TODAY'S NEWS - AUGUST 3, 2010

LOCAL NEWS

STATE POLICE INVITE 50 YOUTHS TO COMMISSIONER’S HONOR CAMP

50 TEENAGERS FROM 34 PA COUNTIES HAVE BEEN INVITED TO LEARN ABOUT STATE POLICE OPERATIONS AT THE COMMISSIONER’S HONOR CAMP THIS WEEK AT THE STATE POLICE ACADEMY IN HERSHEY. THE YOUTHS, AGES 13-18 WERE SELECTED FROM AMONG MORE THAN 1500 BOYS AND GIRLS WHO9 PARTICIPATED IN 26 LOCAL CAMP CADET PROGRAMS LAST YEAR. THE HONOR CAMP WAS CREATED IN 1998 AS A REWARD FOR THE TOP 2 CADETS FROM EACH LOCAL PROGRAM. TROOPERS TEACH HONOR CADETS ABOUT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, POLICE SKILLS, USE OF FORCE AND OTHER RELATED TOPICS.

DA GOODMAN GIVES BACK

AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD YESTERDAY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY JAMES P. GOODMAN AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY THOMAS J. CAMPION, JR. HANDED OUT CHECKS FROM MONEY THAT WAS SEIZED FROM DRUG DEALERS AND GAVE IT BACK TO LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS, THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE. THIS MONEY, A TOTAL OF $32,306.42, WILL ALLOW THOSE DEPARTMENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE DRUG PROBLEM IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. SOME OF THOSE INCLUDE: AN EVIDENCE ROOM UPGRADE AND THE PURCHASING OF ASSETS AND OTHER ITEMS FOR DRUG SUPPRESSION EFFORTS, THE PURCHASE OF FIRST CHOICE ARMOR TACTICAL ASSAULT VESTS AND TACTICAL HOLSTERS FOR GLOCK 37’S, A NEW VISUAL ALERT SYSTEM, THE PURCHASE OF 12 GLOCK 40 CALIBER PISTOLS AND FOR USE WITH DRUG-ENFORCEMENT START-UP COSTS.

ONE OF THE WAYS THAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS TAKEN AN AGGRESSIVE STANCE AGAINST DRUG DEALERS IS TO SEEK THE FORFEITURE OF ASSETS OWNED BY DRUG DEALERS. GOODMAN STARTED A DRUG FORFEITURE UNIT IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE WHICH IS HEADED BY ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY THOMAS J. CAMPION, JR.

FREEDOM HYUNDAI TO GET NEW SHOW ROOM

FREEDOM HYUNDAI IN HAMBURG BROKE GROUND YESTERDAY FOR AN EXPANSION PROJECT AT THE DEALERSHIP. FREEDOM HYUNDAI SHARES IT'S CURRENT SHOWROOM WITH FREEDOM TOYOTA AND SPACE IS GETTING TIGHT. THE NEW SHOW ROOM WILL ALSO INCLUDE A PARTS, SERVICE AND RECONDITIONING DEPARTMENT AND A DISPLAY AREA FOR ABOUT 150 NEW VEHICLES.
FREEDOM HYUNDAI MOVED IT'S DEALERSHIP TO THE HAMBURG LOCATION IN 2008 WITH THE INTENTION OF BUILDING A NEW SHOWROOM. SAVAGE SAYS THE BUILDING AT THE OLD LOCATION IN SCHUYLKILL HAVEN "WASN'T
EXACTLY CONDUCIVE TO GREAT COSTUMER SATISFACTION" AND THAT IT WAS "IN A NOT SO EASY PLACE TO GET TO IF YOU WERE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE NEW HYUNDAI SHOWROOM IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY YEAR'S END.

EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER SHOW HINDERS NEW RESTAURANT OPENING

EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER CAME TO NORTHERN BERKS COUNTY LAST THURSDAY, ONE DAY AFTER THE OPENING OF THE NEW INDIAN FORT INN IN HAMBURG. THE SHOW SET UP SHOP ON SEVERAL ACRES OF THE
FORT TO START CONSTRUCTION ON THEIR NEW HOME MASTERPIECE. THE HOME, WHICH CAN BE SEEN FROM INSIDE THE INN RESTAURANT HAS BROUGHT LOTS OF SPECTATORS TO THE AREA, HOWEVER, HAS HINDERED THE RESTAURANTS INITIAL OPENING. THE INDIAN FORT INN, BUILT IN THE LATE 1700, AS A SAFE HAVEN AGAINST THE INDIANS FOR THE RECENTLY SETTLED FIRST AMISH COMMUNITY IN AMERICA.

STEPHANIE SHANER, FORMER OWNER OF THE CREEK SIDE PUB WHICH WAS FORCEFULLY CLOSED DUE TO THE RT 61 EXPANSION, CHOSE THIS LOCATION FOR HER NEW RESTAURANT BECAUSE OF ITS HISTORICAL VALUES AND ITS MASSIVE AMOUNT OF SPACE FOR ANOTHER ENTERTAINMENT VENUE. THE INDIAN FORT INN IS CURRENTLY OPEN, EVEN THOUGH EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER HAS TAKEN OVER MOST OF THE PROPERTY. THE SHOW IS EXPECTED TO HAVE ITS FINAL DAY OF CONSTRUCTION AND THE EVER-POPULAR MOVE THAT BUS CEREMONY ON THURSDAY.



STATE NEWS

HARRISBURG, PA. (AP) - PENNSYLVANIA IS RAISING THE AMOUNT OF
REBATES TO RESIDENTS WHO BUY NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT HOT-WATER
HEATERS, FURNACES OR BOILERS. THE PROGRAM STARTED IN APRIL OFFERING
REBATES WORTH $100 TO $500. NOW THE REBATES RANGE FROM $250 TO
$1,000. THE $11 MILLION PROGRAM IS PAID FOR WITH FEDERAL ECONOMIC
STIMULUS MONEY.

SCRANTON, PA. (AP) - LAWYERS FOR A PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE WHO
PLEADED GUILTY TO FEDERAL CORRUPTION CHARGES SAY A RECENT SUPREME
COURT DECISION MEANS PROSECUTORS WILL LIKELY HAVE TO DROP ONE OF
THE COUNTS AGAINST HIM. LUZERNE COUNTY JUDGE MICHAEL TOOLE'S LAWYER
ARGUES THAT THE RULING MEANS HIS CONVICTION FOR "HONEST SERVICES
FRAUD" SHOULD BE THROWN OUT.

LANSDALE, PA. (AP) - AUTHORITIES SAY A PERSON HAS BEEN HIT AND
KILLED BY A TRAIN IN SUBURBAN PHILADELPHIA. EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY SAY A PEDESTRIAN MAN WAS STRUCK AT AN
INTERSECTION IN LANSDALE AT ABOUT 5:47 P.M. YESTERDAY BY A
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TRAIN.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - OFFICIALS SAY A TRUCK DRIVER WAS HOSPITALIZED
AFTER A CHEMICAL HE WAS DELIVERING SPILLED INTISDE HIS TRUCK AS IT
ARRIVED AT A PITTSBURGH-AREA LABORATORY. SPOKESMAN DAVID ANNA SAYS
THE TRUCK APPARENTLY HIT A BUMP AT THE U.S. ENERGY DEPARTMENT LAB
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, CAUSING A DRUM OF ACRYLIC ACID TO TIP OVER.
THE DRIVER WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.


