Here’s today’s roundup of stories from around the state. As always, if you have an interesting link to share, drop it in the comments below.
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Preparing for terrorists: Whitestown center offers ‘unique training’[1]
Brief claps of gunfire and the shouts of victims echoed through a large hangar Thursday morning as emergency personnel from throughout the state faced a faux home borne terrorist attack at the state Preparedness Training Center.
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Watertown Daily Times | Doheny now opposed to privatizing Social Security[3]
“But Mr. Doheny has said at least three times publicly that he supports reforming the system so that retirees decades from now could put at least a portion of their contributions into investments that they choose.”
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Forgotten documents become incredible discovery for volunteer at Historical Society – YNN, Your News Now[5]
On the heels of the discovery of a Michelangelo in a home near Buffalo comes this tale of the discovery of some documents signed by our founding fathers, hidden for years in Watertown
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‘Impossible’ Paladino Cuts May Be Inevitable for N.Y. – BusinessWeek[6]
One of Carl Paladino’s prescriptions for New York’s chronic budget deficits, spending cuts of at least $7 billion in his first year as governor, may be imposed whether or not the underdog Republican candidate wins in November.
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House to vote on bonus payment for Social Security[7]
The House will vote in November on a bill to provide $250 payments to Social Security recipients to make up for the lack of a cost-of-living increase for next year,
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Fed judge halts NY collection of Indian cig taxes[8]
The Oneida Indian Nation will continue to sell cigarettes tax-free under an order by a federal judge.
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Verizon to halt printing of residential white pages | theithacajournal.com | The Ithaca Journal[9]
Starting in January, most Verizon phone directories delivered in New York will not include the residential white pages listings.
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Roefaro: Pensions, state mandates take toll on Utica budget[10]
Says the article: “City property taxes will likely rise again next year – the only question is how much.” This is a harbinger of things to come for Fulton and Oswego — the issues are the same.
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Whitney is ‘Whitey’ on some ballots :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Election 2010[12]
An unfortunate typo on voting ballots in Illinois.
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Public Employees and Elections: A Conflict of Interest? – By Pat Sajak – The Corner – National Review Online[13]
Yes, it’s THAT Pat Sajak, the game show host and conservative, asking this question: “(S)hould state workers be able to vote in state elections on matters that would benefit them directly? … I’m not suggesting that public employees should be denied the right to vote, but that there are certain cases in which their stake in the matter may be too great.”
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New vote, same decision: Macedon won’t dissolve[14]
More on consolidation: Macedon village voters yesterday rejected dissolution for the second time in three years.
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Peak colors expected this weekend in most regions of NY[15]
This weekend promises to be a good time to enjoy fall foliage–if you don’t mind Saturday’s rain
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Newzjunky – UNYTEA Officially Endorses Doheny[17]
A roomful of Republican supporters, aside a large bride and groom cut-out of Rep. William L. Owens, D-NY, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, stood behind 23rd Congressional hopeful Matthew A. Dohney as he was officially backed by the Upstate New York Tea Party (UNYTEA) Wednesday.
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President Barack Obama’s support among college students wanes before 2010 midterm elections: poll[18]
Barack Obama is no longer the big man on campus, a new poll finds.
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Anti-abortion advocate Carl Paladino rents space to Planned Parenthood clinic in Niagara Falls – NYPOST.com[19]
The headline says it all.
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Gov. Paterson: State Remains Safe From State Legislature[20]
Say what you want about Gov. David Paterson, there’s never been a sharper, more sarcastic sense of humor in the Governor’s Mansion.
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Democratic Polling Improved in Key Senate Races, Lengthening G.O.P. Takeover Odds – NYTimes.com[21]
There’s late movement towards the Dems in national polling, says Nate Silver, the country’s best analyst of polling trends: “After having lost ground in the Senate forecast for three consecutive weeks, Democrats have demonstrated improved polling in several key matchups over the past week, dimming Republican hopes for taking over the chamber.”
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YouTube – Dicker – Redlich Confrontation[22]
Gotta love this: The Libertarian candidate for Governor, Warren Redlich, spoofs the Carl Paladino/Fred Dicker confrontation and proves conclusively that he’s not “full of crap” as alleged.
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