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"This is a matter of fairness and equality. It is not question of religion or culture , but a question of legal rights and government policy," Cuomo said in the video messages released this morning. He urged New Yorkers to "contact your state legislators and urge them to vote yes on marriage equality."

Pre-Announcement Announcement: From Tim Pawlenty. (Youtube)

ICYMI: "The governor's record wasn't one of passing austerity budgets, wasn't one of major reforms in the context of government," says Minnesota Republican on Pawlenty's legacy (WNYC)

Mitch Daniels Says Nope:"This year was his big shot." (Indianapolis Star)

GOTV in NY26:"at a campaign stop in North Tonawanda, Hochul went through the math that she hopes will add up to victory Tuesday." (Buffalo News)

Pre-Returns Spin:"A Hochul victory would be 'a major upheaval.'" (Bloomberg)

Jane Corwin's Feet:"The Republican’s feet have blistered as she’s stepped up her campaigning in the homestretch of an unexpectedly competitive special House race." (Politico)

Cuomo:Support Hochul for NY26. (Youtube)

Will NY26 Survive Redistricting?: “My guess is no.” (WNYC)

Fox News and Media Matters:"Brock was willing to pay $86,000 for the privilege of having lunch with Murdoch, Murdoch was willing to pay that much in order not to have lunch with Brock." (NY Mag)

Same-Sex Marriage:"Mr. Cuomo has elevated his engagement amid concerns among advocates that their political momentum has slipped in recent days." (Wall Street Journal)

Republican Lawmaker at Pride Dinner:"Alesi was mentioned a couple of times from the stage, and with about 700 people there, there was a good deal of buzz about it." (NY Post)

Cuomo's 'Dangerous Game':"Andrew Cuomo did all he could to steer the electorate into voting against school budgets" (Albany Times Union)

New Corruption Approach:"Mr. DiNapoli has also agreed to employ a little-known provision of state law to refer any findings from joint investigations to Mr. Schneiderman for criminal prosecution." (NY Times)

Budget Threatens Affordable Housing Goal:"the city has already needed to shift the mix of new units and "preserved" units to make its 165,000 total work." (Wall Street Journal)

No Smoking in City Parks:"The ban is meant to be primarily self-enforcing." (NY Times)

Jack Davis' New Ad in NY26:"basically "Death of a Salesman" rewritten by Lou Dobbs." (Twitter)

Jack Davis:""You think I care about the parties?" says Davis. "I've left both of the parties. They've left me." (Slate)

Why to Watch NY26:“Open seats should be more vulnerable to national tides because of the absence of incumbents — and they are.” (MSNBC)

Rubio Endorses Corwin:"Rubio’s voice will be heard on about 60,000 automated phone calls on her behalf across the district." (Buffalo News)

Silver on Lower Manhattan Firehouses:"I think it's inappropriate to use them as a negotiating pawn each year." (NY Daily News)

Bloomberg:"They're the ones that cut all our money...any layoffs we have, just turn to Albany." (Twitter)

Property Tax Deal-making:"I think there is very good to excellent chance that we'll see a real enactment of a property tax cap in June." (Wall Street Journal)

CUNY Credit Transfers:"the plan collides with the university’s defining effort during that same period: raising admission and academic standards at its 11 four-year senior colleges." (New York Times)

Christie's Proposed Medicaid Changes:"a parent with two children would be ineligible, depending on certain factors, if the annual household income was more than roughly $4,650 to $5,375." (Wall Street Journal)

Palin:"I think my problem is that I do have the fire in my belly." (NY Daily News)

Pelosi's Puppets: NRCC ties both Democrat Kathy Hochul and Independent Jack Davis to the House Minority Leader. (YNN/Capital Tonight)

Post for Corwin: Hochul "a carbon copy of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- and potentially one more automatic vote for more spending and higher taxes." (NY Post)

Schumer Campaigns for Hochul:"“This has truly become a national referendum on Medicare." (Buffalo News)

Cuomo's Legislative Test:"'Everything is on the table. Everyone has leverage,' said one Democratic insider. 'How the players use it is the ultimate test of gamesmanship. This is political chess at its best.'” (Crain's)

Curb Cap:"Cuomo should drop his campaign to cap local property taxes," say the editors. (NY Times)

Senate Budget:"The Dems are on pace to exceed their $15.2 million legislative budget for the current fiscal year by as much as $1 million." (NY Daily News)

Cuomo and Teachers:"with an apparent ally in Tisch, Cuomo is beginning to exert influence over core education policies, such as how teachers are evaluated." (Albany Times-Union)

