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Holder is pinned down between liberal Dem and Republican lawmakers.

Alarmed at Republican attacks on President Obama’s health care proposals, Senate Democrats huddled with White House officials to formulate a response.

HALFMOON—Both contenders to replace Kirsten Gillibrand in Congress have negative ads on the air, and like most negative ads, they stretch the truth. But Jim Tedisco, the Assembly minority leader and Republican candidate for the seat, decided to call a press conference at his campaign headquarters this afternoon to blast the ad (below) by his opponent, Democrat Scott Murphy. "His level of dishonesty is Spitzer-esqe," Tedisco said. He took issue particularly with one point - that...

It looks like the fifth and deciding vote to determine whether Michael Bloomberg will be allowed to run for re-election on the Republican line will be cast by the Manhattan county chairwoman, Jennifer Saul, who has said she will defer to the wishes of her county committee members. That means that the fate of Bloomberg ballot position will be sealed by Manhattan's 50 Republicans district leaders, who, in a borough full of Democrats, have...