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By Elise Knutsen 11/15/11 6:26pm

Sportswriter Peter King Fumbles at Sutton Place

"It's with heavy hearts that my wife and I leave Boston after 32 very enjoyable months in the city's South End. We're moving to Manhattan. " Sports Illustrated writer Peter King wrote with characteristic drama in his Monday Morning Quarterback column last month. Mr. King and his wife, Ann have indeed settled in New York , and city records show their new roost is located in the glassy new Sutton Place development The Milan.

By the looks of it, football commentating is a decent paying gig (we'll add that to our list of potential career choices right after Rabbi), as the Kings spent $2.55 million on the place at 300 East 55th Street. 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 Reid Pillifant 5/04/11 6:38pm

After Bin Laden

Obama Won’t Release Bin Laden Photos, Peter King Okay With That

In an interview with 60 Minutes recorded today, President Obama told Steve Kroft the administration won't release photos of Osama bin Laden's death.

Bin Laden was shot in the head during a raid on Sunday evening, and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney had previously called the photos "gruesome."

Lawmakers had been split on whether Read More

By David Freedlander 5/03/11 4:13pm

Explanations

Peter King Credits Waterboard With Bringing Down Bin Laden [Video]

Long Island Congressman Peter King appeared on The O'Reilly Factor yesterday and the host began by asking him one of the great intro questions ever:

"Congressman, right off the bat, tell us something we don't know."

Responded King:

"Well I don't know if everyone knows this or not, but you mentioned the fact that we obtained information several Read More

By David Freedlander 4/28/11 8:13pm

Transatlantic

Peter King Warns England That They Have A Radical Muslim Problem, Too [Video]

Peter King appeared on "Morning Joe" today to tell the British that they should pay attention to his "Muslim Radicalization" hearings as well.

"London has become a real source of dangerous operations," he told the hosts. "Parts of London are known as Londonistan."

King noted that on the other side of the pond they have a slightly Read More

By Reid Pillifant 4/27/11 4:34pm

Approval

Pete King Likes Obama’s Panetta, Petraeus Shuffle

Before President Obama released his long-form birth certificate and Donald Trump held court in New Hampshire, the big national news this morning was that the White House would shuffle C.I.A. Director Leon Panetta into the role of Defense Secretary and replace him with General David Petraeus.

In a statement this morning, Homeland Security Read More

By Azi Paybarah 4/06/11 12:29pm

Morning Read: Obama Visits Sharpton, LaValle Returns Levy’s Money

2012: Obama's remarks at National Action Network tonight will be carried live. [NY1]

2012: "[T]he president is sending a signal that the reverend has become a key ally." [Michael Saul]

2012: "Obama was very wary of the race issue and of being labeled as a 'black candidate'," said Larry Sabato. [Jonathan Lemire]

2012: George Read More

By David Freedlander 4/05/11 11:24pm

9/11 Hearings

Peter King Says Greg Ball’s 9/11 Hearing ‘Absolutely Essential’

Long Island Congressman Peter King heaped high praise on Hudson Valley State Senator Greg Ball's plan to host a handful of controversial witnesses this week in Manhattan, calling the hearing on terrorism preparedness "absolutely essential."

"This is a first rate hearing," King said. "I hear some rumblings from people opposed to it. I just wish Read More

By David Freedlander 4/05/11 9:43pm

KSM Trial

Peter King: Eric Holder Should Resign [Video]

Peter King appeared alongside 9/11 Families head Deborah Burlingame on Fox today and called on attorney general Eric Holder to resign following what King sees as his bungled effort to hold the trial of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in Lower Manhattan.

"If he feels this strongly about it, if this is such a great moral Read More

By David Freedlander 4/05/11 7:12pm

Localizing the Story

Peter King Comes to Albany? Democrats Accuse Lawmaker of Holding Anti-Islam Hearings

State Senate Democrats are out with a release today blasting Republican lawmaker Greg Ball for holding a hearing which they claim is designed to "isolate and villify Muslims."

The hearing, called "Reviewing our Preparedness: An Examination of New York's Public Protection Ten Years After September 11" will be held Friday at 250 Broadway in Manhattan and Read More

By Azi Paybarah 4/05/11 1:04pm

Morning Read: Pigs Foot Sent to Rep. King

KSM: Moving it was "an embarrassment for the Obama administration" because they gave into "Congressional pandering." [New York Times]

2012: Maybe 3rd party candidates weren't huge spoilers after all. [Steve Kornacki]

Deutsche: Prosecutor says defendants "put profit over people." [William Rashbaum]

Threats: Pigs foot sent to Rep. Peter King's office. [AP]

Albany Ethics: Chartock Read More

By Reid Pillifant 4/04/11 6:29pm

giving credit

Peter King: Obama’s KSM Decision Is a Win for Bush

In a statement this afternoon, Congressman Peter King praised the Obama administration's decision to try alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a military court--calling it "a long awaited step in the right direction"--but also took it as an opportunity for a little partisan sniping.

"As I have been saying since day one, these terror Read More

By David Freedlander 3/29/11 7:29pm

Responses

Peter King Says It Is ‘A Myth That There Is Some Organized Effort Against Muslims’ [VIDEO]

Peter King took to Fox this morning as a counterpoint to Sen. Richard Durbin's hearings on Muslim Civil Rights--hearings that were in turn a counterpoint to King's own hearings on Muslim radicalization.

King took great exception to Durbin's hearings, arguing that they were unnecessary, and worse, that better time would be spent investigating the civil Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/23/11 5:46pm

War

Peter King Would Have Liked a Heads-Up About Libya

"I don't know how seriously he took this," Republican Congressman Peter King said about President Obama's preparation for military action in Libya.

"He seemed so intent on getting multi-lateral support, United Nations support," rather than congressional support, King told John Gambling during a radio interview on WOR Wednesday morning.

"I don't think he spoke to the Read More

By Reid Pillifant 3/18/11 8:30pm

symposia

King Critics Tweak His Hearings, Try to Keep Him ‘On the Straight and Narrow’

Two of Peter King's longtime critics took slightly different tacks on his controversial hearings last week, in a symposium on intelligence and security at N.Y.U. this morning.

Bennie Thompson, the ranking member and former chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, was a little more critical than John Brennan, the deputy national security adviser who is Read More

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Peter King

Sportswriter Peter King Fumbles at Sutton Place

Both Senators, Nadler, King to Join Obama Tomorrow

Obama Won’t Release Bin Laden Photos, Peter King Okay With That

Peter King Credits Waterboard With Bringing Down Bin Laden [Video]

Peter King Warns England That They Have A Radical Muslim Problem, Too [Video]

Pete King Likes Obama’s Panetta, Petraeus Shuffle

Morning Read: Obama Visits Sharpton, LaValle Returns Levy’s Money

Peter King Says Greg Ball’s 9/11 Hearing ‘Absolutely Essential’

Peter King: Eric Holder Should Resign [Video]

Peter King Comes to Albany? Democrats Accuse Lawmaker of Holding Anti-Islam Hearings

Morning Read: Pigs Foot Sent to Rep. King

Peter King: Obama’s KSM Decision Is a Win for Bush

Peter King Says It Is ‘A Myth That There Is Some Organized Effort Against Muslims’ [VIDEO]

Peter King Would Have Liked a Heads-Up About Libya

King Critics Tweak His Hearings, Try to Keep Him ‘On the Straight and Narrow’

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