Silver on Cuomo:"Members would like to get things done rather than listen to speeches." (NY Daily News)

Buffalo Boycott:"There's not as many students as usual, but it seems like it's the same amount we usually get on a half day," official says of mixed results for parent-driven schools protest. (Buffalo News)

Court Cutbacks: “Delays are going to be more built into everything we do, unfortunately." (NY Times)

Counting Prisoners in Home Districts:""It will be very hard for districts to thrive in the Republican column." (NY Daily News)

Ruben Diaz's Granddaughter:“It is in my blood to stand up for what I believe in — regardless of who I am up against.” she said at counter-protest for gay marriage. (NY Times)

Gay Marriage and Religion:"There are many members who are not going to be voting for a piece of legislation that shuts down Catholic services or adoption agencies." (Wall Street Journal)

Huckabee:"Donald Trump would be better for America than Barack Obama." (NY Post)

Christie and Commuters:"others say that the governor’s policy merely transfers the financial burden from state taxpayers to drivers, not only in New Jersey but also in surrounding states." (NY Times)

Frack Rap:"Holmes' video, which he did for Studio 20, an NYU graduate journalism program, became an instant hit after it was published last night on explainer.net." (NY Daily News)

That Jack Davis 'Want Punched Out?' Video?: Turns out a Corwin aide was involved. (NY Daily News)

Davis Campaign:"Jack is not going to let politicians and their thugs push the people of Western New York around." (Buffalo News)

Debate Disagreements:"none of those disagreements was as glaring as the one on Medicare." (Buffalo News)

Not About Medicare:"Democrats and the media are deliberately ignoring the real (if mundane) reasons why the Corwin campaign is struggling—namely, GOP infighting that has allowed a third-party candidate to siphon votes," says Kimberley Strassel. (Wall Street Journal)

The Money Race:"Democrat Kathy Hochul pulled in the most money among the three candidates in the special election in New York's 26th District." (National Journal)

Living Wage Battle:"The administration is so full of it, you should consider a high-fiber diet." (NY Post)

Hurt Feelings:"I almost feel I've been criminalized for wanting to be an elected official." (Buffalo News)

Jack Davis:"You want punched out?," Independent candidate for NY-26 seat in Congress asks GOP volunteer. (NY Daily News)

Watch:Other 2 NY-26 candidates -- Republican Jane Corwin and Democrat Kathy Hochul -- debate at 9am. (WGRZ)

Skelos' Unflattering Comparison:compares Cuomo to Spitzer, "unfortunately, I think we’re getting the sense that the governor wants it all his way." (NY1)

Rajaratnam's Web: Relationships behind what prosecutors have called "the biggest insider-trading case in a generation." (NY Times)

Terror Arrests:"A person briefed on the matter said the men had discussed attacking a synagogue although they did not appear to have a particular one in mind." (NY Times)

Proposed Bill for 'Deadbeat Diplomats':"There's no such thing as 'diplomatic immunity' from paying parking tickets." (NY Post)

Union Rejects Concession Deal:"The vote represents the first major setback for Cuomo's ambitious agenda." (Reuters)

Taxi Trip Refusals: The bill passed Wednesday increases the fine for a cabbie's first offense from $350 to $500. (Wall Street Journal)

Rent Wrangling:"The special interests behind the Republican-led affordable housing massacre need to be exposed." (NY Daily News)

Ribbon-Cutting Revelation:"Her voice cracking with emotion, City Councilwoman Annabel Palma (D-Bronx) startled Mayor Bloomberg and other officials by recalling her life some 15 years ago as a homeless and desperate single mom." (NY Post)

Sandra Lee: her shows are nominated for 4 daytime Emmys - for directing, and achievement in hairstyling and makeup. (NY Daily News)

Cuomo:"If we are to move forward as a state, we need to repair the relationship between our citizens and our state government. The foundation of that relationship is trust." (governor.ny.gov)

Unchanged: voters' disapproval of Bloomberg's handling of schools after firing Cathie Black, according to new poll today. (Quinnipiac Poll)

Cuomo's Diagnosis:"apathetic government that's ineffective." (NY Daily News)

Cuomo's Threat:"'Tell your legislators it’s very simple: pass the bills or don’t come home,' he said. 'Period.'" (NY Times)

Cuomo's Attack:"Not since the campaign last year—when Mr. Cuomo ridiculed Albany as the reincarnation of the notoriously corrupt Tammany Hall—has the governor lashed lawmakers and lobbyists with such biting words." (Wall Street Journal)

