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Anthropogenic global warming exposed as fraud to enrich investment banks, speculators, offshore competitors, and United Nations Four events during the past two months have exposed anthropogenic climate change as the twenty-first century's Piltdown Man or Cardiff Giant... Global warming is probably the biggest junk science scam of all in terms of its ambition to transfer money from working people to speculators and similar parasites, manufacturing firms in China and India, and the United Nations. Had carbon taxes and cap-and-trade mandates actually gone into effect, the trusts of the 19th century would have rolled in their graves with envy. We refer...

The role of fat cat climate profiteers' bundled contributions in so-called "climate legislation"We read in our morning paper that the Obama Administration promises that proposed carbon regulations will cost American families less than a dollar a day, and will reduce deaths from air pollution. The latter proposition is an outright fraud because carbon dioxide is not a pollutant; our lungs always contain a far higher concentration than the air around any coal-fired power plant. Obama's dishonest efforts to equate carbon dioxide to genuine pollutants like sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, mercury, and so on shows just how eager he is to...

ALBANY — City Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr., weighing his options in the wake of a surprisingly close loss in the mayoral race, is seriously considering challenging Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand in next year’s primary elections, according to people who have spoken to Mr. Thompson and his advisers. Challenging Senator Gillibrand is one of three options being mulled by Mr. Thompson and his advisers. He is also considering a run against the state comptroller, Thomas P. DiNapoli, in the primaries, or returning to the private sector for now and running again for mayor in 2013. With the primary 10 months...

In what could be one of the most hotly contested Senate races in 2010, former New York City Mayor and failed Presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani is in a statistical dead heat with New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a new Zogby IVR poll finds. Forty-five percent prefer Giuliani and 43% side with the incumbent Gillibrand, well within the poll's 3.2% margin of error. 'IVR' or Interactive Voice Response is a polling methodology that uses a recorded human voice to administer a survey to participants who respond via a telephone touchpad. In another potential match-up Senator Gillibrand holds a slight lead over...

matthew.chayes@newsday.com Quick Summary Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and her former ardent foe, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola), announced they were teaming up to sponsor legislation to combat gun trafficking. Talk about a thaw. In the latest example of politics making for the unlikeliest bedfellows, hugs, mutual praise and chitchat punctuated a news conference between Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a former darling of the National Rifle Association, and her former ardent foe, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola), the stridently pro-gun-control congresswoman whose husband was killed in the mass shooting aboard the Long Island Rail Road. Earlier this year, McCarthy had threatened to derail Gillibrand's upcoming...

Pataki would actually be behind 45-42 if he ran. It's pretty clear to me who should run, and that's Rudy. I'm willing to look past the issues like abortion where he is less than conservative if it means a sure win over Gillibrand. I'm pretty sure Pataki isn't so conservative either, so really there's not much of a choice. Don't they have to announce pretty soon whether they are running? In Texas the deadline to get on the primary ballot is January 4th.

There’s been virtually no change over the past two months in the hypothetical Election 2010 Senate match-up in New York State between Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand and former Governor George Pataki. Including the fact that Pataki still hasn’t announced for the race. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds Gillibrand leading Pataki 45% to 42%. Seven percent (7%) prefer some other candidate, and five percent are undecided. The survey was taken Tuesday night prior to news reports that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is planning to run against Gillibrand.

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani has decided not to run for governor next year - but will run for U.S. Senate instead, sources told the Daily News. A source familiar with Giuliani's thinking said the failed presidential candidate has been telling people he plans to run against Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in 2010 to fill out the remaining two years of Hillary Clinton's term.

Published reports out today have squelched the long-standing rumors that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will run for governor of New York State. But, what if Giuliani makes a bid for the U.S. Senate? Giuliani leads U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the Democrat appointed by Governor David Paterson to fill the vacant seat left by Hillary Clinton. 54% of registered voters statewide would vote for Giuliani compared with 40% who would support Gillibrand. Even one-third of Democrats report they would back the Republican challenger, and Giuliani runs competitively against Gillibrand in overwhelmingly Democratic New York City.

Alleged scientific misconduct and academic dishonesty at Barack Obama's Environmental Protection Agency Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has already put it on record in her letter to the Wall Street Journal that the real purpose of so-called greenhouse gas regulations, such as government-mandated cap and trade regulations, is to enrich Barack Obama's campaign contribution bundlers at J.P. Morgan Chase (six figures in bundled contributions) and Goldman Sachs (almost a million dollars in bundled contributions). Bundled contributions are entirely legal but the thing nonetheless speaks for itself; Barack Obama is dancing the cap-and-trade with the fat cat climate profiteers who brought (or bought)...

