Bhlj Viral sensation  Bernie baby  suddenly dies
ALBANY, N.Y. - Sheldon Silver, the longtime leader of the New York state Assembly, agreed to give up the position he has held for 21 years in the wake of federal corruption charges, a top lawmaker announced Tuesday.The decision ann stanley website ounced by Majority Leader Joseph Morelle came after Democratic lawmakers met behind closed doors for two days to discuss their response to the turmoil that appears likely to end one of the longest active tenures in American state politics. He said to me he will not impede the transition,  said Morelle, surrounded by most of the 105 Assembly Democrats.  We ll have a vacancy on Monday.                                         As majority leader, the No. 2 post in the chamber, Morelle will be the interim speaker from the moment Silver resigns until the lawmakers  stanley cup formally convene again Monday. At that point, they plan to amend their rules to keep him as interim speaker until Feb. 10. That s intended to give any other member a chance to express interest and explain how he or she would lead, said Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti.Silver did not address his colleagues or reporters on Tuesday but late Monday night said he expected  stanley termohrnek to be exonerated. It is unclear whether Silver plans to resign or whether his tenure will be formally ended Monday by legislative action. Messages left with Silver s office were not returned.        The 70-year-old Manhattan Democrat was taken into custody last Thursday on federal charges he took nearly $4 million in payoffs and kickback Nmhn Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio pause campaigns to vote on North Korea sanctions
  AP  The  politics of changing procurement is tough,  President Obama admitted when asked during his press conference what he intended to cut form the Defense and Veterans Administration s budgets for savings. The questioner, from the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, noted that  so many items that seem destined for the chopping block are politically untenable.  The budget that we ve put forward reflects the largest increase in veterans funding in 30 years,  Mr. Obama said, noting that all Americans want to see veterans rewarded.  He lamented that recently  the V.A. has been under-resourced when it comes to dealing with things like post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, dealing with some of the backlogs in admission to V.A. hospitals.                                         In terms of cuts, the president said he is working with Defense Secretary Gates to reform the procurement system. He noted that he is not alone in his diagnosis of the procurement problem.   There is uniform acknowledgment that the procure stanley nz ment system right now doesn t work. That s not just my opinion. That s John McCain s opinion. That s Carl Levin s opinion,  he said.          He argued that experts agree that,  you ve got a whole range of billion-do gourde stanley llar, multibillion-dollar systems that are seeing cost overruns of 30 percent or 40 percent or 50 percent, and then still don t perf stanley mug orm the way they re supposed to. However, he vowed to continue to  find savings in a way that allows us t

Bhlj Viral sensation  Bernie baby  suddenly dies
ALBANY, N.Y. - Sheldon Silver, the longtime leader of the New York state Assembly, agreed to give up the position he has held for 21 years in the wake of federal corruption charges, a top lawmaker announced Tuesday.The decision ann stanley website ounced by Majority Leader Joseph Morelle came after Democratic lawmakers met behind closed doors for two days to discuss their response to the turmoil that appears likely to end one of the longest active tenures in American state politics. He said to me he will not impede the transition,  said Morelle, surrounded by most of the 105 Assembly Democrats.  We ll have a vacancy on Monday.                                         As majority leader, the No. 2 post in the chamber, Morelle will be the interim speaker from the moment Silver resigns until the lawmakers  stanley cup formally convene again Monday. At that point, they plan to amend their rules to keep him as interim speaker until Feb. 10. That s intended to give any other member a chance to express interest and explain how he or she would lead, said Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti.Silver did not address his colleagues or reporters on Tuesday but late Monday night said he expected  stanley termohrnek to be exonerated. It is unclear whether Silver plans to resign or whether his tenure will be formally ended Monday by legislative action. Messages left with Silver s office were not returned.        The 70-year-old Manhattan Democrat was taken into custody last Thursday on federal charges he took nearly $4 million in payoffs and kickback Nmhn Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio pause campaigns to vote on North Korea sanctions
  AP  The  politics of changing procurement is tough,  President Obama admitted when asked during his press conference what he intended to cut form the Defense and Veterans Administration s budgets for savings. The questioner, from the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, noted that  so many items that seem destined for the chopping block are politically untenable.  The budget that we ve put forward reflects the largest increase in veterans funding in 30 years,  Mr. Obama said, noting that all Americans want to see veterans rewarded.  He lamented that recently  the V.A. has been under-resourced when it comes to dealing with things like post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, dealing with some of the backlogs in admission to V.A. hospitals.                                         In terms of cuts, the president said he is working with Defense Secretary Gates to reform the procurement system. He noted that he is not alone in his diagnosis of the procurement problem.   There is uniform acknowledgment that the procure stanley nz ment system right now doesn t work. That s not just my opinion. That s John McCain s opinion. That s Carl Levin s opinion,  he said.          He argued that experts agree that,  you ve got a whole range of billion-do gourde stanley llar, multibillion-dollar systems that are seeing cost overruns of 30 percent or 40 percent or 50 percent, and then still don t perf stanley mug orm the way they re supposed to. However, he vowed to continue to  find savings in a way that allows us t