NATIONAL NEWS

GULF OIL SPILL
UPDATE: MUD COULD FLOW TODAY

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP ENGINEERS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WANT TO
START SEALING UP THE BLOWN-OUT OIL WELL TODAY, BUT FIRST THEY'RE
RUNNING A TEST.
THEY PLAN TO PROBE THE BUSTED BLOWOUT PREVENTER WITH AN OIL-LIKE
LIQUID TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT CAN HANDLE THE SEALING-UP PROCESS,
CALLED A "STATIC KILL." IF IT CAN, THEN ENGINEERS PLAN TO SPEND
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY PUMPING HEAVY MUD DOWN THE WELL. THEN THEY
WANT TO SEAL IT UP FROM THE TOP END WITH CONCRETE. THE SAME THING
WOULD BE DONE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WELL WEEKS LATER.
BP OFFICIALS ARE NOW SAYING THAT ONCE THE STATIC KILL IS CARRIED
OUT, A PAIR OF COSTLY RELIEF WELLS MAY NOT BE NEEDED TO STOP THE
LEAK FOR GOOD. EACH WELL CAN COST ABOUT $100 MILLION.
RIGHT NOW THE ONLY THING KEEPING OIL FROM SPILLING INTO THE GULF
AGAIN IS A TEMPORARY CAP THAT'S HELD ON FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS.

TEENS DROWN-LOUISIANA
6 TEENS DROWN IN LOUISIANA RIVER; 7TH RESCUED

SHREVEPORT, LA. (AP) - FIRE OFFICIALS SAY SIX TEENAGERS HAVE
DROWNED IN A LOUISIANA RIVER AND A SEVENTH HAS BEEN RESCUED.
SHREVEPORT ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF FRED SANDERS SAYS THE TEENS WERE
PLAYING IN THE RED RIVER MONDAY EVENING AND STEPPED OVER A SUDDEN
DROP-OFF TO 20 FEET DEEP. HE SAYS THE TEENS RANGED IN AGE FROM 13
TO 18.
SANDERS SAYS THE TEENS WERE WITH ADULTS, BUT NONE IN THE GROUP
COULD SWIM.
HE SAYS HE BELIEVES THEY WERE FROM TWO FAMILIES - THREE BROTHERS
IN ONE FAMILY, AND TWO BROTHERS AND A SISTER IN THE OTHER.
HE SAYS NAMES MAY BE RELEASED TUESDAY, AFTER RELATIVES ARE
NOTIFIED. SHREVEPORT IS IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE STATE.

KAGAN-SUPREME COURT
NEW: CONFIRMATION ON TRACK, SENATE STARTS KAGAN DEBATE

WASHINGTON (AP) - THE SENATE IS STARTING DEBATE ON ELENA KAGAN'S
NOMINATION TO THE SUPREME COURT.
A VOTE IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK TO CONFIRM
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S NOMINEE. KAGAN IS IN LINE TO SUCCEED
RETIRED JUSTICE JOHN PAUL STEVENS AND BECOME THE FOURTH WOMAN TO
SIT ON THE COURT.
NEARLY ALL DEMOCRATS AND A HANDFUL OF GOP SENATORS ARE EXPECTED
TO VOTE FOR KAGAN, WHO HAS SERVED AS THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S
SOLICITOR GENERAL.
MOST REPUBLICANS SAY THE FORMER HARVARD LAW SCHOOL DEAN ISN'T
FIT TO BE A JUSTICE BECAUSE SHE'D LET HER LIBERAL POLITICAL VIEWS
GUIDE HER DECISIONS. THEY ALSO CRITICIZE HER LACK OF EXPERIENCE AS
A JUDGE.
PROPONENTS SAY SHE IS HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND COULD HELP BRING
CONSENSUS TO THE IDEOLOGICALLY POLARIZED COURT.

