Besides being the city's costliest political race -- the two sides raised a total of about $5 million -- it was also one of the most contentious, including allegations of dirty tricks and the occasional shoving match at campaign gatherings featuring supporters from the two camps.
The review included some of the most contentious issues, including the forced feeding of hunger-striking detainees and claims that many prisoners were suffering from psychosis as a result of conditions in the detention center.
The Cuomo administration, following through on one of the most contentious cutbacks included in the state budget, said Thursday that it would close seven of New York's dozens of prisons, including a facility in the Bronx and one on Staten Island.
Page A13 New York Cuomo Administration To Close Seven Prisons The Cuomo administration, following through on one of the most contentious cutbacks included in the state budget, said that it would close seven of the state's dozens of prisons, including a facility in the Bronx and one on Staten Island.
Many of the most contentious measures, including drug testing and prison privatization, have landed the state in court.
But he was vague about how he would address some of the most contentious issues, including a lingering budget gap.
That agreement would deal with the most contentious issues, including borders between Israel and a Palestinian entity.
His most contentious demands, including limiting the entitlement of European migrants to in-work benefits, need to be approved by MEPs as well as EU leaders before they can come into force.
The former policy adviser and junior education minister was behind some of Blair's most contentious policies, including university tuition fees and academy schools, making him deeply unpopular with Labour backbenchers.
Opposition from Democrats and some Republicans last fall had forced the bill's sponsors to strip out its most contentious language, including authorization to sell Taiwan specific weapons like missile defenses, air-to-air missiles and diesel-powered submarines.
