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State Department 'deplores assault' on Cuban blogger who claims harassment by state security
... one of the world's 100 most influential people. In October, the government denied her permission to travel to New York to receive a journalism prize. While her blog gets about 1 million hits a month, Sanchez enjoys more of a following off the island ... Comment?
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Gov. David Paterson on Monday urged lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, calling it "an issue that touches on the very core of our citizenship.'' His request raises the hopes of gay advocates who suffered a major defeat in Maine when voters repealed that state's same-sex-marriage law last week. Comment?
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Madoff auction welcomes bids on everything from financier's wristwatches to Mets jacket
Of all the items set to go on the auction block this week at a midtown Manhattan hotel, there's one that would take some mettle to wear in public: A satin New York Mets baseball jacket emblazoned with the name "Madoff." The jacket - valued at between $500 and $700 - is among hundreds of pieces of jewelry, clothing and other personal effects once ... Comment?
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NYPD: Suspicious powder sent to 3 NY consulates
A field test done on the powder sent the Uzbekistan Consulate came back negative for Anthrax or any other dangerous substance, New York Police Department spokesman Paul Brown said. Comment?
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... even with (or even slightly ahead of) Bill Thompson among registered Democrats - most big-name Democrats, in New York and nationally, calculated that there was more to be lost than gained in going after Mr. Bloomberg. Chuck Schumer, for instance, ... Comment?
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Trial of Freddy Geas in mob killing of 'Big Al' Bruno delayed a month
... triggerman Frankie A. Roche told investigators he was paid $10,000 to ambush Bruno, the regional boss for the New York-based crime family. Although a fringe character, Roche, 35, said he was the pick to shoot Bruno amid a high-level power play for ... Comment?
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Mets underwhelmed by free agent market
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File - Mets general manager Omar Minaya addresses the press at Citi Field in New York. Comment?
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Comparing Gustavo Dudamel and his N.Y. counterpart
Last month, New York's public radio station WNYC hosted what it billed as a Los Angeles-versus-New York conductor "smackdown." On one side, a controversial British music critic went to bat for Gustavo Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic's effervescent 28-year-old music director. Comment?
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Defeat in Maine a harsh blow to gay-marriage drive
... and let the people decide," he said. He also suggested that the outcome in Maine will give pause to lawmakers in New York and New Jersey, where gay-marriage legislation is pending. Richard Socarides, who was an adviser on gay-rights issues in the ... Comment?
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Stocks hit highest point in a year
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange moments before the closing bell. Comment?
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Madoff's personal effects go on the block
Of all the items set to go on the auction block this week at a midtown Manhattan hotel, there's one that would take some mettle to wear in public: A satin New York Mets baseball jacket emblazoned with the name "Madoff." The jacket - valued at between $500 and $700 - is among hundreds of pieces of jewelry, clothing and other personal effects once ... Comment?
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If only I had known. Nash, you see, was a hardworking light versifier who sometimes lived in Baltimore and sometimes in New York, loved and remained faithful to his wife, wrote regularly for The New Yorker though he had occasional minor tiffs with them, and died at 68 leaving nobody with a bad word to say about him. Comment?
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Albany Running out of Money
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The New York Times reports that Gov. David Paterson took the unusual step today of addressing an off-season joint session of the legislature to underscore New York State's deepening financial crisis. Comment?
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Tropical Storm Ida Takes Toll on Oil Production
... crude for December delivery, the most widely traded contract, rose $2 on Monday to settle at $79.43 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. A barrel passed $80 by early afternoon before easing back. Uncertainty about Ida's path and its punch ... Comment?
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Will Brooklyn Decker be the next S.I. magazine star?
... from Twitter? The gossip blogger broke a cardinal rule over the weekend when he published the e-mail address of New York Post reporter, Sara Stewart, accompanied by a big a oeF*** Youa because she dared write some not-so-optimistic things about his ... Comment?
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... restoration plans have been largely voluntary - loosely coordinated by Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia and the city of Washington D.C., which are all in the bay's watershed. The new plan, ordered this spring by ... Comment?
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Paterson to Legislature: Cut spending now
... health. He said other states have had to shorten the school week, lay off state workers and make other choices that New York has so far been able to stave off. "I will mortgage my political career on this plan," said Paterson, who is seeking ... Comment?
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Dow jumps to highest level in more than a year
Monday, November 09, 2009 at 5:42 p.m. Read more: National , Economy , Business , Dow Jones Industrial Average , Market , Dollar , Standard & Poor 500 Index NEW YORK a ' The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar boosted prices for commodities including gold and oil. Comment?
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... of Mary I. 1604 - Sir Walter Raleigh is tried for treason and is imprisoned in England. 1734 - Publisher of the New York Weekly Journal, John Peter Zenger is arrested for libel. He is later acquitted, a decision regarded as a landmark for freedom of ... Comment?
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... signed by President Obama, comes at a critical time in the development of natural gas exploration, especially in New York state where hydro-fracturing to tap the gas-rich Marcellus Shale formation has been on hold while the state tries to formulate ... Comment?
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