Reuters AlertNet - BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CLOSES AFTER ISRAELI STRIKE - AIRPO
BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CLOSES AFTER ISRAELI STRIKE - AIRPORT SOURCE
Israeli aircraft bomb Beirut airport: sources
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft fired three rockets into a runway at Beirut international airport on Thursday, security sources said.
Airport sources said at least two flights had to be diverted […]

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Hevesi’s Budget Calculations Greater Than Pataki’s
Comptroller Alan Hevesi sized up the new state budget and placed it at $114.7 billion, $1.3 billion more than Gov. George Pataki’s assessment a few weeks ago.
In a report today, Hevesi said the Legislature’s “final action’’ on the state budget added $2.2 billion from the time of the Legislature’s agreement […]

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WNED: Fight over Road Patrols Could Go to Court (2006-07-12)
The debate over Erie County Sheriff’s Department road patrols continues with County Attorney Laurence Rubin saying the county is not mandated to provide the service to local towns and villages.
In a letter to Sheriff Timothy Howard and Budget Director James Hartman, Rubin cites prior decisions by […]

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Democrat & Chronicle: Essays
Now is the time for New York’s citizens to rescue our state from ineffective government. Because all legislative seats are up for election in November, incumbents and candidates cannot afford to ignore a tidal wave for reform. Confident that citizens united can bring about change, Citizens for Better Government in New York […]

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Family charity is regulated by Spitzer’s office
ATTORNEY GENERAL Eliot Spitzer, the top cop for New York’s 60,000 charities and nonprofits, also helps his family run a charity regulated by his office.
The Spitzer Trust invests nearly all of its assets - $25.9 million - in hedge funds and equity funds. Executives at those firms, […]

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Pataki to veto budget reform
ALBANY — Gov. George Pataki’s office Monday signaled he would veto a budget overhaul bill lawmakers have said would improve timeliness, increase accountability and control spending and debts.
The measure also would shift some budget-making power from the governor’s office to the Legislature.
“This so-called budget reform bill is a transparent attempt to […]

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