VEHICLE THEFT
CADILLAC ESCALADE MOST LIKELY TO CATCH THIEF'S EYE

ARLINGTON, VA. (AP) - AN SUV WITH A MINIMUM PRICE TAG OF MORE
THAN $62,000 IS ONCE AGAIN THE MOST POPULAR VEHICLE AMONG THIEVES.
THE HIGHWAY LOSS DATA INSTITUTE SAYS THE BLINGED-OUT 2007-2009
CADILLAC ESCALADE HAS BEEN STOLEN MORE THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE - AND
CAR THIEVES GO THE EXTRA MILE TO GET ONE.
THE ESCALADE HAS A ANTITHEFT IGNITION IMMOBILIZER THAT PREVENTS
IT FROM BEING STARTED WITHOUT A SPECIAL KEY. BUT THE INSTITUTE'S
KIM HAZELBAKER SAYS THIEVES JUST HAUL IT AWAY ON A FLATBED TRUCK.
ONE IN EVERY 100 ESCALADES IS STOLEN AND ONE IN EVERY FOUR ESCALADE
THEFTS HAS A CLAIM FOR $40,000 OR MORE.
NEXT ON THE MOST POPULAR STOLEN VEHICLE LIST - THE F-250 CREW
CAB PICKUP, INFINITI G37 TWO-DOOR CAR, DODGE CHARGER WITH ITS
HIGH-POWER HEMI ENGINE AND CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06.
THE VEHICLES LEAST LIKELY TO BE STOLEN ARE THE VOLVO S80, SATURN
VUE AND NISSAN MURANO, HONDA PILOT AND SUBARU IMPREZA. THEY'RE
FAMILY VEHICLES.

HOMER POLICE SHOOTING
FAMILY OF LA. MAN KILLED BY COP TO GET $125K

HOMER, LA. (AP) - A $125,000 SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR
THE FAMILY OF A 73-YEAR-OLD BLACK MAN SHOT AND KILLED BY A WHITE
POLICEMAN IN A SMALL LOUISIANA TOWN.
THE TIMES OF SHREVEPORT REPORTS THAT MONDAY NIGHT'S VOTE BY THE
HOMER BOARD OF SELECTMEN ENDS A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT FILED BY THE
WIDOW AND FOUR CHILDREN OF BERNARD MONROE SR. HE WAS SHOT AND
KILLED BY OFFICER TIM COX ON FEB. 20, 2009, AS POLICE CHASED ONE OF
MONROE'S SONS THROUGH HIS HOUSE.
COX AND OFFICER JOSEPH HENRY RESIGNED ABOUT FIVE MONTHS LATER.
THE SHOOTING OUTRAGED MANY IN THE RURAL TOWN OF 3,800 IN
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA. POLICE SAID MONROE WAS ARMED, BUT WITNESSES
SAID HE JUST HAD A WATER BOTTLE UNDER ONE ARM.
A GRAND JURY DECLINED IN JANUARY TO INDICT EITHER OFFICER.

TANKER TRUCK ROLLOVERS
NEW: NTSB PROBES ROLLOVERS BY HAZMAT TANKER TRUCKS

WASHINGTON (AP) - FEDERAL SAFETY INVESTIGATORS ARE PROBING
ROLLOVER ACCIDENTS BY TANKER TRUCKS CARRYING PROPANE, GASOLINE AND
OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD WANTS TO KNOW WHETHER
EQUIPMENT SIMILAR TO THE STABILITY SYSTEMS REQUIRED FOR CARS WOULD
HELP PREVENT TANKER ROLLOVERS.
THE BOARD IS HOLDING A HEARING TUESDAY ON AN ACCIDENT THAT
OCCURRED LAST YEAR IN INDIANAPOLIS, WHEN A PROPANE TANK TRUCK HIT A
GUARDRAIL ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, ROLLED OVER AND EXPLODED. A GIANT
FIREBALL COULD BE SEEN MILES AWAY. NO ONE WAS KILLED, BUT FIVE
PEOPLE WERE INJURED.
THERE ARE AN AVERAGE OF 1,265 CARGO TANK ROLLOVERS ANNUALLY IN
THE U.S.

