The NY Times doled out a few endorsements for Albany-related primaries. The Times endorsed former Schumer aide and "enthusiastic new outsider" Daniel Squadron for incumbent State Senator Martin Connor's 25th District seat and endorsed incumbent Assemblyman Adriano Esapaillat for his 72nd Assembly District over challenger City Councilman Miguel Martinez. However, the biggest endorsement is for Assembly District 64--home of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver--and the Times throws its support behind challenger Paul Newell. Acknowledging it's an......

How long till the Democratic National Convention? Because Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama went negative with new ads yesterday. First, the Clinton camp offered up an ad explaining how Clinton's plan for a gas tax suspension (one that Obama does not support) will really help regular Americans, complete with regular Americans lamenting the price of gas. Then Obama's campaign released an ad that talks about Clinton's negative campaigning, points to a NY Times editorial slamming......

Top aides with the Giuliani for President campaign are declining January paychecks, while insisting that it's not because the former Mayor's organization is strapped for cash. Rudy Giuliani is currently stumping in Florida after very lackluster performances in the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries. Iowa was not a surprise; Giuliani had written off the midwestern state as a poor use of time and resources. A very poor performance in New Hampshire had to have been......