1. let’s get civical
    City Health Commissioner: No Smoking in Public Parks or BeachesCamel say wha … ?
    By Chris Rovzar
  2. early and often
    Rick Lazio Doesn’t Care What Rudy Wants This TimeThe former congressman and Senate hopeful will run for governor in 2010.
    By Dan Amira
  3. the third terminator
    Bloomberg in Turns Overconfident, Self-conscious During Presidential Exploration“I know more about foreign policy than any of the candidates.”
    By Dan Amira
  4. huge lectures
    Obama: ‘The Old Ways That Led to This Crisis Cannot Stand.’The president chews out Wall Street on its own turf.
    By Jessica Pressler
  5. ballsy crimes
    Hiram Monserrate Will Take His Chances With Judge Who Seems to Hate HimThe girlfriend-slashing state senator has waived his right to a jury.
    By Chris Rovzar
  7. health carnage
    Drudge: Barack Obama Will Shove This F—ing Health Care Down Your F—ing ThroatThe Internet commentator has discovered that both Serena Williams and Barack Obama are scary black people.
    By Chris Rovzar
  8. intel
    Which Presidential Orator Did Obama Mimic for His Health-Care Speech?It wasn’t the one you think.
    By Chris Rovzar
  9. joe wilson’s war
    Some in White House Not As Magnanimous As ObamaJoe Wilson referred to as “a pimple on the ass of progress”?
    By Dan Amira
  10. joe wilson’s war
    Things Still Going Pretty Badly for Joe WilsonObama’s heckler is still in the spotlight, in a bad way.
    By Dan Amira
  11. world trade center
    Jerry Nadler Proposes September 11 Commemorative CoinDoes this mean the $3 coins Aunt Helen bought from a street vendor downtown five years ago while she was visiting from California are going to appreciate in value?
    By Chris Rovzar
  12. oh albany!
    State Senators NOT Taking Off Until 2015An e-mail glitch with hilarious/depressing consequences.
    By Dan Amira
  13. sexless scandals
    Michael Duvall, Gross Sex-Talking California Assemblyman, May Not Be a CheaterNot that it matters; the guy’s career in politics is over anyway.
    By Chris Rovzar
  14. early and awkward
    Lindsay Graham Nearly Claps, Rubs Hands InsteadEven seasoned pols can get flummoxed by the complex act of applause.
    By Dan Amira
  15. the fine print
    Beyond the Public Option: Four Questions You Need to Be AskingThe answers will determine whether reform passes — and what your health insurance will ultimately look like in the Age of Obamacare.
    By Peter Keating
  16. politics as unusual
    Anderson: Obama Averts a Spiritual WaterlooThe health-care debate had become so inane it seemed to prohibit the basic conditions of good speechmaking. My preemptive cynicism turned out to be both very right and very wrong.
    By Sam Anderson
  17. what other politicians think
    How Congress Is Responding to Obama’s SpeechModerate Democrats are feeling a little better today.
    By Dan Amira
  18. joe wilson’s war
    Oh, Joe Wilson. Don’t You Know Nancy Pelosi Can Turn Congressmen to Stone With Her Eyes?The South Carolina congressman is regretting his “You Lie!” outburst this morning.
    By Chris Rovzar
  19. what other people think
    Obama’s Big Speech: The Punditocracy ReactsPolitical observers of all stripes weigh in on the speech that could make or break health-care reform.
    By Dan Amira
  20. the long arm of the law
    The Punishers: The New York Judges in Charge of Smacking Down Wall StreetThe New Yorkers sentencing Wall Street wrongdoers are a feisty bunch.
    By Jessica Pressler
  21. the bonus buster
    Bank of America Blasts Andrew Cuomo With Fifty-Cent WordThe bank fights back against the attorney general’s accusations that they were “hindering” his investigation into Merrill Lynch bonuses.
    By Jessica Pressler
  22. sex scandals
    The California-Assemblyman Sex Scandal Has Brought Us to a New LowDripping is involved.
    By Chris Rovzar
  23. early and often
    Al Franken Draws Map of the United StatesTell us if we’re wrong to think this is kind of cool.
    By Chris Rovzar
  24. the supremes
    Justice!Sonia Sotomayor takes her seat at the Supreme Court.
    By Chris Rovzar
  25. in other news
    Conservatives Can’t Just Enjoy Van Jones VictoryYou won! Stop complaining!
    By Dan Amira
  26. everything is socialist
    Obama to Indoctrinate, Nag, Bore Students TodayThe president’s controversial back-to-school speech revealed!
