By The Editors 9/28/11 11:31am

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New York Comes Full Circle

Big things are happening in post-Fashion Week NYC. For the first time since the late 80s, all the hot young things are flooding to Wall Street. But unfortunately for Turnbull & Asser and half of the meatpacking district’s nightlife establishment, these kids aren’t spending all-nighters snorting drugs and waiting for the markets to open to Japan. They’re occupying Wall Street. And by occupying, we mean camping out in a semi-organized fashion in the Financial District, despite the fact that the financial district is no longer in the Financial District. And we have to admit, midtown just doesn’t have the same symbolic appeal. Read More

By The Editors 9/20/11 11:39pm

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Theory of Achievement

So Rick Perry, President Barack Obama and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad walk into a bar…  It’s not a joke; it’s a scenario we imagined as a real possibility as all three were descending upon Manhattan this week.  (As long as they stay away from Miss Lily’s. It’s already crowded enough.)

We like to call this scenario “fantasy bar fight.” Read More

By Daniel D'Addario 8/18/11 11:17am

Politics

Christine O’Donnell Wonders Aloud About Obama’s Libido, Proximity to Interns

Last night, after her Piers Morgan walk-out, Christine O’Donnell spoke briefly at the Women’s National Republican Club about her memoir, Troublemaker, and about the virtue of pulling together and showing cohesiveness as a party going into the 2012 elections. ”I told it in a way that some political advisors have said was a little too honest,” Ms. O’Donnell said, “and I probably shouldn’t have admitted some things.” Read More

By The Editors 8/16/11 7:11pm

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Perry.

Soros is Thrown a Lawsuit While Pawlenty Throws in the Towel

The riots in London seem finally to have subsided, but strange things are afoot stateside this week, so much so that we’re starting to wonder if Mercury, which went retrograde Aug. 3, is currently doing to the entire planet what it once did so publicly to Jeremy Piven. (Also, when does the statute of limitations Read More

By Steve Kornacki 2/15/08 12:37pm

The VP Stakes: If It's Obama Vs. McCain, Who Runs With Them?

Though the Democratic nomination has yet to be decided, Barack Obama and John McCain have begun acting very much as if the general election has already started, exchanging direct criticisms and sizing each other up. And, while neither has talked publicly about it at this early stage, both men are doubtless pondering the running-mate question. Read More

By Greg Sargent 6/25/01 12:00am

D.A. Interviewing Hevesi Supporters About Fund-Raising

Investigators for Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau have interviewed two business executives about fund-raising they did in 1998 and 1999 for City Comptroller Alan Hevesi’s Mayoral campaign, The Observer has learned.

The investigators have also spoken to several other people who have either donated money or organized an event for the Comptroller, according to sources Read More