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Dems’ sick plot sunk me: ‘harass’ pol
WASHINGTON -- Steamed upstate Rep. Eric Massa, who quit Congress yesterday amid allegations he sexually harassed a male staffer, said he was "set up" by Democratic leaders because he opposed President Obama's health-care bill. The freshman congressman, who said he was the "deciding vote on health care," claimed he...
Continue reading...Lonesome Gov’s sad solo act
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
This is how an administration dies. A slow, painful and agonizing demise. Gov.
Continue reading...Hizzoner’s sweet $olution
Monday, March 8, 2010
A state tax on sugary drinks could be a sweet spot in the state's battle to close its budget gap and avoid cuts in school and Medicaid funding, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. He urged Albany to tax sugary drinks at the rate of 1 cent for each ounce
Continue reading...Lobbyists feel the $queeze
Monday, March 8, 2010
ALBANY -- Nervous state lawmakers, fearing angry voters will kick them out of office in November, are shamelessly pressuring lobbyists more than ever for massive political contributions, lobbyists and lawmakers have told The Post. The stepped-up effort is taking the form of a record number of fund-raising events, with lawmakers...
Continue reading...Sebelius: Health reform! Stat!
Monday, March 8, 2010
WASHINGTON -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius yesterday seized on a new report to urge quick passage of health-care reform legislation, but a top Democrat said they did not yet have the votes in Congress.
Continue reading...Lame duck Paterson pledges to finish term
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Gov. Paterson today vowed to finish his term, dismissing a growing chorus of calls for his resignation. "I will keep governing until the end of the year," he told parishioners at a Brooklyn church to huge applause
Continue reading...Gov’s ‘pick me!’ path to power
Sunday, March 7, 2010
When Eliot Spitzer's top aides were mulling David Paterson as a potential running mate in the winter of 2005, two people who knew him cautioned that the Albany veteran was a "hard partier." They were referring to Paterson's extramarital dalliances, past drug use and penchant for late-night clubbing...
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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