tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34382626542343435312011-12-29T19:03:08.112-05:00Alex Sundbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02757687610495841993noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3438262654234343531.post-41338242252752840942008-05-10T18:37:00.000-04:002008-05-10T18:37:01.529-04:00

Usually the subjects of obituaries never have the opportunity to read the recounting of their lives.Not so with Rep. Vito Fossella. The New York Times published what could amount to be the obituary of the Fort Hamilton Republican's political career on Page 1 of today's Metro Section.Alan Feuer's piece chronicles Fossella's rise from a city councilman for Staten Island (which encompasses most of

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Being indicted for bribery and conspiracy might have sent Democratic state Assemblywoman Diane Gordon to the doghouse in the eyes of her Brownsville constituents in 2006. But, later this year, she might move to the Big House.A Brooklyn jury Tuesday convicted Gordon, 58, of third-degree bribe-receiving, a similar charge for state legislators and official misconduct. A judge could sentence her to

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Job hunters often hear it's better to look for their next position while they're already holding down a job. The same goes for politicians: It's better to seek an elected office while holding an elected office. Just ask Sen. Hillary Clinton.Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Sheepshead Bay) is another follower of that adage. Although the congressman's up for re-election this year, he's been making headlines

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With the presidential campaign dominating political coverage across the country, it's easy to forget that plenty of local officeholders will also be on the ballot. Although there aren't yet any candidates on the city Board of Elections list for the Sept. 9 primary, Brooklyn voters will have a lot of decisions to make this fall.Like members of the U.S. House of Representatives, New York's state

Alex Sundbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02757687610495841993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3438262654234343531.post-84456127238082689892008-02-27T07:59:00.013-05:002008-03-16T22:56:25.738-04:00

This November has potential to be a referendum on Democrats in the 43rd Assembly district after Democratic Assemblyman Karim Camara had his driver’s license suspended for refusing to take a Breathalyzer test last April. The Crown Heights pol’s arrest for driving while intoxicated near Albany wasn’t exactly the kind of attention Democrats needed. Camara's predecessor, Clarence Norman Jr., was

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