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Here are some of the key developments in the 31-day power standoff in the New York Senate, that ended Thursday with Bronx Sen.
Chris Christie says Sarah Palin won't stump for him, but Rudy Giuliani will
Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie today said he will not invite former Alaska Gov.
Our governor's fidelity to conservatism is what troubles many GOP leaders
Commenting on the controversy over our governor's infidelity, The American Spectator 's Jim Antle asked a relevant question: "Who really gains from Sanford's apparent implosion?" According to Antle there are two groups: "First, the Republican establishment in South Carolina and beyond.
Sarah Palin, the soon-to-be ex-Governor of Alaska, was rumoured to be fishing with her family yesterday, though firm information on her whereabouts was scant.
Police boss Raymond Kelly is under fire in new book
Raymond Kelly is shrugging off a new book written by Leonard Levitt. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly is shrugging off a stinging new book by longtime antagonist Leonard Levitt .
This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from July 1, 2009.
Analysis: Paddling Politicians for Hypocrisy Is Fun
It reads like a rap sheet -- the list of politicians who couldn't keep their pants on.
LES Squat Saved!: Rudy Giuliani almost got the last...
Rudy Giuliani almost got the last laugh in the battle against the squatters at the Lower East Side's ABC No Rio , who fought off eviction in the mid-'90s and won ownership of their building at 156 Rivington Street, only to be hit with $2.4 million in necessary repairs .
Former New York mayor and presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani offered a roundabout defense of disgraced Republican South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford - and Republicans as a whole - on Fox News Wednesday.
Area leaders urge convention on state rules
The political stalemate that's bottlenecking business in the state Capitol has local lawmakers saying it's time to change Albany's dysfunctional culture.
Why Adultery is Political Suicide
By now, it's clear that Mark Sanford has about as much of a future in politics as he does in sumo wrestling.
Joan Vennochi: Sal DiMasi and the Italians
WHEN NEWS of Salvatore F. DiMasi's indictment broke recently, a friend sent this e-mail: "Bad day for the Italians.'' This friend is Italian-American, and it was his immediate reaction to the criminal charges filed against the first Italian-American speaker of the House of Representatives.
Giuliani calls for constitutional convention
Former New York City Mayor and one-time Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani is calling for a state constitutional convention to make sure a Senate stalemate doesn't happen again.
Washington Times: Social Conservatives Fall from Grace
You know things are bad for God's Own Party when the arch-conservative and faithfully Republican Washington Times runs an article proclaiming "social conservatives fall from moral high ground." Declaring "Republicans retreat from values claims," the Times catalogued the damage done to the party of supposed "values voters" by an endless string of ...
Hot Topic: When Sex Meets Politics
Two weeks ago, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Nevada Sen. John Ensign were rising stars in the Republican Party, a pair of politicians believed to be contenders for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination.
Republican Lazio planning run for NY governor
Republican Rick Lazio, who ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate against Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2000, is planning to run for governor of New York next year, his spokesman said Thursday.
Yes They Will: 1. He's the latest in a line of potential GOP presidential candidates to fall victim to his personal appetites.
Analysis: What is it with the seeming rash of philandering politicians?
What is it with philandering politicians? Why do men in power - the ones on pedestals - think they are above us and can get away with cheating on their spouses, particularly when media scrutiny is so intense and peccadilloes are arguably more politically damaging than in the past? There's a long list of those who thought they could jet off to ...
Republicans Lead Dems 2.375 to 1
According to this list from FirstRead , Republicans are leading Dems nearly 2.5 to 1 in sex scandals.
Senate coup: Giuliani calls for state constitutional convention
ALBANY, N.Y. - Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is calling for a state constitutional convention to fix what he calls New York's dysfunctional government.