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Doug Hoffman Wins an Olympic Gold Medal, Gets Reagan Elected and F***s a Rat

Chris Kelly | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: House of Representatives, New-York-Congressional-District, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, New York Politics, Politics News
Chris Kelly

Doug Hoffman is running for Congress on the nonentity ticket. Vote for me, I had an indeterminate job in winter sports the year the Hostages came home? Is this some kind of gag?

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The Specter of Condemnation: What Isn't Public Use?

Daniel Goldstein | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Sandra Day O'Connor, Kelo, Eminent Domain Abuse, Atlantic Yards, Brooklyn, Eminent Domain, Mayor Bloomberg, New York Politics, Michael Bloomberg, New York Nyets, New Jersey Nets, New York News
Daniel Goldstein

Most observers wouldn't consider luxury condos and a privately owned basketball arena with lucrative naming rights accruing solely to the developer -- Atlantic Yards -- to be a "public use."

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New York For Gillibrand

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Lgbt, Politics, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York, Gay Marriage, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Dadt, Gay Rights, Senate Democrats, New York Politics, David Paterson, Same-Sex Marriage, New York News
Ryan J. Davis

It's time for New Yorkers to rally around their new senator, regardless of their feelings on lame-duck Paterson. Gillibrand seems ready to provide us with progressive leadership.

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The Mayoral Race That Wasn't

Dan Collins | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Bill Thompson, Mayor Bloomberg, Thompson Democrats, New York Mayoral Debate, Mayor Bloomberg Term Limits, Mayoral Debate, Christine Quinn, Chuck Schumer, Comptroller Bill Thompson, Charlie Rangel, David Dinkins, New York Politics, New York News
Dan Collins

The lack of enthusiasm for Bill Thompson has roots in more than a super-rich opponent. New York City believes in the values of the Democrats, but doesn't trust them to produce strong leaders on the local level.

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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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Are New York City Runoffs Superfluous?

nytimes.com | SAM ROBERTS | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Mark Green, Board of Elections New York, Bill De Blasio, Public Advocate, Runoff Elections, New York Politics, New York News

Still, the city's Board of Elections will spend about $15 million to mount the runoff, and the four candidates competing in the election can legally s...

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Spitzer and Bloomberg -- Not Again

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Eliott Spitzer Prostitution, Mike Bloomberg, Real Time With Bill Maher, David Paterson, New York Mayoral Election, New York Politics, Michael Bloomberg, New York News
Michael B. Laskoff

I don't get too exercised about Spitzer's adultery or prostitution. None of that, however, means that a megalomaniac hypocrite who got caught with his genitals in the cookie jar should run again.

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The Time The President Didn't Intervene

John R. Bohrer | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York

Read More: John v. Lindsay, Liberal Party, Robert F. Wagner Jr., David Paterson, New York Politics, Hubert H. Humphrey, Barack Obama, New York, Robert F. Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, Obama Paterson, Lyndon B. Johnson, New York Mayor, 1965, Lbj, Lyndon Johnson, Newsweek, John Lindsay, Robert Kennedy, New York News
John R. Bohrer

In the first year of his first elected term, Lyndon Johnson made the presidency look easy. Landmark bills on education, health care and civil rights were flying through Congress. But he stayed out of New York politics.

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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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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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Richard Ravitch Appointment Rejected By Appellate Division

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 09.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Unlawful Lieutenant Governor Appointment, New York Lietuenant Governor Appointment, David Paterson Lieutenant Governor, Richard Ravitch, Richard Ravitch Appointment, New-York-Lieutenant-Governor, Richard Ravitch David Paterson, Dean Skelos, Governor Paterson, New York Politics, Gop, New York News

NEW YORK — An appeals court Thursday struck down Gov. David Paterson's appointment of a lieutenant governor, upholding a constitutional challeng...

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Republicans Lost Senate Majority... And Millions Of Campaign Dollars

nytimes.com | NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Posted 09.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Republican Party, Gop Fundraising, New York Public Interest Research Group, New York Politics, New York State Senate, New York GOP, New York Republicans, Republicans, New York News

ALBANY -- Losing the majority in the State Senate last year cost Republicans the choice office space they long occupied in the Capitol, their committe...

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Today In HuffPost New York

Dan Collins | Posted 08.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Mayor Bloomberg New York, New York, New York Politics, Mayor Bloomberg, New York News
Dan Collins

Everybody in New York is disgusted with the state Senate, including many people who were only dimly aware we had such an organization. Weeks of chaos, betrayal and counter-betrayal and the overall sense that the ship of state is being driven by a bunch of egomaniac nutballs has taken its toll.

