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2014 Election-Rigging Journalism:
Still
waiting for the press
to report the TRUE FACTS
about the Commission to Investigate Public
Corruption --
starting with The New York Times
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featured New York Times reporting -- July 23, 2014:
Cuomo's
Office Hobbled State Ethics Inquiries",
(Susanne Craig, William Rashbaum, Thomas Kaplan)
CJA's July 23, 2014 e-mail
to Susanne Craig:
"Subject: More, much more, to your story: 'Cuomo's Office Hobbled State Ethics
Inquiries" (cc: William Rashbaum, Thomas Kaplan, Metro,
Editorial)
referred-to
links:
(1) Intervention
in Declaratory Judgment Action v. Commission
(2)
Citizen-Taxpayer Action vs Cuomo, et al.
(3)
Commission's Sept
17, 2013 hearing -- video clip of testimony
(4)
recent letters sent to US Attorney Bharara --
JCOPE
JULY 24, 2014:
"Gov.
Cuomo's broken promises",
New York Times (editorial)
"Cuomo
held the strings in graft hunt",
New York Times (Jim Dwyer)
CJA's July 25, 2014 e-mail to Susanne Craig:
"Subject: "When can I expect to
hear from you? -- 'RE:
More, much more, to your story: 'Cuomo's Office Hobbled State Ethics
Inquiries'" (cc: William Rashbaum, Thomas Kaplan,
Metro, Editorial)
July 28, 2014
"Cuomo
Defends His Handling of Ethics Panel",
New
York Times (Thomas Kaplan, Susanne Craig)
July 29, 2014
"Gov.
Cuomo's Latest Excuses",
New York Times (editorial)
July 31, 2014
"US
Attorneys warns Cuomo on Moreland Commission Case",
New York Times
(Susanne Craig, William Rashbaum, Thomas Kaplan)
"Cuomo,
a Prosecutor and a Fight in the Mud Over a Shuttered Ethics Panel",
New York Times (Jim Dwyer)
August 4, 2014
"Cuomo's
Aides Use Allies to Shore Up Governor's Image",
New York Times (Thomas Kaplan)
CJA's August 6, 2014 e-mail to Susanne Craig --
"Subject: Thank you for
your prompt call-back this morning -- RE: More, much more, to your story:
'Cuomo's Office Hobbled State Ethics Inquiries"
(cc: William Rashbaum, Thomas Kaplan, Metro, Editorial, Jim
Dwyer)
click
here for:
2014 Post-Election Continuation of
Times' Cover-Up of the Truth
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FOLLOWING "THE LEADER"
July 23, 2014
"Cuomo's
Corruption Commission Finds Cuomo is Corrupt", Gothamist,
Christopher Robbins
"How
Cuomo's anticorruption Moreland Commission fell apart, from NY Times",
Syracuse.com, Teri Weaver
"Wising
up to Cuomo's political 'con' game", New York Post, Michael Goodwin
"Teachout:
Cuomo Might Have to Resign Over Moreland Mess (Updated)",
State of Politics, Liz Benjamin
"Good-Government
Groups: Cuomo Should Explain Himself to Voters", State of Politics,
Nick Reisman
"Stewart-Cousins
Defends Cuomo Interference in Moreland Commisison",
New York Observer, Will Bredderman
"Andrew
Cuomo has a reform to sell you", Capital New York, Josh Benson
"Reaction
to NYT Moreland bombshell rolls in", Capitol
Confidential, Matthew Hamilton
"GOP
wants blood after report Cuomo thwarted corruption probe",
NY Post, Carl Campanile
"Gov
says Commission wasn't independent despite what members thought",
Capital New York, Jimmy Vielkind
"Astorino
Expects Cuomo Administration Indictments", New York Observer,
Jillian Jorgensen
"Zephyr
Teachout to Andrew Cuomo: Resign Now", New York
Observer, Ross Barkan
"Revealing
the power behind the Cuomo throne", Gannett, Phil
Reisman
"Cahill
blasts Schneiderman for failing to protect Commission's Independence",
City & State
July 24, 2014
"Gov.
