Mid-Morning Read: The Questionnaire, Paterson's Kennedy Frustration
By Jimmy VielkindDavid Paterson wants to know about his senator's children's MySpace pages.
He doesn't understand all the attention focused on Caroline Kennedy, and said her lack of elected experience doesn't work in her favor.
His State of the State speech showed how wrong Fred Armisen was, Casey Seiler says.
Michael Bloomberg is reaching out to the G.O.P. line.
The State Senate may be cautious in its approach to drug law reform.
Malcolm Smith will meet this morning with Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown.
Yesterday Smith was in Syracuse, announcing the appointment of an upstater to a leadership post.
Sarah Palin says Kennedy's treatment proves "that there is a class issue here."
Kirsten Gillibrand's name keeps popping up as "the target of either praise or trash talk."
Eric Massa's hybrid trip took two cars.
Not everyone thinks it's appropriate that Hiram Monserrate has a committee leadership post.
Below, Malcolm Smith's inaugural video message to Pedro Espada Jr.:
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