Andrew Cuomo got the nation's largest student loan company to curb its business practices and pay $2 million to educate the public about the industry. Unlike George Pataki, Eliot Spitzer based his federal PAC in New York. Joe Bruno promised to a problem with the Saratoga Springs. Christine Quinn is getting members in line to override the mayor veto of a cap on pedicabs. The city comptroller wants to know if Wal-Mart spied on its shareholders. 46 percent of New Yorkers give Rudy Giuliani a thumbs down, compared to 44 percent that support him, according to a New York 1 poll. "It's important for the president of the United States to understand how difficult these jobs are," said John Edwards, who spent the day working in a senior center in Westchester. Joe Biden, in an op-ed, takes on John McCain over his support of the troop increase in Iraq. A five-member Board of Ethics is expected to be created soon in Nassau. There are some court theatrics in Brooklyn. And Kurt Vonnegut has passed away.
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