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Tea Party Jittersnew
New York’s Tea Partiers aren’t the bigoted white guys you fear.
New York Press |
Spencer Wilking |
07-28-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Tea Party
In the Midst of a Fiscal Crisis, Will New York State Break its Addiction to Consultants?new
A new report from one of New York's largest unions says that the state's addiction to hiring consultants to do the work that state employees are more than capable of doing is unnecessarily costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a year and adding to the already out-of-control deficit.
New York Press |
Allen McDuffee |
12-18-2008 |
Politics
Barack for Sale in Harlemnew
A bustling industry of Obama merchandise exists on 125th, but how much longer will it matter?
New York Press |
Joseph Asher Bernstein |
10-30-2008 |
Politics
Why Michael Bloomberg Shouldn't Run for Governornew
An interesting idea, sure, and a tasty bone to gnaw on for the next 18 months; but to many political observers, this one just does not make sense. He could try, but would he really want this job, regardless of the continuing platform it would give him in public life? The answer, according to many who know him and have watched him as mayor, is no.
New York Press |
Edward-Isaac Dovere |
06-19-2008 |
Politics
In Short, Eliot Spitzer Was Stupidnew
The day after The Wire signed off on HBO, Eliot Spitzer -- the governor of New York, the sheriff of Wall Street, the man who brought down so many in his years as a prosecutor and attorney general -- had his career ended by the sort of basic mistakes that even the teenage drug dealers of David Simon's imagination knew how to avoid.
New York Press |
Edward-Isaac Dovere |
03-13-2008 |
Politics
Barack & Barakanew
In a Harlem Church, locals debate the Obama message with famed poet Amiri Baraka.
New York Press |
Nicholas Powers |
01-24-2008 |
Politics
Got Baum?new
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum says she'll happily serve as New York's next Mayor -- as long as we hand her the job.
New York Press |
Edward-Isaac Dovere |
01-17-2008 |
Politics
Apostles of Ron Paulnew
On the hometown turf of Clinton and Giuliani, we find a small but determined group who support the quixotic candidacy of the Congressman.
New York Press |
Edward-Isaac Dovere |
11-01-2007 |
Politics
How Michael Bloomberg Would Craft His Runnew
They may both be billionaires, and Bloomberg may seem poised to become the latest independent presidential candidate to self-finance, but Bloomberg is not by any means following the Ross Perot blueprint.
New York Press |
Edward-Isaac Dovere |
10-18-2007 |
Politics
Who Will Be Michael Bloomberg's Veep?new
The name most often mentioned by insiders is Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, a Republican who has become one of the leading critics of the Iraq War and President George W. Bush's management of the military.
New York Press |
Edward-Isaac Dovere |
10-18-2007 |
Politics
If Michael Bloomberg Ran for Presidentnew
Don't buy the denials -- we deconstruct the mayor's secret plan to run for (and win) the presidency.
New York Press |
Edward-Isaac Dovere |
10-18-2007 |
Politics
Breaker, Breaker For Fred Thompsonnew
If you enjoy Fred Thompson's brand of conservatism and drive a big rig, have I found a group for you: Truckers With Fred, which officially launched today.
New York Press |
John DeSio |
09-05-2007 |
Politics
Hillary's Cleavage Problemnew
It's about boobs, sex, power and gender on the campaign trail.
New York Press |
Jill Colvin |
08-09-2007 |
Politics
The Nuge vs. Bloombergnew
A staunch conservative, Ted Nugent is one of the most vocal pro-gun individuals you could ever meet, and his distaste for Mayor Bloomberg and his gun-control initiatives is crystal clear.
New York Press |
John DeSio |
07-09-2007 |
Politics
The Presidential Candidates, Between the Sheetsnew
With the presidential election is still more than a year away, we know you're already tired of all the same hum-drum rhetoric -- so check out the frontrunners' Astrosexology charts.
New York Press |
Kiki T. |
07-09-2007 |
Politics
