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A Big Buy for Maffei, Pennsylvania in Perspective


David Paterson David A. Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician and the current Lieutenant Governor of New York. He is the first African American to hold this position. He was selected as running mate by New York Attorney General and Democratic Party nominee Eliot Spitzer in the  told a congressional committee that he's got 40-50 infrastructure projects on the table, but it would be nice if the federal government paid for them. [POTH]

The DNCC DNCC Democratic National Convention Committee
DNCC Deployed Network Control Center
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 put $350,000 more into Eric Massa's challenge to incumbent Randy Kuhl. [Fighting 29th]

Congressional candidate Dan Maffei is almost definitely going to win, but Alice Kryzan's candidacy will "test the strength of Obama's coattails coat·tail  
n.
1. The loose back part of a coat that hangs below the waist.

2. coattails The skirts of a formal or dress coat.

Idiom:
on the coattails of
1.
." [D&C]

It suddenly seems like Kristen McElroy's challenge to Republican State Senator Kemp Hannon might succeed. [Liz]

Norman Oder thinks that whether or not reports that Bruce Ratner is trying to sell the Nets are true, Atlantic Yards backers have probably a little nervous. [AYR Ayr, town, Scotland
Ayr (âr), town (1991 pop. 49,493), South Ayrshire, SW Scotland, at the mouth of the Ayr River on the Firth of Clyde.
]

Mike Tomasky thinks Pennsylvania is less competitive than cable TV is making it out to be. [Guardian]

The McCain campaign conjures an attack line that incorporates Arab terrorism, a liberal media conspiracy and Barack Obama. [LAT]

Joe Trippi does not think Barack Obama's half-hour ad is overkill overkill Vox populi An excess of anything , and he says it used to be done all the time. [The Plank]

Sarah Palin called McCain aide Nicole Wallace to smooth a few things over. [WP]

Mark Salter insists John McCain really does like Palin. [GQ]
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Publication:The New York Observer
Date:Oct 29, 2008
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