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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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Andrew Cuomo Recruits New Talent As Gubernatorial Race Nears

PolitickerNY.com | Jimmy Vielkind | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Andrew Cuomo, New York Gubernatorial Race, David Patterson, New York, New York News

In the past several weeks, several veterans of New York politics received calls from Andrew Cuomo's top operatives and were asked the same question: W...

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Meet UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley: Rich, Powerful, Not Yet Famous

Peter Dreier | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Unitedhealth, Stephen Hemsley, Hcan, Cory Alexander, St. Matthrew's Lutheran Church, Andrew Cuomo, Tom Strickland, Judah Sommer, Consumer Watchdog, Public Campaign, Jerry Brown, Rev. Grant Stevenson, Tom Daschle, Brave New Films, Wellpoint, American Medical Association, Health Cre for American Now, Minneapolis, Ingenix, Wayzata, Politics News
Peter Dreier

Business as usual for Hemsley and UnitedHealth is a chronic pattern of abuse and neglect of its policy-holders, along with a powerful political influence-peddling operation that involves costly campaign contributions.

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B of A's Ken Lewis: Beware What You Wish For

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 12.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank of America, Andrew Cuomo, Merrill Lynch Bonuses, Ken Lewis, Judge Jed Rakoff, Merrill Lynch Bank of America, Business News
Jill Schlesinger

Ken Lewis likes to spring news on the market, which is why his resignation from Bank of America shouldn't have been all that surprising. But it was and here's why.

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Paterson Accepts Cuomo Denying A Role In Bad Press

AP | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Andrew Cuomo, New York, Obama Paterson, Governor David Paterson, David Paterson, Obama Paterson Withdraw, New York 2010, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson is taking the word of the attorney general's staff that they had nothing to do with attempts to push...

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Paterson Blames Andrew Cuomo For Obama's Removal Attempt

nypost.com | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Obama Paterson Withdraw, New York State, Andrew Cuomo, 2010, Obama Paterson, Governor David Paterson, David Paterson, New York News

Gov. Paterson has privately accused Attorney General Andrew Cuomo -- his would-be replacement -- of "wiring up" President Obama's unprecedented attemp...

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Dad, Dad, Uncle Alvin's Been Arrested

Norman Horowitz | Posted 11.21.2009 | New York

Read More: 1945 or 1946 NY Giant Playoff Game, Oscar Wilde, Andrew Cuomo, Sec, Alvin Paris, Judge Jed Rakoff, Merril Lynch Bank of America Merger, Merril Lynch, New York News
Norman Horowitz

In my humble opinion we should hire as many special prosecutors as are needed to investigate the stuff that happened on Wall Street that has screwed up our country and put as many as called for into jail.

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Obama Is the Boot, But the Foot Is All Local

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Michael Steele, Jon Corzine, Andrew Cuomo, 2010, New Jersey, David Paterson, New York Politics, Barack Obama, 2009, New York News
John R. Bohrer

It's been the silent consensus of New York Democratic leaders for months now that Paterson needs to go. Paterson did not respond well to these critics, injecting race into the equation.

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Charles Hynes, Brooklyn DA, To Lead ACORN Investigation

Newsday | James T. Madore | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Brooklyn Da, Thomas DiNapoli, Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Acorn, Brooklyn Acorn, Richard Bamberger, Brooklyn Acorn Investigation, Dan Weiller, Sheldon Silver, Brooklyn District Attorney, Dean Skelos, Jonathan Rosen, Charles Hynes, New York News

State officials are letting Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes take the lead on investigating ACORN, though state money going to the group has b...

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Cuomo Subpoenas Bank Of America Board Members

AP | STEPHEN BERNARD | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank of America Board, Merrill Lynch, Andrew Cuomo, Bank of America Subpoena, Bank of America, Bofa, Merill Lynch Bonuses, New York Attorney General, Business News

NEW YORK — The New York Attorney General's office subpoenaed five members of Bank of America Corp.'s board Wednesday as part of an investigation...

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Andrew Cuomo To Charge Bank Of America Over Merrill Bonuses

AP | STEPHEN BERNARD | Posted 11.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Andrew Cuomo, Bailout, Merrill Lynch Bonuses, Bank of America, Wall Street Bonuses, Business News

NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Attorney General's office is preparing charges against several high-ranking Bank of America executives over the bank's a...

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Darryl Strawberry Received State Trooper Protection During Cancer Recovery

New York Daily News | Glenn Blain | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Darryl Strawberry Cancer, Darryl Strawberry, Governor Pataki, Daniel Wiese, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Andrew Cuomo, George Pataki, Darryl Strawberry Cancer Recovery, New York News

ALBANY - Baseball great Darryl Strawberry had state troopers watching over him as he recuperated from cancer surgery in 1998, it was revealed Tuesday....

