Cuomo is upbeat about state government, the G.O.P. is down about Romney
Lt Daniel Albano grabs an AP photographer during a protest Saturday. via Gothamist
6:12 pm Sep. 19, 2012
2012
Republicans are nervous about Mitt Romney. [Martin, Haberman, Palmer]
The state the Romney campaign is pointing to as evidence of positive movement isn't playing along. [Jeff Zeleny and Marjorie Connelly]
The Romney video fed 2 million views to Mother Jones' web site. [Christine Haughney]
"At roughly the same time, Huffington Post Washington bureau chief Ryan Grim was doing his best to coax the source out of the shadows." [Paul Farhi]
Romney embraced his comments from the video, which his campaign says was partially debunked. [Dylan Byers]
"Fast and Furious" report, anyone? [Foxnews.com]
2013
Vogue on Scott Stringer's spokeswoman: "chicest get-out-the-vote organizer." [Laura Nahmias]
John Liu's spokesman defends the comptroller's decision to rehire a company he fired in 2010 for "poor performance." [Sally Goldenberg]
City Hall
More complaints from reporters about the NYPD. [Christopher Robbins]
A hunger advocate says not to give money to subway panhandlers if they say they represent a group. [Cindy Rodriguez]
The Communication Workers of America struck a contract deal with Verizon. [Jessica Bakeman]
Albany
"Government is functioning better than it has in decades" Cuomo said. [Joseph Spector]
Cuomo responded disapprovingly to Romney's 47 percent analysis. [Nick Reisman]
Cuomo said he hopes the two Republican state senators who voted for gay marriage win their primary races, and says that he couldn't have done much to help. [Rick Karlin]
"Second quarter revenues in New York fell 2 percent overall." [Rick Karlin]
