="_blank">have shrunk</a> and he's increasingly relying on winning all of his targeted states.</p>
<p>Madonna endorsed Obama <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/amyodell/madonna-endorses-obama-with-a-huge-back-tattoo" target="_blank">with a large back tattoo</a>.</p>
<p>“They vet most of the people, but I told them, ‘You can’t do that with me, because I don’t know what I’m going to say,’” Clint Eastwood <a href="http://www.pineconearchive.com/120907-1.html" target="_blank">recalled</a>, giving the background for his widely mocked convention speech.</p>
<p>Another Kennedy <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/09/07/joe-kennedy-iii-sails-to-primary-win/" target="_blank">will soon be in Congress</a>.</p>
<p>Sarah Palin <a href="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/09/07/quote_of_the_day.html" target="_blank">on John Kerry</a> mentioning her in his speech yesterday:</p>
<blockquote><p>"I think he diminished himself by even mentioning my name. How does he even know my name? I mean aren't these guys supposed to be these big wig elites who don't waste their time on the little people like me."</p></blockquote>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good government groups <a href="http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/09/6536845/good-government-groups-criticize-jcope-not-investigating-silver-too?politics-bucket-headline" target="_blank">questioned JCOPE's curious decision</a> to not focus on Shelly Silver in their probe of the Vito Lopez scandal.</p>
<p>Governor Cuomo said, if true, JCOPE's move is <a href="http://capitaltonightny.ynn.com/2012/09/cuomo-one-way-or-the-other-lopez-payments-will-be-investigated/" target="_blank">"unconscionable."</a></p>
<p>One member of the ethics panel, Ravi Batra, <a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/153217/cuomo-spox-batra-issue-eye-raising-jcope-statements/" target="_blank">said this</a> before <a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/153246/batra-i-expect-to-resign/" target="_blank">announcing his exit</a>.</p>
<p>A judge ordered the prosecutorial probe <a href="http://www.pressconnects.com/viewart/20120907/NEWS10/309070034/Judge-orders-wider-Assembly-sex-harassment-probe?odyssey=nav|head" target="_blank">to be expanded</a> to Silver's settlement.</p>
<p>Lopez's downfall, <a href="http://www.cityandstateny.com/is-the-fall-of-vito-lopez-a-tragedy-in-the-literary-sense/" target="_blank">a Shakespearean tragedy</a>.</p>
<p>Ofer Biton, who was arrested in what some speculate was a move to increase pressure on Michael Grimm, <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/rep-michael-grimm-top-fundraiser-denied-bail-faces-new-federal-extortion-charges-article-1.1154408" target="_blank">is not cooperating</a>.</p>
<p>The <em><a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=t7jkzvdab&amp;v=0013-zw4rcnoTvkFyehvK6RuOhG_zSdwjDNiKuUrJqdUJct8Z1B_XeHlQFic134IC0kkJXWg-cI7fODKUrXZ9YvXpp3O4xWJfTA3leis1sn3875TNzdy8ZNZA%3D%3D" target="_blank">Queens Chronicle</a></em> and <a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=t7jkzvdab&amp;v=0013-zw4rcnoTvkFyehvK6RuMKyu7zUeXS67f-V1EPJnJFzAuugcPrezFLjxxzFTW0wtAax-GYw8lARHvc8bdPR-6Otdl5XJfCOD4Yk8vixRWESqPcBisdaWg%3D%3D" target="_blank"><em>Forum News</em></a> picked Eric Ulrich in the GOP primary.</p>
<p><!--more-->Lincoln Restler's 2010 opponent Warren Cohn <a href="http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2012/36/all_vitopower_2012_09_14_bk.html" target="_blank">endorsed him</a>.</p>
<p>Meet <a href="http://bed-stuy.patch.com/articles/meet-the-candidate-walter-mosley" target="_blank">Walter Mosley</a>.</p>
<p>Ben Akselrod said yeshiva tuition <a href="http://www.jacobkornbluh.com/2012/09/interview-with-ben-akselrod-candidate.html" target="_blank">would be his top priority</a>.</p>
<p>Bill Clinton <a href="http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/09/6536841/good-thing-obama-had-clinton-do-bragging?top-featured-1" target="_blank">did a better job</a> selling President Obama than the President himself did.</p>
<p>The New York delegation <a href="http://www.ny1.com/content/decision_2012/168516/obama-speech-wins-over-new-york-delegation-with-ease" target="_blank">loved Obama's speech</a>, however.</p>
<p>You <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/video/the-worst-seat-at-the-dnc-belongs-to-this-man-OVs5RrWRRr~jvGIhI0HHkQ.html?cmpid=otbrn.video" target="_blank">thought New York had</a> the worst seats at the convention?</p>
<p>The Fix listed the top ten <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/09/07/the-10-biggest-surprises-of-the-conventions/" target="_blank">unexpectedly strong</a> convention speakers.</p>
<p>Mitt Romney called the weak jobs report a <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/09/romney-jobs-report-the-hangover-134849.html" target="_blank">"hangover"</a> from last night.</p>
<p>For his part, Obama <a href="http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/09/6536831/weak-jobs-report-after-obama-asks-patience?politics-bucket-headline" target="_blank">urged patience</a>.</p>
<p>Romney's electoral college opportunities <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/09/romneys-playing-field-narrows.html" target="_blank">have shrunk</a> and he's increasingly relying on winning all of his targeted states.</p>
<p>Madonna endorsed Obama <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/amyodell/madonna-endorses-obama-with-a-huge-back-tattoo" target="_blank">with a large back tattoo</a>.</p>
<p>“They vet most of the people, but I told them, ‘You can’t do that with me, because I don’t know what I’m going to say,’” Clint Eastwood <a href="http://www.pineconearchive.com/120907-1.html" target="_blank">recalled</a>, giving the background for his widely mocked convention speech.</p>
<p>Another Kennedy <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/09/07/joe-kennedy-iii-sails-to-primary-win/" target="_blank">will soon be in Congress</a>.</p>
<p>Sarah Palin <a href="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/09/07/quote_of_the_day.html" target="_blank">on John Kerry</a> mentioning her in his speech yesterday:</p>
<blockquote><p>"I think he diminished himself by even mentioning my name. How does he even know my name? I mean aren't these guys supposed to be these big wig elites who don't waste their time on the little people like me."</p></blockquote>
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