Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
? CA-Sen : Rasmussen piggybacked another California Senate poll on their gubernatorial poll from yesterday. Despite finding some gains for Meg Whitman yesterday, they don't see any improvement for Carly Fiorina or Chuck DeVore. Barbara Boxer leads Fiorina 46-37 (it was 49-39 in September) and DeVore 46-36 (previously 46-37). ? DE-Sen : Mike Castle's fundraising was weak earlier this year (in fact,...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
With Rudy Giuliani safely out of the way , there's nothing would-be gubernatorial contender AG Andrew Cuomo has to do but sit back and enjoy the ride. That is, of course, assuming that nothing changes between now and November 2010. But, given the old "a year is a lifetime in politics" adage, coupled with the threat of peaking too soon and the sheer volatility of the New York scene, one never...
No Sheeples Here! (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Attorney General Eric Holder erased the line between national security and insanity when he decided to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to New York to stand trial for masterminding the attacks of September 11th. Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey said, “The difficulty of trying terror suspects through civilian courts is that the discovery process, the public presentation of evidence, and other...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Big news in the Big Apple: Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani has decided not to run for governor of New York next year after months of mulling a candidacy, according to people who have been told of the decision.... It was not clear what prompted the decision, but the prospect of potentially facing Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, who is quietly planning his own run for governor, may not have appealed...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Former Gov. George Pataki's longtime friend, fundraiser and economic development czar Charles Gargano called in this morning to set the record straight about where he stands on the 2010 election. I noted yesterday that Gargano , who served as finance chairman for Pataki first campaign for governor in 1994, was listed as an honorary co-chair for an upcoming Long Island fundraiser for GOP gubernatorial...
Device Driver Database (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp will pay rival chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc $1.25 billion to settle all outstanding legal disputes, in a move that can hasten the resolution of Intel's antitrust troubles. AMD, whose shares jumped 22 percent, agreed to withdraw essentially all its regulatory complaints and litigation against Intel, ending a global campaign that it has waged on the world's largest...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is taking aim at two local hair growth businesses that guarantee clients results in less than six months. In a lawsuit filed today in Cook County Circuit Court, Madigan's office accuses the Natural Hair Growth Institute, the Omega Hair Group and their owner, Steven Bennis, of deceptive business practices and consumer fraud. The companies reneged on the "no-risk"...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The Washington Times reports that Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey elaborated today on his warnings about the dangers of transferring the 9/11 jihadists to New York City for a trial in the civilian justice system. "It's simply a fact of life that a jihadist, particularly somebody like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, is looking for a big stage," Mukasey said in an interview on the WTimes' "America's...
National Review Online (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
I will echo what Andy McCarthy and others have been saying on this site: The Obama administration’s decision to give Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 plotters a civilian trial in New York is both alarming and depressing. We sometimes speak of “the 9/10 mentality”: and this is a perfect expression of that mentality. George W. Bush said he wished to banish the days of treating...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
From the Post : "Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has opened up a staggering 59-point lead over Gov. Paterson after the embattled governor spent $500,000 on personal TV ads aimed at trying to fix his image... Cuomo extended his already massive lead over Paterson in a potential primary next year for the state's top job. The poll found Cuomo would beat his fellow Democrat 75-16 in a hypothetical 2010...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
While Attorney General Andrew Cuomo won't publicly discuss a potential run for governor next year, the NY Times reports that he's been thinking about the gubernatorial ticket for next year: He "and his advisers have been discussing potential candidates to run alongside him, to present the most appealing Democratic ticket to the electorate, people with knowledge of those discussions said."...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
In an open letter to AG Andrew Cuomo, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio today goes to bat for embattled Gov. David Paterson, calling on Cuomo and his associates to "stop trying to undermine the governor." "If you think you can do a better job than Governor Paterson, why don't you say so publicly," Lazio writes. "You've been in Albany for the past two and a half years, and...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and the many Democrats jockeying for AG Andrew Cuomo's job (should he choose to leave it) have their work cut out for them in 2010. Today's Siena poll finds an unusually high percentage of New Yorkers don't know enough about Gillibrand and DiNapoli to have an opinion of them, which doesn't bode well for their respective efforts to retain the...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
It looks like it's going to take more than a multimillion-dollar TV ad campaign to resurrect Gov. David Paterson's political future. Today's Siena poll found Paterson's favorable/unfavorable ratings have improved slightly over the past month, creeping up from 27-61 in October to 33-56 today. His job performance is virtually unchanged, hovering at 21-79. The governor continues to trail far behind his...
Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
* The Wall Street Journal digs into the Scott Rothstein scandal. "The Rothstein story is also a quintessential tale of the Sunshine State, where wealthy retirees and other well-heeled investors have been known to chase outsize returns while ignoring myriad warning signs." [ Wall Street Journal (subscription) and WSJ Law Blog ] * How do you defend the Fort Hood killer? [ New York Times ]...
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