Josh Benson

What do the Hillary 2008 people say about Hillary 2016?:

A conversation with Washington Post reporter Jason Horowitz about the scattered, scarred alumni of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

Bio: Josh Benson is a co-founder and co-editor of Capital. He was previously an editor and reporter at The New York Observer, and he wrote about New Jersey for The New York Times.

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What do the Hillary 2008 people say about Hillary 2016?

A conversation with Washington Post reporter Jason Horowitz about the scattered, scarred alumni of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. More

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on May 21st, 2013 4:10pm

 
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Is Anthony Weiner past the punchline phase yet?

A conversation with "Up" host and Salon writer Steve Kornacki about the pre-candidacy of Anthony Weiner. More

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on April 30th, 2013 8:49am

 
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Is this the part where Andrew Cuomo really tackles public corruption?

A conversation with Albany Times Union political reporter Jimmy Vielkind about the governor's plan to clean up Albany. More

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on April 15th, 2013 1:57pm

 
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Politics by other means with Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain isn't really paying attention yet to the mayor's race ("Who's running—is it Quinn?"), but the recently announced allegations of "rampant" corruption in New York are, to him, a big deal. More

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on April 12th, 2013 11:43am

 
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So let's take Anthony Weiner seriously now

Anthony Weiner did well in this big, revealing New York Times magazine story. More

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on April 10th, 2013 11:28am

 
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Andrew Cuomo and the shenanigan-free Senate coalition

It isn't great for Andrew Cuomo, today's arrest of Malcolm Smith for an alleged bribery scheme. More

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on April 3rd, 2013 11:43am

 
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'This feels exactly like Don't Ask Don't Tell'

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, one of the earliest champions in the Senate of the repeal of the military's "don't ask don't tell" policy, believes she has found a sequel. More

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on March 28th, 2013 3:11pm

 
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Domestic drones and face-recognition technology are 'scary' and inevitable, Bloomberg says http://t.co/gm3525GJn5 cc @henryseltzer
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Domestic drones and face-recognition technology are 'scary' and inevitable, Bloomberg says http://t.co/gm3525GJn5 cc @henryseltzer
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On MSNBC's @stevekornacki project, with awesome old-timey "New Jersey Power & Politics" News 12 video http://t.co/G2eyhWDV5Y
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