A Senate committee today abruptly canceled a session to consider President Obama’s nomination of Rep. Hilda Solis to be labor secretary in the wake of a report saying that her husband yesterday paid about $6,400 to settle tax liens against his business including liens that had been outstanding for as long as 16 years.
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Barry Obama, claims he wants Republicans to have their amendments in the stimulus bill.  His deeds and rhetoric continue to “dis” the Republicans.  Too bad “Dirty” Harry Reid and “Queen” Speaker Pelosi didn’t get the bi-partisanship memo.  Todays’ Wall Street Journal goes into great detail about the amendments Dirty Harry put into the bill for [...]

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When I first heard this headline from the Albany Times Union I was sure that they were referring to Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith (D) . However they were not. The employee is Randall Hinton,  director of investigations for the Insurance Fund.  As Randy tells it he is paid $93,803 a year to do nothing.  [...]

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That’s the question real newspapers are asking (note: you won’t find this in the D&C).  From the Associated Press:
ALBANY, N.Y. – Gov. David Paterson’s announcement that he is responsible for a campaign staffer identified as leaking unproven personal accusations about Caroline Kennedy following her pursuit of a U.S. Senate appointment is the latest hit from a [...]

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If Tom Daschle had his way, Tom Daschle would be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for failing to pay his taxes.

Daschle was the third nominee by Obama to bow out, after ”making the misake of not paying nearly $140,000 in penalties and interest for a limousine provided by a wealthy donor. 
Daschle said he “assumed he was [...]

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Thanks to the reader who sent us this letter they received from Rochester and Genesee Valley Area Labor Federation.  Keep officer DiPonzio in your prayers and send a contribution if you can.

The Rochester Police Locust Club regrets to inform you that one of our brother officers was shot this past Saturday, January 31, 2009.  Prior to [...]

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