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AIG Executives Have Repaid Just $19 Million Of $45 Million That They Promised To Give Back

Washington Post | Brady Dennis | Posted 12.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Feinberg, Andrew Cuomo, Executive Pay, Wall Street, Aig, Obama, Bonuses, Executive Compensation, Business News

New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo threatened to publicize the recipients' names, prompting executives at AIG Financial Products to hastily agr...

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Is it Right To Disapprove of David Paterson?

Will Schwartz | Posted 12.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Fund-Raising, Greed, Finance, Andrew Cuomo, Wall Street, New York State Senate, David Paterson, NY Daily News, NY Times, Politics, Bribery, New York, Corruption, Waste, Albany, New York News
Will Schwartz

We don't need a lame duck. We need a strong executive now; one that can tame the wilds of our legislature, or at the very least stand up to its corruption.

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Paterson Crashes Cuomo's Birthday Fundraiser

nydailynews.com | Kenneth Lovett and Elizabeth Benjamin | Posted 12.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Cuomo Birthday Fundraiser, Andrew Cuomo, New York Governor, Paterson 2010, David Paterson, Cuomo 2010, New York Politics, New York News

Gov. Paterson made a surprise visit to a birthday fundraiser Thursday night for Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the man many Democrats hope runs for hi...

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Paterson's Poll Numbers On The Rise, But Still Killed By Cuomo

The Ithaca Journal | Posted 12.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Andrew Cuomo, New York Governor, David Paterson, New York Politics, Poll Numbers, New York News

Gov. David Paterson's tough talk on the state's fiscal crisis and his battle with the Legislature helped boost his once record-low approval rating amo...

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e-STOP Kicks Over 3,500 Sex Offenders From Facebook, MySpace

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 12.01.2009 | New York

Read More: Sex Predators, Andrew Cuomo, Sex Offenders Facebook, Sex Offenders, Facebook, Myspace, New York, E-Stop, New York News

NEW YORK — New laws passed in 25 states are making it easier for social networking giants Facebook and MySpace to purge their membership lists o...

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Why All The Hate Towards Goldman Sachs?

James Altucher | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Aig, Bill Clinton, Goldman Sachs, Janet-Tavakoli, Andrew Cuomo, John Paulson, Stocks, Barney Frank, Andy Stern, Fannie Mae, Business News
James Altucher

I get it. People are angry at Goldman Sachs. But anger, particularly when misplaced, is not going to bring the economy back. Instead, how about we focus on making some money? Let's buy some stocks and enjoy the holidays.

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UHO, United Homeless Organization, Is A Fraud: Cuomo

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 11.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Fraud, United Homeless Organization Scam, Andrew Cuomo, Charity, Soup Kitchen, Nonprofit, Food Pantry, Homeless Nonprofit, Uho, United Homeless Organization, New York News

NEW YORK (Associated Press) - One of New York City's most visible homeless charities is a sham, according to the state's attorney general. Since th...

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Cuomo's Campaign Got Cash From Firms Representing Clients Under Investigation

nypost.com | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Andrew Cuomo, Campaign Fundraising, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Cuomo Campaign Cash From Defense, New York, Attorney General, New York News

State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's campaign fund took tens of thousands of dollars from law firms representing clients that his office was investig...

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Hamlet On The Hudson

Len Levitt | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Nypd, New York Senate Seat, Andrew Cuomo, Hillary Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, Bernard Kerik, Kirsten Gillibrand, Bill Bratton, Guy Molinari, New York News
Len Levitt

So Rudy Giuliani is apparently not running for governor and is dithering about whether to try for the Senate. We've lived through this melodrama before.

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Giuliani Slips Another Notch

Dan Collins | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Andrew Cuomo, Rudy Giuliani Presidential Campaign, Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani 2012, Giuliani Senate, Giuliani Senator, New York, New York News, Giuliani Gillibrand, New York News
Dan Collins

The Giuliani brand has deteriorated so much it's hard to imagine an office for which he might be suited. If this is the finale of his political life, fine. Good-bye, Rudy. See you on Fox. However, there's still that Senate seat...

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Will Andrew Cuomo Control The Dems In 2010?

The New York Observer | Steve Kornacki | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Andrew Cuomo, New York Governor, David Paterson, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, New York 2010, Cuomo 2010, New York News

Mr. Cuomo's poll numbers are so high that - barring the overhyped possibility of a run by Rudy Giuliani - next November's election won't be much fun. ...

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Poll: Paterson Job Approval Increases To 21

The New York Observer | Jimmy Vielkind | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Siena Poll, Andrew Cuomo, Rudy Giuliani, New York Governor, David Paterson, Paterson Approval Rating, New York News

After a concerted political blitz including a television ad campaign, a new poll finds David Paterson's approval and favorability ratings inched up th...

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Tagged.com Settles With New York, Texas Over Invite Fight

AP | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Marketing, Texas, Andrew Cuomo, Invitation Emails, Social Networking, Tagged.com Identity Theft, tagged.com, New York, New York News

NEW YORK — The social networking Web site Tagged.com has adopted reforms on the use of invitation e-mails after being accused of essentially ste...