Cuomo's broken promises", New York Times, editorial
"Preet
Bharara: If other people aren't going to do it, then we're going to do
it", Gannett, Jon Campbell
"Five
Moreland Commission staffers still on state payroll", Gannett,
Joseph Spector
"Sedita
refuses to talk about Moreland Commission", WGRZ
"Astorino
calls for special prosecutor in Moreland case", State of Politics,
Nick Reisman
"Cahill
rips Schneiderman on Moreland Commission", Gannett, Joseph Spector
"Experts:
Cuomo ethics controversy won't stir voters", Newsday, Mike Gormley
"Cuomo
held the strings in graft hunt", New York Times, Jim Dwyer
"GOP
jumps on Moreland scandal", Times Union, Matthew Hamilton
"Legal
experts differ on Cuomo administration's exposure", Capital New
York, Laura Nahmias
"Moreland
Commission Controversy Raises Questions On Role Of Attorney General",
WXXI, Karen DeWitt
"Teachout
calls on Cuomo to answer Moreland questions", Capital New York,
Conor Skelding
July 25, 2014
"Moreland
Commission members made deputy attorneys general could come back to bite
Cuomo", Daily News, Lovett
"A
situation Cuomo can't control anymore", Capital New York
"Opponents
seize on Moreland controversy", WAMC Radio, Karen DeWitt
"Three
Reasons Why Moreland Won't Stick, and Why it Might", State of
Politics, Nick Reisman
"Moreland
Commision shutdown as panel mulled Senate subpoenas", Albany Times
Union, Brendan Lyons
"Do
voters care about Moreland?", Capitol Confidential,
Akum Norder
"Katz
jumps into the Moreland void", Capitol Confidential, Rick Karlin
"Impact
of Gov. Cuomo inquiry hazy", Gannett, Jon Campbell
July 26, 2014
"Cuomo's
micromanaging with Moreland Commission unlikely to lead to prosecutions,
experts say", Newsday, Mike Gormley
"What
I meant to say was...", Capitol Confidential, Casey Seiler
"Cuomo
is Eliot 'Steamroller' Spitzer All Over Again", NY Post, Bob McManus
"Fate
of Cuomo is in hands of US Prosecutor", Albany Times Union, Fred
LeBrun
July 27, 2014
"Our
view: Cuomo's corruption debacle can't be ignored", Auburnpub.com
"Handling
of Moreland Commission an embarassement for Gov. Cuomo (editorial)",
syracuse.com, editorial
"Cuomo's
opponent on the offensive", Finger Lake Times, Jim Miller
"Editorial:
an explanation, governor", Albany Times Union
"Who
will probe this situation?", Albany Times Union, Richard Brodsky
July 28, 2014
Eric County District Attorney's statement
"Cuomo
should shoulder blame for defunct anti-corruptionn panel, says irate
commission members", Daily News, Ken Lovett
"In
editorials, Cuomo ripped for Moreland Commission", Gannett, Joseph
Spector
"Fitzpatrick
defends Moreland, Cuomo", Capitol Confidential, Casey Seiler
"Moreland
co-chair: 'Nobody interfered'", Gannett, Jon Campbell
"Astorino
in Syracuse says anti-corruption commission is Cuomo's Watergate,
compared governor to mafia boss", syracuse.com; Michelle Breidenbach
"Cuomo
breaks his silence on Moreland", Capitol Confidential, Matthew
Hamilton
"Cuomo
Calls Moreland a 'Phenomenal Success' Despite Scathing Report",
"Critics
pile on following Times story", Legislative Gazette, Thomas Alston
"Andrew
Cuomo's Do Gooders Done Wrong", Daily Beast, Lloyd Green
"Cuomo
Defends His Handling of Ethics Panel", New York Times, Susanne
Craig, Thomas Kaplan
"Teachout
asks AG Schneiderman to continue Moreland corruption investigation",
Syracuse.com, Michelle Breidenbach
"Video:
Critics: Where is AG Eric Schneiderman?", Gannett, Joseph Spector
"Zephyr
Teachout calls on AG Schneiderman to carry on with Moreland probe",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Moreland
'interaction', not 'interference'", Capital New York, Jimmy Vielkind
July 29, 2014
"Gov.
Cuomo's Latest Excuses", New York Times, editorial
"Schneiderman's
share of the Moreland Mess", Gotham Gazette, David Howard King
"Teachout
asks Schneiderman to pick up where Moreland Commission left off",
Legislative Gazette, Cady Kuzmich
"Moreland
Commission's 9-month tab: $350,000", Capital New York, Jimmy
Vielkind
"Cuomo's
biggest political test is on how his administration handled corruption
investigation", Associated Press, David Klepper
July 30, 2014
"Cuomo's
big bluff backfires", NY Daily News, Bill Hammond
"Gov.