Obama in the pocket of climate profiteers Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase, and General ElectricPlease feel free to copy and circulate. [Do not link, it uses the host site's bandwidth] Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) says openly that the purpose of cap and trade is to enrich Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan Chase. See Kimberley Strassel's "If the Cap Fits" for General Electric and other U.S. Climate Action Profiteers. Note that bundled contributions are legal, and it is important to make this clear when deploying this kind of material; never falsely accuse anybody of doing something illegal. Bundled contributions are a legal...

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says the purpose of cap and trade is to enrich investment banks..."Attack with what comes up, with what God sends," underscores the need to exploit opportunities to destroy an enemy, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has provided such an opportunity to demolish Barack Obama's cap and trade agenda. It allows our side to totally reverse the focus of cap and trade from protection of the environment, polar ice caps, polar bears, and so on to enrichment of investment banks and similar entities at the expense of the working American. Gillibrand's letter to the Wall Street Journal says...

Obama's "Green Jobs" = lots of green (money) for China, Spain, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan ChaseWe reported previously that Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) wrote a letter to the Wall Street Journal in which she said openly that cap-and-trade legislation would enrich New York firms like Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan Chase along with the New York Stock Exchange. All this would happen at the expense of the American people, who would have to pay more for energy and who might lose their jobs when energy-intensive industries moved offshore. A newsletter from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers now reports that U.S. tax...

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said she would support amending the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act to include gays and lesbians. Though no such amendment has been offered in Congress, Gillibrand said such a measure would be "transformational" and is "certainly worth fighting for." "I would [be supportive of that]. I truly believe that this gay rights agenda is the civil rights march of our generation. I think marriage equality, I think repealing DOMA, 'Don't ask, don't tell.' All of that work we're doing is part of equal rights in America and it is something that is so important...

This cartoon is designed to break the commitment of working-class Americans (the Democrats' traditional base) to their leaders. It shows the Obama Democrats colluding with "fat cat" corporations at the expense of the people. We doubt that people who have to work eight or more hours a day to put food on the table and send their children to college will be very happy about this. Note that: (1) Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) named J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs (along with the New York Stock Exchange) as likely beneficiaries of climate change legislation. (2) Each company raised more than...

If Congress establishes proper oversight of a carbon market, New York's financial talent, expertise and institutions are uniquely suited to provide the tools and innovation for a new commodities market of this size. Firms wishing to invest over the long term will need to turn to our financial sector to create the emerging products and provide the capital that would allow them to make green energy investments. An infrastructure is already beginning to form, as entities like the New York Stock Exchange, J.P. Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and the new Green Exchange are developing carbon trading platforms or expanding their...

Over the past year, the economic crisis has devastated the financial services industry that fueled New York's boom years. The ripple effect from Wall Street is still being felt, as unemployment has risen to 10.3% in New York City. In this turmoil, it may seem hard to imagine a financial market poised to deliver significant growth. However, a rising number of investors and financiers see one in the trading and reduction of carbon. According to financial experts, carbon permits could quickly become the world's largest commodities market, growing to as much as $3 trillion by 2020 from just over $100...

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) says openly that Wall Street speculators will profit from "climate legislation"Senator Gillibrand's own words, from yesterday's Wall Street Journal, show that the real purpose of Barack Obama's climate change legislation is to give Wall Street speculators yet another tulip bulb scheme to replace the mess (mortgage backed securities) for which we are still paying with a $750 billion stimulus package, various bailouts at the taxpayers' expense, and ten percent unemployment. We encourage our readers to circulate this article, and Senator Gillibrand's own words, as widely as possible to show that Barack Obama's cap and trade agenda...

Appointed U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand holds a narrow lead over former Governor George Pataki in a hypothetical match-up for New York State’s 2010 Senate race. The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the campaign shows Gillibrand with 44% of the vote and Pataki with 41%. However, Gillibrand’s numbers appear to be deflated a bit by the fact that 12% of Democrats say they would prefer to vote for some other candidate. Ever since Gillibrand was appointed by Governor David Paterson to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton earlier this year, some Democrats have voiced the opinion that she is too conservative for...

Former Republican Gov. George Pataki has leapt ahead of Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand in an hypothetical U.S. Senate match-up, according to a new poll out this morning. The statewide Marist College survey found voters would narrowly favor the three-term governor - 48 percent to 44 percent - over the freshman senator if the 2010 election were held today. That's an eight-point swing from a similar poll in July, when Pataki trailed Gillibrand 42 percent to 46 percent.

