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7 By Drew Grant 1/11 1:00pm

Drugs

WARNING: Do not try this at home.

Workin’ With a Heart Attack-Ack-Ack: Liveblogging a Test Run of AeroShot Caffeine Inhalers

Politicians can be such buzz-kills. First they petition to take the malt beverage/overly caffeinated Sparks off the shelves, then Four Loko, and now Senator Chuck Schumer is trying to get the FDA to review AeroShot Pure Energy "a breathable caffeine product," in light of possible safety concerns.

But how bad can inhaler full with 100 mgs of calorie-and-sugar-free caffeine actually be? After distributing the product to four members of The Observer's staff, we tipped our heads back and took one for the team to find out.

The results?

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By Amanda Sterling 4/29/11 4:30pm

Foreign Affairs

Club for Growth Labels Schumer ‘Job-Killing Protectionist’ [Update]

Club for Growth president Chris Chocola is denouncing Chuck Schumer, calling the senator a "job-killing protectionist" in response to Schumer's recent criticism of China's economic policies.

"Americans benefit from free trade," said Chocola in a press release this morning. "It forces companies to innovate and compete leading to greater variety, lower prices, and better quality Read More

By Amanda Sterling 4/28/11 8:18pm

2012?

Schumer Refuses to Trash-Talk Trump

Chuck Schumer commented -- or rather, declined to comment -- today on Donald Trump's possible presidential bid. Evidently, the senator believes in solidarity between New Yorkers.

"Donald's from Brooklyn," Schumer explained. (But wait, isn't he from Queens?)

"I used to see his father driving the Cadillac that said 'FT' down Ocean Parkway when I Read More

By Azi Paybarah 4/13/11 11:25am

Survey Says

Q Poll: Cuomo is Really Popular

This morning's Quinnipiac poll says Andrew Cuomo's job approval rating is "higher than the governors in any state polled by Quinnipiac University so far this year."

Here are the numbers:

Andrew Cuomo: 64-16 percent, last month, 56-15 percent.

Dem: 66-15 percent

GOP: 58-18 percent

Independent: 66-15 percent

Upstate: 62-16 percent

NYC: 66-14 percent

Suburbs: 64-19 percent

Union Household: 57-21 percent

Public School Parents: 61-20 Read More

By Azi Paybarah 4/12/11 1:53pm

Party Report

Schumer, Weiner and Adams Party with Brooklyn Democrats [Video]

Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats's annual fund-raising dinner drew Senator Schumer, Rep. Anthony Weiner, State Senator Eric Adams and others.

Some highlights:

An unintentionally funny moment, during Chuck Schumer's remarks. After acknowledging some guests in the audience, he said, "I think I'm the third longest member - third longest?" and then corrected himself. "Third-longest serving member."

He went Read More

By Azi Paybarah 4/05/11 11:44pm

The Budget

New York’s New Governor Leaves Bloomberg Begging

At the Somos el Futuro legislative conference in Albany this weekend, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli could be seen hugging Senator Charles Schumer-not because he was feeling particularly affectionate, but because Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, chairman of the conference, which gathers top Democratic officials to discuss issues of concern to Hispanic New Yorkers, had urged attendees to Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/29/11 2:15pm

QUOTES

Schumer’s Partner

"If I could choose anyone to be my partner in fighting these battles, it would be Kirsten Gillibrand."

--Chuck Schumer in a fundraising email for Gillibrand, sent Tuesday, March 29, 2011.