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Trying to clear his name
There is certainly something to be said for never giving up. Of course, there is also something to be said for knowing when to give up. Apparently Bob Friedrich is still smarting from his loss to ...
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It'll all be over in two weeks
We’re really sorry here at Pol Position if we are boring you to death with this whole special election for the Queens State Senate seat that was forcefully vacated by Hiram Monserrate, but w...
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Will he stay or will he go?
By the time you get around to reading this week’s Pol Position, New York State might be without a governor. Again. Reports are swirling as we go to press that Governor David Paterson is not ...
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Halloran v. Ackerman?
Could Congressman Gary Ackerman face a Republican challenger – perhaps a more formidable one than he has had to face in other elections – come this November? He will if the president of the ...
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That Paterson is one tough cookie
Things just keep getting worse for Governor David Paterson, and to his credit, Paterson just keeps getting surlier and surlier! Things have always been rocky for Paterson since he was thrust into ...
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Kirsten is back in our lives
Kirsten, we thought you forgot about us! While Harold Ford, Jr. has been making the rounds in an attempt to make a name for himself should he decide to challenge Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in a D...
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What's in a name? A lot!
We’ve finally gotten over the fact that Jon Stewart completely and utterly ripped off our idea of skewering the political scene into a hilarious mixture of psuedo-facts and outrageous commen...
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All for a good "Kos"
Not afraid to admit when we are a) wrong, b) completely off the mark, and/or c) really screwing the pooch, we here at Pol Position feel compelled to set the record straight because we really dropp...
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A severe case of 'member head'
A couple of years back, Pol Position got the rare chance to pick the brain of a political lobbyist who had strong ties to and worked closely with elected officials throughout the city, and therefo...
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The XPols are proud
A little birdie – but not the one you see on Twitter – has told Pol Position that a group of aspiring and politically addicted city journos has come together to create a Political Fant...
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Thompson wastes no time
Whoa, slow your roll Billy! We here at Pol Position think that former comptroller William Thompson could use a tall glass of Drank to calm down just a bit. The words from Mayor Bloomberg’s o...
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AP - House Democratic leaders abandoned a long struggle to appease the most ardent abortion opponents in their ranks, gambling Thursday that they can secure the support for President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation with showdown votes looming next week.
AP - The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for him to join them.
AP - Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth — gradually. Household net worth rose last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios. But the gain was slight. And it was less than in the previous two quarters.