Kirstin Gillibrand is ACORN’s Trojan horse. She is a hollow soulless being who will help America’s enemies destroy us to stay in power. Tuesday she proved she puts herself above our country. When the Senate voted 83 to 7 to order HUD to cut off funding for ACORN two thoughts came to mind. All the “Nos” were Democrats since Democrats are enemies of real America -no surprise to that. Next there was a name that didn’t “seem” to fit among the “Nos.” Of course Durbin and Leahy were there but Kirsten Gillibrand (D) NY? What’s the story? Lurking just beneath...

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's metamorpho sis is complete: Goodbye, House moderate; hello, leftist Senate radical. In Monday's Senate vote to strip federal grants from ACORN, Gillibrand was one of just seven members to back continued funding. She even broke with her New York patron, Chuck Schumer. Yes, Gillibrand said certain ACORN employees' actions were "reprehensible" and called for "a full investigation." But, the rookie senator, tapped by a clueless Gov. Paterson, nonetheless insisted that "thousands of New York families who are facing foreclosure depend on charitable organizations like ACORN for assistance." Yeah, we know -- and Mussolini made the trains run...

Oversight: As the Senate votes to de-fund Acorn, add pimping, tax evasion and human trafficking to voter fraud paid for with taxpayer dollars and you have an organized criminal enterprise. It's time to investigate.After Acorn workers were caught on tape in three cities allegedly abetting what they believed was a fraudulent-mortgage and sex-trafficking scheme, the Senate has voted overwhelmingly to strip the group of funding in the Transportation/Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill. The amendment, offered by Nebraska Republican Sen. Mike Johanns, passed by an 83-to-7 margin and marked the third time this year that Republicans have tried to block...

The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office yesterday launched a criminal probe into ACORN, while the Senate overwhelmingly voted to ban federal funding for the nonprofit group after two New York workers were caught on video aiding a couple posing as a pimp and prostitute. A spokesman for DA Charles Hynes confirmed the investigation but would not comment further. On the Senate floor last night, in a stunning turnaround from votes earlier this year supporting ACORN, lawmakers passed a bipartisan measure, 83 to 7, to strip its funding. The vote opened up the first split between Sens. Charles Schumer, who sided with...

Yesterday we got the triumphant news that the United States Senate had decided to cut off funds to the "community activist" group ACORN. ACORN, of course is known primarily for organizing voter fraud and assisting in prostitution. It must also be noted that the group played a role in the banking collapse, forcing banks to loan millions in subprime mortgages in order to avoid being called 'racist.' But NY Senator Kirsten Gillibrand didn't get the memo.

Clinton's Senate Replacement Might As Well Be Working For People Of New Jersey For She's Unknown In Gotham City; And That Could Mean Bad News Come November 2010 Election NEW YORK (CBS) ― Senator Kirsten Gillibrand picked up another endorsement Thursday -- former state Democratic chairman Denny Farrell. But all the endorsements in the world may not help her unless she raises her profile here in the metropolitan area. Houston we have a problem, or at least Gillibrand does. It seems the a good number of New Yorkers have absolutely no idea who she is. Walking the streets Thursday, CBS...

FAYETTE NY— U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will stop by the Crow’s Nest next week for a four-county Democratic Party fundraiser. Ontario County Democratic Chair Judith Baker said the senator is touring Western New York next week on official and personal business, and she offered to appear at the fundraiser, which will benefit Ontario, Yates, Wayne and Seneca counties. “We’re glad that she’s here and that she’s willing to do that, and she’s looking forward to getting to meet a number of people and take questions,” Baker said. There will be a social hour from 7 to 8 p.m., and then...

Itching to unload on Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand at a town hall meeting on health care reform? You're out of luck. Aides to the New York Democrats told the Daily News they won't be sponsoring any town hall meetings on health care. Instead, they will be touring the state and soliciting opinions in more informal settings. "During recess, as he does every year, Sen. Schumer will be in over 20 counties across New York City and state talking with thousands of constituents, discussing the issues that are important to them," Schumer spokesman Josh Vlasto said. Glen Caplin, a...

Wants to work on healthcare reform, financial systems, energy policyAfter weeks of delaying her Senate campaign announcement, Rep. Carolyn Maloney revealed her political plan today -- but it wasn't the proclamation supporters have been waiting months to hear. Maloney announced this afternoon that she's changed her mind and will not challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the Democratic primary. "These are unique times with unparalleled challenges and running for the Senate is a full time job," Maloney said in a statement. "Giving up for a critical period of time, the things I do best-passing legislation, working on the issues, serving New...

