Governor Cuomo's administration is drafting a civil rights measure that would establish penalties criminals would face if it could be proven that their crimes were motivated by bias.

The new administration will mostly draft the regulation.

Knowing how skeptical Europeans (and the Senate's majority Democrats) are, the administration has been drafting incentives for Russian cooperation on missile defense that really could become markers toward a broader relationship with Russia.

In the summer of 2001, the administration of Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani drafted pedicab regulations that would have required operators to hold a driver's license and be fingerprinted.

He added that the article "besmirches the reputation of the New York Times Op-Ed page for intellectual integrity and honesty," and said the administration was drafting a response.

"Working together, Congress and the administration can draft a fair, suitable and constitutionally permissible tribunal statute," they added.

The accounting office is investigating how the administration drafted its energy plan and has demanded the names of business executives and lobbyists who visited the White House to express their views.

The administration is drafting incentives that might include buying Russian surface-to-air missiles for a future defensive shield.

Johnson's administration drafted a bill intended to enforce the 14th and 15th Amendments, aiming to eliminate various previously legal strategies to prevent blacks and other minorities from voting.

The administration has drafted a special message to the Iranian government saying that Iran can join the fight against terrorism but to do so must change its policies, a senior administration official said today.