Charlie Rose with Bill McCollum & Charles Schumer; Susan Sontag; Hank Jones & Charles Haden (August 2, 1995)
Sense of Events (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
MSNBC's report on the mass shootings at Ft Hood , Texas, by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan includes this nugget: Noting the Arabic nature of the gunman’s name, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington interest group, condemned “this cowardly attack in the strongest terms possible and ask that the perpetrators be punished to the full extent of the law.” ”No political or...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said the project reportedly may also be seeking 30 percent funding from economic stimulus grants from the Energy Department — funds he said would used to buy turbines and other components made in a Chinese plant.
Waldenswimmer (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
This gets confusing. I'm pretty sure Frank Rich of the New York Times , among others, confidently predicted the death of the Republican Party as recently as three days ago. Rich, in writing a GOP obituary on Sunday, noted confidently, It’s also why [failure to take into account the changing demographics of the American population] the G.O.P. has been in a nosedive since the inauguration, whatever...
Out Gay Life (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Senator Charles Schumer told gay marriage supporters last week that we "must not rest" until it is legalized in all 50 states. The third ranking member of the Senate made these comments as Maine prepares for Tuesday's vote to decide the future of marr... Senator Schumer: We Must Not Rest Until Gay Marriage Legalized Nationwide is a post from the Out Gay Life Family of Websites. Arizona: Tucson...
No Land Grab (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Mondo QT by Carola Von Hoffmannstahl-Solomonoff October 14th. The big chill was early, even for Albany. A press conference was being held in the park across from the New York Court of Appeals. The highest court in the state was set to hear Goldstein et al v. New York State Urban Development Corporation. The press conference speakers and their supporters were primarily Brooklynites up from The City....
BlueOregon (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
The Huffington Post has the backstory on how the opt-out became the "silver bullet" that saved the public option, despite being pitched to Senator Harry Reid just three weeks ago: Around the time that the Senate Finance Committee was slated to vote on (and ultimately reject) two variations of a national public option, two of its members -- Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY)...
Towleroad (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announces that an opt-out public option is in the health care reform bill, AFTER THE JUMP... On Sunday's Meet the Press, Senator Chuck Schumer explained just how the opt-out option would work: Visit msnbc.com for...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Speaking in Chicago today, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said his push for the failed DREAM Act will continue as long as he "draws breath." The Democrat from Illinois has sponsored the legislation since 2001. It's designed to help provide legal status for undocumented immigrants who are brought to the U.S. as young children and educated here. The act would help those students qualify for financial...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Sen. Chuck Schumer told attendees at last night's Empire State Pride Agenda dinner that legislation to repeal the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy will be introduced "in the coming weeks" and pledged: "I will be one of the first co-sponsors." Schumer said he will be "proud" to support the repeal of a policy he deemed "misguided and ineffective,"...
the albany project (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
State Senator Liz Krueger State Senator David Valesky State Senator Neil Breslin State Senator Suzi Oppenheimer State Senator Daniel Aubertine State Senator Brian X. Foley State Senator Martin Golden State Senator Frank Padavan State Senator Catharine Young State Senator Betty Little State Senator Jeff Klein State Senator Bill Perkins State Senator Thomas Duane State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Speaking at the Crain's Breakfast this morning, Mayor Bloomberg slammed Bill Thompson for saying he would seek help from Washington and Albany to help close next year's $5 billion budget gap. Thompson's comments came at the same forum exactly one week ago today , and elicited scorn from Crain's editor Greg David, who accused the comptroller of lacking a "realistic plan" to address the deficit....
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Over the past week, a growing chorus has been calling for Hiram Monserrate to show himself the door, with even people-who-have-no-say Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand joining a smattering of state senators yesterday. One thing they all had in common, besides an intolerance for acts of domestic violence, and maybe a bit of hard feelings over this summer's Senate coup: They were all white. This...
Queens Crap (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
From 1010WINS : New York's two U.S. senators called Monday for fellow Democrat Hiram Monserrate, the state senator convicted last week of misdemeanor assault against his girlfriend, to resign his seat. Sen. Charles Schumer, of Brooklyn, said Monserrate "should do the right thing" for New York and his constituents and step down. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a Hudson Valley congresswoman appointed...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
After State Senator Hiram Monserrate was f ound guilty of a misdemeanor related to assaulting his girlfriend (he was acquitted on two felonies; he and his girlfriend have also insisted it was an accident), some of his State Senate colleagues demanded he step down . Now, others are joining in the call for Monserrate to step down—including Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. The Daily...
Left of the Hudson (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
I am joining with other New York citizens and with Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, who have called upon State Senator Hiram Monserrate to resign his office in response to his conviction of a serious domestic violence crime. Hiram Monserrate should not remain in the Senate, and for the sake of his constituents, the institution of the Senate and the Democratic party he should resign immediately...
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