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12 By The Editors 8/24/11 7:58am

Pataki? For President? Well, He Just May Be the Voice of Reason Among Republicans

Admit it: when you heard that George Pataki was preparing a presidential campaign, you thought you heard wrong. Then you laughed. And then you laughed a little louder.

It’s O.K. You’re not alone. Plenty of New Yorkers very likely had the same reaction, just as they did four years ago when Mr. Pataki spent a few ill-advised months chasing votes in Iowa and New Hampshire before quietly giving up.

This time around, however, it might be wise to get past the laughter and sense of incredulity. Read More

By Reid Pillifant 5/04/11 11:24pm

After Bin Laden

Both Senators, Nadler, King to Join Obama Tomorrow

President Obama will be at the World Trade Center site tomorrow and--while former President George W. Bush won't be joining him--a number of New York's congressional representatives will be making the trip back from Washington.

Senators Schumer and Gillibrand will both be in attendance. Congressman Nadler, who represents ground zero, will also be there. As Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/15/11 3:41pm

Media

Dicker Strikes at Critic’s Theory: ‘Makes Glenn Beck Look Sober’

New York Post state editor Fred Dicker doesn't think much of public radio host and newspaper publisher Alan Chartock, who yesterday accused Dicker of having an unholy alliance with the governor in some kind of agreement that included Dicker's publisher, Rupert Murdoch.

"Chartock laid out a conspiracy theory so far-fetched it makes Glenn Beck Read More

By Matt Chaban 2/23/11 1:27am

Features

The Other Controversy at Ground Zero: Church vs. State Over Tiny Site

A bitterly cold wind tore across the 50th floor of One World Trade Center on Dec. 5, yet the crews in hard hats kept their pace, driving the most important building in the city skyward a floor a week, putting to rest years of complaints about indecision and inaction at the world's most famous construction Read More

By Meghan Keneally 10/26/10 3:32pm

Calls

Pataki Phones it in for Randy Altschuler

Former Gov. George Pataki waded into the G.O.P's efforts to retake the House by hosting a press conference call with Republican challenger Randy Altschuler and knocking Altschuler's opponent, Congressman Tim Bishop, for inviting both Vice President Biden and former President Bill Clinton to campaign with him over the next several days.

1 By Max Abelson 10/22/10 8:52pm

Governors

George Pataki’s Penny Stock Hits 52-Week Low, Is Under Investigation

George Pataki is having stock trouble.

Earlier this year, when The Observer profiled the former New York governor's odd involvement with penny stocks, the article opened with a scene inside a 36-foot geodesic dome. "It's tremendous," he said, celebrating the tiny plastics company, Perf Go Green, whose board he'd joined. Music from instruments called the Read More

By Amanda Cormier 7/21/10 4:35pm

the babies are coming!

Three Brothers Take a Road Trip in a Mustang for Pataki

Can they only drive at midnight?

George Pataki announced today the start of a cross-country "Revere Rides Again" tour for his anti-healthcare legislation group, Revere America. Four brothers from Florida, all between the ages of 19 and 22, will travel through the Midwest and East Coast in a Mustang convertible collecting signatures in support of Read More

By Max Abelson 8:49pm

Non-Candidates

‘Penny-Stock Pataki’ Will Not Be a Senator

George Pataki, who has recently gone from the board of one very odd-looking penny stock to another, is not going to be a senator anytime soon. He has decided to skip the Senate race, the Wall Street Journal wrote today, which is a lucky thing for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, whose poll numbers Read More

By Azi Paybarah 5:57pm

Healthy Debate

Pataki Cites Bloomberg on Health Care

I wonder who else, besides George Pataki, will invoke Michel Bloomoberg while opposing the health care bill.

Pataki:

"[I]t's just more government spending, more government borrowing, government control over our health-care system, an approach to the war on terror that denies that it even exists. And specifically the health-care bill, as [New York] Mayor [Michael] Read More

By Azi Paybarah 4/13/10 11:42am

Survey Says

Poll: Cuomo Rules, Lazio Leads GOP, Gillibrand Trails Pataki

Rick Lazio has a double-digit lead over both of his Republican opponents, but 40 percent of the GOP say they're unsure who to support, according to a Quinnipiac poll released this morning.Also worth mentioning: in head-to-head match-ups, Andrew Cuomo crushes them all.Among Republicans, Lazio gets 34 percent, while Carl Paladino gets 11 percent and Read More

By Max Abelson 3/31/10 1:33pm

Penny-Stock Pataki

"It's tremendous," the Hon. George Pataki said at a party last year, standing inside a brand-new, 36-foot geodesic dome. It had just been built for a biodegradable plastics company named Perf Go Green, whose board he'd joined the previous spring. There was artificial grass on the ground and music from instruments called the drum orb Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/22/10 2:46pm

Poll: Lazio Leads Levy Among GOP, Cuomo Trounces All

Andrew Cuomo leads his two likely Republican opponents, Rick Lazio and Steve Levy, according to a new Siena poll.On the Republican side, Lazio leads Levy 45 to 16 percent. Lazio's lead grew to 60 to 19 percent when people were told Levy, a Democrat-turned-Republican County Executive, was a former GOP congressman.The poll also showed Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/10/10 7:53pm

Lazio Brings Out G.O.P. Support: Pataki, King

Rick Lazio is trying to lock up the Republican nomination, announcing today that he has the support of former Governor George Pataki and Rep. Peter King of Long Island.

"Rick Lazio is the best choice for Governor and I am happy to endorse his candidacy," King said in a public statement.

Lazio and Pataki are set to Read More

By Azi Paybarah 2/22/10 3:22pm

Poll: Paterson (Even More) Behind, Gillibrand (Almost Totally) Ahead

Governor David Paterson is trailing both his likely primary challenger, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, and the likely Republican nominee, Rick Lazio, according to a Sienna poll out today.Paterson is ridiculously behind Cuomo among Democrats, 22 to 64. Against Lazio, Paterson trails 39 to 46. Cuomo trounces Lazio 63 to 26.Senator Kirsten Gillibrand leads most Read More

By Jimmy Vielkind 1/06/10 8:57pm

Pataki: It Was ‘Exactly the Right Message’

ALBANY—The only other governor present for David Paterson's State of the State speech was George Pataki, a Republican who told me David Paterson was spot on.

"I thought it was exactly the right message," Pataki told me after the speech before saying hello to some of his former legislative colleagues. "These are times when Read More

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George Pataki

Pataki? For President? Well, He Just May Be the Voice of Reason Among Republicans

Both Senators, Nadler, King to Join Obama Tomorrow

Dicker Strikes at Critic’s Theory: ‘Makes Glenn Beck Look Sober’

The Other Controversy at Ground Zero: Church vs. State Over Tiny Site

Pataki Phones it in for Randy Altschuler

George Pataki’s Penny Stock Hits 52-Week Low, Is Under Investigation

Three Brothers Take a Road Trip in a Mustang for Pataki

‘Penny-Stock Pataki’ Will Not Be a Senator

Pataki Cites Bloomberg on Health Care

Poll: Cuomo Rules, Lazio Leads GOP, Gillibrand Trails Pataki

Penny-Stock Pataki

Poll: Lazio Leads Levy Among GOP, Cuomo Trounces All

Lazio Brings Out G.O.P. Support: Pataki, King

Poll: Paterson (Even More) Behind, Gillibrand (Almost Totally) Ahead

Pataki: It Was ‘Exactly the Right Message’

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