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Capitol coup winners: LI's clout, NYC defectors, Indies
Spin CycleMany movers and shakers on Long Island will say that the restoration of GOP conference power in the state Senate, headed by Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre), will bolster the clout of the counties and help LI's share of the......Tags: Government, David A. Paterson, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Malcolm Smith, Regional Authority
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Senate split: 'Two votes' for Espada a power posture
Spin CyclePutative Senate president pro-tem Pedro Espada (D-R-?) said the other day he can break chamber deadlocks because he can vote twice in the event of a tie, being both a senator and the lieutenant governor under the Constitution. This same......Tags: Government, Upper House, Parliament, Republican Party, Executive Branch
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Senate split: Time for the steel cage?
Spin CyclePlayers in this State Senate standoff might wish to take a cue from New Mexico, where the law says that if an election is tied, the winner is chosen by a game of chance. Five-card stud, a simple high-card......Tags: Government, Upper House, David A. Paterson, Wrestling, Parliament
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Senate split: How relevant is Roger, really?
Spin CycleLast week, the Times quoted Independence Party operative Steve Pigeon as saying that Roger Stone, the famous and flamboyant self-promoting Republican NIxon-Reagan-Dole dirty trickster, knew in advance of the unfolding Republican coup that has taken hold...Tags: Government, Upper House, Same-Sex Marriage, Eliot Spitzer, Regional Authority
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Senate split: It's just business....
Spin CycleTom Precious of the Buffalo News suggests that this standoff needs to be settled in Family Court. Pretty good idea. But politics equals business at the Capitol. So we're taking the state Senate story line in the direction of......Tags: Government, Upper House, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Parliament, Republican Party
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Senate split: Paterson's end game
Spin CycleTrying to figure out Gov. David Paterson???s end game has become an Albany pastime. But in this crisis it seems clear he is determined to push the month-long, first-of-its kind state Senate deadlock toward a resolution in court. And......Tags: Government, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Court Administration, Malcolm Smith, Regional Authority
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Senate split: What's it all mean for Deadlock Dean?
Spin CycleViewing the drama from afar, many will see this as Republican Senate leader Dean Skelos' famous Albany power play -- one that sent the house's reputation from the basement to the sub-basement. "Sorry, but Skelos signed up with skells.......Tags: Government, Upper House, Malcolm Smith, Parliament, Republican Party
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Losin' the Vito Loco, SI GOP faces nominee crisis
Spin CycleRather than face immediate replacement in a special election, the disgraced Rep. Vito Fossella (left) is due to remain in office until the end of the year, so his replacement will be picked in the high-turnout national election in......Tags: Vito Fossella, Republican Party, John McCain
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Naked Ambition
Spin CycleWhich was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion? 1. Sen. Joseph Bruno, in his farewell speech as majority leader, tweaking Sen. Kemp Hannon???s rebellion on a final bill that Bruno tried to sneak through the house, saying: ???That???s the love-hate......Tags: Kemp Hannon, Barack Obama
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Vying to keep GOP power, Skelos works upstaters
Spin CycleUpon winning a top political post, you start taking for granted your base ??? the people who first put you there. Next, you try to butter up those who come from outside that base, in order to expand your......Tags: Government, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), David A. Paterson, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), Republican Party
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For names on Capitol doors, it's still 'meet the old boss'
Spin CycleThe Skelos era began in the State Senate last Tuesday night when Rockville Centre???s native son, Dean Skelos, accepted the reins of majority leadership from the departing Joseph Bruno of upstate Brunswick. But Bruno???s name remains on doors to......Tags: Government, David A. Paterson, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Eliot Spitzer, Manhattan (New York City)
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Tomorrow's Newsday: Skelos optimistic, Dems too
Spin CycleJoe Mondello is "apprehensive" about November, but in a story for tomorrow's Newsday new majority leader Skelos tells James Madore that based on internal polls he's optimistic about maintaining GOP control of the Senate in the upcoming elections:...Tags: Dean G Skelos, Sheldon Silver, Long Island, Republican Party, Democratic Party
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