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  Save the Internet : Fighting for Internet Freedom
We'll email you with information on important campaign developments.
“Of all the factors that support a free and democratic society, news and communications media are central.
I urge you to make all possible efforts to insure that this nation’s media are kept free of corporate or political manipulation and control.
www.savetheinternet.com   (254 words)

  
  NEW YORK
New York City emerged from World War II as the unquestioned leading city of the world, with Wall Street leading America's emergence as the world's dominant economic power, the United Nations headquarters (built in Manhattan in 1952) emphasizing its political influence, and the rise of Abstract Expressionism displacing Paris as center of the art world.
New York City is located at the center of the BosWash megalopolis, 218 miles (350 km) driving distance from Boston and 220 miles (353 km) from Washington, D.C. The city's total area is 468.9 square miles (1,214.4 km²), of which 35.31% is water.
New York City is a major center for international business and commerce and is one of three "command centers" for the global economy (along with Tokyo and London).
www.solarnavigator.net /geography/new_york.htm   (2752 words)

  
 New York City, city profile
New York was greatly damaged twice by fires of dubious origin during the British occupation that followed the Battle of Brooklyn at the start of the American Revolutionary War and which lasted until November 25, 1783.
New York City remained the capital of the U.S. until 1790, when the honor was transferred to Philadelphia.
New York grew as an economic center with the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, and Tammany Hall began to grow in influence with the support of many of the immigrant Irish, culminated in the election of the first Tammany mayor, Fernando Wood, in 1854.
www.newyorkcity-realestate.com /citytour/NY/New-York-City.php   (1317 words)

  
 The Militant - July 20, 2004 -- Socialist Workers launch New York campaign
Left, SWP slate in 2004 elections in New York at campaign center in Manhattan's Garment District June 30.
NEW YORK—The Socialist Workers Party has launched its statewide ticket in New York, and campaigners are reaching out to working people here with the socialist alternative in the 2004 elections.
Unlike the candidates who defend the capitalist status quo, the socialists are using their election campaign to get books and pamphlets in the hands of workers and farmers that explain how capitalism works and what lessons working people can draw from the history of 150 years of struggle of the working-class movement.
www.themilitant.com /2004/6826/682602.html   (809 words)

  
 New York City Campaign, 1915
In Manhattan (New York City) and Brooklyn these were bound together by county organizations but in order to unite all the suffragists in cooperative work the Interurban Woman Suffrage Council was formed in 1903 at the Brooklyn home of a pioneer, Mrs.
The Council was the first suffrage organization in New York City to interview Assemblymen and Senators on woman suffrage and it called the first representative convention held in the big metropolis.
The population of Greater New York was 4,700,000 and the new party had a task of colossal proportions.
www.sscnet.ucla.edu /history/dubois/classes/995/98F/doc71.html   (1304 words)

  
 New York Life to Launch New Advertising Campaign on January 31
New York Life's tagline, "The Company You Keep," closes each advertisement, and the iconic gold pinnacle of the New York Life's landmark headquarters in Manhattan is featured prominently.
New York Life introduced its values as a central theme in its advertising campaign in 1997, and subsequent campaigns have expanded on this theme.
New York Life Insurance Company, a Fortune 100 company founded in 1845, is the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States and one of the largest life insurers in the world.
www.newyorklife.com /cda/0,3254,14434,00.html   (785 words)

  
 PROTECT's New York Campaign :: National Association to PROTECT Children :: Pro-Child :: Anti-Crime   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
New York now joins two other major states--Illinois and California--in rolling back preferential treatment for criminals who sexually assault their own children.
The New York legislative victory holds special significance in what has come to be known nationally as the Circle of Trust campaign.
New York's antiquated incest laws were included in a model penal code in the late 19th century.
www.protect.org /newYork/campaign.shtml   (553 words)

