The Capitol Pressroom Program for August 23, 2010
Senator Eric Schneiderman is the recipient of the coveted NYTIMES endorsement for Attorney General. Today we speak with the long time legislator & member of the Senate’s liberal reform wing about how he will remake the office should he succeed Andrew Cuomo. Senator Valesky has two Republican opponents squaring off in the primary – one has the party’s backing. The other is Danny Liedka, mayor of East Syracuse. He joins us today to discuss his challenges overcoming money & establishment. And then we explore the current game of ping pong taking place in courtrooms in California around gay marriage… plus, we look at the historical debate over intermarriage, and how arguments against it – arguments made over 100 years ago — sometimes echo those of today regarding same sex marriage.
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