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States Consider New Path to Picking President

December 15, 2008 - The Times Union - Albany, NY
by Rick Karlin

Barack Obama was elected President on Nov. 4, right? Wrong.

Actually, he'll be elected today, when the Electoral College votes.

Here in New York, the vote will take place in the ornate state Senate chamber, where the electors -- who, technically speaking, are the people you voted for last month -- will gather.

While the Electoral College vote is procedural, it's the central act in what a growing chorus of critics say is a woefully outmoded system for choosing a president.

A Force in NY Politics - Jennifer Cunningham

Crain's New York Business
by Anne Michaud

Jennifer Cunningham has been called the most powerful unelected woman in New York politics.

As the former political director for the state's largest health care union, 1199 Service Employees International Union, as well as the successful manager of Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's 2006 campaign, Ms. Cunningham, 45, is a rising star.

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Spitzer Signs Partial Ban on Wood Treatment Creosote

July 27, 2007 - The Times Union - Albany, NY

Gov. Eliot Spitzer signed a bill Thursday to partially ban a wood preservative linked to health and environmental problems.
The law will partially end the manufacture, sale and use of creosote, a mixture of chemicals derived by high-temperature treatment of coal, tar or wood. It will phase out the manufacture, sale and use of creosote as of Jan. 1, 2008, and after Jan. 1, 2010, for existing marinas and other facilities used for the berthing, mooring and storage of vessels.
It provides exemptions for the largest users of creosote, such as railroads and utilities.
- Gannett News Service

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