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Chuck Schumer doesn't have anything to say about Anthony Weiner right now

Chuck Schumer offered a predictably brief answer to a question about Anthony Weiner this morning.

"It's much, much too early to talk about that," said Schumer, when asked about the possibility of his former aide entering the mayor's race, after a press conference on new federal help for Hurricane Sandy victims.

Asking if he had had conversations with Weiner about it, Schumer said, "I'm just not going to talk about the mayor's race." More

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By Reid Pillifant

Bloomberg's lecture on Weiner coverage, journalism

It took a full ten minutes, but eventually Michael Bloomberg was asked, during the off-topic portion of his press conference this morning, if he wanted to say anything about the possibility that Anthony Weiner might run to succeed him.

"No," he said. "He's got to decide whether he wants to run or not." More

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By Reid Pillifant

Bloomberg defends the background-check deal, and dismisses Cuomo's dismissal

Around the same time the U.S. Senate voted this morning to begin debate on a new package of gun laws, Mayor Michael Bloomberg was aggressively defending the bipartisan deal on background checks unveiled yesterday by senators Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin. More

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By Reid Pillifant

Chuck Schumer celebrates a background check breakthrough, quietly

After being banned from the press conference this morning, Sen. Chuck Schumer celebrated the news of a break-through deal on expanding background checks for gun purchases in a brief conference call with local reporters.

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By Reid Pillifant

Liu runs left of de Blasio, even when his audience doesn't want to hear it

"In my humble opinion, we've got to stop holding ourselves hostage to the idea that we can't make policies that piss off the rich people or drive big corporations away," John Liu told the Association for a Better New York this morning at the Roosevelt Hotel. More

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By Reid Pillifant

A very Weiner-friendly version of the fight over that 9/11 bill

Anthony Weiner may have come out OK in the New York Times magazine's big profile of him this morning, but Rep. Peter King certainly didn't. More

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By Reid Pillifant

Liu says Weiner should run if he wants, 'just stop tweeting'

After a speech to the Association for a Better New York this morning, John Liu took a couple of questions about this morning's big New York Times Magazine story, which floats the possibility Anthony Weiner might enter the mayor's race after all.

"If Anthony wants to be mayor, he should run," said Liu. More

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By Reid Pillifant

Post-Malcolm, Cuomo takes another crack at ethics reform

After promising last week to use the arrest of three public officials as an opportunity to enact legislative changes, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a new "Public Trust Act" at a press conference in his Midtown office this afternoon. More

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By Reid Pillifant

Bloomberg creates a gun-control scorecard

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun control group announced this morning that it will create a scorecard to rival the one compiled by the National Rifle Association.

According to a letter sent to lawmakers, Mayors Against Illegal Guns will score members of Congress based on their votes and public statements on a broad set of gun-related issues, including background checks, concealed carry permits, assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, gun trafficking, and the strength and staffing of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. More

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By Reid Pillifant

Clinton-apostate Bill Richardson comes around, firmly, on Hillary 2016

I think the odds of her running are about a 100 percent to zero," said former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson. "I think she will. She’s a formidable candidate." More

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By Reid Pillifant