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Spitzer's Loss is Wall Street's Gain

Robert Scheer | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Albany, Emperors Club, New York, Democratic Party, Iraq War, Eliot Spitzer, Wall Street, Governor, Prostitution Scandal, Eliot Spitzer Wall Street, Politics News

The best rule of thumb these days is that ordinary Americans should be mightily depressed over any news that Wall Street hustlers cheer.

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It's 3:00am and Somewhere in Washington a Democrat is Sleeping With a Hooker

Edward Ugel | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Richard Pryor, Sex, Client # 9, Washington DC, Democrat, Larry Craig, Idaho, Eliot Spitzer, New York, Hooker, Politics News

In Governor Spitzer's favor, he did go to the trouble of using an actual hotel room for his dalliance. Public restrooms are so... what's the phrase I'm looking for? Full of poop.

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Clinton's General Election Disaster in the Making

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hawaii, Polls, Al Gore, North Dakota, Nebraska, Washington, Vermont, West Virginia, Oregon, Colorado, General Election, Missouri, Nevada, Virginia, Defense, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Maine, John Kerry, New Hampshire, Ohio, Superdelegates, Super Tuesday, Ken Salazar, African-American Issues, Kansas, North Carolina, Illinois, Florida, John McCain, Alaska, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Texas, Pennsylvania, Democrats, New York, Barack Obama, Idaho, Foreign Policy, Independents, Wisconsin, Advertising, Michigan, Arkansas, South Carolina, 2008 Presidential Race, Iowa, Tennessee, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Utah, Rasmussen, Surveyusa, Politics News

Of the many strange spins the Clinton campaign has sold the media, few are as troubling as the idea that she is the stronger general election candidate.

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The Pain of Caring

Steven Denlinger | Posted 02.29.2008 | Living

Read More: John Fohner, Ami Wagner-Woodrum, The Harvesters, Kimberley Melin, Hoover High School, Shannon Howard, Lori-Kaye Miller, Mike Melin, The Ten Commandments, South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Dance, West Akron, Roman J. Miller, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Palace Theater, Genevieve Morgan, It's a Wonderful Life, Maggie Ensley, Canton, Bizet's Carmen, The Archer School for Girls, New York, Army of the Lord, Central City, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, The Olive Garden, Go in Peace, San Francisco, Dr. Alan Kimber, Charlton Heston, Carly Ensley, Marlin Michael Miller, Chicago Lyric Opera, Along Came a Frenchman, Mennonites, Faith United Methodist Church, Montrose, Brevard, Hartville Christian School, Popeye, Living News

It isn't the person dying who finds it hardest to live.

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Countrify-Me: Confessions of a Thru-Yorker

Sharon Glassman | Posted 02.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Rocky Mountain Life, New York, City Life, Avenue Q, Living News

I think New Yorkers come in two flavors: True-Yorkers and Thru-Yorkers.

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Why Presidents' Day?

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 02.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Holiday, Election Reform, New York, 2008, Vote, Advertising, Queens, Why Tuesday, Capitalism, Election, Presidents' Day, Voting, Home News

If we can move Presidents' Day for the convenience of shoppers, why not make Election Day more convenient for voters?

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Obama Winning Delegate Race With California Still To Come

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Super Tuesday, New York, Super Tuesday Results, Delegate Race, Super Delegates, Hillary Clinton. Illinois, Democratic Primar, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

With California yet to report, NBC News has put the delegate count from Super Tuesday tentatively in favor of Sen. Barack Obama: 841 to 837. The tot...

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Local Blogs and Papers Think National

NYCity News Service | Posted 02.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Blogs, Endorsements, New York, Brooklyn, New York City, Brooklyn Paper, 2008 Campaign, Cuny Journalism School, Political Blogs, Local Media, Offthebus, Home News

By Eliot Caroom This year's unusually competitive presidential primary has led some of Brooklyn's own media elite to an unusual decision: for the fir...

