Harold Ford

WATCH: Dem Congressman Turned Banker Punts On Occupy Movement

HuffingtonPost.com | Adam Goldberg | Posted 04.12.2012 | Politics

The Huffington Post paid another visit on Wednesday morning to the Loews Regency in New York as part of its ongoing series of chats with influential f...

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Wal-Mart Welcomes Back 'Dirty Tricks' Republican Operative

Al Norman | Posted 07.25.2011 | Politics

The Republican operative who was fired by Wal-Mart five years ago for his role in a race-baiting ad, has now been welcomed back to the fold in Bentonville.

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Has President Obama Made It Tougher for Other Black Candidates?

Keli Goff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Harold Ford, Roland Burris, Adrian Fenty, TheLoop21.Com, David Paterson, Artur Davis, Politics News

Obama was supposed to be to America's 200 year-old racial problem what gastric bypass surgery is to a weight problem: a quick fix. But as any bypass patient will tell you, what looks like a quick fix is really a painful, complicated battle.

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Harold Ford's Corporate Crusade Against Net Neutrality

Josh Silver | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Harold Ford, Internet, Broadband, At, Fcc, Comcast, Astroturf, Politics News

If the FCC heeds Harold Ford's advice, you can say goodbye to candidate Obama's promises of universal, affordable Internet access and Net Neutrality.

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FCC Re-Designation of Broadband Will Bring Unwanted Market Uncertainty

Harold Ford, Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Harold Ford, Internet, Broadband, Harold Ford Jr., Fcc, Technology News

Legal and agency experts are poring over the technical aspects of reclassifying broadband, but what has not been carefully examined is the economic impact this re-designation will have on investment decisions.

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Harold Ford And Iggy Pop: An Awkward Encounter

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Politics News, New York Senate, Iggy Pop, Harold Ford, New York Senate Seat, Kirsten Gillibrand, Eat the Press, Media News

I think that the Brief And Lamentable Senate Almost-Candidacy Of Thee Childe Harold Ford has received the most fitting post-script possible, courtesy ...

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A New Mayor Mike: Terrorism Tough Guy

Len Levitt | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: Harold Ford, Paul Browne, Nypd, Herman Badillo, Mark Greene, Ray Kelly, James Zadroga, Michael Bloomberg, Joe Demarest, Times Square Bomb, Kirsten Gillibrand, Faisal Shahzad, Ice, New York News

Why is Bloomberg -- who in his two terms as mayor ceded virtually all law enforcement authority to NYPD Commissioner Kelly -- now becoming a Terrorism Tough Guy?

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Is New York In A State Of Disrepair?

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: New York Democrats, Paterson Scandal, Monserrate, New York Republicans, New York State Politics, New York State, Charlie Rangel, Harold Ford, Erica Massa, Gillibrand, New York News

NEW YORK — The Empire State has a lot to recommend it – Broadway shows, Niagara Falls, and baseball's World Series champions, the New York...

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Bloomberg: Gillibrand Could Have Been Defeated By Ford Or Zuckerman

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he thinks Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (KUR'-stehn JIHL'-uh-brand) could have been defeated by eithe...

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Political Big Bangs in the Big Apple

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: Harold Ford, House of Representatives, White House, 2010 Elections, David Paterson, Nancy Pelosi, Obama Administration, Charlie Rangel, New York, Barack Obama, Elections 2010, New York News

The Big Apple's black politicos are blowing up -- literally. Paterson. Ford. Rangel. Who's next? Of course, the political shake-up in the Empire State is beyond racial identification.

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Mort Zuckerman Out: Mortimer Zuckerman Not Running For NY Senate

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: Harold Ford, Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Seat, Gilibrand, Mort Zuckerman Senate, Mort Zuckerman, Mortimer Zuckerman, Zuckerman Senate, New York News

NEW YORK — Real estate tycoon and newspaper publisher Mortimer Zuckerman won't run for the U.S. Senate in New York, his newspaper reported Tuesd...

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A Look Back At Harold Ford's Magical Run For The Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: New York Senate Seat, New York Senate, Harold Ford, Kirsten Gillibrand, Eat the Press, Politics News

Let us now take a moment to mourn the passing of the seriocomic campaign stylings of Harold Ford, Jr., who almost wanted to sort of run for the New Yo...

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Harold Ford Back On MSNBC (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Harold Ford MSNBC, Msnbc, Harold Ford, Video, Media News

Now that Harold Ford is no longer considering a run for Senate from New York, he's back on MSNBC. Ford's contract with the network — where he w...

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Ford: I Coulda Been A Contender

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK — Former Congressman Harold Ford Jr. returned to his job as an MSNBC pundit on Tuesday, one day after announcing he wouldn't run for U....

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Harold Ford

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: Harold Ford, NY Senate Race, Cartoon, New York News

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Vulnerable Senate Incumbents: The 8 Most At-Risk Senators (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Jeremy Binckes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

The news that Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) will face a primary challenger from her own party underscores the anti-incumbent wave sweeping the country...

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Harodl Ford Not Running For Senate: NY Post

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: Harold Ford, New York Senate, Harold Ford Jr., Harold Ford Jr Senate, Gillibrand, New York News

NEW YORK — Former Tennessee congressman Harold Ford Jr. said Monday he won't challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in this fall's Democratic primary...

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A Shot in the Dark: Harold Ford's Non-bid for the New York State Senate Seat

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Kristen Gillibrand, Harold Ford, Unemployment Rate, New York State Senate, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Harold Ford Jr., Charles Schumer, New York, Barack Obama, Albany, Home News

Recently Harold Ford conducted his own poll to test his electability and weaknesses with New Yorkers. Would his deep ties to Wall Street turn off thos...

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Why New York and Massachusetts Say No to Obama

Barbara Probst Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Harold Ford, Howard Dean, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Jack Kennedy, David Patterson, Mayor Honey Fitzgerald, H.L. Gates, 9/11, Obama, Bill Thompson, Ted Kennedy, Martha Coakley, Politics News

The lesson Obama should have learned from the Kennedys is that you need to know how and when to be tough and how to use your power well.

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Episode #10 of Two Beers In, NYC's Political Podcast

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: Harold Ford, David Paterson, New York City, Podcast, One World Trade Center, New York News

On this week's episode of CitizeNYC's Two Beers In, hosts Greg Palmer and Ryan J. Davis talk about renaming the Freedom Tower to One World Trade, New ...

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Ford On Gay Activists' Radar

The New York Observer | Reid Pillifant | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: Harold Ford, New York Senate, Gay Rights, Harold Ford Senate, Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Seat, Harold Ford Jr., New York, New York City, Gay Marriage, New York News

Last month, just after gay activist Jon Winkleman interrupted a lunch meeting between prospective Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr. and scores of the b...

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Evan Bayh Tastes Sour Grapes

Michael Wolff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Harold Ford, Evan Bayh, Michael Wolff, Democrats, Mort Zuckerman, Politics News

While political insiders don't feel powerful enough, the outsiders feel political office is a worthy acknowledgment of all the power they already have.

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