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Sheldon Silver, New York Assembly Speaker, Faces Arrest
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:42 am
by Bob Juch
Federal authorities are expected to arrest Sheldon Silver, the powerful speaker of the New York State Assembly, on corruption charges on Thursday, people with knowledge of the matter said. The case is likely to throw Albany into disarray at the beginning of a new session.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/22/nyreg ... arges.html
Re: Sheldon Silver, New York Assembly Speaker, Faces Arrest
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:14 am
by Bob Juch
Re: Sheldon Silver, New York Assembly Speaker, Faces Arrest
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 6:45 am
by flockofseagulls104
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Re: Sheldon Silver, New York Assembly Speaker, Faces Arrest
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:15 am
by Pastor Fireball
Bob Juch wrote:The case is likely to throw Albany into disarray at the beginning of a new session.
As if Albany wasn't in disarray before? Isn't this the legislature where the Republicans have a
de facto majority because of a couple of conservative Democratic members, and the Democratic governor encouraged it? And I haven't even gotten to the Eliot Spitzer sideshow.
Re: Sheldon Silver, New York Assembly Speaker, Faces Arrest
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:53 am
by Bob Juch
Pastor Fireball wrote:Bob Juch wrote:The case is likely to throw Albany into disarray at the beginning of a new session.
As if Albany wasn't in disarray before? Isn't this the legislature where the Republicans have a
de facto majority because of a couple of conservative Democratic members, and the Democratic governor encouraged it? And I haven't even gotten to the Eliot Spitzer sideshow.
I can't think of any time in history, starting with the Dutch, when Albany hasn't been in disarray.