1. symbolic gestures
    Obama Asks Cabinet to Trim $100 Million, a.k.a. NothingStill, we guess $100 million is better than nothing.
    By Dan Amira
  2. jerkiani
    Even Rudy Realizes He Went Too Far by Smearing Marriage EqualityAfter claiming that the gay-marriage rights battle would lead to a Republican landslide in Albany next year, the former mayor seems to back off his claims.
    By Chris Rovzar
  3. gilli-brand management
    Nobody Knows Who Kirsten Gillibrand Is, StillBut “the lady from upstate New York” is pretty close, we guess.
    By Dan Amira
  4. early and often
    Cuomo and Paterson’s Dueling State StrategiesTwo stories from this week’s ‘New York’ show how the Democratic ticket is shaping up for next year’s governor’s race.
    By Chris Rovzar
  5. international intrigue
    Hugo Chavez Gives President Obama His Own Bad PresentWhat’s worse than a nonfunctioning DVD box set? A book about evil American imperialism!
    By Dan Amira
  7. the cuddle gov
    Paterson Does Gymnastics, Mocks Everyone at Charity DinnerYou’ll laugh! You’ll cry! You’ll puzzle at the obscure inside-Albany references!
    By Dan Amira
  8. early and often
    Spitzer Used Daughters, Dogs in Uphill PR BattleThe disgraced ex-gov thought of everything when it came to resuscitating his image, according to a ‘Newsweek’ profile.
    By Chris Rovzar
  9. the cuddle gov
    Governor Paterson Will Literally Fight You Over the MTA BailoutWho wants some? You, Senator Kruger? You want some of this?
    By Dan Amira
  10. early and often
    Hillary’s Lingering Campaign Debt Is All Owed to One ManUnsurprisingly, it’s the one guy she’s probably least inclined to pay: Mark Penn.
    By Chris Rovzar
  11. equal rites
    Steve Schmidt Calls Out GOP on ‘Becoming a Religious Party’But this time his blows are aimed at Republicans.
    By Chris Rovzar
  12. the third terminator
    Democrats Lining Up to Not Oppose BloombergIt’s true what they say: No man is poor who has friends, and billions of dollars.
    By Dan Amira
  13. early and often
    Your Evening Reading: The Bush-Era Terror MemosObama authorizes the release of memos detailing previous interrogation tactics.
    By Chris Rovzar
  14. early and often
    Scott Stringer Weighing Senate RunThe Manhattan borough president joins the list of people eying Kirsten Giillibrand’s Senate seat.
    By Chris Rovzar
  15. equal rites
    Paterson Fires Opening Salvo in Struggle for Marriage Bill’s PassageHe’s joined by Bloomberg, Quinn, and many more in a moving, optimistic press conference.
    By Dan Amira
  16. the never-ending albany
    Former Liberal Party Chair Charged With Accepting $800,000 in Fees for FavorsRaymond Harding was taken into custody yesterday.
    By Chris Rovzar
  17. early and often
    Barack Obama Spreads the Wealth AroundTax returns show the First Couple was pretty charitable last year.
    By Dan Amira
  18. freedooooommmm!
    Slideshow: It Wasn’t a Lovely Day for a Tea PartyBut people still had one, all over the country. Just not as many as Fox News hoped.
    By Chris Rovzar
  19. equal rites
    Pride Agenda Director: ‘We’re Closer Than Most People Think’ to Marriage EqualityWe talk with Alan Van Capelle from the Empire State Pride Agenda about the prospects for gay marriage in New York.
    By Dan Amira
  20. ballsy crimes
    Rod Blagojevich Plots His Next EscapeWhy Blago wants to star in a reality show in the Costa Rican jungle.
    By Dan Amira
  21. early and often
    Senator Gillibrand’s Ballot Challenged in Election to Replace HerOkay, so basically this is going to take forever.
    By Dan Amira
  22. puppies!!!!!!
    Puppy Arrives at White House, Immediately Takes ControlWorld, meet Bo Obama. Bo, this is the world.
    By Chris Rovzar
  23. early and often
    Paterson’s ‘Save the Governor’ RetreatThe Governor took top aids and advisers on an informal weekend getaway to come up with a plan to save his political future.
    By Jacob Gershman
  24. ballsy crimes
    Blago Pleads Not GuiltyRemember that guy?
    By Chris Rovzar
  25. mavericks
    Has John McCain Purged Sarah Palin From His Memory?Or does he just despise her?
