Over at Buzzfeed Ben Smith has a quick profile/backgrounder on Preet Bharara, the US Attorney overseeing the investigation and prosecution of Sheldon Silver. It opens with a story about Bharara speaking a big gathering of hedge fund managers: "'I just want to apologize in advance that I don't have enough subpoenas for all of you.'" Pause for nervous laughter. "'Obviously, I'm kidding. I do have enough.'" [Buzzfeed]
For a decade All Over Albany was a place for interested and interesting people in New York's Capital Region. It was kind of like having a smart, savvy friend who could help you find out what's up. AOA stopped publishing at the end of 2018.
When we started AOA a decade ago we had no idea what was going to happen. And it turned out better than we could have... (more)
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