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Scalia Strikes Down Chicago-Style Pizza
The Supreme Court’s staunchest conservative is also a pizza originalist
New York Congressman Threatens to Throw Reporter Off Balcony
Congressman to reporter: ‘I’ll break you in half. Like a boy.’
Pundit Dinesh D’Souza Indicted for Illegal Campaign Donations
The former policy advisor to Ronald Reagan allegedly reimbursed others for contributing up to $20,000 to a Senate candidate
Eliot Spitzer and Wife Split After 26 Years of Marriage
Five years after a prostitution scandal, the former governor’s marriage takes a hit
Cuomo Bucks Obama, Won’t Revise Health Care Exchange Rules
Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters today that New York won’t change its state health insurance exchange rules to let people keep insurance plans canceled as a result of the implementation of Obamacare. “We haven’t had the kinds of …
Political Pictures of the Week, Sept. 14–20
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
After New York: The (Near) Future of Gay Marriage
The New York state legislature’s passage of the Marriage Equality Act was the third landmark victory in six months for the gay-rights movement, following the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in December and the Obama …
Tuesday’s Primaries
Tuesday is primary day in seven states and the District of Columbia. This will be the last major primary before the midterm elections (only one state remains after this: Hawaii on Sept. 18). Even this late in the game there are still some fascinating races to watch. Here are five:
- Mike Castle v. Christine O’Donnell, Republicans for
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Classic Weiner
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President Obama In New York, On A Roll
Before a packed crowd at New York’s Cooper Union, Barack Obama made a forceful appeal for regulation of the financial markets. “The American experiment has worked in large part because we guided the market’s invisible hand with a higher principle,” he said. “A free market was never meant to be a free license to take whatever …
Re: With Financial Reform, What Becomes Of New York?
This morning, the New York Post put an editorial on its front page, with giant wood:
Dear Mr. President
DON’T KILL THE GOLDEN GOOSE
City economy imperiled in the name of ‘reform’
Good stuff. The editorial continues: “One in 12 working New Yorkers are connected to the financial sector, which generates fully 40 percent of the …
With Financial Reform, What Becomes Of New York?
There is a regional subplot playing out in the debate for financial reform. Here are some clues: White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel just flew up to New York to meet with investors. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell spent part of his recess meeting with big financiers in New York. President Obama will head Thursday to New York …