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Interview with Joe DioGuardi, Candidate for U.S. Senate (8/11/10)

Interview with Dan M. Donovan, Candidate for Attorney General (8/4/2010)

Interview with Jay Townsend, Candidate for U.S. Senate (7/8/10)

Interview with Bennett Liebman, Government Law Center, Albany Law School (5/25/10)

Interview with Frederick H. Monroe, Exec. Dir., Adirondack Local Government Review Board (5/23/10)

Interview with Dr. Scott Noren, candidate for Democratic nomination for US Senate (5/17/10)

Interview with Brian Houseal, Adirondack Council (4/21/10)

Interview with Karen Scharff, Citizen Action of New York (3/15/10)

Interview with Brian T. McMahon, NYS Economic Development Council (3/1/10)

Interview with Warren Redlich, candidate for Governor (2/4/10)

Interview with Jonathan Salant, Bloomberg News (1/31/10)

Interview with Dan Lynch, Radio Talk Show Host (1/13/2010)

Interview with Francis S. Barry, author of The Scandal of Reform (12/27/09)

Interview with Randy Credico, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate (11/29/2009)

Interview with Chris Edes, chair, Libertarian Party of New York (11/23/09)

Interview with Jonathan Gradess, Exec. Dir., NYS Defenders Association (10/27/09)

Interview with Rick Lazio, candidate for Republican nomination for Governor (10/12/09)

Interview with Brian Kolb, Minority Leader, NYS Assembly (9/28/09)

Interview with Donn Rowe, NYSCOPBA (8/30/09)

Interview with Shaun Marie, NYS Conservative Party (8/27/09)

Interview with Brian Sampson, Unshackle Upstate (8/23/09)

Interview with Judith H. Hope (7/20/09)

Interview with David Grandeau (7/16/09)

Interview with Tom Golisano, Responsible New York (6/22/09)

Interview with Liz Noyer Feld, New Yorkers for Growth (5/27/09)

Interview with Ron Deutsch, Omnibus Consortium (5/6/09)

Interview with Carol Murphy, Alliance for Clean Energy (4/21/09)

Interview with Mike Elmendorf, NFIB (3/22/09)

Interview with David Dyssegaard Kallick, Fiscal Policy Institute (1/25/09)

Part II, Interview with Timothy G. Kremer, NYS School Boards Association (12/28/08)

Interview with Timothy G. Kremer, NYS School Boards Association (12/21/08)

Interview with Jason Kramer, NYS Higher Education Initiative (12/10/08)

Interview with Elizabeth Lynam, Citizens Budget Commission (12/8/08)

Interview with Elliott Moskowitz, Commission on the Future of NYS Courts (12/4/08)

Interview with Robert Elliott, NYS Dept. of State (11/30/08)

Interview with John Clarkson, Commission on Local Gov't Efficiency (11/19/08)

Interview with Stan Lundine (11/16/08)

Interview with SUNY Professor Gerald Benjamin (10/21/08)

Interview with Douglas Turetsky, NYC Independent Budget Office (10/13/08)

Interview with Paul Moore, Government Law Center (10/8/08)

Interview with Gov't Law Center Director Patricia Salkin (9/28/08)

Interview with Sec. of State Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez (9/16/08)



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