Wikio - John Sweeney

Holy Crap! More Winners! (Needcoffee.com)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:08:22 GMT

The Halo 3 Vehicles are for Joseph McDevitt of Minnesota. The Flava Flav Roast DVDs go to Neil Morris of Oklahoma, Cara Hallmark of Pennsylvania, and John Sweeney of Florida. Flash Point was won by Frank Straton of Massachusetts. Gigantour? Alex Cutter of Delaware. The Young Indy Vol. 3 winners are: Prena Gala of New Jersey, Cherie Michalec [...]

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AFL-CIO Endorses Barack (Obama HQ)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:50:34 GMT

Calling Sen. Barack Obama a champion for working families, the top leaders of AFL-CIO unions today voted without opposition to endorse him for president of the United States, thrusting the labor federation’s largest ever grassroots mobilization effort into high gear. AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said... In so many ways―on jobs, health care, gas prices and the war in Iraq―our country...

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AFL-CIO endorses Obama (First Read)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:44:00 GMT

From NBC's Domenico MontanaroAs expected, the labor federation AFL-CIO endorsed Obama today.“In so many ways -- on jobs, health care, gas prices and the war in Iraq -- our country is headed in the wrong direction,” AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said in a released statement. “Barack Obama has proven from his days as an organizer, to his time in the Senate and his historic run for the...

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What Raid? (Talking Points Memo)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:29:15 GMT

Our sources suggest that reports that the FBI raided the office of former Rep. John Sweeney (R-NY) back in 2006 are not accurate....

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Did the Feds Really Raid Sweeney's Congressional Office? (TPMmuckraker)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:40:20 GMT

We were as surprised as anyone to hear last week that the FBI had searched the congressional office of former Rep. John Sweeney (R-NY) shortly after he lost his reelection bid in 2006. The Albany Times Union reported that the...

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The Quick 10: 10 Nicknames Coined By President Bush (The mental_floss Blogs)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:11:09 GMT

We’re betting that the George W. Bush Presidential library includes a nicknames wing. 1. Pootie-Poot. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia. The Cold War is over, so warm, fuzzy nicknames must be in! 2. Congressman Kickass. John Sweeney, Republican Congressman, NY. Also possible title for Vin Diesel’s next film. 3. Hurricane Karen. Karen Hughes, Special Advisor. 4. [...]

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Hugo Chávez: The Trillion Dollar Revolutionary (RT)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:01:00 GMT

BBC This World ’s John Sweeney (who you might recall from here ) went to Venezuela at the end of last year to investigate just how good the controversial President is at running his own country. President Hugo Chávez calls the United States “Dracula” and George W. Bush “Mr Danger”, “a drunk” and “a donkey”. He can get away with being rude to the most powerful man on earth and challenging...

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Feds Searched Sweeney's Congressional Office, Grand Jury Set For Next Week (TPMmuckraker)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:33:57 GMT

We know the feds have had their eye on former Rep. John Sweeney for a while. DOJ investigators pulled some of Sweeney's financial records from the House clerk in 2006 and reviewed them along with those from other lawmakers linked...

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Wed Morning Links (the albany project - Front Page)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:50:27 GMT

Some Links to start your day... The Times Union describes the probe into former state GOP boss Bill Powers and the the disgraced former Rep John Sweeney and his ex-wife as "far reaching." Nice. There's still a ton of unpassed bills in Albany as the session draws to a close. David Paterson may call legislators back to Albany to pass the school property tax cap, not that it means that they...

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Minarik-Powers connection (rochesterturning.com)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:57:56 GMT

As we said yesterday, the offices of lobbyist former NYS GOP Chair William Powers were raided yesterday as part of an investigation into former Republican Congressman John Sweeney, who appears to have been fingered by the great Jack Abramoff. Powers’ tenure as GOP Chair ended in 2001 and our own Steve Minarik’s began a few years [...]