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Cuomo Is Said to Find No "Rogue Unit" in New York State Police

New York Times | NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Rogue State Police, Andrew Cuomo, Daniel Wiese, David Paterson, George Pataki, New York News

An 18-month investigation by Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo into accusations of political interference at the State Police has found no evidence tha...

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Wall Street Bonuses Were Good For State, Says Governor Paterson

New York Daily News | By Glenn Blain | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Wall Street, Governor Paterson, Wall Street Bonuses, David Paterson, Andrew Cuomo, Gubernatorial Elections, New York Taxes, New York News

ALBANY - Gov. Paterson doesn't think it was such a great idea to go after all those Wall Street bonuses. Paterson Thursday took aim at a signature ...

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Robert Benmosche, AIG CEO, Says Attorney General Cuomo Is "Unbelievably Wrong" For Going After Wall Street Bonuses

Bloomberg | Hugh Son | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Attorney General Cuomo, Robert Benmosche, Aig, Andrew Cuomo, Wall Street, Andrew Cuomo Wall Street, American International Group, AIG CEO, Wall Street Bonuses, New York, New York News

American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Robert Benmosche told employees that New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo was "unbelievabl...

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What's Good For Giuliani Is Good For Democrats?

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Andrew Cuomo, Rudy Giuliani, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Giuliani, Democrats, David Paterson, Governor New York, Republicans, New York News

The whispers about Rudy Giuliani running for governor have been getting louder in recent days, just as Governor Paterson has stumbled through gaffe af...

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Attorney General's Office Investigating Espada For Submitting False Statements On Grant Application

Times Union | JAMES M. ODATO | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Andrew Cuomo, New York Senate, Alexander M. Fear, New York, Espada, Pedro Espada, Department of Health, Senate Majority Leader, New York News

ALBANY --- The attorney general's office is investigating if Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. submitted false statements in a grant application...

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Andrew Cuomo Popularity High, David Paterson Trails Significantly: Poll

RealClearPolitics | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Andrew Cuomo Governor, Andrew Cuomo Popularity, Andrew Cuomo, David Paterson Popularity, Governor Paterson Favorability, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, David Patterson, Siena College Poll, David Paterson, New York News

A new Siena College poll finds 68% of New York voters would prefer someone else if Gov. David Paterson (D) decides to run for governor next year. This...

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Paterson's Doldrums Conundrum

John R. Bohrer | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Mike Bloomberg, Andrew Cuomo, David Paterson, Caroline Kennedy, Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Paterson, New York Politics, New York City, New York News
John R. Bohrer

For a moment there, Governor David Paterson parted the curtain and offered his theory on why state Democrats want him out: the color of his skin. So that's one person's opinion.

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David Paterson's New York Struggle

Politicker NY | Jimmy Vielkind | Posted 09.19.2009 | New York

Read More: David Paterson Election, Governor David Patterson, Governor Paterson, David Paterson Campaign, Governor David Paterson, Paterson, Andrew Cuomo, Governor Patterson, Cuomo, New York News

ALBANY--"Governor Paterson is having a rough time," State Senator Liz Krueger, a liberal, loyal Democrat, told The Observer during a break before a le...

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Is Andrew Cuomo Running For Governor?

The New York Times | NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York

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

At a meeting in Kingston, N.Y., last week, several Democratic county leaders, including some who are allies of Mr. Cuomo, pointedly refused to commit ...

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Democrats Need to Wake Up and Regulate CEO Pay

Mike Elk | Posted 08.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Executive Compensation, Andrew Cuomo, CEO Pay, Bank Bailout, Democrats, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Ceos, Business News
Mike Elk

Unemployment is at near double digits, people are losing their homes, and trillion of dollars in people's retirement savings have been eliminated -- all as a result of gambling on Wall Street.

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Bank Pay Restrictions Face Senate, Obama Skepticism

bloomberg.com | Ian Katz and Jesse Westbrook | Posted 08.31.2009 | Business

Read More: CEO Pay, Barack Obama, Goldman Sachs, Bailout, Aig, Bank Bonuses, Bank Pay, Andrew Cuomo, Cuomo Report, Citigroup, Business News

July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Restrictions on financial industry bonuses heading to a vote in the U.S. House may be rejected by the Senate and the Obama admi...

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TARP Bank Bonuses: Who Cashed In Last Year? (PHOTOS)

Posted 08.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Slidepoll, Merrill Lynch, Tarp Bonuses, BONY Mellon, Andrew Cuomo, Bailout, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Bank Bonuses, Tarp, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Business News

Today, New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo released a detailed report on last year's bonus season for bailed-out banks. Called "NO RHYME OR R...

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