    By Dan Amira
  27. early and often
    Baucus Finally Steps In on Health CareThe Senate finance chair has a plan!
    By Chris Rovzar
  28. the cuddle muddle
    David Paterson Hoping to Win Points by Defending Wall Street Bonuses?Another winning strategy.
    By Dan Amira
  29. 9 11
    Obama Hired a 9/11 Truther, for Some ReasonHe also might be a Communist. And a revolutionary … How did nobody notice this?!
    By Dan Amira
  30. early and often
    Malcolm Smith Eyeing Cushy Aqueduct Afterlife?The former Senate majority leader has ties to one of the groups bidding to turn the racetrack into a casino.
    By Jacob Gershman
  31. early and often
    The Personal Politics of Curt SchillingIs he conservative? Liberal? Actually, kind of both.
    By Dan Amira
  32. ted kennedy
    Ted Kennedy’s Book Tells of Secret RFK-LBJ MeetingRobert Kennedy wanted to go to Vietnam to broker peace in 1967, but for personal reasons LBJ said no.
    By Chris Rovzar
  33. equal rites
    Maine Marriage Equality to Go on the BallotOpponents gathered enough signatures to put it to a statewide vote in November.
    By Chris Rovzar
  34. health carnage
    Known Health-Care Expert Sarah Palin Invited to Testify in Albany New YorkDespite the fact that …
    By Chris Rovzar
  35. client 9
    Oddly, Republicans Are Most Enthusiastic About Spitzer ReturnAnd about 47 percent of New Yorkers are keeping an open mind.
    By Dan Amira
  36. Governor Paterson: Man of Steel?According to him, yes.
    By Chris Rovzar
  37. oh albany!
    Pedro Espada Hires, Fires SlumlordInteresting how this man’s entire history managed to escape Espada until a newspaper mentioned it.
    By Dan Amira
  38. client 9
    Don’t Call It a Comeback, Spitzer’s Been Here for YearsRockin’ his peers and puttin’ suckas in fear.
    By Chris Rovzar
  39. oh albany!
    State Senator Daniel Squadron on His ‘Surreal’ First Session in AlbanyThe 29-year-old on serving under Pedro Espada, being called “barely an adult” by a colleague, and discussing his embarrassment with the Albany stalemate.
    By Dan Amira
  40. the greatest depression
    Hey, Congress, Hank Paulson Thinks You’re Idiots“I amuse myself a lot by thinking what would happen if I said, ‘Do you realize what an idiotic question that is?’”
    By Jessica Pressler
  41. early and often
    Why Won’t Giuliani Aim for Albany? Washington Still Sounds NicerPart of the reason the former mayor seems so reluctant to run for governor is that a run for president still sounds good.
    By Jacob Gershman
  42. the post-racial world
    ‘Great White Hope’ Congresswoman Should Have Known What She Was SayingThat is, if she’s been paying attention in Congress.
    By Dan Amira
  43. the bush years
    Is Tom Ridge Calling Himself a Liar?Now the terrorism threat level WASN’T influenced by politics. Make up your mind, sir.
    By Dan Amira
  44. the third terminator
    Mayor Bloomberg Trying Harder to Not Seem Like a GazillionaireHe eats real food that real people eat, as opposed to eating lobster and diamonds.
    By Dan Amira
  45. today in torture
    Cheney May Not Cooperate With CIA Interrogation Probe“It’s an outrageous political act,” he says.
    By Chris Rovzar
  46. white men with all the money
    Ben Bernanke Noticed When Someone Stole $900 From HimThis is someone who manages his personal finances well.
    By Chris Rovzar
  47. the cuddle muddle
    Governor Paterson Keeps on the Sunny Side of LifeDespite his ongoing rut, Paterson is keeping an optimistic outlook.
    By Dan Amira
  48. financial rangeling
    Charlie Rangel Forgot About His House, TooAnd it’s such a cute house!
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. photo op
    Thousands Pay Respects to Ted Kennedy in BostonBostonians lined the streets of the city yesterday afternoon to see the liberal lion’s casket progress toward his brother’s presidential library.
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. country problems
    Michael Haegerty, Syracuse Common Councilor, Has a Little ProblemIt’s a country problem.
    By Chris Rovzar
  51. early and awkward
    Ted Kennedy’s Last Wish — Fulfilled?Massachusetts may be coming around to appointing a quick replacement for Kennedy.
    By Dan Amira
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