Ethics, Property Tax Cap, Gay Marriage:"The issues have almost nothing in common — except the support of a newly elected governor who achieved the rare passage of an on-time state budget and whose popularity polls have swelled to more than 70 percent." (syracuse.com)

After Guilty Plea to Corruption:Putnam Co. Sen. Leibell "has not accepted responsibility for his repeated and prolonged breach of the public’s trust,” say feds in request for harsher sentence. (NY Times)

Hoping to Marry after 60 Years: “We’ve become poster boys — poster seniors, I should say — because even if we don’t live to see it, we’ll have been of some help in getting it to happen." (NY Times)

Obama 'Punts' on Immigration:"He rejected using executive powers to soften the worst aspects of the government's crackdown on the nation's 11 million undocumented residents," writes Juan Gonzalez. (NY Daily News)

After Tax Increase in CT, Layoffs:"A week after shepherding into law the largest tax increase in Connecticut history, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy began issuing layoff notices on Tuesday." (NY Times)

Bill Gallo's Last Cartoon:"it featured the beloved Bertha, who was shown window shopping for a wardrobe while hoping  expecting, even  to receive an invitation to the royal wedding in London." (NY Daily News)

Boehner Campaigns in NY-26:"Anytime there’s a race this tight, especially a special election, you have to bring out the firepower," local GOP activist says. (NY Times)

Cuomo Robocall:"We have come a long way, and now it is time to go further - to achieve marriage equality for all New Yorkers," the governor says. (NY Daily News)

(Stephen Nessen/WNYC)

Obama:"His silence was the best way to honor the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. No words were needed to remind Americans of our continuing pain." (NY Times)

10 Year-Old to Obama: "I said he could have done something a little less harsh." (NY Post)

Bloomberg Budget:"parents and educators hoping for good news on plans to lay off thousands of teachers may be disappointed." (Wall Street Journal)

Chelsea Clinton on Gay Marriage in NY:"As someone who got married last year, it was certainly the happiest day of my life to be able to marry my best friend, and I fundamentally believe that every New Yorker, every American and everyone should have the same right." (WNYC)

Obama to NYPD:"What we did on Sunday was directly connected to what you do every single day." (NY Daily News)

'Back on Track': Court says Carl Lewis can run for NJ state Senate. (NY Post)

Showdown in Connecticut:"More than 4,000 pink slips are slated to go out to Connecticut's state workers as early as Monday." (Wall Street Journal)

Testimony on Deutsche Bank Fire: "Jimmy, I need air. I’m out of air. I need air." (NY Times)

Police officers stand guard at the World Trade Center site where flowers and flags have been left by visitors. (Stephen Nessen/WNYC)

Sinking In: “I’m glad he died before me." (NY Times)

Transformational Moment:"The killing of Osama bin Laden has greater potential to change the Democratic Party’s reputation on national security than any single event since Vietnam," writes Peter Beinart." (The Daily Beast)

'I Knew You'd Come': Remembering how a father found his son on 9/11. (The Good Man Project)

Pataki: Thanks military, not Obama. (NY Daily News)

Worth Remembering:"it puts in high relief an oft-forgotten truth about the presidency: The president is occupied by a lot more than the public can see." (Slate)

Thursday: Obama visits Ground Zero. (NY Daily News)

A Different Approach:"Connecticut lawmakers appear poised to approve a two-year, $40.2 billion budget that includes $1.5 billion in increased taxes." (NY Times)

Security:"We have to assume that among bin Laden's disciples are those who would like nothing better than to avenge his death by striking New York City again." (Wall Street Journal)

Ray Kelly:"New York is the No. 1 target." (WNYC)

Tuition Tangling:"Cuomo scolded the squabbling lawmakers for blocking CUNY's ability to spend money from its recent 5% tuition hike until a deal is reached on tuitions charged by CUNY's big brother, the State University of New York." (NY Daily News)

Dicker Skewers Senate on Prop Tax:"Skelos isn't serious about a property-tax cap," a "prominent official who backs Cuomo's plan" tell him. (NY Post)

Bin Laden on New York:Cityroom looks back at how he talked about our city. (NY Times)

"Yesterday, Osama bin Laden found out that America keeps its commitments," New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at Ground Zero on Monday, where he spoke over the din of construction crews."Osama bin Laden is dead and the World Trade Center site is teaming with new life."