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Students Elect to Campaign

NYCity News Service | Posted 02.05.2008 | Home

Read More: New York, Barack Obama, New York City, Columbia University, Student Voters, New York Women for Obama, Democrats, Youth Voters, Students, 2008 Election, 2008 Prmary, Hillary Clinton, New York Primary, Barnard College, Home News

By Stephen Pacer Produced by Megan McGibney Local students, energized by the presidential race, signed up as campaign volunteers - passing out fliers...

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Pulpit Pitches Rankle Some Churchgoers

NYCity News Service | Posted 02.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Harlem, Religion, Religious Voters, Churchgoers, New York City, Baptist, Cuny, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, New York, Offthebus, 2008 Primary, Reverend, Home News

By Djenny Passe-Rodriguez The Rev. Calvin Butts, the politically influential leader of Harlem's famed Abyssinian Baptist church, endorsed Sen. Hilla...

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African NYers Weigh Obama's Chances

NYCity News Service | Posted 02.05.2008 | Home

Read More: New York, Barack Obama, Kenya, Brooklyn, African Immigrants, Cuny, Kenyans, 2008 Election, 2008 Primary, Offthebus, Video, New York City, Home News

By Adeola Oladele Produced by Abimbola Ishola Sen. Barack Obama's presidential bid has drawn the interest of African immigrants - including those fro...

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My Super Duper Tsunami Tuesday Primary Picks

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: North Dakota, Super Duper Tuesday, Delaware, West Virginia, Connecticut, Colorado, Campaign, Arizona, Missouri, Picks, Republican, California, Primaries, Montana, Mike Huckabee, 2008, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Super Tuesday, 2008 Campaign, Illinois, John McCain, Alaska, Florida, Super Duper Tsunami Tuesday, Primary, Mitt Romney, Democrat, Massachusetts, 2008 Elections, 08, Democrats, Minnesota, 2008 Election, Election, New York, Barack Obama, 08 Election, Elections, Rudy Giuliani, 08 Campaign, Tsunami Tuesday, Arkansas, 2008 Presidential Race, Georgia, Tennessee, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Utah, Alabama, New Mexico, Kansas, Idaho, Politics News

Between Obama and Clinton, it's going to be a virtual tie. Both campaigns will immediately release spin on why they are now the frontrunner, and why the other should politely drop out of the race.

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Obama Caravan Poaches Latino Hillary Supporters

NYCity News Service | Posted 02.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Latino, New York, Barack Obama, Caravan, 2008 Primary, Off the Bus, Election, Democratic Primary, Cuny, Vote, Home News

By Daniel Macht and Rosaleen Ortiz A 14-car caravan of Obama supporters cruised the streets of the Bronx and Upper Manhattan Sunday while blasting ho...

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Super Duper Surg(e)imiento: How Obama Is (Finally) Cutting Into Clinton's Latino Advantage

Roberto Lovato | Posted 02.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Immigration, Clinton, Media, Latino Politics, New York, Elections, Obama, Labor, Latino Vote, Race, Black-Latino Relations, Super Duper Tuesday, Arizona, California, Primaries, STRATEGY & TACTICS, Politics News

Whether or not the Obama campaign is successful in dropping the Clinton tally among Latinos, Super Tuesday will provide more than a few of the object lessons.

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Super Bowl XLII: Giants Win! Red Sox Suck!

Tony Sachs | Posted 02.03.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Yankees, New England Patriots, Plaxico Burress, New York Giants, Football, Super Bowl XLII, Boston, Boston Celtics, Eli Manning, NFL Playoffs, New York, Super Bowl, New England, Boston Red Sox, Sports, Entertainment News

I watched the Super Bowl not as a Giants fan, but as a Yankees fan desperate for some measure of revenge, even if it was in a different sport.

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Students for Hillary: No More Promises, We Want Proof

NYCity News Service | Posted 02.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Volutneers, Super Tuesday, New York, Students for Clinton, Youth Vote, New York City, St. John's, Broadway, Policy Positions, Clinton Volunteers, Policy, Students, New York Primary, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Primary, Canvassing, Marymount, Home News

"The majority of my friends who are voting for Obama can't give me any substantive reason as to why they are voting for him," she said.

