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Into. the rockefeller group which had long been trying to gain approval from local officials sent two executives, two lobbyists and an engine gear. the big development project is number one. but zimmer stonewalls them. mayor zimmer through a spokesman said on wednesday that she went to the meeting but refused to discuss the project. but these werent disconnected lobbyists by any means. "hardball" has learned that lori grifa was involved in the meeting, the chief lobbyist. she served in christies...

After an fbi sting involving a fake middle eastern sheikh, a story now told on screen in "american hustle." illinois, four of the last seven governors have gone to prison including rod blagojevich who tried to sell president obamas former senate seat. theres florida where legislators and may wrors can se as lobbyists and the fbi took out a newspaper ad asking citizens to record corruption by public officials. last, certainly not least, louisiana, with a particularly rich history of corruption da...

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Of sorts. las vegas where he gave a speech on saturday to the republican jewish coalition talking briefly about a recent trip he had taken to israel. >> i took helicopter ride from the occupied territories, across, and just felt personally how extraordinary that was to understand the military risk that israel faces every day. >> obviously that anecdote was intended to let the hundreds of donors they had nothing to worry about when it came to christie sharing strong attitudes toward israel, espec...

Authority commissioner anthony sartor, who has long-chaired the agencys subcommittee on world trade center development, submitted his resignation today. all of them comes amid the latest development in the legislative supercommittees investigation. the law firm hired by christies office to execute an internal review has just this afternoon released its interview memoranda, notes from the 75 interviews the firm conducted in its taxpayer funded vindication of the governor in bridgegate. including ...

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Moments ago, bridget kelly through her lawyer fired back at the report which we know pins much of the blame on her and throws in some salacious details about her personal life to boot. here is part of her statement. the reports venomous, gratuitous and inappropriate sexist remarks concerning ms. kelly have no place in what is alleged to be a professional and independent report. there appear to be two distinct versions of the george washington bridge lane closings. on the one hand, mr. wildstein ...

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Traffic jam-up lasted. that could be a month. there were several traffic accidents caused by this bridge scheme, delays of emergency vehicles, and at least four cases where ambulances were held up, all for the purpose of putting some punishing squeeze apparently on the mayor of ft. lee, a squeeze that lasted only four full days, but was planned as we know now to go four weeks. if thats what it took for the man in ft. lee to get whatever message was being sent. you have to wonder about the basic ...

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