The Amateur Economist & Curmudgeon (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Take a minute and let this soak in. Chuck Schumer, a man who has spent (to the best of my knowledge) his entire adult life as a politician, no actual business experience, has the audacity to tell us... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/ for full links, other content, and more! ]]
TPMmuckraker (Free subscription) | yesterday
Politico reports: The anonymous hold on Neil Barofsky, the Bush administration's TARP special IG, was lifted late Wednesday, according to Chuck Schumer. That clears the way for (sic) quick voice vote on his nomination. The government watchdog group POGO had...
Curbed (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Yesterday Sen. Chuck Schumer joined housing advocates calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate the loan practices used in the recent megadeals for mostly rent-stabilized housing complexes, purchases (such as Stuyvesant Town and Harlem's Riverton Houses) that have...
RssDaily (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
ALBANY - It's official - Hillary Clinton has been nominated as secretary of state. Here's what Senator Chuck Schumer had to say about it: First and foremost, Hillary has been a superb public servant for the people of New York, a terrific partner to work with in the Senate, and a great friend. We will miss her voice, intellect and strength, but I know New Yorkers are excited...
The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
ALBANY - It's official - Hillary Clinton has been nominated as secretary of state. Here's what Senator Chuck Schumer had to say about it: First and foremost, Hillary has been a superb public servant for the people of New York, a terrific partner to work with in the Senate, and a great friend. We will miss her voice, intellect and strength, but I know New Yorkers are excited and proud...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Gift-card buyers, beware - these popular presents can be the gift that keeps on taking. Early expiration dates and monthly fees unfairly drain many cards' value, Sen. Chuck Schumer warned yesterday. He's introducing a bill banning fees until a...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
As Sen. Chuck Schumer steps down as chairman of the Democrats' Senate campaign committee, Republicans must be thinking: Too bad he's not one of ours. Not because they like his policy ideas, of course - they surely don't. But they do like his...
RssDaily (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
According to Liz, "Gang of Three" member Carl Kruger is meeting with Malcolm Smith today. [ DP ] John Riley is fed up with the praise Chuck Schumer, and other Democrats, are suddenly heaping on Obama's attorney general nominee, Eric Holder. [ Spin Cycle ] State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who was not elected to the post, is already raising money for his 2010 reelection bid. [ City Room...
The New York Observer (Free subscription) | yesterday
According to Liz,"Gang of Three" member Carl Kruger is meeting with Malcolm Smith today. [ DP ] John Riley is fed up with the praise Chuck Schumer, and other Democrats, are suddenly heaping on Obama's attorney general nominee, Eric Holder. [ Spin Cycle ] State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who was not elected to the post, is already raising money for his 2010 re-election bid. [ City Room...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Rumor has it, writes the imaginative Janice Hough, that former President Bill Clinton will take over for his wife in the Senate but has specified he has three conditions for taking the job: Chuck Schumer's support, Michael Bloomberg's cooperation and Eliot...
Podium Cafe (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Weird, seems like only yesterday I was ranting about the lack of a true American Classic to complement our national history of running some pretty fair stage races. Along comes Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), fresh off shepherding the Democrats' senate campaign, to lobby USA Cycling to make the Tour of the Battenkill a major pro destination. The Tour of the Battenkill is a one-day event in/near...
Senate Guru - Front Page (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
New York : It's official. Senator Hillary Clinton is now Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton, and (assuming she is confirmed) New York will have a special Senate election in 2010 alongside Senator Chuck Schumer's re-election. Senator Clinton's spokesman informs us that she will remain in office right up until her confirmation. CQ Politics looks at the list of potential successors...
