State Senator Bill Perkins of Harlem endorsed Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton.

This, despite the "tough love" aspects of Obama's outreach to African-American voters.

What will the Republican presidential candidates say about President Bush at the debate?

Rudy Giuliani doesn’t have much debate experience.

Dick Morris disagrees with Hillary’s pollster Mark Penn, and says that her inevitability as the Democratic nominee “is clearly vanishing.”

Mayor Bloomberg can now speak Spanish pretty well.

New Paltz Mayor Jason West lost his re-election to a retired art teacher, 514 to 379.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver may announce his position on gay marriage in about four weeks.

John McCain will be honored as Man of the Year by a police group in Queens.

Con Ed is using livery cab drivers to protect stray-voltage hotspots.

Errol Louis wants music contracts to include a good behavior clause for artists.

And here's more on how Rupert Murdoch might approach the Bancroft family in order to get his bid for Dow Jones accepted [subscription].

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