  
 News Copy, New York: Campaign Fundraising   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The New York Sun noted that Pataki had little dollars in the pring of 1994, and a near-empty campaign chest by May, yet his work on the ground level delivered him the nomination.
News Copy has found that a growing number of Republican donors believe (a) Spitzer is a reformer, (b) the GOP has no chance of winning, (c) the Attorney General should preside over the coming fiscal collapse OR (d) helping a Republican could reduce their influence in a state run by the Democratic frontrunner.
New York's two statewide races are sizing up as the main political events, with Hillary Clinton likely facing a national effort against her in the Empire State.
www.newscopy.org /campaign_fundraising/index.html   (10185 words)

  
 New York | Public Campaign Action Fund   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
New York's Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer has announced a slate of reforms he plans to put in place on January 1 for his administration.
Sick of "business-as-usual" on the campaign trail and in Washington?  So is Rachel Leon, executive director of New York Common Cause and author of this piece in The Journal News about the Voters First Pledge: the way to ensure we really clean up Congress.
There's been a considerable uptick in reporting on both New York's loophole-ridden campaign finance laws, and the push for public financing.  Today, Newsday carries a story on an effort in Suffolk County at a public financing option - and an editorial claiming the effort doesn't go far enough.
www.campaignmoney.org /blog-tags/new-york   (284 words)

  
 Grading State Disclosure - New York
New York's low performance in the disclosure law category and its F in the area of web site usability bring the state's overall grade down to a D, in spite of a strong electronic filing program and relatively good marks for accessibility of campaign finance data.
New York has mandatory electronic filing for all candidates who reach a threshold of $1,000, and gives candidates free software and the option to file some reports over the web.
Campaign finance reports are posted to the web site within a few days of being filed, and the site includes a searchable database of campaign contributions.
www.campaigndisclosure.org /gradingstate2003/ny.html   (501 words)

  
 New York | Public Campaign   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Today, two articles in New York newspapers offer insight into the state's fundraising woes, and offer further evidence that a public financing option is necessary.
New York's good government groups lay out their wishlist of reforms for the next governor - at the top the list is public financing.
New York's campaign donation limits are easily circumvented, rules regulating lobbying during an election year are few and far between, and incumbents hold tremendous advantage in the fundraising game: the state needs a Clean Elections law and the Albany Times-Union has published an editorial by Public Campaign's Executive Director, Nick Nyhart, explaining why.
www.publicampaign.org /taxonomy/term/401/0   (545 words)

  
 Living in Dryden: New York campaign finance laws have enormous gap
In fact, this year's statewide political campaigns are awash with donations from L.L.C.'s, which are business entities that can be set up for as little as a couple of hundred dollars and provide special tax benefits and limits on financial liability.
The donations are legal in New York State races, but restrictions have been put on them at the federal level and in New York City races.....
New York’s limit of $50,100 per candidate is already the highest among the 37 states that have a donation limit and far above the $2,100 limit for federal campaigns, according to a recent study by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University's School of Law.
livingindryden.org /2006/08/new_york_campaign_finance.html   (432 words)

  
 Depression Screening Campaign, New York
In a new public awareness campaign, New Yorkers are encouraged to ask their doctor about a simple test for depression.
DOHMH's campaign is targeted to neighborhoods with the highest rates of depression, including North and Central Brooklyn, Harlem, and the South Bronx, where about 16% of New Yorkers experienced frequent mental distress in 2005.
New Yorkers who may be experiencing symptoms of depression, such as feeling hopeless or having little interest in doing things, should talk to their doctor or call 311 and ask for LIFENET.
www.medicalnewstoday.com /medicalnews.php?newsid=42484   (707 words)

  
 New York Campaign
It was a memorable September evening for UVMers in and around the Big Apple as The Campaign for the University of Vermont brought its uplifting message of pride and possibility to New York's American Museum of Natural History.
A highlight of the evening was his announcement that the Campaign had just passed the $200 million milestone, or 80 percent of the goal.
The goal for the New York Campaign is $20 million to be raised by June 30, 2006, which will bring the total from UVM's New York supporters to more than $55 million since the overall Campaign launch in 2001.
www.uvm.edu /~campaign/new_york_campaign.php   (186 words)

