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Star Newsday Reporter Flees After Potential Reassignment to Hempstead; Nia-Malika Henderson to Politico

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:44:21 -0500

One of Sam Zell's big theories for newspapers is to get more and more local.

While Newsday was still under Mr. Zell's grasp, he managed to dismantle its national desk, and dispense with nearly every non-Long Island beat.

Even though it's finally out of his control and into the, uh, gentle hands of the Dolans, the new owners have shown no interest is straying from that philosophy. Now we're starting to learn...

Newsday Political Reporter Glenn Thrush Joins Politico

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:58:19 -0400

Newsday's star political reporter—and Hillary Clinton chronicler—Glenn Thrush is leaving the Long Island-daily for Politico. We've been wondering where Thrush would land after Hillary Clinton dropped out of the race, and now he's got the perfect forum to advertise the big-time work he's been delivering. He'll be a congressional reporter for Politico, which is a big coups for the website as they try to demonstrate post-election relevance.

As for Newsday... Well! Their national desk,...

Notes on a Hillary Concession

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:43:19 -0400

Outside, in line, BOILING. 11:22 a.m.

"Lanny, what now?" reporters ask Lanny Davis one by one. "We're going to take the White House" is his talking point today.

And here's a reporter who's been covering Hillary for the whole shebang. What's next for him? "Gonna take a week off."

Inside. There are 10 American flags in the room, six of them on the stage around the podium where she will speak. It's Mark Penn's strategy come at...

Newsday Reporter Covers All Bases

Wed, 07 May 2008 11:27:44 -0400

Our Politicker colleague Jason Horowitz overheard an amusing thing in this morning's Clinton Conference call with Howard Wolfson.

As Newsday's Glenn Thrush was introducing himself, he took the unusual step of tipping his hat to any—and all—possible buyers of his paper, jokingly referring to himself as, "Glenn Thrush of News Corporation, Cablevision or Boston...

Elsewhere: Giuliani, Obama, Ravitch

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:19:54 -0400

It's unlikely Rudy Giuliani will be asked to testify before Hillary Clinton's congressional committee, according to Glenn Thrush. Barack Obama won't attend the Congressional Black Caucus/Fox debate in September, which is pretty much the end of it, says Ben. The roster of Hillary Clinton's press team is here. Mike Bloomberg thinks Eliot Spitzer is off to a good start. Chuck Bennett doubts the Brodsky-for-Speaker storyline. Diane Ravitch said that the achievement gap is closing, in part, because white...

Elsewhere: Richard Nixon, Mike Bloomberg

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:44:07 -0400

There is some discrepancy between Newsday's Glenn Thrush and Barack Obama accounts of whether Obama ducked the "immorality" question. Dan Janison thinks Hillary Clinton is the new Richard Nixon. Roger Stone thinks Al Gore is the new Richard Nixon. The son-in-law of the real Richard Nixon, Ed Cox, will be John McCain's state chairman. During this stage of budget negotiations, certain committees meetings are sort of pointless. Mayor Bloomberg has a new plan to fight poverty. Councilman Dennis Gallagher's anticipated...

Elsewhere: Hillary, Obama, Skurnik

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:54:12 -0500

Glenn Thrush notes some interesting contributions to Hillary Clinton's PAC, including $12,000 in October from a handful of health care providers in Georgia, Arizona and Pennsylvania. In a speech today, Barack Obama said that "there are no good options left in this war" in Iraq. Jerry Skurnik looked at diversity in judicial races, which is a focal point in the debate about whether to elect judges through primaries or conventions. Ballots were sent out today to members...

Elsewhere: Hillary, Mondello, El San Juan

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:08:06 -0500

Hillary Clinton is quitting her job on the Democratic policy steering committee in the Senate because of other time commitments, reports Glenn Thrush. Time magazine has a Joe Klein story billed on the cover as "Why the Center is the Place to Be" but Greg Sargent says that "the story inside doesn't say anything like that." The President picked a new RNC Chairman: Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida. Jerry Skurnik breaks down the demographics of who...

At the Party

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:52:29 -0500

Jason and I have arrived! We were greeted on the second floor by a cash bar. "Premium brands" are 13 dollars. "Name brand drinks" are 11.75. Apparently it gets free-er later, which is good: Glenn Thrush is thirsty! The Bloomberg inauguration (also held here!) was the watermark in political parties. Sad. Also of note: the press room wifi is down. NY1 is replaying shamelessly Pirro's Page Ten moment. Jerry Nadler just sashayed by. It's just like Christmas...

Thrush on Hillary's Low Mark

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:15:00 -0500

Newsday's Hillary-obsessed reporter Glenn Thrush, who had spent some time recently reporting out of Washington, is back in City Hall today, instantly doubling the number of reporters working in Room 4a. He says that comparing Hillary's margin of victory this year to Chuck Schumer's legendary 71% is a steaming pile of, um, misguided analysis. That's because Schumer was never a target of Republican rage the way Hillary has been for years. So the question...

The Morning Read: October 3, 2006

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 04:01:21 -0500

Jon Corzine has a lot riding on Bob Menendez. Glenn Thrush confirms our Choire Sicha's keen observation last week about Hillary Clinton dropping down to fighting weight. Patrick Healy says that Hillary is finally having a little fun the campaign trail.

"She chuckles easily at tough questions, and tends to start her answers with the word "well," which offers an extra half second to collect her...

Elsewhere: Bloomberg and Lieberman

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:41:14 -0500

Glenn Thrush clarifies a sensational story about Barack Obama replacing Hillary Clinton as the top provider of campaign cash to fellow Democrats. (By the most objective measure, she's still number one.) Errol Cockfield notes the irony in Alan Hevesi's claim that Chris Callaghan is unqualified to be state comptroller.

"Sure, [Hevesi] helped craft and voted on state budgets, but his resume didn't feature any work in the trenches as a financial...

Elsewhere: Hillary, Faso, Pooches

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 13:30:35 -0400

Glenn Thrush notes Hillary Clinton isn't planning a victory party for next week's primary against Jonathan Tasini. But one is expected later this year, if "she manages -- somehow -- to pull off a win in November." Hoping to pull off a win in November is CT. Rep. Christopher Shays, who said yesterday about Iraq: "I haven't changed my position one bit." Greg Sargent, using earlier quotes from Shays, disagrees. Also looking for something to...