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Monday, July 28, 2014

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Moreland Mess: The Parade Of The Browbeaten
Michael Powell on Twitter:The Parade of the Browbeaten. Various NYS Democrats issue Press Releases Hailing Moreland Commission and Himself.— Michael Powell (@powellnyt) July 28, 2014And indeed, that's what we got today from former Moreland Commission members as well - a coordinated PR effort, starting with a long statement released by Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick:Onondaga


Cuomo Says Moreland Commission Was "A Phenomenal Success"
Matthew Hamilton at Capitol Confidential:Throughout the back-and-forth with Buffalo and limited Albany media, Cuomo stuck to his guns and didn’t waver from his stance that the commission was a success and that there wasn’t interference from his office; rather, conversations and dialogue were just that.“The Moreland Commission was a phenomenal success,” Cuomo said. “It generated all sorts of intere


Cuomo Says He Disappeared To Finish His Book
Here's Governor Cuomo explaining why he has been MIA for seven straight days, five of those coming after the NY Times/Moreland expose:Cuomo: "I'm in the middle of writing a book."— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) July 28, 2014 Cuomo says "it's really, really difficult" to write a book.— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) July 28, 2014Here's the video: There you have it.


NY Post: Cuomo "Paralyzed" And "Humiliated" By Moreland Mess
Fred Dicker in his Monday column:Gov. Cuomo’s reputation has been severely damaged and his chances of running for president destroyed by revelations that he interfered with the Moreland Commission’s efforts to probe political corruption, influential Democrats have told The Post.The Democrats, who called the disclosures in last week’s New York Times “a political game changer” and a “Cuomo nightmare

7-27-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Campbell Brown Uses A Paid Organizer Of StudentsFirstNY As The Face Of Her Tenure/Seniority LawsuitFrom the Daily News: Seven families will file suit Monday to end teacher tenure in the fiercest attack yet on job protections enjoyed by New York State educators. The families, including five from some of the most impoverished communities in the city, claim their children were