  
 New York and New Jersey campaign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The New York and New Jersey campaign was a series of engagements in the American Revolutionary War between forces led by General Sir William Howe, the British commander-in-chief, and the army under General George Washington, the American commander-in-chief.
The British gained control of New York harbor and the surrounding agricultural areas, and held New York City and Long Island for seven years, until the war ended in 1783.
He controlled much of New York and New Jersey and was in a good position to resume operations in the spring, with the rebel capital of Philadelphia in striking distance.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_York_Campaign   (888 words)

  
 News Copy, New York: Whose Campaign Is This Anyway?
New York's political establishment is basically incompetent, unfaithful and fully capable of accidently stabbing itself in the back.
New York's fourth largest city is a political hornet's nest and the federal judiciary is as imposing a liberal hammer as any political machine in the nation.
At the end of the day, this campaign belongs to the people of New York State and not some desperate bunch of control freaks sucking on the Pataki teat for more political patronage.
www.newscopy.org /2006/03/whose_campaign_.html   (1252 words)

  
 Consumer and Banking Officials Team Up to Launch 'Bank On New York' Campaign
New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Gretchen Dykstra and New York State Superintendent of Banks Diana L. Taylor, joined by dozens of banking representatives, today launched BANK ON NEW YORK - a new campaign to encourage New Yorkers to open basic bank accounts as a means toward financial independence and stability.
In addition, the DCA spearheads the New York City EITC Campaign with targeted and comprehensive effort on behalf of the City’s private, non-profit, and government sectors to increase the number of EITC-eligible New Yorkers who file.
The New York State Banking Department is the regulator for all state-chartered banking institutions, virtually all of the United States offices of international banking institutions, all of the State’s mortgage brokers, mortgage bankers, check cashers and budget planners.
www.nyc.gov /html/dca/html/news/pr_010605.shtml   (934 words)

  
 New York City's Campaign Finance Solution
It has slowly become clear that the public campaign finance system, at least as far as the primaries are concerned, is both going broke and is broken.
New York City, of all places, has been somewhat of a testing ground in this area over the past several years, and can provide some guidance.
In New York, candidates for mayor get matching funds for contributions up to $250 on a 4-to-1 basis - in other words, if the candidate receives a $250 contribution, he or she will get $1,000 from the city.
www.reformelections.org /commentary.asp?opedid=365   (578 words)

  
 The Nation Newspaper | New York New York – 'Cap campaign donations'
Central to his analysis is the need for political campaign finance reform throughout the Caribbean.
Jessica Odle, Barbados' Consul-General in New York, who ran in the 1990s on the BLP ticket, rejected the suggestion that corporate donations influence Government policy in Barbados.
For her part, the Consul-General believes there is room for more campaign finance reform, a process, which she said started in the 1990s.
www.nationnews.com /editorial/288008251449292.php   (460 words)

  
 The New York City Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund
Reverend Michael Banks, of the New York City Mennonite Council, talked about the energy and enthusiasm this movement to pay taxes for peace, not war, has brought to the people of his church.
Linda Chidsey, presiding clerk of the New York Yearly Meeting of Friends, and Ruth Wenger, pastor of North Bronx Mennonite Church, put the Peace Tax Fund in the historical context of their religious traditions.
Nadette Stasa, volunteer with the NYC Campaign made sure Gandhi's presence was felt.
www.peacetaxfund.org /nyc/news/2005-06-09nychearing.htm   (1236 words)

