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Although not well-known outside New York, Sheldon Silver, speaker of the New York State Assembly for the last two decades, is one of the most powerful politicians in the country. And he is now under investigation by the feds for what looks like pretty serious scandal, according to the New York Times. Three reporters, William K. Rashbaum, Thomas Kaplan, and Susanne Craig, are on the story, meaning this is a big one. Federal authorities are investigating substantial payments made to the State Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, by a small law firm that seeks real estate tax reductions for commercial and...

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Doctors for the first time disclosed that Governor George Pataki has a seriously ruptured appendix that has sent the infection throughout his abdomen. Eyewitness News Reporter N.J. Burkett is at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Washington Heights with the latest. At a news conference this afternoon, doctors revealed that the governor's medical condition is somewhat worse than previously believed. Yes, he is said to be in good spirits, but is fighting an infection that will keep him hospitalized here indefinitely. His doctors revealed that his appendix was so badly ruptured that the infection spread throughout his abdominal cavity. Dr. Spencer...

Billionaire financier George Soros hosted a fundraiser for Senate Democrats last week at his Manhattan home, making his first foray into politics after spending $25 million of his money in an effort to defeat President Bush last year. Soros gathered about 60 of his friends and acquaintances in his Upper East Side home Thursday to hear a presentation from Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, according to a knowledgeable source. The event raised an estimated $250,000 for Senate Democratic candidates. The hot topics of conversation among the assembled guests were the war in Iraq and...