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Pub Crawling For Obama

Matt Townsend | Posted 02.03.2008 | Home

After a cold day of handing out pamphlets for Barack Obama's presidential campaign, three New Yorkers swapped ideas about how to better reach people i...

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New York Court Recognizes Same-Sex Marriage From Other States

New York Times | Robert D. McFadden | Posted 02.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Same-Sex Marriage, New York Same-Sex Marriage, NY Same-Sex Marriage, New York Gay Marriage, NY Gay Marriage, New York, Politics News

A New York appellate court ruled Friday that valid out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples must be legally recognized in New York, just as the law ...

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OffTheBus On The Ground: The New York Primary

NYCity News Service | Posted 02.02.2008 | Home

Read More: New York Ground Game, Huffington Post Off the Bus, New York Super Tuesday, Get Out the Vote New York, New York Primary, New York Field Organizing, New York Super Tuesday Efforts, 2008 Election, New York Democratic Primary, New York, New York City, New York Republican Primary, Offthebus, Home News

The NYCity News Service is teaming with The Huffington Post's OffTheBus to provide comprehensive coverage of the New York presidential primary. The mu...

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On The Scene At A Hillary Rally

Neil Nagraj | Posted 02.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Hillary Clinton New York, HuffPost's Off the Bus, Huffington Post Off the Bus, Hillary Clinton New York Rally, Hillary Clinton New York Primary, New York Primary, Off the Bus, New York, Home News

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On The Scene At A Hillary Rally

Allison Fine | Posted 02.02.2008 | Home

I attended a boisterous rally of Hillary supporters in White Plains today. Hundreds of folks particularly union members who were nurses, teachers and...

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Latina Clinton Supporter Campaigns In Bronx

Matt Townsend | Posted 02.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bronx, Democrats, Debate Watch, Debate, New York, New York City, Latino Vote, Volunteers, Black Vote, Hispanic Vote, Bill Thompson, Home News

"Obama inspires me. He's black. I'm Hispanic. I'm a minority. Now I think I have a chance too," said Mejia, who took vacation days Thursday and Friday to volunteer for Clinton. "But do I believe he has experience or backbone? No."

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Is New York City Not the Best City On Earth?

Alison Stein Wellner | Posted 01.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Pizza, Travel, Museums, Food, Best City, Bookstores, New York City, New York, Bagels, Living News

I've just returned from a trip to Portland, Oregon, where my last good argument for why New York City is the best city on the continent failed me. I ...

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Obama's Image Problem In The Jewish Community

Heidi Pickman | Posted 01.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Florida, Senator Obama, Connecticut, 2008 Election, Massachusetts, Election 2008, Robert Wexler, New York, California, Offthebus, New Jersey, Israel, Jewish Voters, Illinois, Senator Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Home News

Obama is having a problem courting a segment of the Jewish population. Some Jewish voters worry that his time spent in a predominantly Muslim country as a youth means that he is not a friend of Israel.

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Obama and the Grumpy Old Men

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Hispanics, Hawaii, Barbara Lee, Latinos, African-Americans, Atlanta, Chicago, Civil Rights, John Lewis, George W. Bush, Iraq, Echo Boom, Nevada, Latino Voters, Katrina, Bet, Democratic Primary, Illinois, Latino Issues, Bill Clinton, John Conyers, Baby Boomers, Older Voters, Charles Rangel, Andrew Young, Congressional Black Caucus, Gen Y, Attorney General, Jesse Jackson, Black Issues, Robert Johnson, Wellesley, Democrats, Barack Obama, New York, Young Voters, Maxine Waters, Cnn, Pollster, Martin Luther King, Iowa, South Carolina, Georgia, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Barry Goldwater, 1970s, Jim Clyburn, Senate, White Voters, Sidney Poitier, Politics News

Younger black activists and elected officials are unlikely to feel any loyalty to the Clintons, are engaged by a post-baby-boom candidate and feel more in sync with Obama on the issues.

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