Republican Poll: Hoffman Surges Into Lead in NY-23

New CFG Poll shows Hoffman 31.3%, Owens 27.0%, Scozzafava 19.7% A poll released today by the Club for Growth shows Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman surging into the lead in the special election in New York’s 23rd congressional district to replace John McHugh, the former
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Northrop Grumman Names Patricia McMahon as Vice President and Deputy of Aerospace Systems’ Battle Management and Engagement Systems Division

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the appointment of vice president Patricia McMahon as full-time deputy of its Aerospace Systems sector’s Battle Management and Engagement Systems Division. She continues to report directly to Thomas Vice, sector vice president and divis
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Health bill may cut employer mandate

Davis Espo of the Associated Press writes on Yahoo News – “Businesses would not be required to provide health insurance under legislation being readied for Senate debate, but large firms would owe significant penalties if any worker needed government subsidies to buy cover
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Senate’s climate bill a bit more ambitious

Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin report in the Sunday Wahsington Post -”Climate legislation took a small step forward late Friday night as Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) issued a version that includes big benefits for farmers, pr
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How an Insurance Mandate Could Leave Many Worse Off

The following is part of an op-ed by Tyler Cowen, a professor of economics at George Mason University that appeared in last weeks New York Times. “Americans seem to like the idea of broadening health insurance coverage, but they may not want to be forced to buy it. With health c
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Gov: State losing time and cash

Paterson, legislators push different plans for erasing $3B deficit Adam Sichko of the Albany Business Review writes – “The state will lack the cash to pay $6 billion of bills due in December if legislators fail to erase state deficits now, Gov. David Paterson has warned. I
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Adams urges more activism

Paul Morzek of the Genesse County Daily News writes -”Members of the Chamber of Commerce need to become more politically active in order to push for major reforms of the state government. That was the message community leaders heard Thursday from Ken Adams, president and chief e
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The Paterson plan

The Rochester Business Review reports on Governor Paterson proposed spending cuts -”Gov. David Paterson’s poll numbers look really bad—until you compare them to the job-performance rating voters give the state Legislature. In both a new Siena Research Institute poll and this
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Automakers statement of support for National Program for GHG/Fuel Economy Proposal

In conjunction with today’s second of three joint Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation public hearings on the recently proposed greenhouse gas/fuel economy standards for new autos in New York City, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers reaffirmed their
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In Massachusetts, Obama won’t promote state’s plan

Ceci Connolly of the Washington Post reports – “President Obama will travel Friday to Massachusetts, one of only two states to implement a universal health-care program similar to his ambitions for the entire country. But he does not plan to use the trip to make his case f
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