    By Dan Amira
  26. equal rites
    Paterson’s Gay-Marriage GambleWhy is the governor putting marriage equality up for a vote before supporters say the legislature is ready?
    By Chris Rovzar
  27. early and often
    Eliot Spitzer May Want His Old AG Job BackLet’s make a list of reasons why this doesn’t feel right.
    By Chris Rovzar
  28. palin-tology
    Esquire Reveals What Prepared Todd Palin for His Wife’s 2008 Vice-presidential RunHint: It involved several broken bones and multiple near-death snowmobile accidents.
    By Chris Rovzar
  29. in-a-gadda-da-vito
    Vito Fossella Mans Up to Drunk-Driving ChargeAnd all it took was a heartbreaking, high-profile tragedy.
    By Dan Amira
  30. early and awesome
    Rahm Emanuel Has Been NeuteredThe chief of staff with a legendary temper now sends his adversaries cake and cookies.
    By Dan Amira
  31. the ghost of reverend wright
    Obama’s Easter Pastor Preaches the Worst Kind of HateThe president sits in the pews as his reverend denounces … the Yankees.
    By Dan Amira
  32. drama on the high seas
    Everything You Need to Know About What Went Down With the Pirates YesterdayAnd there’s a lot to know.
    By Chris Rovzar
  33. let’s get civical
    Deputy Mayor Skyler Doesn’t Just Have a Star Wars NameHe loves the movie franchise, too!
    By Chris Rovzar
  34. early and adorable
    Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton at the Peace Picnic TableHow cute is this?
    By Chris Rovzar
  35. international intrigue
    Robert Gibbs Is Being Kind of a Jerk About the Bowing ThingThe press secretary pees on our leg and tells us it’s raining.
    By Dan Amira
  36. early and awesome
    Hillary Clinton Hocking American Idol Tickets for CashYou’ve got to hand it to her — it is a clever way to trick people into paying off her campaign debt.
    By Chris Rovzar
  37. secretary of awesome
    Psychic Hillary Correctly Predicted 3 a.m. EmergencyAnd we all laughed at her!
    By Dan Amira
  38. the joys of parenting
    Chris Buckley: Book Not a ‘Tell-All’ About My Parents. Seriously. I Mean It.And yet, we still quite don’t believe him.
    By Chris Rovzar
  39. international intrigue
    Why Is the White House Pretending Obama Didn’t Bow?This will only make things worse.
    By Dan Amira
  40. immi-great!
    Obama to Tackle Immigration Reform, Because There’s Not Enough Going OnHe realizes he gets a full four years, right?
    By Dan Amira
  41. the third terminator
    Hmmm. Apparently the Mayor Does Give Internships to High SchoolersNate Archibald will be in good company.
    By Chris Rovzar
  42. pirates
    American Ship Captain Valiantly Surviving in Somali Pirate CustodyAlso, enemy and ally ships are zooming in on the area.
    By Chris Rovzar
  43. early and awesome
    Colbert Gets Syracuse Congressman to Admit Love for Cocaine, ProstitutesAnd some of his fuddy-duddy constituents just don’t see the humor in it.
    By Dan Amira
  44. jews
    Secret Muslim President Holding Seder in White HouseIt’s believed to be the first time a president, secret Muslim or otherwise, has done so.
    By Dan Amira
  45. international intrigue
    Was Obama’s Trip a Success?Not really, but kind of, say the pundits.
    By Dan Amira
  46. pirates
    Somali Pirates Hijack Ship Full of Americans (Updated!)They’ve gotten a bit too cocky, it seems.
    By Jessica Pressler
  47. early and often
    Obama Family TV Habits: Sadly, Just Like YoursHe watches sports, ‘Entourage,’ and the ‘Daily Show.’
    By Chris Rovzar
  48. the third terminator
    Bloomberg’s Opening Move: $3 Million Barrage of AdsBut is this for the voters? Or another intimidation tactic for his rivals?
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. early and awesome
    Larry Summers, ‘the Brangelina of Finance’We’ll buy it.
    By Jessica Pressler
  50. the third terminator
    Bloomberg Accused of Push-Polling … for the Third Straight ElectionAnd yet it’s never, ever been his fault.
    By Dan Amira
  51. photo op
    Obama Meets With Troops in BaghdadHe also met with Iraqi officials, but couldn’t quite make it to an appointment with prime minister Nuri al-Maliki.
    By Chris Rovzar
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