IRAQ
SUSPECTED AL-QAIDA MILITANTS KILL 5 IRAQI SOLDIERS

BAGHDAD (AP) - IRAQI OFFICIALS SAY SUSPECTED AL-QAIDA MILITANTS
HAVE KILLED 5 IRAQI SOLDIERS AT A WESTERN BAGHDAD CHECKPOINT AND
PLANTED THE TERROR GROUP'S BLACK BANNER BEFORE FLEEING THE SCENE.
THE POLICE AND HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY THE ATTACKERS USED PISTOLS
FITTED WITH SILENCERS IN THE BRAZEN DAWN ASSAULT TUESDAY IN
BAGHDAD'S MANSOUR DISTRICT. THE OFFICIALS SPOKE ON CONDITION OF
ANONYMITY BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT AUTHORIZED TO TALK TO THE MEDIA.
IN A SIMILAR ATTACK LAST THURSDAY, MILITANTS STORMED A
CHECKPOINT IN BAGHDAD'S AZAMIYAH DISTRICT, KILLING 16 SECURITY
TROOPS AND PLANTING AL-QAIDA'S FLAG NEARBY.
VIOLENCE HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DROPPED IN IRAQ SINCE 2008, BUT
ATTACKS STILL OCCUR, PARTICULARLY IN BAGHDAD, WHERE AL-QAIDA
MILITANTS APPEAR DETERMINED TO SHOW THEY ARE NOT A SPENT FORCE.

PAKISTAN
OFFICIALS: 37 GUNNED DOWN IN PAKISTAN'S KARACHI

KARACHI, PAKISTAN (AP) - HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY AT LEAST 37
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FATALLY SHOT IN THE SOUTHERN PAKISTANI CITY OF
KARACHI FOLLOWING THE ASSASSINATION OF A LAWMAKER.
KARACHI, PAKISTAN'S MOST POPULOUS CITY AND ITS COMMERCIAL HUB,
HAS LONG BEEN VOLATILE, WITH BURSTS OF SECTARIAN, POLITICAL AND
ETHNIC VIOLENCE.
THE LATEST DEATH TOLLS COME AFTER PROVINCIAL LAWMAKER RAZA
HAIDER WAS SHOT DEAD MONDAY IN A MOSQUE. SIMI JAMALI AND THREE
OTHER HOSPITAL OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THE TOLLS TUESDAY. HAIDER
BELONGED TO MUTTAHIDA QAUMI MOVEMENT POLITICAL PARTY.

WATERS-ETHICS
AP SOURCES: 3 CHARGES FILED AGAINST REP. WATERS

WASHINGTON (AP) - CONGRESSWOMAN MAXINE WATERS IS DENYING SHE
VIOLATED ANY HOUSE RULES.
THE VETERAN CALIFORNIA DEMOCRAT IS FACING A HOUSE TRIAL THIS
FALL ON THREE CHARGES OF ETHICAL WRONGDOING.
WATERS SAYS SHE WILL NOT BE FORCED TO ADMIT TO SOMETHING SHE DID
NOT DO AND INSTEAD HAS CHOSEN TO RESPOND TO CHARGES MADE BY THE
HOUSE ETHICS PANEL "IN A PUBLIC HEARING."
THE CHARGES FOCUS ON WHETHER WATERS BROKE THE RULES IN
REQUESTING FEDERAL HELP FOR A BANK WHERE HER HUSBAND OWNED STOCK
AND HAD SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BUT WATERS SAYS THE
RECORD WILL SHOW THAT SHE WAS ADVOCATING FOR MINORITY BANKS AND
THAT SHE DIDN'T BENEFIT.
WATERS CHAIRS THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY.
THE CHARGES AGAINST WATERS WERE FILED JULY 28 BY A FOUR-MEMBER
INVESTIGATIVE PANEL. AN EIGHT-MEMBER SUBCOMMITTEE OF FOUR DEMOCRATS
AND FOUR REPUBLICANS WILL NOW CONDUCT THE TRIAL.