  
 BYG New York 2006 - Jews for Jesus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
We are still looking for campaigners, “behind the scenes” stewards, and prayer partners that will be available for; the entire month of July, the first two weeks or last two weeks of July.
For this reason we require campaigners (not stewards) to be Jewish believers in Jesus (or married to one), between the ages of 18-40.
Both campaigners and stewards are asked to raise $1500 for two weeks or $3000 for 4 weeks plus their roundtrip airfare to New York.
www.jewsforjesus.org /programs/byg/cities/newyork   (1543 words)

  
 “I LOVE NEW YORK” RECOGNIZED FOR ROLE IN CITY’S ONGOING RECOVERY
Recognizing the sheer strength of the campaign, its logo and slogan, Governor George E. Pataki announced an unprecedented $40 million I LOVE NEW YORK advertising campaign three weeks after the attacks to both solicit and convey support for New York.
The Governor was quick to recognize the value of a world-celebrated campaign then and again last fall when the world searched for a way to identify with New York.
ESD worked with NYC and Company, the city’s tourism marketing agency, to adapt the “New Day” commercial to promote their “Paint the Town Red White and Blue” campaign offering tourism packages to New York City.
www.empire.state.ny.us /press/press_display.asp?id=114   (1074 words)

  
 Campaign 2000 -- New York Senate Campaign -- Media Research Center
The New York Times reporter who Hillary Clinton says "is a superb, fair-minded reporter" but whom Bush called a "major league ass****" for his bias, was the subject of a Special Report with Brit Hume segment that appears to support Bush’s claims.
A letter from the Hillary Clinton for Senate campaign urged supporters to defend her in the media against charges of anti-Semitism but specifically requested supporters identify themselves as mere "concerned citizens" not acting at the campaign’s urging.
Paul Bedard of U.S. News and World Report relays how even aides laughed out loud at Hillary’s most recent claim to be "just like you," made to an audience of hunters in vote-rich upstate New York.
www.mediaresearch.org /campaign/00/newyork.asp   (1424 words)

  
 New York Campaign for Telephone Justice
In New York State, 57.5 percent of the profits – over $25 million last year – are kicked back to the state in the form of commissions.
In the case of one campaign member, several years ago she became gravely ill. With her husband in prison, the need for psychological support and costly medical care pulled in opposite directions, and until she recovered, she often faced thousands of dollars in phone bills and doctor bills alike.
Ultimately, the focus of the campaign will be on ending the current contract, a matter that may be pursued through the executive, judicial and legislative branches.
www.telephonejustice.org /about   (673 words)

  
 Campaign Finance :: New York
The funds of a candidate and the spouse of the candidate spent on the campaign are not contributions and are not limited.
This amount is the maximum that the candidate may receive from any one contributor during the campaign cycle for the particular election.
NOTE: Candidates opting into the NYC Public Financing program should check with the New York City Campaign Finance Board for further limitations.
www.lipolitics.com /nys_campaign_finance.htm   (961 words)

  
 Gore looks to right campaign in New Hampshire, New York - October 4, 1999
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (CNN) -- Vice President Al Gore's presidential campaign swung through New Hampshire and New York on Monday, as the Democratic front-runner looked for support in two key states where he is struggling.
New Hampshire gets the early primary season attention, but New York is nearly a must-win state for the Democrats if they hope to regain the White House.
Gore planned to head for New York City later Tuesday for a women's luncheon and then was to attend a Democratic Party function Tuesday evening in suburban Westchester County.
www.cnn.com /ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/10/04/gore.boston/index.html   (608 words)

  
 News -- O’Donovan ‘Kicks Off’ New York Campaign
University President Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J., traveled to New York last week to headline one of several "kickoff events" this year for Georgetown’s Third Century fundraising campaign.
The Third Century Campaign, the university’s current fund-raising initiative, has accumulated $452 million, or 60.26 percent, of its $750 million goal.
The money is also slated to support as yet undetermined increases in financial aid, and various new endowed chairs and professorships.
www.thehoya.com /news/100599/news2.htm   (244 words)

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