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By Jimmy Vielkind 10/30/09 4:51am

In the NY-23 Race, Conservatives Scare the Would-Be Moderates Away

ALBANY—More than 200 people showed up at the New York Athletic Club Thursday night–overlooking Central Park–for a reception hosted by the state Conservative Party. George Pataki was one of them. He wasn’t scheduled to speak at the event, which was held to honor former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton.

But the ex-governor–a moderate, particularly by national Read More

By Jimmy Vielkind 2/05/09 6:03pm

Some Names for Assembly Minority Leader

ALBANY—Some members of the Assembly Republican conference are quietly making the rounds to express interest in succeeding Jim Tedisco as minority leader if he wins a seat in the House of Representatives, according to members of the conference and other sources familiar with the matter.

The favorite so far is Assemblyman Brian Kolb, Read More

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