New York
Hillary Beats Rudy By 21 Points In NY!
Sen. Clinton ends this 2007 pre-campaign year in a very good place in New York, over 50 percent in both the Democratic primary race and the general election face-off with Giuliani."
Clinton gets a 53 - 34 percent favorability rating from New York State voters, including 59 - 28 percent in New York City.
N.Y. dreams of a subway election
Long ignored in presidential politics, New Yorkers are reveling in what they hope will be the political equivalent of a subway series for the White House: a battle between two Empire State politicians that could bring attention and money the state has not seen in decades.
Former Giuliani Aide Flips To Team Clinton
The campaign manager for Rudy Giuliani's successful mayoral re-election has defected and is now supporting Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for president, The Post has learned.
"I'm not voting for Rudy. I'm supporting Hillary Clinton. I'm an 'ambassador' for Hillary," said Fran Reiter, who also served as deputy mayor during Giuliani's first term.
NY senators seek new teeth for railroad's 'tired watchdog'
Fellow Democrats Charles Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton testified before the Senate Commerce subcommittee, with Schumer calling the Federal Railroad Administration an "old and tired watchdog."
The lawmakers' call for giving new enforcement powers to the rail safety agency comes on the heels of 5 CSX freight train derailments in New York since December.
New Yorkers Continue to Lead 2008 Nomination Contests
Turning back to the Democratic field, Clinton's strongest leads in the race for her party's nomination were 19-point advantages over Obama in mid-February and again in early April. While slimmer than that, Clinton's nine-point advantage over Obama today is not significantly different from her 15-point lead earlier this month.
Sen. Clinton gets endorsement from Gov. Spitzer
Governor Spitzer is officially endorsing Senator Hillary Clinton's presidential bid in 2008. The state's top Democrats gathered outside the Capitol in Albany Monday as Spitzer formally gave his support to the senator.
Top fellow Democrats are circling around the state's junior senator 17 months before Election Day.
Senators hear small-business concerns on labor union bill
Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer support legislation that would make it easier for employees to form unions, but they told members of the Business Council of New York State yesterday that they were willing to consider its effect on small businesses.
Both of New York's senators were noncommittal about considering changes to the bill, known as the Employee Free Choice Act, which would require employers to recognize a union if at least 51 percent of workers signed a card asking for representation.
Spitzer warms to candidate Clinton
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who has yet to endorse a presidential candidate, touted home state Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for the job Friday.
Both Democrats spoke to a convention of New York State teachers at a Washington hotel, and when Spitzer followed Clinton to the podium, he gushed that she would be the next president.
"What an amazing president she will be for every person in this country," said Spitzer, who for months has avoided making an early endorsement in the Democrats' nomination contest, calling such a move premature.
Sen. Clinton asks VA to help veterans get Yonkers housing
Sen. Hillary Clinton wants to know why 12 veterans who successfully completed a four-month program for the homeless on the VA campus in Montrose no longer qualify for new, subsidized housing for veterans in Yonkers.
To rectify the situation, Clinton asked Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary James Nicholson yesterday to intervene on behalf of former Marine Daniel Siler and 11 fellow Vietnam and Gulf War-era veterans who had expected to move into nearly completed studio apartments on Pier Street.
Bill Clinton Makes Rare Fundraising Pitch for Hillary
At the center of a sea of hundreds of tables Sunday evening, former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., stood side-by-side on a tiny stage while he told a crowd of more than a thousand why they should continue to support his wife's bid for the White House.
The packed ballroom at a Sheraton in midtown Manhattan was the first big fundraiser for Hillary Clinton's campaign to be hosted by her best known supporter. It was one of the few times the two have been seen in the same place in public since she announced she would run for president.
"We elect a president if the person running would be the best president," Bill Clinton told the crowd. "You will never find anybody that will do it better than her."
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