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NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will run for governor - Daily News Andrew Cuomo is ready to run for governor. New York's state attorney general is set to take on Gov. Paterson in the Democratic primary, a source close to Cuomo told the Daily News. Cuomo spokesman Richard Bamberger declined comment, but a source close to Cuomo told The News, "He will make an announcement at the end of March. And what he will say is that he intends to run for governor. ... He thinks there are a lot of problems in the state and he thinks he can...

resident-elect Barack Obama will name Arne Duncan, the superintendent of schools in Chicago, to be his Secretary of Education, a senior Democratic official and a second person close to the decision said. Mr. Duncan is a Harvard graduate whose friendship with Mr. Obama began on the basketball court and flowered into frequent discussions of education policy. He has seven years’ experience as chief executive of the Chicago Public Schools, the nation’s third-largest school district, where he has earned a solid reputation for confronting pressing issues in public education, like how to raise teacher quality, how to transform weak schools and...

Caroline Kennedy interested in NY Senate seat By DEVLIN BARRETT and BETH FOUHY – 3 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Caroline Kennedy has spoken to New York Gov. David Paterson about the Senate seat that will come open when Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes secretary of state, according to a person familiar with the conversation.

Shaheen ousts Sununu by Politico.com Tuesday November 04, 2008, 9:14 PM Jeanne Shaheen, the former governor of New Hampshire, is on her way to Washington, having ousted Sen. John Sununu. Sununu is a well-liked, two-term Republican and the son of a popular politician, but a Republican nonetheless — a fact that may have been his undoing this year. Barack Obama appears to have carried New Hampshire’s electoral votes, and Shaheen clearly benefited by being down-ticket from him. Sununu, meanwhile, was hoping that John McCain’s popularity in the maverick-minded New Hampshire would at least neutralize the deep unpopularity of the sitting...

I have the link to the 2004 Election night thread. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1266984/posts I would like to read the Nov 7th 2000 live thread. The archive has been down for a while so if someone has that thread bookmarked I would appreciate the link. Thanks

Republican must-win state poll from NBC/Mason Dixon: Obama 47, McCain 43, Undecided 9 Dates conducted: Oct. 27-28. Error margin: 4 points.

COLORADO: Obama 49 – McCain 45 MICHIGAN: Obama 48 - McCain 44 MINNESOTA: Obama 47 - McCain 45 WISCONSIN: Obama 49 - McCain 42 Dates conducted: September 14-21; Error margin: Ranges from 2.6-2.7 points. thepage.time.com

Mark Halperin just updated The Page @ 1:18 am with COULD IT BE HER? Developing… , 1:18 AM Seems like an odd hour for a story, unless it has some legs?

Obama veep team floats Republican name By AMIE PARNES & BEN SMITH | 7/25/08 6:41 PM EST Ann Veneman Obama's vice presidential search team has floated the name of a former member of President Bush's first-term cabinet, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, as Obama's running mate. Photo: AP Barack Obama's vice presidential search team has floated the name of a member of President Bush's first-term Cabinet, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, as Obama's running mate. The search committee, now led by Caroline Kennedy and Eric Holder, raised Veneman's name — among others — in discussions with members of Congress, two Democrats familiar...

(This is the sixth Veepstakes article. Already profiled have been Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Ohio Rep. Rob Portman and Rep. Paul Ryan.) A former lieutenant governor tapped to run for Vice President two years after losing a U.S. Senate race? the idea seems outlandish. But, sure enough, Michael Steele -- Maryland's lieutenant governor, the state’s second-highest elected official from 2002-06 -- is quite often mentioned on lists of potential running mates for John McCain. And to those who point to Steele's 55%-to-45% loss to Democrat Ben Cardin in Maryland's nationally...

Former Governor Jesse Ventura Says WTC Collapse a Controlled Demolition Published: Thu, 03 Apr 2008, 15:06:03 GMT Edited by Carly Zander Email this article Print this news article Share Content AUSTIN, Texas, April 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- According to an appearance on the Alex Jones Show, former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura blasted the official 9/11 story - citing that evidence disproves the government's claims that jet fuel melted the Twin Towers' steel girders. "How could those buildings fall at the speed of gravity - if you put a stopwatch on them both of those World Trade Center buildings were on...

The Georgia Senate and House tonight passed HB 89. This will allow Firearm Permit holders to carry their weapons into restaurants that serve alcohol, State Parks, Wildlife Management Areas, and on public transportation. The bill now goes to the Governor.

McCain will not ask me to be his running mate: Jindal 18 Feb 2008, 0909 hrs IST WASHINGTON: Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has said Republican front-runner and presumptive presidential nominee Senator John McCain will not ask him to be his vice-presidential mate even though his name was circulating in some conservative circles. "He's not going to ask me," Jindal said when asked what his response would be if Senator McCain asked him to be his running mate. "Look, he's not going to ask me. But, no, my focus is on Louisiana. I've been elected. I've told the people of Louisiana,...

Explosion at Chatham County Sugar Refinery There was an explosion just after 7 p.m. at the Imperial Sugar Co. in Chatham County. Between 50 and 100 people were possibly injured. News 3 crews are on the scene. http://www.wsav.com/midatlantic/sav/home.html

In the days right after North Korea signed an agreement that would supposedly require its nuclear disarmament, the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il, made clear that he has no intention of giving up those weapons. The consequences of that stance are likely to be far reaching. Politically, Presidents George W. Bush of the US and Roh Moo Hyun of South Korea, both having labeled the agreement a step toward getting North Korea to abandon its nuclear arms, will most likely be shown to have been naïve or, worse, deceptive. Then, no political leaders anywhere appear to have begun figuring...

Bush =red create your own personalized map of the USA or write about it on the open travel guide

"Family Ties" Tyke Busted for DUI by Joal Ryan Jun 2, 2004, 5:43 PM PT A tough week on the roads for a pair of former child stars. In Colorado, ex-Family Ties tyke Brian Bonsall was rung up on drunken-driving charges, while in California, erstwhile Home Improvement clan member Zachery Ty Bryan was similarly accused. The Bonsall arrest occurred Friday at 2 p.m. in the onetime prime-time kid's hometown of Boulder, Colorado, police there said. Bonsall, now 22, was pulled over after an officer watched him pull over his Chevrolet SUV to the side of the road, let his passenger...

Senate Bill 1805 Debate continues this morning @ 9:30am on C-Span2 Amendments will be voted on around 11:30am (including AWB, and gunshow "loophole"C-Span2link Congressional Switchboard -1-800-648-3516

My analysis purely based on all I've heard and read over the last year and recent weeks Y= yes for ban N= no for ban U= unknown Akaka (D-HI) Y Alexander (R-TN) N Allard (R-CO) N Allen (R-VA) N Baucus (D-MT) N Bayh (D-IN) Y Bennett (R-UT) N Biden (D-DE) Y Bingaman (D-NM) Y Bond (R-MO) N Boxer (D-CA) Y Breaux (D-LA) U Brownback (R-KS) N Bunning (R-KY) N Burns (R-MT) N Byrd (D-WV) Y Campbell (R-CO) U Cantwell (D-WA) Y Carper (D-DE) Y Chafee (R-RI) Y Chambliss (R-GA) N Clinton (D-NY) Y Cochran (R-MS) N Coleman (R-MN) N Collins...

Senate debate on the gun manufactures liability bill will begin at 9:30 this morning on C-Span2. Expect Feinstein to attach her Assault Weapons Ban renewal rider on it. Also McCain may attach a rider closing the so called "gun show loophole". This is it folks.