Kennedy Bows Out, Rangel Plans to Stay

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. told David Paterson he does not want to be senator. [City Room]

Tom Suozzi is not turning it down. [Spin Cycle]

Unsurprisingly, Charlie Rangel has no intention of giving up his committee chairmanship. [Politico]

Nancy Pelosi does not "foresee" that he will have to. [Liz]

David Paterson and other governors are meeting with Obama today, and are expected to ask for money. [Politico]

Dan Jacoby and others are suing the Campaign Finance Board. [Daily Gotham]

Some rare praise for the M.T.A. from a transit blogger. [SAS]

A blogger writes of a new plan for a high rise in Greenpoint, "One might say that this proposal sucks less." [11211]

The cost of the Atlantic Yards project has gone up much faster than the rate of inflation. [AYR]

Janet Napolitano, the Homeland Security nominee, opposes the REAL ID program, and passed a measure that banned its adoption in Arizona. [NYT]

The Supreme Court ruled against a company that wanted to build a power line under Long Island Sound. [Post]