Cuomo's Moreland mess: he did it for us", NY Post, editorial
"Reform
Isn't Dead Yet", NY Observer, editorial
"Preet
Bharara, Eric Schneiderman meet for lunch amid Cuomo's scandal",
Daily News
"Bharara
and Schneiderman Do Lunch", State of Politics, Liz Benjamin
"Cuomo:
Astorino's Moreland attacks are 'entertaining'", Capital New York,
Jimmy Vielkind
"Should
other Moreland co-chairs speak out? 'That's up to Them', Cuomo
says", Gannett, Jon Campbell
"Cuomo's
walking high wire on his meddling with corruption commission", Daily
Freeman/AP, David Klepper
"GOP
opponent blasts attorney general over Moreland Commission", Buffalo
News, Robert McCarthy
"Head
of scandal plagued Moreland Commission in line for cushy job",
NY Post, Pat Bailey
July 31, 2014
"US
Attorneys warns Cuomo on Moreland Commission Case", New York Times, Susanne
Craig, William Rashbaum, Thomas Kaplan
"Cuomo,
a Prosecutor and a Fight in the Mud Over a Shuttered Ethics Panel",
New York Times, Jim Dwyer
"Andrew
Cuomo hires criminal lawyer to represent governor's office", NY
Post, Ken Lovett
"A.M.
Roundup: The Moreland Commisison lives! Or does it?",
Capitol Confidential, Akum Norder
"Moreland
panel was never ended", Albany Times Union, Brendan Lyons
"Cuomo
says that Fitzpatrick was Moreland's 'senior chair'", Capitol New
York, Casey Seiler
"Cuomo
acknowledges Bharara's letter; says office did nothing wrong",
Gannett, Joseph Spector
"Cuomo
Faces Legal Issues in Moreland", Wall Street Journal, Erica Orden
"Buffalo
DA: Moreland Commission's Fitzpatrick acted with 'professionalism,
decency and integrity' (Your Letters), syracuse.com
"Big
Foot v. Big Foot: Bharara's Warning ", NY Post, Bob McManus
"With
Prosecutors Circling, Ethics Questions Get Serious For N.Y. Governor",
NPR, Joel Rose
"Teachout
& Wu Accuse Cuomo of Condoning 'Official Misconduct' and Breaking State
Law, Long Island Press, Spencer Rumsey, Jaimie Franchi
"Astorino
Blasted for Likening Cuomo to 'Mafia Boss'", Long Island Press,
Rashed Mian
"Bharara
weighstampering and obstruction probe of Cuomo administration", New
York Post, Joe Tacopino, Carl Campanile
"Wife
of chief Cuomo anti-corruption defender op for judgeship", New York
Post, Geoff Earle, Carl Campanile
August 1, 2014
"Hawkins
advocates full time legislature and public finance of campaigns",
North Country Radio
"Cuomo
aide urged spin", Times Union, Brendan Lyons
"Schneiderman
Breaks Silence on Moreland Commission", NY1, Zack Fink
"US
Attorney may investigate Moreland Commission", North Country Radio,
Karen DeWitt
"A
Cuomo Opponent Tilting at Corruption", New York Times, Ginia
Bellafonte
"Andrew
Cuomo hires criminal lawyer to represent governor's office as scandal on
Moreland anticorruption commission grows: sources", Ken Lovett
August 2, 2014
"Andrew
Cuomo's $35M campaign account will pay criminal alwyer representing
office during Moreland Commission investigation", Daily News, Ken
Lovett
"Sacha
asks U.S. Attorney to extend Moreland Commission Investigation",
Buffalo News, Robert McCarthy
"Lesson
for Cuomo: Danger is in cover-up attempt", Albany Times Union, Fred
LeBrun
"Schneiderman
stays silent on Moreland Commission", Gannett, Joseph Spector
August 3, 2014
"Larry
Schwartz, Top Aide, to Meet with Prosecutors", Wall Street Journal,
Chris Matthews, Erica Orden
"Moreland
Commission Co-Chair Kathleen Rice is 'assisting' feds with probe",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
"Cuomo's
Moreland mess could be more than fleeting story", Daily Freeman,
Alan Chartok
August 4, 2014
"Cuomo's
Aides Use Allies to Shore Up Governor's Image", New York Times,
Thomas Kaplan
"Cuomo's
attorney spending conflicts with Democratic bill", Capital New York,
Laura Nahmias
"Cuomo
fears the worst as first polls after scandal approach", NY Post,