COUNTRYWIDE SETTLEMENT
COUNTRYWIDE AGREES TO PAY $600M TO SETTLE LAWSUITS

LOS ANGELES (AP) - COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP. HAS AGREED TO PAY
$600 MILLION TO SETTLE SHAREHOLDER LAWSUITS IN THE LARGEST PAYOUT
SO FAR FROM THE MORTGAGE MELTDOWN.
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE MARIANA PFAELZER IN LOS ANGELES ON MONDAY
GAVE PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TO THE AGREEMENT, IN WHICH THE DEFENDANTS
ADMITTED NO WRONGDOING. THE SETTLEMENT WOULD END SEVERAL
CLASS-ACTION SUITS THAT CLAIMED COUNTRYWIDE CONCEALED THE MOUNTING
RISKS AS IT LOOSENED ITS STANDARDS FOR LOANS DURING THE HOUSING
BOOM.
THE CALABASAS COMPANY WAS ONCE THE NATION'S LARGEST MORTGAGE
LENDER AND WAS ACQUIRED BY BANK OF AMERICA CORP. IN 2008.
THE SETTLEMENT WOULD CLEAR FORMER EXECUTIVES AND FINANCIAL FIRMS
THAT UNDERWROTE COUNTRYWIDE STOCK, WHICH WERE NAMED IN THE
LITIGATION.

TOYOTA LAWSUITS
DOCS: TOYOTA HAD ACCELERATION ISSUES SINCE 2003

SANTA ANA, CALIF. (AP) - TOYOTA KNEW OF AT LEAST SIX SUDDEN
ACCELERATION INCIDENTS AS EARLY AS 2003, INCLUDING SOME THAT WERE
VERIFIED BY ITS OWN TECHNICIANS AND DEALERS.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO DOCUMENTS FILED MONDAY IN U.S. DISTRICT
COURT IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. AS PART OF SPRAWLING LITIGATION
AGAINST THE JAPANESE AUTOMAKER.
HUNDREDS OF LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST TOYOTA AFTER THE
AUTOMAKER BEGAN RECALLING MILLIONS OF VEHICLES BECAUSE OF
ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AND BRAKE GLITCHES.
ONE NEW FILING SEEKS CLASS-ACTION STATUS FOR VEHICLE OWNERS
CLAIMING THE VALUE OF THEIR CARS HAS DIMINISHED. THE OTHER SEEKS
DAMAGES FOR PEOPLE INJURED OR KILLED IN ACCIDENTS BLAMED ON SUDDEN
ACCELERATION.
TOYOTA SAYS IT LOOKS FORWARD TO DEFENDING ITSELF AGAINST THE
ALLEGATIONS.

GROUND ZERO MOSQUE
NEW: PANEL VOTE COULD CLEAR WAY FOR GROUND ZERO MOSQUE

NEW YORK (AP) - A CONTENTIOUS PLAN FOR A MOSQUE NEAR THE WORLD
TRADE CENTER SITE WILL GET A BOOST IF NEW YORK CITY'S LANDMARKS
PANEL VOTES TO ALLOW THE DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDING THAT IS THERE
NOW.
THE MOSQUE WOULD BE PART OF AN ISLAMIC CENTER TO BE OPERATED BY
A GROUP CALLED THE CORDOBA INITIATIVE.
FOES OF THE MOSQUE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND TUESDAY'S MEETING OF
THE CITY LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
THE PANEL IS VOTING ON WHETHER TO GRANT LANDMARK STATUS TO THE
152-YEAR-OLD BUILDING THAT WOULD BE TORN DOWN TO MAKE WAY FOR THE
ISLAMIC CENTER.
MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG SUPPORTS THE MOSQUE, BUT OPPONENTS
INCLUDE FORMER ALASKA GOV. SARAH PALIN AND FORMER CONGRESSMAN RICK
LAZIO, A REPUBLICAN RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK.