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Posted 07/10/09 in Daily Intel

The Third Terminator

Mayor Bloomberg: Still Not Poor

His breakneck campaign spending continues.

Posted 07/10/09 in Daily Intel

Equal Rites

Tom Duane Gives Up on Marriage Equality, for Now

The vocal, openly gay advocate says passing Paterson's marriage bill just isn't in the cards this summer.

Posted 07/10/09 in Daily Intel

America's Sweetheart

Palin-Felling Ethics Charges Not Really That Onerous, Actually

So then why did she quit, really?

Posted 07/10/09 in Daily Intel

White Men With Money

Vikram Pandit: Rearranging Executives in Order to Hide Behind Them?

Are the management changes at Citi about "positioning the company for the future," or saving Vikram Pandit's job?

Posted 07/10/09 in Daily Intel

Oh Albany!

The Albany Stalemate Is Finally, Officially, Mercifully Over

Bills gets passed! Do our eyes deceive us?

Posted 07/10/09 in Daily Intel

The Greatest Depression

GM Emerges From Bankruptcy, Much Faster Than Expected

With the sale of its good assets to a government-controlled group, the auto giant exits Chapter 11.

Posted 07/09/09 in Daily Intel

Equal Rites

Espada’s Re-Defection: Not Good for Gay Marriage

Pedro's been posing for too many pictures with fellow "Amigo" Ruben Diaz Sr. for it to seem like it's in the cards.

Posted 07/09/09 in Daily Intel

Photo Op

The Allegory of Western Leadership

A Getty photographer catches Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy, and Silvio Berlusconi playing to type.

Posted 07/09/09 in Daily Intel

Equal Rites

Marriage-Equality Update: D.C., Maine, Wisconsin, and the Supreme Court

Lawsuits, petitions, and the slow spreading of civil rights all continue as we enter July.

Posted 07/09/09 in Daily Intel

And Another Thing!

Peter King Accuses Michael Jackson of Mentally Molesting Children

Somebody had to say it.

Posted 07/09/09 in Daily Intel

Oh Albany!

Espada: I’m Coming Home to Democrats

Unwilling to let David Paterson appear to solve the State Senate stalemate, rebel Democrat Pedro Espada says he's returning to the fold and solving the problem that he started.

Posted 07/09/09 in Daily Intel

Things That Won't Happen

Republican Senator Calls for Paterson’s Impeachment

Not that it has any chance of happening.

Posted 07/09/09 in Daily Intel

Early and Awesome

Alec Baldwin Takes Jack Cafferty Behind the Woodshed

Let's nip this whole "not qualified" thing in the bud right now.

Posted 07/09/09 in Daily Intel

What Other People Think

New York Cautiously Hoists Paterson on Its Shoulders

Today's papers don't know if yesterday's appointment was legal, but they don't really care.

Posted 07/09/09 in Daily Intel

Early and Often

CIA to Congress: Oh, No, Yeah, We’ve Been Lying to You. Definitely. Yup.

That's comforting.

Posted 07/08/09 in Daily Intel

Oh Albany!

Paterson Names Dick Ravitch Lieutenant Governor [Updated]

According to the 'Times,' the former MTA chair is the man Paterson thinks will solve the State Senate's problems.

Posted 07/08/09 in Daily Intel

Oh Albany!

Constitutional Experts, Democratic Assemblyman Warn Paterson

Paterson's potential appointment of a lieutenant governor is unconstitutional, they say.

Posted 07/08/09 in Daily Intel

Ballsy Crimes

Top Blagojevich Aide Flips on Boss, Pleads Guilty

John Harris, the impeached Illinois governor's former chief of staff, has changed his tune.

Posted 07/08/09 in Daily Intel

Oh Albany!

Paterson Reportedly Plans to Appoint Lieutenant Governor

Yay? Or uh-oh?

Posted 07/08/09 in Daily Intel

Early and Often

Would You Vote for Alec Baldwin?

He's sounding more and more serious about making the jump into politics.