nypost.com - 9/14/2009
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Rick Lazio, the former Long Island congressman who tried to take on Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2000 for US Senate, will formally declare he's running for governor next Monday, The Post has learned. Lazio's announcement, set for Albany next Monday, means that unlike 2000, when he deferred to Rudy ...
nypost.com - 9/14/2009
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nypost.com —
Top state Republicans will urge former Mayor Rudy
Giuli ani to abandon his interest in running for
governor and run instead against unelected US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, The Post has learned. The appeal, expected within a few weeks, comes in the wake ...
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Top state republicans push Rudy Giuliani to run for ...
politicalwire.com - 9/15/2009
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politicalwire.com —
Fred Dicker reports that top New York Republicans
are urging Rudy Giuliani (R) to abandon his interest
in running for governor and run instead against appointed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY).
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Giuliani for Senate?
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com - 9/21/2009
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Oh, wait a minute. It can't be raaaaacist
when a black politician criticizes another, can it? But
if a white on says 'you lie' then it is?Can someone lay out the rules for who can criticize Obama? We're all walking around on eggshells trying to avoid ...
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Raaaaacist! 'Obama Should Mind His Own Business'
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Lazio's Running
The Page by Mark Halperin —
Getty NYPost: Former congressman to announce gubernatorial bid Monday in Albany. Not waiting for Rudy....
Daring Rudy
Ben Smith's Blog —
Rick Lazio, Hillary Clinton's 2000 challenger, is announcing next Monday that he'll run for governor of New York.
The then-Long Island congressman deferred to Rudy Giuliani nine years ago, only to to have the New York Mayor drop out. Now, a candidate in the race puts some pressure on Giuliani to make up his mind.
Meanwhile, other New York Republicans are urging Rudy to run for Senate.
Lazio to Run for New York Governor
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Former Rep. Rick Lazio (R-NY) will formally declare he's running for governor of New York, reports the New York Post.
"Lazio's announcement, set for Albany next Monday, means that unlike 2000, when he deferred to Rudy Giuliani's expected Senate campaign against Hillary Clinton, he is not waiting for the former mayor to decide his 2010 plans about a possible gubernatorial run."
Of course, Giuliani could be running for U.S. Senate instead. ...
Former Rep. Lazio to run for governor
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Former Rep. Rick Lazio (R-N.Y.) will attempt a political comeback 10 years after his Senate race against Hillary Clinton. From the New York Post: Rick Lazio, the former Long Island congressman who tried to take on Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2000 for US Senate, will formally declare he's running for governor next Monday, The Post has learned. Lazio's announcement, set for Albany next Monday, means that unlike 2000, when he deferred to Rudy Giuliani's expected campaign against Clinton, he is not waiting for ...
SSP Daily Digest: 9/14 (Afternoon Edition)
Swing State Project —
... before, but that seems like it would be a close race, if the Gillibrand/Pataki numbers are any indication (of course, there's a big stylistic difference between the vanilla George Pataki and the dictatorial Rudy, just that they're both known quantities at this point). Perhaps (between this rumor and Rudy's failed coup against Ed Cox) sensing that the Rudy won't be getting into the Governor's race -- or maybe just because of his own special brand of tone-deafness -- ex-Rep. Rick Lazio made his formal announcement today that he's running for Governor. ...
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Republican Lazio planning run for N.Y. governor
usatoday.com 6/26/2009 — "He fully intends to," said Barney Keller when asked if Lazio was running. Lazio has made no public announcement and Keller said the former congressman from Long Island is still deciding when to make the decision formal. Lazio has formed a campaign ...
Lazio Plans to Run for N.Y. Governor
blogs.wsj.com 6/26/2009 — Susan Davis reports on politics.
Republican Rick Lazio intends to run for governor in New York in 2010, according to his spokesman.
He fully intends to, Barney Keller told the Associated Press . Lazio has formed a campaign committee ...
Rick Lazio planning run for governor -
newsday.com 6/25/2009 — ALBANY, N.Y. - Republican Rick Lazio, who ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate against Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2000, is planning to run for governor of New York next year, his spokesman said Thursday. "He fully intends to," said Barney Keller when ...
Lazio Launches New York Run
online.wsj.com 9/23/2009 — Former Republican congressman Rick Lazio announced his candidacy for New York's governor's job.
Giuliani for Senate starting to make sense
thehill.com 9/30/2009 — Rudy Giuliani continues to bat down the Senate rumors. Newly installed New York GOP Chairman Ed Cox now says he would prefer Giuliani run for Senate rather than governor, and he's going public with the plea. Giuliani isn't hearing it, with his ...
Election 2010: New York Governor Election
rasmussenreports.com 5/18/2009 — Governor David Paterson faces an uphill climb if he goes through with his announced plan to ask voters for his own four-year term in office. The incumbent Democrats trails former New York City Mayor and Republican Presidential candidate Rudy ...
Giuliani Still Considering Run for Governor
politicalwire.com 6/30/2009 — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) said that he is considering running for governor of New York in 2010, Politico reports. But he was very coy about it.
Said Giuliani: "I don't know if I am or if I'm not."
A more definitive sign he's ...
Politics And The Age Gap —
NYT > Politics 9/12/2009
As the population ages and the nation faces intense battles over rapidly rising health care and retirement costs, American politics seems increasingly divided along generational lines.
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