Alan Greenblatt

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• Stalled Trains
• Jun 30, 2009
• Transportation might seem like the one issue best suited for local, state and federal cooperation. No transit system is built without affecting the planning process...

• Vacuum in Oakland
• Jun 30, 2009
• Ron Dellums never really wanted to be mayor of Oakland. He expressed doubts when civic leaders recruited him to run in 2006, and ever since then,...

• Shortfall Shock
• Jun 30, 2009
• Given a climate of national recession, Maine's budget process went pretty smoothly in 2009. Despite some scary revenue shortfalls, the legislature passed a $5.8 billion budget bill...
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• Court Rules for Franken
• Jun 30, 2009
• Possibly ending the longest-running recount battle in memory, the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in favor of Democrat Al Franken in what looks to ...

• Keep the Noise Down at Fundraisers
• Jun 30, 2009
• Officers from the San Diego County sheriff's department busted up a Democratic congressional candidate's fundraiser Friday, in response to a noise complaint from ...

• Sanford Fuels Fire
• Jun 30, 2009
• Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post suggests that Mark Sanford's AP interview today, in which he admitted to non-line-crossing encounters with additional women and ...
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• McGreevey's Second Act
• Jun 30, 2009
• A blog called Shankbone outlines former New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey's good works: McGreevey volunteers at Exodus Ministries at the Church of Living Hope ...

• Sanford Tells AP of Earlier Meetings With Chapur
• Jun 30, 2009
• AP has interviewed Gov. Mark Sanford: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Tuesday that he "crossed lines" with a handful of women other than his ...

• Bauer Makes His Case
• Jun 30, 2009
• The State uses its turn to interview South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer to profile the man and his career. Bauer confirms yesterday's news ...

• Rudy Officially on the Fence
• Jun 29, 2009
• Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani says today maybe he will and maybe he won't run for governor next year. "I don't know if I'm ...
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• Sanford Lays Out Reasons for Not Resigning
• Jun 29, 2009
• Mark Sanford has posted an open letter on his Web site offering apologies and offering a spiritual explanation for staying in office. Immediately after all ...

• Maybe He Can Go Hiking
• Jun 29, 2009
• New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch says he'd consider furloughing himself as part of the state's budget-cutting efforts. "I think we are all ...

• Sanford: Week Two Begins
• Jun 29, 2009
• The lead story in The State brings us up to date on the latest buzz on lawmakers wanting Gov. Mark Sanford to resign. As has ...
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• "Women?! Women?!"
• Jun 28, 2009
• South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford tells the Associated Press today that he has considered resigning but won't. "Resigning would be the easiest thing ...
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• NYT: Jealous Boyfriend Source of Emails
• Jun 27, 2009
• New York Times : A business associate of Mr. Sanford's Argentine mistress said Friday that private messages between the two lovers had been sent anonymously to ...
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