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2005
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DECEMBER |
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December 29, 2005 |
The Great Train Robbery (The Cat is Now Out of the Bag; MTA, Public Were Taken for Ride By 100M+ Gift (Under Press Gag) Which Legislators Previously Denied.) |
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December 23, 2005 |
The Strike Everybody Lost (How to Stop the Next One.) |
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December 16, 2005 |
Now is the Time... (To Alms. To Alms.) |
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December 15, 2005 |
Is This the Eve of Destruction (Will There Be A Strike.) |
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December 13, 2005 |
A Strike, as in 1980 (Possibility of MTA Strike.) |
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December 05, 2005 |
Cop Dead; Pols Bicker (Pataki And Bruno Go At It Hot And Heavy. SIlver Blocks Gun Penalty Legislation.) |
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December 02, 2005 |
Changes in Personnel (Will It Be "PLUS ÇA CHANGE, PLUS C'EST LA MEME CHOSE" As Bloomberg Makes Adjustments For Second Term?) |
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December 01, 2005 |
One Man Speaks Out (Avella Opposes Term Limits) |
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NOVEMBER |
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November 28, 2005 |
People Try to Better Themselves, Sometime to Others' Detriments (Thompson, Silver, Velella, Council Term Limits) |
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November 23, 2005 |
Thoughts on Thanksgiving |
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November 18, 2005 |
The Next Quadrennium (Will The 2009 Race For Mayor Eclipse What Bloomberg Must Do To Keep New Yorkers Safe, Smart and Solvent?) |
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November 04, 2005 |
Three Sagacious Columns (Avlon on Cablevision and Third Parties, Levy On the Mayoral Race) |
| 262 |
November 03, 2005 |
One Hand Washes The Other (Prop 1, Campaign Finance Program) |
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OCTOBER |
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October 28, 2005 |
20 Eagle Street: The Court of Appeals (People v. Gomez Case) |
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October 21, 2005 |
The Stealth Amendment (Silver and Bruno Would Diminish Governor's Authority over Budget.) |
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October 14, 2005 |
Who Will Cleanse Brooklyn? (What Should Major Democrats Do About the Brooklyn Sewer?) |
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October 12, 2005 |
..is only a day way ( Polls Say: Stick a Fork in 2005. Let's Start to Think About 2009.) |
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October 07, 2005 |
Two for the Money (Clarence, Thomas Still Being Harassed; Roy Blunt (Mo.) New Majority Leader; Vito Lopez Wants to Be Brooklyn Boss) |
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SEPTEMBER |
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September 29, 2005 |
Clarence and Thomas (Conviction of Clarence Norman and Indictment of Thomas DeLay.) |
| 255 |
September 27, 2005 |
Crime Without Punishment (How Law Differs From Justice.) |
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Septmeber 20, 2005 |
City Not For Sale (Mayor Won't Put Home Care Workers On City Payroll, Which He Says Would Cost Over $500 Million Each Year, So Dennis Rivera's Union Will Support Ferrer For Mayor, Although It Is Unknown Where The Money Can Be Found.) |
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September 16, 2005 |
'Tony , We Hardly Knew Ye,' Now We Must Wait Four Years (Anthony Weiner's Decision to Withdraw From The Mayor's Race) |
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September 08, 2005 |
Who Will Pay For Katrina? (Who Will Pay For The Apocalypse? Two Bumblers: Chertoff and Brown. How Central Park Handles Flooding.) |
| 251 |
September 07, 2005 |
Katrina Revisited (Katrina Disaster Is Sinking In -- Today 17 Columns, Editorials, 94 Emails From Our Readers) |
| 250 |
September 06, 2005 |
Après le Déluge (Questions about Katrina) |
| 249 |
September 01, 2005 |
Oysters; Shame; Medicaid (Oysters Return, Bridge Toll Up 25¢, Wrongdoing Becomes Acceptable. Medicaid Follow-Up See Page Two) |
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AUGUST |
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August 26, 2005 |
An Inwood Child (A City Kid Remembers Growing Up in Inwood.) |
| 247 |
August 22, 2005 |
Elect Me, Then Lobby Me (Campaign Consultants Become Lobbyists, Influencing Officials They Helped Elect.) |
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August 19, 2005 |
$500,000 per Hour (Medicaid Still Loses $12 Million a Day to Fraud But Remedial Action Proceeds at a Snail's Pace.) |
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August 17, 2005 |
Term Limits Rule (What Might Have Been -- The Effects of Term Limits) |
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August 10, 2005 |
Her Park Name is Everest (Why Do Elephants Prefer Jeanine Pirro To Ed Cox? They Want To Minimize Hillary's Expected Victory.) |
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August 08, 2005 |
Three to Get Ready (Billboards: Don't Axe Them, Tax Them. Medicaid: Enter General Kimberly. Ethics: Mills' Wheels.) |
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August 04, 2005 |
Cooper and Browne Go To Town (Writers Savor House Victory Vicariously, Cooper Tells The Story; The News Rejoices. Medicaid: Skelos Would Involve Local DAs.) |
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August 03, 2005 |
Vicarious NOT Victorious (Congress Adopts $287B Transportation Bill. Incidentally, It Abolishes Vicarious Liability For Those Who Lease and Rent Automobiles, Something New York State Had Failed to Do.) |
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JULY |
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July 29, 2005 |
Medicaid Fraud was Exposed Last Week, But is Anyone Doing Anything About it? |
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July 28, 2005 |
Pataki: "Goodbye, Albany" (One of Three to Leave the Room: Pataki Sings Albany Swan Song with 17 Months Left in his Term, He'll Chase the Brass Ring in Iowa.) |
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July 21, 2005 |
