Hillary Clinton in Israel, Trudeau on Nate Silver

Briefing: Bloomberg. Spencer T. Tucker via flickr
5:01 pm Nov. 20, 2012
National
A data- and Nate Silver-themed Doonesbury. [Gary Trudeau]
Hillary Clinton is in the Middle East, with a heavy brief. [Oliver Knox]
She affirmed support for Israel and said the U.S. wanted a "durable outcome." [NBC]
Albany
As part of his probe into the 2008 financial crisis, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed suit against Credit Suisse Securities for misleading investors. [Nick Reisman]
More on former state comptroller Alan Hevesi's comments to the parole board that agreed to release him next month. [Ken Lovett]
The state is encouraging "anyone who is unemployed by Hurricane Sandy" to apply for public assistance. [Chris Bragg]
2013 / City Hall
Christie leads Cuomo and Bloomberg. [Michael Howard Saul]
Headline: "Bloomberg Trails Cuomo, Christie and Obama on Sandy Response, Poll Finds" [Jill Colvin]
Councilman Domenic Recchia said Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer will not be "anointed" the next comptroller. [Josh Robin]



