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Former Dem Gov: 'Plenty Of Reasons' Obama Could Be 'One-Term President'

HuffingtonPost.com | Adam Goldberg | Posted 04.12.2012

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540 Park at The Loews Regency Hotel in New York City is the stuff of legend. For years, powerful figures have frequented the self-described "home of t...

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Former Gov. David Paterson, Others Fight Sub-Minimum Wage For Disabled

Posted 09.25.2011

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Instead of celebrating the triumphs of the Americans with Disabilities Act, members of the blind community are commemorating its 21st anniversary by p...

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Jaybird Flies

Henry J. Stern | Posted 09.25.2011

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Henry J. Stern

MTA chief Walder had a number of good reasons for his secretive flight from New York and the MTA.

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Looks Like They're Really Done (For Now)

AP | Posted 09.14.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- Former New York governors Eliot Spitzer and David Paterson have closed their campaign accounts, signaling no quick returns to politics...

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Former Gov Paterson To Teach NYU Class How To Govern

Posted 09.05.2011

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Back in February, former New York Governor David A. Paterson announced he'd be joining the faculty at New York University. "I thought I was going to s...

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Paterson Won't Face Perjury Charges Over Yankee Tickets

AP | By MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 07.22.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- Former Gov. David Paterson will not face perjury charges on allegations that he lied about taking free Yankees tickets for the 2009 Wo...

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Len Berman

Look no further than the Wall Street Journal to figure out what NFL owners are up to. The newspaper reports that the owners have enough money on hand to kill the entire 2011 season.

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Former Paterson Aide Pleads Guilty In Domestic Violence Case

AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — An aide to former Gov. David Paterson has reached a plea deal in a domestic violence case that touched off an evidence-tampering inve...

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Len Berman

Tiger Woods was fined for spitting during the final round of the Dubai Classic. Maybe baseball should adopt that rule?

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Paterson's Aide Terminated After Domestic Dispute

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. — An aide to New York Gov. David Paterson who was accused of domestic violence, in a case that embroiled Paterson in scandal and ul...

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Meet NYU's Newest Professor

Posted 05.25.2011

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Like many ex-office holders, former New York Gov. David Paterson is heading into the private sector. The private college sector, that is -- Paterson w...

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Trouble in Gasland

NYCity News Service | Posted 05.25.2011

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NYCity News Service

Energy In Depth, sponsored by a coalition of natural gas companies, is attempting to prevent Gasland -- a film about a controversial mining technique called hydro-fracking -- from winning an Oscar.

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Caroline Kennedy: "No Drama" Before "No Drama" Was Cool

Al Giordano | Posted 05.25.2011

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Al Giordano

Anybody who underestimates Caroline Kennedy, who wants to view her as somehow lightweight or just a celebrity name inside a business suit, does so at the risk to his and her sense of reality.

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The Populist Case for Caroline Kennedy

Al Giordano | Posted 05.25.2011

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Al Giordano

Caroline Kennedy's open support for marriage rights for gays and lesbians in an era when top liberal Democrats can't bring themselves to support it offers the best antidote to the Rick Warren blues yet.

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Inconvenient Truths

Henry J. Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

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Henry J. Stern

the principal fault line in fiscal policy is not between the two parties, but between spenders and savers, with the Democrats evenly divided.

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Read The Emails Between David Paterson And The New York Media

cjr.org | Posted 05.25.2011

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In March 2010, CJR filed two Freedom of Information Law requests seeking e-mails between journalists and Governor Paterson's two most senior press aid...

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The Governor's Speech

Henry J. Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

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Henry J. Stern

The wrenching disappointments of the Spitzer and Paterson administrations are now behind us; the ever-mounting budget deficit is before us.

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BROKE

Gothamist | Ben Yakas in News on December 22, 2010 12:31 PM | Posted 05.25.2011

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According to a report in today's Post, Governor Paterson is up Shell Bank Creek without a paddle, or a dollar to buy a paddle. Paterson has allegedly ...

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Governor Paterson Fined $62K Over Yankees Series Tickets

AP | MICHAEL VIRTANEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson contradicted his staff, the Yankees and common sense when he falsely claimed he always intended to p...

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Moving New York State Forward With the No-Fault Divorce Bill

Doug Kepanis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Doug Kepanis

With the No-Fault legislation passed into New York State law, spouses can now terminate their marriage after six months by stating under oath that the marriage is "irretrievably" broken.

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Paladino: I'd Lay Off State Workers

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. — Republican Carl Paladino promised he would pull New York out of its economic morass – and lay off thousands of state worker...

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Aqueduct Report: Jay-Z Was Clueless

Matt Sledge | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Sledge

So much for the the savvy, take-charge CEO persona Jay-Z likes to present to the world. A new report suggests that he was little more than a hype man for New York's Aqueduct Entertainment Group bid.

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Paterson Could Face Criminal Charges Over World Series Tickets

AP | MICHAEL VIRTANEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. — A special investigation has concluded that Gov. David Paterson's testimony about his plans to pay for World Series tickets last y...

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The Pete Grannis Dismissal: A New Low

Henry J. Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

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Henry J. Stern

To dismiss an unquestionably honest, highly regarded environmentalist who has devoted his professional life to public service is a new low for the Paterson administration.

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The Daily News and the NYPD: Blinded by Love

Len Levitt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Len Levitt

What's with the editorial page of the Daily News when it comes to the police department? A real newspaper challenges authority and encourages its reporters to take the story wherever it leads.

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