NEW YORK (Reuters) - A political coup in New York's statehouse can be traced back to an incident in which a top lawmaker so enraged a wealthy backer by peering at e-mails on his BlackBerry that his patron engineered his ouster. One of the newer forms of poor office etiquette -- paying more attention to a hand-held device than to a ...

The Times gives 2,400 words to Caroline Kennedy's shift from a private to a public life. She declined to comment for the article. Rivals expect David Paterson to pick Kennedy, Fred Dicker writes. Liz Benjamin reports Barack Obama wants Kennedy. Paterson told Larry King that his pick will not come for several days. Michael Bloomberg donated $1.2 ...

Major donors to Bill Clinton's foundation include Saudi Arabia, Norway and Bill Gates. [NYT] And Tom Golisano. [CC] A crane collapsed at the World Trade Center site. [Fox NY] Things got so rowdy at the community board meeting in DUMBO last night that members didn't have time to vote. [BP] Malcolm Smith wants to consolidate the state's ...