January 5, 2009 - MAUREEN Dowd's love of the Hollywood elites continues unabated. The Times columnist and avowed liberal, who has dated Michael Douglas and Aaron Sorkin, is hosting an inaugural weekend bash at...more >

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January 5, 2009 - The final note of Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid may be sung by Jon Bon Jovi, as the soon-to-be secretary of state tries to close out her campaign debt with a fund-raiser at Town Hall...more >

HAMLET ACT HURTS ANDY SENATE BID

By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

January 4, 2009 - To be a US senator, or not to be: that is the question for Andrew Cuomo. The 51-year-old prince of the Cuomo political dynasty started by his father, Mario, can't decide if he's ready to...more >

By BRENDAN SCOTT in Albany and MAGGIE HABERMAN in New York

January 3, 2009 - Feminist icon Gloria Steinem yesterday said Gov. Paterson should appoint Rep. Carolyn Maloney to the Senate - and ask Caroline Kennedy to run for Maloney's House seat instead of the Senate...more >

By LINDA CHAVEZ

January 3, 2009 - KARL Rove's recent revelation of President Bush's passion for books wasn't a surprise to me. In a Wall Street Journal column last week, Rove explained that for the last three years, he...more >

By BRENDAN SCOTT

January 2, 2009 - ALBANY - Gov. Paterson yesterday roundly rejected the idea of appointing a caretaker to fill Hillary Rodham Clinton's soon-to-be vacant Senate seat - all but ruling out the prospect that an...more >

By ADAM BRODSKY

January 1, 2009 - WITH global conflicts raging, a volatile econ omy and tectonic polit ical shifts afoot, anyone claiming to know what will happen in 2009 is probably named Bernie Madoff. On the other hand, you can...more >

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January 1, 2009 - Hundreds of thousands of New York City revelers have celebrated the end of a historic year that saw the election of the first black U.S. president and a catastrophic economic meltdown and have...more >

December 31, 2008 - CAROLINE Kennedy wasn't the only donor to Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign who got a refund. According to sources, Barry Diller, Diane von Furstenberg, Christopher Guest, Ben...more >

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November 29, 2008 - President-elect Barack Obama planned to nominate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as his secretary of state on Monday, transforming a once-bitter political rivalry into a high-level strategic and...more >

By LIZ SMITH

October 30, 2008 - 'DOES THIS town need a hug? What happened?" asked Jon Stewart at the last Academy Awards. One might still ask if Hollywood needs a hug. But the other night Barbara Davis' juvenile...more >

By CARL CAMPANILE

September 30, 2008 - Sarah Palin said yesterday she's eager to debate Joe Biden, and revved up supporters with a zinger about the difference in their ages. "It's my turn now. I'm looking forward to...more >

By GINGER ADAMS OTIS

August 31, 2008 - ST. PAUL, Minn. - Disappointed Hillary Rodham Clinton backer Nancy Carroll had been mulling a move to the John McCain camp, and hoped to hear something she liked from the presidential candidate at...more >

By GEOFF EARLE, Post Correspondent

July 31, 2008 - WASHINGTON - The payoff from one of Bill Clinton's biggest ventures - his work for Yucaipa Cos., run by pal Ron Burkle - remains shrouded in secrecy, according to the latest financial report...more >

MCCAIN IN VISIT WITH GRAHAM

By DAPHNE RETTER, Post Wire Services

June 30, 2008 - Still struggling to convince evangelical Christians that they can trust him, GOP presidential candidate John McCain met yesterday with longtime presidential spiritual guide Billy Graham. McCain...more >

May 31, 2008 - Americans sure must be wondering about Barack Obama's "spirit" these days - given the wackiness of his spiritual advisers. Turns out the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who calls AIDS a...more >

By MAGGIE HABERMAN

April 30, 2008 -

Hillary Rodham Clinton is gaining ground on front-runner Barack Obama in Indiana and North Carolina, where voters will cast Democratic primary votes next week, two new polls show.