Fred Dicker
"Cuomo's
Approval Ratings Down, Polls Show", Wall Street Journal, Erica
Orden, Christopher Matthews
August 5, 2014
"Cuomo
mostly mum on Moreland", Albany Times Union, Matthew Hamilton
"Political
potholes: Cuomo's Moreland controversy may derail re-election bid",
Watertown Daily Times, editorial
"Poll:
Moreland Scandal Non-Issue; Cuomo Well Ahead of Astorino", Long
Island Press, Rashed Mian
"Cuomo:
Staff Should Work with U.S. Attorney", Wall Street Journal, Mike
Vilensky
August 6, 2014
"Cuomo:
campaign funds for criminal defense lawyer saves taxpayer money",
North Country Radio, Karen DeWitt
"Why
Cuomo will probably walk", Daily News, Bill Hammond
"In
spite of Moreland mess, Cuomo still earns praise from Republican
lawmakers", State of Politics, Nick Reisman
"Blakeman
calls out Rice on Moreland", The Island Now, Bill San Antonio,
Anthony O'Reilly
"Blakeman
presses Rice on Moreland tenure", Newsday, Paul LaRocco
"Cuomo's
campaign hits unforeseen problems", Western Queens Gazette
August 7, 2014
"Demand
Answers on the Moreland Commission" -- Common Cause Petition
"Where are the
Heros?", Astorino announcement
"The
NYS Budget, the Moreland Commission, Ethics Reform, and the
Gubernatorial Election", Westchester Guardian
(Hezi Aris); "Who
Will Probe This Situation? (Richard Brodsky)
"Rangel
Defends Cuomo as Moreland Controversy Simmers", NY Observer, Ross
Barkan
"3
things John Cahill says about NY AG's silence on Moreland Commission
(video)", syracuse.com, Michelle Breidenbach
"New
York paying up to $300,000 in Moreland Commission Legal Fees", Wall
Street Journal, Erica Orden
"Federal
Prosecutor Looks at Cuomo and Moreland Commission Referrals", Wall
Street Journal, Erica Orden, Christopher Matthews
"Three
of Five Developers Haven't Cashed in Controversial Tax Exemption",
Commerical Observer, Tobias Salinger
"Bharara
v. Cuomo Emerges as Battle of Two NY Sheriffs", Bloomberg
News, Freeman Klopott, Martin Braun, Patricia Hurtado
"Law
firm used by Gov. Cuomo in Moreland probe was also hired by State
Democrats
, Daily News, Ken Lovett
"The
Heat is on for Cuomo -- But Also for Bharara", New York Magazine,
Chris Smith "Is
Embarassement Punishment Enough for Cuomo?"
August 8, 2014
"Republican
National Committee touts CNN's Andrew Cuomo report, but",
Gannett
"Cuomo
raised amid Moreland fallout, sent $1.7 M to state Dems for Aid",
Capital New York, Laura Nahmias
August 11, 2014
"Despite
Criticism, Cuomo Holds Wide Lead Over Republican Challenger, Poll Finds",
New York Times, Thomas Kaplan
"Cuomo
has 32-point lead over Astorino in wake of Moreland Commission
controversy", Syracuse.com, Teri Weaver
"Siena
Poll: Moreland Controversy Not Hurting Cuomo's Favorability",
TimeWarner, Nick Reisman
"A
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to a Landslide", City & State,
Michael Benjamin
August 12, 2014
"Most
voters don't know Moreland Commission", Epoch Times,
Jonathan Zhou
"Cuomo
Disclosures Don't Turn Off Real Estate Contributors", Commerical
Observer, Tobias Salinger
August 15, 2014
"The
governor has political potholes to navigate in re-election campaign",
The Johnson News Service
August 16, 2014
"No
easy answers in prosecutor's probe of Cuomo", Bradford Era
October 22, 2014
"U.S.
Attorney talks about shuttered Moreland Commission ahead of debate",
Buffalo News, Tom Precious
October 29, 2014
"Cuomo
Tweaks Bharara, calls Moreland issue 'political baloney'", Capital
New York, Jimmy Vielkind
November 24, 2014
"Preet
Bharara corruption probes could hinder legislative payraise talks,
insiders say", Daily News, Ken Lovett
Democratic Rivals John Sampson, Daily News, Carl Campanile
"Judge
upholds Cuomo salary caps on nonprofits", Capitol Confidential,
Karlin
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