(Mariane McCune/WNYC)

Celebrating:"It's not exactly what we're here to celebrate, but it's wonderful that people are happy." (NY Observer)

Overwhelmed: "When justice is done, you get a sense of relief," Ms. Pollicino said, her voice shaking with emotion. "But it brings it all back to the surface." (Wall Street Journal)

Ground Zero Last Night:"I couldn't help but notice the parallels between post-Yankee game celebrations and this post-assassination gathering." (WNYC)

Jeff Zeleny:"Mr. Obama has unquestionably solidified his role as commander in chief." (NY Times)

Peter King:"Let me give President Obama tremendous credit for this...he deserves full credit." (NBC, via Youtube)

'A good night to be president':"The president went to sleep to the sound of cheering outside the White House." (Slate)

George Packer:"the killing of Osama bin Laden is the equivalent of a long-form birth certificate in establishing Barack Obama’s bona fides as commander-in-chief." (New Yorker)

Reaction Roundup: "The death of Osama Bin Laden is a welcome milestone for the friends and families of those killed on 9/11, and for all who remain tenaciously engaged in protecting New York from another attack," says Ray Kelly, plus Clinton, Cuomo, Christie, and more. (ABC 7)

Panetta Congratulates CIA:"The supposedly uncatchable one has been caught and killed." (Associated Press)

Hendrick Hertzberg: Abbottabad is not some parched mud village or rocky cave but a small city of some eighty thousand people. Abbottabad—described as “a major hub for tourism”—is almost exactly the same distance from Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, as New York City is from East Hampton, Long Island. (New Yorker)

One Militant's Reaction: “Obama, the killer, bragged about his so-called victory, but because he has a dead heart, he couldn’t hide the fear of what’s coming." (Associated Press)

Grimm Hears It on Staten Island:"He let critics take their shots but early on set the tone by telling them that if they continued to interrupt him, he'd ask them to leave." (SI Advance)

Why Trump Wasn't Drafted:The records indicate Trump was granted a series of student deferments before graduating from college, and then was deemed physically unacceptable for military service after he graduated. (NY Daily News)

Why Didn't This Already Exist?:Cuomo uncovers wasteful spending, will "soon name a "chief procurement officer" responsible for overseeing and coordinating all purchases." (NY Post)

City Homelessness Drops, But...: "an 18% increase in unsheltered individuals in the subways, compared with the same count on the subways from 2010." (Wall Street Journal)

No Presidential Elbow-Rubbing:"For the third time in recent weeks, Cuomo skipped an Obama political event in the city." (NY Daily News)

(Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty)

Trump on Stump:"There's a first time for everything, and the historic moment came at a diner in Portsmouth, NH -- where I watched in awe as the notorious germophobe greeted customers" (NY Post)

Hanging with Obama at Corzine's:"Democratic royal Kerry Kennedy, cosmetics mogul Bobbi Brown and former Connecticut Senate and gubernatorial hopeful Ned Lamont - and they all gave the maximum $35,800." (NY Daily News)

'Obama's Nixonian Strategy':"It risks permanently alienating independents, soft Republicans, and a few Democrats who dislike his appeal to the hard left," Karl Rove says. (Wall Street Journal)

Sour on Solar in NJ:"Some residents consider the overhanging panels “ugly” and “hideous” and worry aloud about the effect on property values." (NY Times)

Cuomo's Rent Pledge:"most aggressive position that I can take and that I can deliver for the people of this state." (NY Daily News)

Parking Abuse:"more than 40 percent of cars displaying official city-issued parking placards were parked illegally" (NY Times)

Meeting Tonight:"the public's first chance to see if Mr. Walcott carries that informal style into his new position." (Wall Street Journal)

Bloomberg and NYPD:"I think the P. Diddy thing is almost the mayor trying to lash out. He is clearly rattled.” (NY Times)

Clarity on Food Tax, Sort of:"Chocolate for cooking gets a reprieve. But fans of fudge aren't so lucky. Potato chips, doughnuts, Fruit Roll-Ups and granola bars are tax-free. But candied apples, chocolate-covered pretzels, caramels and made-to-order ice-cream cones aren't." (Wall Street Journal)

Construction Spending Drop:"The number of construction workers also fell by 8,900 to 111,800 in 2010. It's the fewest construction workers employed in the city since 2004." (Wall Street Journal)

Remember the Mayor's Livery Cab Proposal?:"shelved after criticism from the taxi industry and lukewarm support from key lawmakers." (NY Times)

Azi Paybarah

Grimm Denies Past FBI Incident:"The story has no basis in fact and does not deserve a comment." (SI Advance)