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"Informed Sources": What Really Happened When Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin Got Into Upstate New York Politics

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Al D'Amato, Congress, Rush Limbaugh, David Paterson, Senate Races, Democratic Party, New York, Caroline Kennedy, Moderate Republicans, Albany, Andrew Cuomo, Senate, Conservatives, Moderates, George Pataki, Elliot Spitzer, Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, Jfk, Kirsten Gillibrand, Republican Party, Ny Governor, Politics News
Reese Schonfeld

The latest tempest involved New York's 23rd Congressional district, where the Republican candidate was forced out of the race because of her positions on gay and abortion rights.

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Can Paterson Learn From The Secret Race to Replace Jon Corzine?

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Rob Andrews, David Paterson New York Governor, Cory Booker, Harold Ickes, David Paterson, Frank Pallone, Frank Lautenberg, Richard Codey, Barack Obama, Jon Corzine, Andrew Cuomo, Governor David Paterson, 2010, New York Governor, New Jersey, George Norcross, David Axelrod, Patrick Gaspard, Dick Codey, New York News
John R. Bohrer

Unfortunately for Paterson, he has disadvantages that Corzine did not: a contested primary next September and powerful leaders opposed to his renomination.

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Cuomo Sues Intel Over Antitrust Violations, Alleges 'Bullying'

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO and JORDAN ROBERTSON | Posted 11.04.2009 | Technology

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NEW YORK — The legal challenges to Intel Corp.'s sales tactics mounted Wednesday as New York's attorney general accused the world's biggest comp...

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Cuomo Endorses Thompson For Mayor

The New York Observer | Azi Paybarah | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Mayoral Race, Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Cuomo Endorses Thompson, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Gov David Paterson, Comptroller Bill Thompson, New York Gubernatorial Race, New York, New York City, New York News

Andrew Cuomo walked a few blocks on Third Avenue in the Bronx this afternoon with Bill Thompson, and endorsed him for mayor....

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Paterson May 'Reassess' Election Bid If Polls Stay Terrible

nydailynews.com | Kenneth Lovett | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

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ALBANY - If his poll numbers stay in the tank, Gov. Paterson will "reassess" in early 2010 his decision to run for election, the Daily News has learne...

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"FAIR Health" Database Will Allow People To Compare Health Care Costs

AP | WILLIAM KATES | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Syracuse University, Health Care Insurance, Health Care Reform, Insurance Companies, FAIR Health, New York, New York City, Ingenix Inc, New York News

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Consumers across the country soon will be able to find impartial information about out-of-network health care costs on a new We...

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The Smartest Guy in the Room

Dan Collins | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Andrew Cuomo, Wall Street, Merrill Lynch Bonuses, Ken Lewis, Merrill Lynch Bank of America, Bank of America, Bernard Madoff, US Attorneys, Securities and Exchange Commission, Judge Jed Rakoff, New York News
Dan Collins

Shock waves from Judge Jed Rakoff's scathing denunciation of a proposed settlement between the SEC and the Bank of America are still rippling through Wall Street and Washington.

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Andrew Cuomo Told Rudy Giuliani He's Running For Governor: New York Post

nypost.com | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

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Andrew Cuomo has secretly notified Rudy Giuliani that he will run for governor next year, The Post has learned. The confidential message, conveyed ...

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New York Democrats Prefer Cuomo To Paterson By A 3-1 Margin: Poll

newsday.com | Henry Goldman | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Rick Lazio, Andrew Cuomo, Rudy Giuliani, Governor David Paterson, New York Mayoral Race, David Paterson, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, New York Mayoral Election, Quinnipiac Poll, Paterson Cuomo, New York, New York City, New York News

New York Democrats prefer Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to Gov. David A. Paterson next year by a 3-1 margin, while blacks favor Cuomo 2 to 1 over the...

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Paterson Talks Saturday Night Live, Obama Administration

NY1 | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Budget Crisis, Snl, Andrew Cuomo, New York Legislature, Saturday Night Live, Governor Paterson, David Paterson, Barack Obama, Albany, New York News

In an exclusive interview Monday on NY1, Governor David Paterson reaffirmed that he is running in the gubernatorial election next year and addressed t...

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Bank Of America Email: Merrill Deal Would "Screw Shareholders"

Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Andrew Cuomo, Bank of America Email, Ken Lewis, Bank of America, Bofa, Merril Lynch Bank of America Merger, Business News

A Bank of America Corp. director wrote to another director in a January email that pressure from the federal government to slash the bank's dividend m...

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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy

Dan Collins | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Joe Bruno, Andrew Cuomo, Rudy Giuliani, Governor David Paterson, David Paterson, Ray Harding, Thomas DiNapoli, Gov. Paterson Fiscal Crisis, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Alan Hevesi, New York Politics, New York News
Dan Collins

It's hard to believe anyone with leadership and public spirit would be willing to hang around Albany. Cynicism and despair aren't going to get us anywhere, but there are days when you find it hard to feel anything else.

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