Quinn's opposition, and a Queens mystery
Briefing: Palomino's signature. John Messer's campaign.
6:27 pm Jul. 18, 2012
2012/Batman
Rush Limbaugh denies he suggested a Dark Knight Rises character was named "Bane" to smear Mitt Romney. [Christopher Robbins]
Petitions
A dead woman's signature apparently got onto a political petition in Queens. [Laura Nahmias]
City Council
A Daily Kos blogger notes "Speaker Chrsitine Quinn isn't willing to let the [paid sick day] bill have a vote." [Laura Clawson]
Quinn: "With the current state of the economy and so many businesses struggling to stay alive, I do not believe it would be wise to implement this policy, in this way, at this time." [Celeste Katz]
Albany
Cuomo defends his use of Blackberry PIN for security purposes. He added, "The administration uses email, it uses PINS, it uses telephones, it uses paper and we have the first policy of any administration this early on exactly what should be retained and exactly how for what archives." [Nick Reisman]
Cuomo on the Hamptons: "I don’t go there for the social set, or the social scene, or whatever you want to call it." [Thomas Kaplan]
Albert Pirro is going to court on September 11 to face charges he assaulted a woman at a Connecticut restaurant. [Greenwich Times]
Media
For publishers, Search Engine Optimization isn't as important anymore as having your Facebook friends like what you do. [Ben Smith]
Images
Brian Lehrer is sad because of the Jeremy Lin news. [@BrianLehrer]