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Today In HuffPost New York

Dan Collins | Posted 08.15.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Democrats, New York Senate, Hiram Monserrate, New York, New York Politics, Mayor Bloomberg, New York News
Dan Collins

Sen. Hiram Monserrate - whose girlfriend was treated for injuries around her left eye that required 20-40 stitches - has been put back in charge of the Consumer Protection Committee, a job that carries a $12,500 stipend.

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State Senate Chaos Cost Taxpayers A Bundle

New York Post | Brendan Scott | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Senate, New York Governor, New York, New York State Senate, Governor Paterson, Pedro Espada, Paterson, New York Politics, David Patterson, David Paterson, Governor Patterson, New York News

ALBANY -- It could go down as the most expensive circus in state history. The Senate's monthlong descent into chaos wasted more than $5 million in sta...

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Today In HuffPost New York

Dan Collins | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Welfare, New York Politics, New York City, New York Welfare, New York, New York News
Dan Collins

When I heard the state of New York is giving welfare payments a tiny bump up, I marveled at how welfare has vanished from the political debate.

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Andrew Cuomo Plays It Cool

New York Observer Politicker | Jason Horowitz | Posted 08.02.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Attorney General Cuomo, New York Attorney General, New York, New York Politics, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo, New York News

As Albany crumbles, dragging the approval ratings of Governor David Paterson down to breathtaking new depths, Andrew Cuomo has studiously acted as if ...

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New York Senate Debacle: The Powerbrokers of 1965 and Pissants of 2009

John R. Bohrer | Posted 07.31.2009 | New York

Read More: Robert F. Wagner Jr., New York Politics, Joseph Zaretzki, Pedro Espada, 2009, New York, Robert F. Kennedy, Jack Bronston, 1965, Hiram Monserrate, New York State Senate, Nelson Rockefeller, Julian Erway, Anthony Travia, Stanley Steingut, Robert Kennedy, Alan Hevesi, New York News
John R. Bohrer

The leadership stalemate of 1965 occurred at the start of the session, when bill expiration deadlines weren't looming. Pedro Espada's defection (facilitated by Hiram Monserrate) flushed months of hard-fought negotiations and legislative footwork down the toilet.

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Top Ten Signs Your Party Label Is: New Yorker

Keli Goff | Posted 07.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Kennedys, New York, New York Politics, Michael Bloomberg, New York News
Keli Goff

When someone at a dinner party asks, "Whom are you supporting in an upcoming election?" you know that what they really mean is, "Which Democrat are you supporting in the primary?"

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How to Throw the Rascals Out!

Ed Koch | Posted 07.22.2009 | New York

Read More: New York State Legislature, New York Local, New York, Senator Espada, New York Politics, New York State Senate, Governor Paterson, New York News
Ed Koch

The New York State Legislature is less than dysfunctional, a description given it by the Brennan Institute for Justice. It has become a joke.

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Dem Defections Give GOP Control Of New York Senate

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate, State Senate, Leadership Change, Senate Democrats, Democrats, Dems Senate, Republicans, New York Senate, Stunning 'Coup' Throws State Senate Back to Gop, New York Senate Republican, Ny Senate Gay Marriage, Ny Politics, New York Politics, Politics News

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Rangel To Obama: Stay Out Of New York Politics

NY1 | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Charles Rangel, New York Politics, New York, Barack Obama, Politics News

In an interview with NY1, Rep. Charles Rangel warns state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo not to challenge Gov. David Paterson in a Democratic primary n...

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Caroline Kennedy: All Entitled, All the Time

David Margolick | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York Times, Senate Seat, New York Politics, Caroline Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy New York Times, Politics News
David Margolick

Like everyone else, I had succumbed to Kennedy's name, was shilling for her book, and giving her a pass, which in its infinitesimal way would only have made her more the way she was.

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Vet the Princess Before She's Crowned

Joe Cutbirth | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Senate, New York Senator, Joe Cutbirth, David Paterson, New York Politics, Kennedy, Senate Races, Kennedy Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Caroline Kennedy, Camelot, Paterson, Politics News
Joe Cutbirth

It's time for reporters covering this story to dispense with the navel gazing and to get started vetting Ms. Kennedy's ideas and positions.

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Sam Stein

Shoeless Chuck Schumer Gives Obama And Dems Some Stern Advice

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Susan Collins, Schumer Democratic Party, Schumer Democrats, Norm Coleman, Schumer Senators, Schumer 60 Seats, Bob Schaffer, Schumer Democratic Rules, Senate Candidates, New York Politics, Schumer Obama, Chuck Schumer DSCC, Schumer Mccain, Chuck Schumer, Al Frank, Politics News

Chuck Schumer was not expecting an in-person interview. Towards the end of a quintessentially boiling Washington D.C. day, the affable and intense New...

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