Molinari on Grimm Story:"My recollection is that somebody was giving him [Grimm] a hard time. He asked the bouncer to intervene, but the bouncer would not act. Grimm got into a confrontation and he put all four guys on the deck." (SI Advance)

New Ammo:"Democratic opposition researchers blasted out copies of the New Yorker magazine piece." (NY Daily News)

Illeagal Searches: "An investigation by WNYC suggests that some police officers may be violating people’s constitutional rights when they are making marijuana arrests." (WNYC)

Mayor and Comptroller:"Sixteen months into their concurrent terms as New York City’s top two elected officials, Mr. Bloomberg and Mr. Liu have made it clear that they do not care much for each other." (NY Times)

Bloomberg on Obama:"We should be behind this president, even if you’re a candidate to run against him – which I am not – but I think those out there on the Republican side. One of them said – I don’t know if it was a candidate, but one of the commentators – he hopes he fails. That’s sick." (Capital Tonight/YNN)

NJ Property Tax Cap:“The experiment seems to be failing at this point. I don’t have an answer to it, but at this point, it’s not working." (WNYC)

Hevasi and ex-Tyco CEO:"The scammers mingle together with 20 other inmates from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. in the protective custody unit at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Oneida County." (NY Daily News)

Cuomo Best Hope for Gay Marriage:"His predecessor, David Paterson, also supported same-sex marriage, but he was too weak and unfocused to get the job done," say the editors. (NY Times)

"Very Painful":Bloomberg's warning about budget numbers next week. (NY Post)

Good Luck:Lisberg heads to City Hall News. (NY Observer)

Today's front page. (newseum.org)

Bad Date: Bloomberg and UConn's Kemba Walker watch Knicks lose together. (NY Daily News)

Hertzberg on Trump:"The joke candidate of the present moment partakes of many of the qualities of those who have gone before, but the precursor he most strikingly resembles, perhaps, is the late Bishop Homer A. Tomlinson." (New Yorker)

Bloomberg on Birthers:“The Republicans are making a terrible mistake in making this a big issue." (NY Times)

Trump and Local GOP:"New York County already got him for their Lincoln Dinner." (WNYC)

Unflattering Comparisons:"Thanks to term limits...Bloomberg won't suffer the kind of humiliating electoral defeat that marked the final days of predecessors such as the notorious incompetent Abraham Beame or his legendary successor, Ed Koch." (American Spectator)

Client Disclosure Pushback:""The truth is that many of the lawyers/legislators do virtually nothing for their money and are only hired so the clients can gain access to their influence with their committees and their leaders," unnamed "insider" tells Dicker. (NY Post)

O to O:the Obamas visit Oprah before NYC visit on Wednesday. (NY Daily News)

A New, Conciliating Chancellor: “People will question spine,” Walcott says. (NY Times)

ROTC Is Back:"with the military preparing to end that ban later this year, institutions like Columbia are re-opening the campus gates to the military." (Wall Street Journal)

NY Freshmen on Debt Ceiling Vote:"I have to hold my ground because otherwise, I really believe...our economy will be destroyed," Grimm says. (NY Post)

Albany Romance:"Mr. Klein and Ms. Savino have become the Brangelina of New York state politics, complete with their own nickname, 'Klavino.'" (NY Times)

Schumer Weighs in on NYSE Deal:"threatened to withhold support for the Deutsche Börse deal if the name of the new company didn't start with "New York" or "NY." The name hasn't been decided." (Wall Street Journal)

On the Case: "Sen. Carl Kruger, a Brooklyn Democrat who was recently indicted on bribery and money-laundering charges, has introduced a bill that would fine New York City restaurants up to $1,000 for serving drinking water to a patron who didn't first request it." (Wall Street Journal)

Pete Seeger's Earth Day Reflections:"the good and the bad are all tangled up. It's leading to people learning how to get along with each other like never before. It's going to be fascinating." (Poughkeepsie Journal)

Spitzer on Cuomo:"He got his budget. It’s not a budget that I like, it is a budget that does not -- I call it 'Chris Christie light." (NY1)

Bloomberg's Green Plans:"build solar panels on city landfills, and the creation of a city-run non-profit to help building owners fund their own green upgrades." (NY Observer)

The Green Money:"use $37 million in federal funding to make loans to property owners interested in energy-efficiency upgrades to their buildings." (Wall Street Journal)

Consequences of Labor Deal:"It would be what you might call a negative retirement incentive." (Albany Times-Union)