Day 4: Spitzer Enters the Fray (Spitzer Writes Bruno and Silver But Legislators Won't Interrupt Their Vacations; Two Editorials Denounce the Continuing Fraud Which Costs Taxpayers $12 Million Each Day.) |
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July 20, 2005 |
Medicaid: The Cavalry Arrives, or Does It? (Pataki tackles Medicaid fraud) |
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July 19, 2005 |
The Agencies Stumble (Continuation of Times exposé: New York State Medicaid lacks sufficient oversight) |
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July 18, 2005 |
Boss Tweed's Crimes Surpassed (Times exposé alleges State Medicaid program losses billions of dollars to fraud and waste) |
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July 13, 2005 |
A Lesson Learned from London (Follow up to MTA security plan) |
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July 12, 2005 |
1)When Fools Collide 2)The Wages of Terror (MTA drops security plan, will Hevesi speak out?) |
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July 08, 2005 |
A Report From London (Links to London Times and Taheri columns on the terrorist attack) |
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JUNE |
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June 30, 2005 |
Judges Ousted. Voters Excluded. |
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June 28, 2005 |
Rights of Passage |
| 229 |
June 23, 2005 |
Week of Ups and Downs |
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June 22, 2005 |
Lobbyist, Lobbyist, What is Your Fee? |
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June 21, 2005 |
A Dance to the Music of Time |
| 226 |
June 17, 2005 |
The Buck Stops Here |
| 225 |
June 14, 2005 |
There They Go Again |
| 224 |
June 10, 2005 |
We Could Do Better |
| 223 |
June 03, 2005 |
Whodunit? Queens Democrats Tangle |
| 222 |
June 01, 2005 |
1945: Looking at Local Politics, World History, and Popular Culture |
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MAY |
| 221 |
May 27, 2005 |
Judging the Man Who Judges the Judges |
| 220 |
May 10, 2005 |
Reflections on a Golden Calf. The Mayor's Budget |
| 219 |
May 05, 2005 |
What's Happening All Over |
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APRIL |
| 218 |
April 29, 2005 |
Diallo Case Furor Ignites on Ferrer, But Consistency and Ethnicity Have Long Been... |
| 217 |
April 15, 2005 |
Special Interests Can Be Good or Bad, But the Public Interest is Often Better... |
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April 06, 2005 |
Truth Eludes Politicians. Here are Reasons Why. |
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MARCH |
| 215 |
March 31, 2005 |
Drunk Drivers Keep on Killing as Albany Dawdles Over Bills; Assembly Appears Paralyzed. |
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March 30, 2005 |
MTA Hires Management Consultants, Hopes They Can Help Save $Millions, But Most Waste is in... |
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March 29, 2005 |
Do Inadequate Laws Hamper Edurats from Dealing with Cheats and Nitwits? |
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March 25, 2005 |
Not-So-Gifted Grownups Plan for Gifted Children |
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March 23, 2005 |
The Bronx Terminal Market: NYC Was Cheateed in 1972, Can We Do Better in 2005? |
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March 18, 2005 |
The Special Interest Strike Back |
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March 17, 2005 |
The Goal of the Politician: Climbing the Slippery Pole and Keeping Off the Rest |
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March 15, 2005 |
Response to "Annals of the City Council": A Tale of Morality. Democrats Denounce Dryfoos... |
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March 11, 2005 |
Annals of the City Council: The Making of the Speaker |
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March 07, 2005 |
Stadium Issue Roils Mayoral Campaign; Democrats to Seek Funds for Color War |
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March 04, 2005 |
Court Won't Save Hartford's Gallery |
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FEBRUARY |
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February 23, 2005 |
While New York Sleeps |
| 203 |
February 17, 2005 |
Parties Avoid Campaign Finance Laws; Bruno's Son Gets $90K to Lobby Day |
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February 15, 2005 |
Color Me Orange |
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February 11, 2005 |
Your Children May Inherit Your Money. |
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February 09, 2005 |
Opposite Local Rulings on Gay Marriage Should be Resolved by Court of Appeals. |
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February 04, 2005 |
NYCIvic is Three Years Old Today, 199 Articles Posted on Homepage |
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February 03, 2005 |
Voting "Under the Influence": Contributors and Legislators Dance to the Music of Cash. |
| 197 |
February 02, 2005 |
CFB Looks Into 'Pay for Play'; Political Contributiions Given to Provide State Contracts... |
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JANUARY |
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January 28, 2005 |
Mayor Offers Preliminary Budget; No New taxes and Few New Cuts. Rivals Call It Too High or Too Low. |
| 195 |
January 25, 2005 |
Two Talented Columnists Skewer Errant Legislators. Can We Clean the Stables? |
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January 24, 2005 |
Mayor, Speaker Go to Albany to Seek Aid, Miller Assails Bloomberg... |
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January 19, 2005 |
Pataki Budget is Relatively Moderate, Disappointing Savers and Spenders. |
| 192 |
January 14, 2005 |
Rivals Attack, Mayor Defends as Political Campaign Begins |
| 191 |
January 11, 2005 |
Bloomberg is Upbeat on State of the City, But Will Voters Appreciate His Achievements? |
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January 10, 2005 |
The Dance of the Governors, and Selected Short Subjects |
| 189 |
January 07, 2005 |
L'etat C'est Moi. That's No Way to Run the Empire State. |
| 188 |
January 06, 2005 |
Oligarchy Tempered By Anarchy Characterized State Legislature; Governor Pataki Deconstrcuted. |
| 187 |
January 04, 2005 |
A Column for Political Junkies: We Recall the Last Generation |
| 186 |
January 03, 2005 |
This Year is the Real Election for Those Who Live New York |
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