Clarence Norman was convicted of larceny and coercion but cleared of five other charges.

Bill Thompson and Anthony Weiner unofficially kick off the 2009 season this April when they discuss middle class economics at a DMI forum.

Mitt Romney wants New York's money out of Iran.

Yearly Kos will have an NYC fund-raiser on March 10.

John Kerry and his wife are writing a book due out in March.

The guy who ran Kerry's fund-raising in New York is on board with Barack Obama.

Rudy Giuliani's most ambitious fund-raiser so far is planned for March 4 in Midtown. (Baseball theme!)

Giuliani Blog points to a positive a poll.

Reform NY likes the fact Andrew Cuomo hired Blair Horner.

And pictured above is a random crowd-shot from last week's NYC 4 Obama event.

-- Azi Paybarah