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Ten for Thursday: Caroline, We Hardly Knew Ye
Spin CycleAfter a comical twenty-four hours that embarrassed both her and Gov. Paterson, Caroline Kennedy seems definitively out of the Senate sweepstakes and the guessing game continues on who will get the nod. Despite claims that the withdrawal was motivated........Tags: Edward M. Kennedy, United States, Eric Holder, Getty Images Inc., Barney Frank
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Caroline Kennedy out of Senate pick
The Swampby Geraldine Baum and Mark Z. Barabak Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of America's most fabled Democratic dynasty, abruptly dropped her bid for a U.S. Senate seat early today, standing aside even though she was widely considered the front-runner to...Tags: Local Elections, Primaries, Government, Parliament, Tom Suozzi
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Israel: Concedes
Spin CycleSteve Israel issues a statement saying he's not getting the nod from Paterson, which is no longer news: ???I'd like to thank Governor Paterson for considering me for the United States Senate. I truly enjoyed meeting with elected officials,......Tags: United States, Long Island, Lower House, Parliament, Politics
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That D'Amato moment: One of those lasting images
Spin CycleIt might have been more fun during that press conference/filibuster on Friday to see Long Island???s Alfonse D???Amato, the former Senator, whose lobbying clients have ranged from developers to on-line gambling interests to bus operators, take a cue from....Tags: David A. Paterson, Values, Government, Corruption, Joseph Bruno
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At this party, party loyalty meant less than Pitt. vs. Ariz.
Spin CycleIn case you've started taking that across-the-aisle thing too literally, consider this dispatch from Newday's Eden Laikin: Gary Melius of the Oheka Castle in Huntington threw a Super Bowl party for his Monday night poker buddies and more than......Tags: Thomas P. DiNapoli, Super Bowl, Steve Levy
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Tuesday morning ten: When Mike met Chuck
Spin CycleBloomberg tried to use a groundhog as a prop yesterday and, unlike many of his political stooges, the groundhog fought back. Despite the fight, the mayor is reportedly not at risk for rabies. The battle of Gucci Gulch is......Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Eric Holder, Lifestyle and Leisure, Gucci Group NV, Tom Daschle
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McCarthy: Still chilly on Gilli
Spin CycleOur Reid Epstein caught up with Carolyn McCarthy today. She said that, contrary to some reports, she has no meetings scheduled with Sen. Gillibrand to discuss their differences over gun control and a possible primary challenge, and Gillibrand has......Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Laws, Interior Policy, Barack Obama, Carolyn McCarthy
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TV Twilight Zone Waiting List
Spin CycleNothing motivates a member of the U.S. House than the prospect of angry constituents. That may be why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today sent out a district-by-district breakdown of how many people were waiting for coupons to get converters for......Tags: United States, Television Industry, Long Island, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party
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Israel: D'Amato fundraiser was never on, and is now off
Spin CycleSteve Israel's office, reacting to a report in the NYTimes this morning that Al D'Amato was going to sponsor a fundraiser for him next month that got some criticism from us, now says there will be no D'Amato fundraiser....... -
Fundraiser: Steve Israel, gettin' tight with Alfonse
Spin CycleOne nugget buried in the NYTimes review of the re-emergence of Al D'Amato this morning: In addition to raising money for Paterson and Cuomo and flaunting his connections to Gillibrand, D'Amato is planning to host a fundraiser for Steve......Tags: Republican Party, Local Elections, Politics
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Twitter: Steve Israel joins the club
Spin CycleHip Congress-people have not only started posting YouTubes on the Congressional hub, but joining Twitter -- so Steve Israel announces today that he's jumped onto the cutting edge. If you want moment to moment updates from the Suffolk Congressman, he's.......Tags: Assault, Fraud, Juvenile Delinquency, Crimes, Minority Groups
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Friday's Ten: Getting worse fast
Spin CycleThe economy shed another 598,000 jobs in January, another disastrous month, and things are getting worse faster than most economists predicted. The nation has 11.6 unemployed workers, and an unemployment rate of 7.6 percent. A group of Senate moderates......Tags: Long Island, Barack Obama, Local Elections, Caroline Kennedy, Hillary Clinton
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