In the...more >

March 31, 2008 - If Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton misspoke about her Bosnia trip because of sleep deprivation, she doesn't need to be the one answering the 3 a.m. phone call ("The Phantom Sniper,"...more >

By CHARLES HURT

February 29, 2008 - WASHINGTON - Mayor Bloomberg's decision to remain on the sidelines in the White House contest leaves Barack Obama in a stronger position in November. At first glance, it would seem that a...more >

January 31, 2008 - Democrats in 22 states across America go to the polls next Tuesday to pick between two presidential prospects: Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. We urge them to choose Obama - an untried...more >

BOTTOM OF PACK IN HAWKEYE STATE

By CARL CAMPANILE and GEOFF EARLE

December 31, 2007 - WEST DES MOINES, Iowa - Rudy Giuliani's support here has plummeted into the single digits, far lower than the frigid winter temperatures in the Hawkeye State, according to new surveys released...more >

November 29, 2007 - It takes two to tango, and Dick Morris puts it all together in his article, "How Hillary Will Go Negative" (PostOpinion, Nov. 27). Why must we put up with a sequel to the eight years in...more >

BUNGLE ON ALIEN PLAN

By GEOFF EARLE Post Correspondent

October 31, 2007 - PHILADELPHIA - Hillary Rodham Clinton stumbled badly at last night's Democratic debate when she repeatedly refused to give a direct answer about whether she supports Gov. Spitzer's plan to...more >

A POLITICAL POLLSTER PUTS AMERICA IN 75 BOXES

By GLENN HARLAN REYNOLDS

September 30, 2007 - FRED Rodell is said to have responded to a reporter’s question about whether the Yale Law School faculty was “polarized” by proclaiming: “Of course not - they’re far too divided for that!”In a...more >

By MAGGIE HABERMAN

August 31, 2007 - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won't run for president on a joint ticket with her husband if she becomes the nominee - but not because her husband didn't want the job. That was Clinton's...more >

July 30, 2007 - JUDITH Giuliani is an opportunistic, puppy-killing homewrecker who has a full-time hairstylist and needs an extra seat on planes for "Baby Louis," her Louis Vuitton handbag - at least...more >

By MAGGIE HABERMAN and DAVID SEIFMAN

June 30, 2007 - Deputy Mayor Kevin Sheekey, chief proponent of the Bloomberg-for-president movement, has been calling former city employees and political consultants to determine if they'd be interested in...more >

By DAVID FINNIGAN

May 31, 2007 - LOS ANGELES - Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Rodham Clinton held dueling fundraisers in Beverly Hills last night, with the ex-mayor chastising New York's junior senator for proposing to increase taxes...more >

By GINGER ADAMS OTIS and ELIZABETH WOLFF

April 29, 2007 - It's time for Chelsea Clinton to hit the campaign trail again. That's the consensus of several political insiders, who say Chelsea stumping for her mom's presidential campaign is a...more >

By MAGGIE HABERMAN

March 30, 2007 - John Edwards' poll position in the Democratic presidential primaries surged in the wake of his announcement that his wife, Elizabeth, is suffering from incurable cancer, a new Time magazine...more >

By IAN BISHOP

February 28, 2007 - Barack Obama has pushed Hillary Rodham Clinton's poll numbers closer to the red by taking a big bite out of her support among black voters, a new poll shows. Clinton's lead over arch rival...more >

By IAN BISHOP

January 31, 2007 - WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton has blown past her primary rivals in the 2008 kickoff state of New Hampshire, and bests the field of White House hopefuls in the swing state of Ohio, new polls...more >

HILL MUST WAGE CHARISMA WAR VS. OBAMA

By GEOFF EARLE Post Correspondent

December 25, 2006 - WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton needs to unleash an emergency charm offensive to overcome the charisma-fueled surge of Sen. Barack Obama, campaign gurus say. Having established herself as tough...more >

HILL OUT OF SIGHT, OBAMA EVERYWHERE

By IAN BISHOP Post Correspondent

November 30, 2006 - WASHINGTON - Democratic White House front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton has gone into hiding while rising rival Barack Obama dashes off to key battleground states and plans national TV appearances in...more >

By DICK MORRIS

October 30, 2006 - AS she prepares for her presidential race, confident that New Yorkers will re-elect her, Hillary Clinton is working to position herself properly to win the Democratic nomination by adjusting...more >

By IAN BISHOP Post Correspondent

September 29, 2006 - WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is hitting the heartland to stump for Democratic congressional candidates down the stretch - and hobnob with voters in advance of a likely 2008 White House...more >

LEADS ALL DEMS IN NEW PREZ POLL

By CATHY BURKE

August 20, 2006 - It may not be all uphill for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in a run for president. The former first lady - who already appears unbeatable in her re-election bid this fall - has come out as the...more >