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The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Much to discuss. A few headlines to get you started: Comptroller Bill Thompson declined to discuss a possible challenge to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, saying he's "looking at a number of options." The White House has asked the Secret Service for a full review of the state dinner gate crashers . The United Homeless Organization isn't letting a little thing like a lawsuit from AG Andrew Cuomo...
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Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Photograph of Thompson at a mayoral debate from the AP After his surprisingly competitive mayoral bid against Mayor Bloomberg, there have been various rumors about what City Comptroller Bill Thompson might do next. First there were murmurs of a Senate run , and then ones that Andrew Cuomo was eyeing him as a running mate during for his gubernatorial campaign. Now the NY Times says the Senate run is...
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Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
* The United Homeless Organization is a sham, according to NYAG Andrew Cuomo. [ New York Times ] * People keep steal Judge Lance Ito's nameplate. [ ABA Journal ] * Some kids utilized Facebook to incite violence against gingers. [ CNN ] *Can somebody explain to me how South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford still has a job? [ New York Times ] * A school security guard pepper sprayed a 14-year-old special...
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Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Those curbside tables manned by people soliciting donations for the United Homeless Organization are nothing more than a scam that funnels money to the bosses at the top, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. You'll recall that UHO founder Steven Riley was deliciously skewered in a classic Fox 5 "Shame" segment last month; now Riley and UHO director Myra...
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Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Music to Governor Paterson's ears? According to Bloomberg News , "New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s campaign fund took tens of thousands of dollars from law firms representing clients his office investigated or accused of wrongdoing, state records show. Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP, a New York law firm led by David Boies, gave Cuomo $35,000 this year, records show. The firm represents...
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The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Gov. David Paterson, who has accused state lawmakers still balking at budget cuts of "fiddling while Rome burns" and threatened to keep them in Albany until they get a deal, is in Buffalo today for a fundraising lunch. The event, which has been twice rescheduled due to the June 8 Senate coup and DRP negotiations, is being hosted by Erie County Democratic Chair Len Lenihan, current Western...
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NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Something is rotten in Brooklyn. Long Island College Hospital remains in critical condition. A smelly political back room merger of LICH with SUNY Downstate Medical Center is imminent, unless state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo steps in.
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The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Eric Dinallo is moving to get the jump on the growing field of would-be replacements for AG Andrew Cuomo, sending out a introductory letter to Democratic county chairs and committee members who will "play a critical role" in choosing the nominee next spring. In the letter, Dinallo, who resigned his post as superintendent of the state Insurance Department in July to take a teaching position...
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PointOfLaw Forum (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Ira Stoll, Future of Capitalism: The New York state attorney general, Andrew Cuomo, won't accept campaign contributions from people with matters before his office. Conveniently enough, however, he will, and does, accept such contributions from their lawyers, Bloomberg News reports....
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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