'Deutsche' Fire Scapegoats
      Based on the report by the Department of Investigation on the Deutsche Bank fire and the punishment meted out by the Fire Department, it would seem that a 17-month failure to conduct inspections at the building prior to the August 2007 blaze that killed two Firefighters was the work of two lessthan diligent fire officers and the five men who supervised them.
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Senate Farce's Casualties
      As this newspaper went to press June 29, the State Senate remained deadlocked as Republican and Democratic factions sought to work out a power sharing arrangement in time to act on legislation that had to be passed before July 1, including continuation of mayoral control of the city schools.
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