New York congresswoman Carolyn Maloney issued a statement Friday saying she will not challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the 2010 Democratic Senate primary. Maloney said she will stay in the House of Representatives and wants to spend her time working on health care reform and other issues instead of running a Senate campaign. She had said she was considering a run earlier this year. I make this decision, not because I fear a tough political fight, but because I love one," Maloney said in the statement. "In this Congress, we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to enact meaningful...

As Thrush reports that Carolyn Maloney is leaning against the idea of challenging Kirsten Gillibrand in a Senate primary, one source in the New York delegation says that the members are getting more and more used to the idea that Gillibrand will indeed go unchallenged and be the state's junior senator for the foreseeable future. "There is a settling-in that this is the way it's going to be," said the member, a Democrat, who added that the delegation, as a result, was acting accordingly.  "I have heard less bad-mouthing of Gillibrand."The Maloney campaign is doing its best to show...

It used to be that political giants represented New York in the U.S. Senate - towering figures like Robert F. Kennedy, Daniel Moynihan and Hillary Clinton. So long to all that, many are now saying. As Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan) prepares to announce her primary challenge this week against the appointed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, longtime observers are already bemoaning the twosome as not ready for prime time. Maybe it was Maloney's use of the N-word in relating a conversation she had about Gillibrand's views on English-only laws. Or maybe it was Gillibrand's decision to talk on - and on -...

The controversial "Don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays serving in the military will get a hearing in the fall, according to a junior senator who has seized a leadership role on the issue in the face of a tough 2010 primary fight. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who is pressing for the repeal of a ban on openly gay people serving in the military, has secured a commitment from a leading defense authorizer to hold a hearing on the policy.Gillibrand, in a press release, thanked Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, for agreeing...

When it comes to next year's primaries, three senators probably are feeling a lot like Rodney Dangerfield: They can't get any respect. As veteran lawmakers, Sens. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., and Jim Bunning, R-Ky., should be coasting, under normal circumstances, to the general election. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., appointed in January as Hillary Rodham Clinton's successor, has the White House's backing. Yet each has party challengers clamoring for a primary fight in 2010. That's unusual in the Senate, where incumbents typically sail smoothly into the November vote. It's created awkwardness and tension for party leaders who like to avoid contentious and...

In a loss by just 2 votes, concealed handgun permit holders were denied the first step in handgun carry permit national reciprocity. The final vote was 58 to 39 with 60 votes needed to pass the Thune amendment. As Charles Schumer smirked his way through an argument against our Second Amendment freedoms, it was a bizarre liberal two faced championing of "state's rights" political expediency. Will there be the same liberal clamoring for state's rights when someone in Montana, who is squeaky clean, sends a letter to BATFE telling them that they intend to comply with Montana state law and...

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has outpaced her likely opponent 2-to-1 in fundraising this quarter. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand raised nearly $1 million more than her likely Democratic primary challenger in the recent fundraising quarter, new figures out today indicate. The New York Democrat says she has raised more than $1.5 million and has more than $3.2 million in cash. New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney's campaign says she has raised $577,000 and has about $1.7 million to spend. The fundraising quarter ended June 30. Two days later, an adviser to Maloney said she would enter the race, but she has not yet...

New York Senate Primary: Maloney 33% Gillibrand 27%

A trio of female Senators tried to rally support for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday, but they dismissed the need for outside women’s groups to get involved in the confirmation process, which kicks off next week. “Things are going well. There’s no need to get involved,” Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said during a press conference, also attended by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). Women’s groups have been largely absent from the public debate over Sotomayor, who is just the third woman appointed to serve on the nation’s highest court, and if confirmed, would be one...

WASHINGTON – In a slap at President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton will headline a fundraiser for a New York congresswoman challenging White House-backed Sen. Kristen Gillibrand in the state's Democratic primary. Clinton has not endorsed in the race, but his efforts to help Rep. Carolyn Maloney could be seen as a snub to Gillibrand and the Obama White House. Matt McKenna, a spokesman for Clinton, said he will be attending a July 20 fundraiser in New York. The White House has played an active role in clearing the field for Gillibrand, who was appointed earlier this year to...

Monaster/NewsRep. Carolyn Maloney Rep. Carolyn Maloney has decided to take on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the 2010 Democratic primary, refusing to bow to party leaders who want her to stay out, the Daily News has learned. "She's definitely decided to run," said a senior Maloney adviser, speaking on condition of anonymity. "She's in it." Maloney, a congresswoman since 1993 for Manhattan's East Side and a slice of Queens, will make an official announcement in two weeks, the adviser said. The Democratic establishment, led behind the scenes by Sen. Chuck Schumer, has cleared other would-be challengers from the primary field for...

