1. early and often
    Tennessean New Yorker Harold Ford Jr. May Challenge Kirsten GillibrandWill New York elect yet another carpetbagger?
    By Dan Amira
  2. departures
    Sen. Chris Dodd to Throw in the TowelDemocrats are psyched.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  3. departures
    Sen. Byron Dorgan Has Had Enough of the U.S. SenateHe’ll “work on energy policy in the private sector” instead.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  4. election 2013
    Bill Thompson Will Run for Mayor in 2013Talk about your early announcements.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  5. catfights we never saw coming
    Simon Doonan Fires Back at Andrew Breitbart Over Tinselgate“Thanks to you, I see now that there are two kinds of people in the world.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  7. the cuddle muddle
    Governor Paterson Prepares to Pummel New York With Kitchen Sink of EthicsPaterson will propose a slew of bold reform proposals in his State of the State speech tomorrow.
    By Dan Amira
  8. white house
    Meet the Third White House Party CrasherHis name is Carlos Allen and he’s a D.C. party promoter.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  9. crackdowns
    Governor Paterson and Reverend Sharpton to Stop Bodegas From Selling Creatively Named Homemade BoozeSay good-bye to Nutcracker, SpongeBob, and Finding Nemo.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  10. election 2010
    The Only People Excited About Rick Lazio’s Campaign Are Those in Rick Lazio’s CampaignAnd maybe his mother.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  11. white house
    There Was Another White House Party Crasher, by the WayBut this one wasn’t a publicity-desperate social climber and reality-television star, so never mind.
    By Chris Rovzar
  12. early and often
    Peter King Once Again Toying a Run for SenateSigh.
    By Chris Rovzar
  13. the gays
    Link Between American Evangelicals and Ugandan Gay-Execution Movement Scrutinized“When you speak about a certain group trying to destroy their children and their families … Africans will fight to the death.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  14. health carnage
    Congressional Democrats Ready to Play Ping-PongA new political term you may need to familiarize yourself with!
    By Dan Amira
  15. early and often
    There May Be a Mustache in the Governor’s Race After AllSuffolk County’s Steve Levy may mount a primary challenge to Governor Paterson.
    By Dan Amira
  16. terror plots
    Obama Administration Steps Up Weekend Response to Terror ThreatsAfter a would-be terrorist with explosive materials boarded a plane from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day, Obama calls for an international security crackdown.
    By Chris Rovzar
  17. early and often
    Cuomo Ready to Turn Up the Heat on PatersonIf the governor won’t take Obama’s hint to stand down, the attorney general is prepared to get tough.
    By Jacob Gershman
  18. terror plots
    Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab: The Blame Game BeginsWho was responsible for allowing a man on our terror watch list to board a plane with a bomb on Christmas Day? Washington is closing in on some scapegoats.
    By Chris Rovzar
  19. early and often
    Are the Democrats Going to Rally Around Obama’s Response to Latest Thwarted Terrorist Attack?Or are they going to just let the Republicans dump all over him for a couple of weeks?
    By Chris Rovzar
  20. the third terminator
    Bloomberg Rewards Campaign Staffers With Huge BonusesThey earned it. Right?
    By Adam K. Raymond
  21. ballsy state senators
    State Senate Set to Spank Hiram MonserrateHe may even get expelled.
    By Chris Rovzar
  22. oh albany!
    Cracks Forming Between Albany’s ‘Four Amigos’A canceled celebratory dinner reveals some inner conflict in the controversial group.
    By Chris Rovzar
  23. David Paterson Rolls DeepHis State Police security detail is larger than that devoted to protecting Long Island.
    By Chris Rovzar
  24. health carnage
    Some States Are Angry About Senate Health-Care BillNew York is one of them.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  25. oh india!
    Octogenarian Indian Governor Has a Sex TapeWith three ladies!
    By Adam K. Raymond
  26. health carnage
    Senate Passes Health CareAnd to all a good night!
    By Jessica Coen
  27. theories
    With Rudy Out, Things Could Go Either Way for GillibrandJust ask the experts.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  28. things you do not expect from certain people
    This Is What Chuck Schumer Holding a Gun Looks LikeHe looks good in orange.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  29. health carnage
    Does a Democratic Congressman’s Switch to the GOP Matter?What his departure means politically.
    By Dan Amira
  30. grim things
    Joblessness Spreads in New YorkIt’s even hard to get a gig cleaning toilets.
    By Jessica Pressler
  31. health carnage
    Health-Care Reform Making Bloomberg, Paterson SickWhy they say the Senate bill isn’t fair to New York.
    By Dan Amira
  32. what up?
    Michael Steele Is Getting Paid to TalkFormer heads of the RNC think that’s totally lame.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  33. rudy
    Giuliani Won’t Run for Office Next YearNot governor. Not senator. Not anything.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  34. early and awesome
    New Health-Care Tax Targets the PastyAnd the cast of ‘Jersey Shore’ becomes a political lightning rod.
    By Jessica Pressler
  35. health carnage
    Health-Care Grandstanding Is Not OverThere are going to be a lot of people in the House of Representatives to appease.
    By Dan Amira
  36. early and often
    Governor Paterson Hopes Andrew Cuomo Has Done Something Terrible RecentlyHe hires an opposition researcher to look for some dirt.
    By Dan Amira
  37. financial rangeling
    Texas Republican Out to Get Charlie RangelJohn Carter has got a score to settle.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  38. america’s sweetheart
    John McCain Addresses Sarah Palin’s ‘Visor-gate’Calls media’s notice of visor “hysterical attacks.”
    By Lindsay Robertson
  39. early and often
    Tepid Climate-Change Agreement Reached After Obama ‘Bursts’ Into India/Brazil/China MeetingApparently, this sort of thing happens.
    By Chris Rovzar
  40. america’s sweetheart
    Sarah Palin Cuts Vacation Short Because of Visor-gateAll of the fake-seeming elements of this story are real.
    By Chris Rovzar
  41. early and often
    Obama in Copenhagen: ‘Time for Talk Is Over’A ‘visibly angry’ Obama addressed the climate conference.
    By Chris Rovzar
  42. health carnage
    Senate Democrats Break GOP Filibuster on Spending BillThat probably felt good, but this wasn’t the big one.
    By Chris Rovzar
  43. early and often
    Senate Banking Committee Approves Bernanke NominationThe Fed chairman will serve another term.
    By Jessica Pressler
  44. health carnage
    Health-Care Bill Slows to a Grinding HaltTom Coburn: “There will be several more attempts to derail this bill from a parliamentary standpoint by me.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  45. oh albany!
    Governor Paterson Sued by Friends of EducationHe doesn’t really care.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  46. tea party
    Grand Ol’ Party Kowtows to the Tea PartyThis is the end of something, we’re just not sure what.
    By Chris Rovzar
  47. health carnage
    Roland Burris, and a Bunch of Other People, Could Still Hold Up Health-Care ReformHere’s why they’re still holding out, and whether we should take them seriously.
    By Dan Amira
  48. early and awesome
    Ben Bernanke Is Time’s Person of the YearThe year ‘Time’ gave up on counterintuitiveness.
    By Jessica Pressler
  49. the cuddle muddle
    Governor Paterson Breaks the 40 Percent Barrier!!!How high can he go!?!
    By Dan Amira
  50. health carnage
    Harry Reid Just Wants This Steeplechase to Be Over WithThe Democrats give in to Lieberman after meeting last night.
    By Dan Amira
  51. family tree
    Is the President Related to Warren Buffett?Maybe!
    By Adam K. Raymond
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