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Governor Eliot Spitzer (Chris Hondros/Getty Images)The New Gridlock
How might the Spitzer Administration’s ethical lapse affect you? The abuse of power finding by the State Attorney General has stalled progress on campaign finance reform, property tax rebates and more. We’ll look at the new political gridlock and its implications. Also, rising malpractice insurance rates, a new report on diabetes, and listeners address the "moral imperative" in Iraq.
The New Gridlock
Governor Spitzer has a scandal on his hands, just as he tries to "clean up Albany." How will it affect his legislative agenda? State Senator and Deputy Majority Leader Dean Skelos, R-9th (Southwest Nassau County), and State Assemblyman Peter Rivera, D-76th (Bronx), assess the situation.
Dean Skelos' website
Peter Rivera's website
AG Andrew Cuomo's Report into Alleged Misuse of NY State Police
Malpractice Insurance: What’s Behind Rising Rates?
Malpratice insurance rates will increase 14% this year in New York. Director of the Manhattan Institute's Center for Legal Policy Jim Copland and Public Citizen's Laura MacCleery debate the roots of the rise.
Diabetes' Toll on NYC
City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden explains a new report exploring the devastating costs -- both financial and personal -- of diabetes in New York. Dr. Rita Louard, a director of diabetes services at Montefiore Medical Center, reports from the front lines of the fight against the disease.
Diabetes in New York City: Public Health Burden and Disparities
Open Phones: Is there a moral imperative in Iraq?
Listeners answer the question of whether it is immoral for the United States to withdraw troops from Iraq.
Bruno Responds
Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno responds to the Spitzer scandal for the first time in this excerpt from his press conference.
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