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Targeting Sweeney's Wife Fits Abramoff Pattern (TPMmuckraker)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:40 GMT

So the feds are not only looking into former Rep. John Sweeney (R-NY), but also his ex-wife? That's sure how it looks, since they subpoenaed files about Sweeney and the fundraising firm run by his wife, Gayle Ford Sweeney -...

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Questions About Sweeney's Ties to Abramoff Go Back Years (TPMmuckraker)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:53:22 GMT

The Jack Abramoff investigation is a gift that keeps on giving. Nearly three years after the feds flipped the corrupt Washington lobbyist, we've learned just today that former U.S. Rep. John Sweeney (R-NY) may be the next lawmaker in the...

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FBI probing ex-Rep. Sweeney (Democratic Underground)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:36:12 GMT

Source: [b]The Hill[/b] Federal agents raided the offices of an Albany, N.Y., lobbying firm as part of an investigation focused on the relationship between former Rep. John Sweeney (R-N.Y.) and influential lobbyist William Powers and federal grants steered to Powers's clients. The probe appears ...

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Bruno: no insight on Powers (Capitol confidential)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:26:58 GMT

Speaking to reporters after a press conference with AG Andrew Cuomo and Speaker Shelly Silver, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno was asked about the FBI investigation involving former GOP chair William Powers and former Rep. John Sweeney. Bruno said, ” I don’t have any insight into anything. I haven’t even read what has been written.” He [...]

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Abramoff-Albany connection (rochesterturning.com)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:24:08 GMT

A story is breaking in Albany that has the potential to do serious harm to the State GOP. William Powers, who was head of the NYS GOP for a dozen years had his home raided by FBI agents as part of an investigation of our favorite former Republican Congressman, John Sweeney. Those [...]

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Sweeney And Sweeney And Powers And Abramoff - Oh My! (the albany project - Front Page)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:22:23 GMT

Disgraced former Rep. John Sweeney is proving once again to be the gift that just keeps on giving as we learn more about the FBI raid on former state GOP chairman and current big-time lobbyist Bill Powers' office. It seems that the feds are looking into earmarks directed by Sweeney to entities in New York that also happened to be clients of Powers' firm, the same firm that also...

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Union Leaders Say Bush, EU Ignore Workers’ Concerns (AFL-CIO Weblog)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:48:00 GMT

Workers on two continents today called on the governments of the United States and the European Union to make workers’ concerns a key part of their economic decisions. In a joint statement, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney and John Monks, general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation ( ETUC ), noted that the summit between President Bush and the heads of the European...

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Effects of Risperidone on Procedural Learning in Antipsychotic-Naive First-Episode Schizophrenia (British Journal of Pharmacology)

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:27:03 GMT

Effects of Risperidone on Procedural Learning in Antipsychotic-Naive First-Episode Schizophrenia Neuropsychopharmacology advance online publication, June 4, 2008. doi:10.1038/npp.2008.79 Authors: Margret SH Harris, Courtney L Wiseman, James L Reilly, Matcheri S Keshavan & John A Sweeney Keywords:

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The Sweeney standard (Capitol confidential)

Wed, 28 May 2008 16:04:46 GMT

John Sweeney may be out of politics (for now), but for Democrats well beyond the Empire State, he’s still an icon. Unfortunately for the former Congressman, not quite in the saintly sense. As “Rovian” became a modern-day synonym for “Machivellian,” Dems are using Sweeney as a standard of personal excess and sexism. Case in point: the [...]

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CA-46: Rohrabacher Takes a Page From Sweeney's Playbook (Swing State Project)

Tue, 27 May 2008 20:31:15 GMT

You all remember ex-Rep. John Sweeney (R-Animal House), right? Here's a memento from his 2006 campaign against now-Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand: "You can't take a resume and a pretty face from New York City and say to people this is good for you simply because we can spend a lot of money and raise a lot of money," Sweeney told the Record of Troy. (Emphasis added.) Now, here's Rep. Dana...

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