A Short Thursday ItCH As The Senate Soap Opera Continues
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The Road To City Hall, an hour-long look at New York politics, can be seen on NY1 News weekdays at 7 and 10 p.m.On last night’s program, former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani had plenty to say about the gridlock in Albany. Watch the video above.
Tonight’s guests include: Tonight’s guests include: Former Schools Chancellor Harold Levy and possible Republican candidate for Governor Rick Lazio.
INSIDE THE PAPERS
The New York TimesPeters & Hakim report: “Gov. David A. Paterson raised the possibility on Wednesday that the State Police could be summoned to compel state senators to return to work if necessary, after they defied him and refused to take any action during a special session he convened.”
Sewell Chan notes: Former Mayor Edward I. Koch, who is likely to remain hospitalized for at least another month after undergoing quadruple bypass surgery last week, received a call on Wednesday from President Obama.
New York Post
Daphne Retter writes: “New York Rep. Charles B. Rangel's hopes that his ethics woes would be over within the next few week were dashed today when the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct announced that it is opening a new investigation of the embattled chairman.”
Bruce Golding reports: “Crooked former Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio pleaded guilty yesterday in an influence-peddling scheme that the feds say netted him $1 million in illegal payoffs.”
New York Daily News
Pete Donohue notes: “Transit union leader Roger Toussaint, who led the 2005 Christmastime strike that crippled the bus and subway system, has lost his ironclad grip on Transport Workers Union Local 100. A faction of Toussaint loyalists suffered a series of stunning defeats Monday when ballots for delegates to the international's convention were counted."
Richard Sisk reports on the new 9/11 health bill introduced by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
Until tomorrow.
Bob Hardt
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