Politics

ALBANY—David Paterson said a list of nominees to replace retiring Chief Judge Judith Kaye, the state's top judge, was "disturbing" on first impression.  read more »

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Here’s City Councilman Kendall Stewart's nomination of a certain mayoral candidate for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat.

ALBANY—He'd no longer be speculating on speculation, but David Paterson still won't say much about who he might appoint to Hillary Clinton's senate seat, except to praise her as she moves toward becoming s  read more »

ALBANY—Representative Kirsten Gillibrand's name is persistently circulating--along with many others--as a possible replacement for Hillary Clinton in the Senate, but the idea may dissolve i  read more »

Ravi Batra, an attorney who seems to be everywhere something political is happening, said that what New York needs in a new senator is “somebody who can go out and get the bacon.”  read more »

ALBANY—Responding to the totally expected nomination of Hillary Clinton for secretary of state, David Paterson praised the politician he has long supported, and made it clear he is not going to announce a replacement any  read more »

A couple of interesting, educated takes on what David Paterson might be thinking about when it comes to replacing Hillary Clinton in the Senate:

Rodney Capel, the former executive director of the state Democratic Party, said that the governor should pick a replacement for Hillary Clinton’s senate seat that benefits his re-election chances.  read more »

Barack Obama is aiming for "no drama" foreign policy, writes Jason Zengerle. [Plank]  read more »

ALBANY - It's official - Hillary Clinton has been nominated as secretary of state.

Here's what Senator Chuck Schumer had to say about it:  read more »

Never mind the campaign.

That's Barack Obama's once-and-for-all line on his former differences with Hillary Clinton, who he just announced as his secretary of state at a press conference this morning introducing the Obama foreign policy team.

Asked why he thought Clinton, who was standing just behind him, was qualified for secretary of state now after he once equated her trips to foreign countries as first lady with sipping tea with the powerful, he said, "This is fun for the press to try to stir up whatever quotes were generated in the course of the campaign – no, I understand – and you’re having fun, and there’s nothing wrong with that.  read more »

Norman Siegel, one of the recognizable names in next year's public advocate’s race, said that if his third bid for the office is unsuccessful, he won't try again.  read more »

"This was not me," Republican State Chairman Joe Mondello said of his party's poor showing during the elections. He plans to finish his term, which expires in September.  read more »

With a run-off in Georgia set for Tuesday and a lengthy recount still ongoing in Minnesota, not all of this year's Senate races have been resolved. And yet it is a contest that won't even take place for two years that has arguably stirred the most interest this past week.

For months, it's been obvious that Chris Matthews would like to return to his native Pennsylvania and run for Arlen Specter's Senate seat in 2010. He's done nothing to silence media speculation that he'll be a candidate, declared on national television, "I want to be a senator," and even  read more »

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff came away from meeting Barack Obama with "a view of the next president as a non-ideological pragmatist who was willing to both listen and lead," according to the Washington Post.  read more »