Dem Consultant: Paterson Managed To Anger "The Kennedys, The Cuomos And The Clintons"
When Gov. David A. Paterson began consulting with his aides about picking a replacement for Hillary Rodham Clinton, they had one overriding message: F...
When Gov. David A. Paterson began consulting with his aides about picking a replacement for Hillary Rodham Clinton, they had one overriding message: F...
Claudia Ricci | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics
Less than three years ago, on a winter Sunday afternoon, Kirsten Gillibrand sat in the den of my 1850s farmhouse in upstate New York, contemplating her very first run for office.
Huffington Post | Nicholas Sabloff | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics
UPDATE: 12:20pm: Gov. David Paterson appointed Democratic U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand on Friday to fill New York's vacant Senate seat, finally set...
AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics
ALBANY, N.Y. — Republicans in New York's Legislature are pushing for a special election to fill the expected vacancy in the U.S. Senate instead ...
The Huffington Post | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics
Check back for updates UPDATE - 1/22 6:00PM: The New York Post now adds a few more elements to the confusion surrounding Caroline Kennedy's exit, re...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics
New York's next Senator will be picked by Gov. David Paterson and Paterson only. But on Tuesday, Quinnipiac University released a public survey on the...
New York Times | NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Posted 01.20.2009 | Politics
In just a few days, Caroline Kennedy's bid to replace Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has acquired nearly all the trappings of a traditional New York ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics
When Caroline Kennedy first let it be known that she was interested in being New York's junior Senator, she received a chilly reception from Hillary C...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics
Caroline Kennedy has called Hillary Clinton to discuss her interest in the New York Senator's seat, a source close to Clinton tells the Huffington Pos...
Huffington Post | Posted 01.15.2009 | Style
Caroline has inherited more than her family's political prestige--she's also heir to a great sense of style. Here's a look back at the woman who may b...
The Huffington Post | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics
According to New York magazine, "The Nanny" star Fran Drescher wants Hillary Clinton's Senate seat: Fran Drescher wants to replace Hillary Clinton i...
AP | DEVLIN BARRETT and BETH FOUHY | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Caroline Kennedy is interested in the Senate seat that would open once Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes secretary of state, according...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics
With Hillary Clinton headed for the State Department, the question now on everyone's mind is whom Gov. David Paterson will appoint to replace her. Na...
The Huffington Post | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics
UPDATE: Former President Bill Clinton has no interest in replacing his wife in the U.S. Senate. His spokesman told CNN that any speculation that he wo...
The Huffington Post | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics
***Update 12/2, 12:10 AM*** The New York Times reports today that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called the governor to take his name out of the running f...
NY Times | Posted 12.29.2008 | Politics
Few events in politics unleash as much raw ambition -- or unravel as many friendships -- as the sudden availability of a seat in the United States Sen...
New York Times | DANNY HAKIM and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Posted 02.24.2009 | Politics