Budget Deal in Connecticut:"would trim Malloy's $1.5 billion tax increase by $116 million and make modest shifts in spending, will be approved Thursday by the legislature's Finance and Appropriations committees." (Your Public Media)

Entangling Jail with Immigration Checks:"the deportation of immigrant New Yorkers who do not pose a public safety risk and do not have significant criminal records seems senseless, destroys families, ruins lives and is often simply cruel," says Speaker Quinn. (Wall Street Journal)

Hollywood in Washington: Chris Dodd is throwing a party. (Politico)

Remembering Hetherington:"He kept in touch with all of the guys that he photographed. They became a community of a kind." (Wall Street Journal)

New Jersey voters prefer Barack Obama to Chris Christie, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University.The president scored higher approval ratings, and only a third believe that their governor could beat Obama in race for the White House. But most don't think that's going to happen - 53 percent of New Jerseyans believe Christie when he says he's not running for president.

And that was Christie's message again yesterday at a town hall in Jackson. He talked about 2013, not 2012 -- that's when he's up for reelection for his current job. And to help him with that, he appealed to supporters in Republican-heavy Ocean County to turn pressure on legislators to pass ethics bills and spending cuts to help local governments. Here's his latest youtube video from the town hall, which he calls "my message for the Do-Nothing Legislature."

New Jerseyans have taken note of Christie's style. Today's poll also asked state voters to describe their governor in one word. Last June, "44 percent called him a leader and 43 percent called him a bully." The mix is a little different this time:

• Bully - offered by 140 voters
• Arrogant - offered 41 times
• Good - 41
• Aggressive - 39
• Strong - 35
• Tough - 34
• Determined - 30
• Honest/Honesty - 28
• Excellent - 27
• Bold - 16
• Courageous/Courage - 16
• Trying - 15
• Effective - 13
• Forceful - 12

Apparently aware of his rep, Christie warned his audience before he took questions, that if if they took him on, he'd take them on right back.

"Some people decide this is their moment to be rude and disrespectful and yell and say nasty things. And here's the rule. The rule is -- and it applies to all of us, because we're from New Jersey, and we don't take that stuff," he said to applause. "If you give it to me, I'm giving it back, and that's the way it works."

Mugshot:"With his newly shorn head and weary expression, he could be a Mafia rat or a career criminal instead of a once-powerful and respected official," says Dicker. (NY Post)

Bloomberg, Others, Talk Immigration with Obama, but...:"Prospects for the proposed policy, which would grant legal status to millions of illegal immigrants and revamp the immigration system, seem bleak in this Congress." (NY Times)

Arizona Governor Not Invited: “It was a little bit of a snub, if you will.” (Politico)

Napolitano to Announce in NYC:"The new [terror] alerts will include maps or other graphics showing the areas affected and, unlike the color-coded system, will include a specific date when the alert expires." (USA Today)

Gov Christie in One Word:"bully." That's the most frequent answer in new Quinnipiac poll of New Jerseyans. (Star-Ledger)

'If this gets done, it’s through coordination.':Cuomo aide's advice to gay marriage advocates. (NY Times)

Trump's Offer to the White House:"'I will build you, free of charge, one of the great ballrooms of the world. It'll cost maybe $100 million." (NY Post)

Friendship and Health Insurance: "Mr. Norcross, of Camden County, owns one of the largest brokers of health insurance to government entities in the state, and his company has been losing customers to the program Mr. Sweeney wants to rein in." (NY Times)

Redistricting and Competitiveness:"It's often tricky to shrink partisan divisions without diluting the power of minority groups." (Wall Street Journal)

Paladino on Trump Campaign Donations:""Republican, Democrat—it doesn't matter. I had them throwing that at me, too; same crap." (NY Observer)

Reflections on Ticket-Fixing:"Honesty is rumored to be the best policy, but it is more often admired in the abstract, while its actual hold on police matters and all human affairs can be shaky." (NY Times)

Bloomberg's Non-Campaign Spending:""Everything about this is weird," says campaign strategist. (NY Post)

Freshman Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-NY19) told the American Medical Group Association on Saturday that the GOP leadership wants repealing health care legislation on the table as they negotiate the terms of a debt ceiling vote, reports MedicalHealthCare.com.

Rep. Hayworth said the price Obama pays for getting the GOP-led House to agree to raising the federal debt ceiling might be the repeal of major parts of the Affordable Care Act. She added that the GOP is also working on a replacement for the reform law in response to the demands made by the public in 2008 to change the nation's healthcare system.