New York voters seeking a progressive alternative to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand may have found one: Gillibrand herself. According to ratings compiled by ProgressivePunch.org (Progressive Punch founder Joshua Grossman is a contributor to FiveThirtyEight.com), Gillibrand has thus far compiled a progressive score of 98.45% in the 111th Congress, and 94.12% on critical votes. Although there has been little to distinguish the first 30 or so Democratic senators, most of whom have voted in lockstep with the President's agenda, those scores rank Gillibrand 15th among the 59 Democratic Senators; her ratings are essentially identical to those of reliably liberal Senators like Tom...

DEMOCRATS are on the brink of an "all- out civil war" as unelected Gov. Paterson desperately fights to hold an office few think he can win at the polls next year, party insiders have told The Post. The battle lines are pitting Paterson, Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, a Paterson appointee, and several party functionaries against Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic leaders of the Legislature, and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who had a serious and unexpected public clash with the governor on Friday. Cuomo, the highly popular son of former governor Mario Cuomo, is gearing up to run...

- Ex-Gov. George Pataki is at the top of national Republicans' wish list to take on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand at the polls next fall. "In New York there's sort of a short list," said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who is in charge of recruiting and coordinating the GOP's Senate campaigns. "I've talked to Gov. Pataki about it, but I don't know what he will decide," Cornyn, tasked with reversing the tide of Democratic Senate victories the past two elections, told reporters over breakfast.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, the former Democratic congresswoman who replaced Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Senate, has a record as a gun rights supporter, and her colleagues on the House side are holding that against her with an election on the horizon. Three Democratic representatives from New York had a fellow state Democrat, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, in their crosshairs Wednesday as they unveiled new gun control legislation in Washington. snip But the session with reporters quickly turned to a discussion of Gillibrand's wavering gun control positions. (Gillibrand recently called for the repeal of a policy, which she originally supported,...

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand faces urgent timetable to connect with voters WASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has spent her first 100 days in office crisscrossing New York state and reaching out to voters who aren't familiar with her policies and personality. So far, Gillibrand admits, she's got a lot more work to do in that department. A former one-term Democratic House member from a mostly rural district that includes Saratoga and Warren counties, Gillibrand was sworn in to replace Secretary of State HillaryRodham Clinton in the Senate on Jan. 27. A Marist Poll released Monday found 43 percent of registered voters...

NEW YORK -- New York Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are calling for the repeal of federal policy requiring records of gun background checks be destroyed after 24 hours. The Democratic lawmakers say the Tiahrt Amendment restricts police from using gun trace information. They said such information is crucial to cracking down on illegal gun trafficking and reducing gun violence. Schumer and Gillibrand are urging President Barack Obama to reinstate a 90-day retention period. Obama has said he supports the repeal of the amendment.

Republican Jim Tedisco has challenged the absentee ballot of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in the special election for Gillibrand's former House seat in upstate New York. The Tedisco camp claims Gillibrand was in the district on Election Day and therefore should have voted at a polling place, not with an absentee ballot. "Representatives from the campaign are raising concerns on those ballots that may have been improperly cast, regardless of who they may belong to," said Tyler Brown, a spokesman for Tedisco. Tedisco currently trails Democrat Scott Murphy by 47 votes. The New York State Board of Elections is now...

The American adversarial system of justice depends on the willingness of lawyers to vigorously represent unpopular, even odious clients. Criticizing a lawyer for his or her choice of client can be a dicey business. Like everyone else, though, lawyers bear responsibility for their decisions. Take the career of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Before she was elected to Congress in 2006 (and later appointed to fill Hillary Rodham Clinton’s vacated Senate seat earlier this year), Ms. Gillibrand spent a significant chunk of her professional life working at a prestigious New... --snip-- Her law firm allowed lawyers to decline work on tobacco cases...

SARATOGA COUNTY, N.Y. -- Former Congressman John Sweeney will appear in court later this week on a felony DWI charge. This is his second drunk driving arrest in 18 months.

Much of the Hudson River Valley, in all its magnificence, lies in New York's 20th Congressional District. So does Saratoga Springs and its renowned racetrack, as do a host of small towns that should make this district quintessential Republican territory. For two decades, the district was represented by conservative stalwart Gerald Soloman, whose vote often topped 70 percent. His Republican successor should have had the seat for life, but a series of bizarre personal incidents enabled centrist Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand to take the seat narrowly in 2006. Earlier this year, Mrs. Gillibrand was appointed to Hillary Rodham Clinton's U.S. Senate...