Presenting a new-and-improved Anthony Weiner, as rivals prepare for the old version :
Anthony Weiner announced his mayoral campaign very early this morning with a slick two-minute video that ends on his family's old stoop in Park Slope.
Bio: Reid Pillifant is a political reporter for Capital. He was previously an editor and reporter at the New York Observer. Contact him at reid[at]capitalnewyork.com.
When I reported last month on the potential inner circle of advisers who might still be available to work on an Anthony Weiner mayoral campaign, the names of two experienced operatives came up in every conversation. More
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on May 16th, 2013 10:28amSen. Chuck Schumer plans to reintroduce a media shield bill that would allow media organizations to appeal to a federal judge before being forced to submit records and sources to government investigators. More
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on May 15th, 2013 1:16pmAnthony Weiner didn't take any big steps toward a mayoral bid in the last two months, at least according to his latest filing with the city's Campaign Finance Board. More
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on May 15th, 2013 10:28amRep. Charlie Rangel would like President Obama to offer a better explanation for why the Justice Department collected phone records for the Associated Press. More
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on May 15th, 2013 9:59amWhite House press secretary Jay Carney said at least a dozen times at a press briefing today that President Obama believes in reporters' unfettered right to pursue investigative stories. More
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on May 14th, 2013 3:21pmPresident Obama will appear at three pooled-press Democratic fund-raisers in New York City this evening, after spending part of the day fielding questions about the I.R.S. and Benghazi. More
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on May 13th, 2013 4:08pmGov. Andrew Cuomo has tried to use the recent rash of corruption arrests to pass a new reform package for state elections, but he said on Monday morning that he doesn't want "scandal mania" to overwhelming his agenda for the legislative session. More
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on May 13th, 2013 12:18pmOn Sunday morning, Republicans insisted their fixation on the attacks in Benghazi, Libya last fall has nothing to do with Hillary Clinton and 2016. More
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on May 13th, 2013 12:00amHillary Clinton is officially back as a target for Republican rancor. More
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on May 10th, 2013 12:00pmTomorrow will be the one-month anniversary of Anthony Weiner's reemergence as a public figure and aspiring mayoral candidate, which came in the form of a gory but sympathetic brokered profile in The New York Times Magazine. More
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on May 9th, 2013 4:20pm
Azi: @reidpillifant budget stuff
grynbaum: @reidpillifant I hear this pig already has its own 2013 exploratory committee.
howiewolf: Proud to be an alum “@reidpillifant: Nice map from @marcatracy of the Schumer diaspora http://t.co/tB7MAk0P”
GregHanlon: @reidpillifant on Koch, Mayor & movie: "Something classically Koch about the fact that his last act was to upstage it." http://t.co/lLlm1C4f
erickuo: @reidpillifant badass
Vilkomerson: @reidpillifant @RogerClark41 And an excellent jukebox.
aaronshortstory: @reidpillifant I don't think Nadler's face should be on it. Why not Tyrone Biggums?
choitotheworld: @reidpillifant @tmcgev @joepompeo iron-on or stitched laurel wreath insignia
