Sen. Jim Webb signals to David Paul Kuhn that he might be done:

[Is] Webb running again?

"Still sorting

 Jonathan Martin and I wrote back at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference back in April on the absence — among Sarah Palin'

Newly elected Congressman Michael Grimm is having a "get to know you chat" with Mayor Michael Bloomberg this morning, according to one of Grimm's aides

Bloomberg was a big supporter of Grimm's Democratic opponent, Congressman Mike McMahon. A bit of a stir was created after the election when Grimm told NY1 that Bloomberg had not called to congratulate him.  The Bloomberg administration has made a big effort in having good relations with city's congressional delegation...

Ruben Wills, the likely new councilman from the Jamaica Council District, was seen visiting the City Council's offices at 250 Broadway Friday, where he checked in with the officials who...

Frozen stuff fell from the sky this morning. It wasn't hail. Winter has more or less arrived.

Georgina Bloomberg, the daughter of New York mayor and media mogul Michael Bloomberg, received a concussion and a fractured spine after an accident at the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament. She is currently recovering and is scheduled to undergo a medical evaluation Monday.

Georgina Bloomberg, who is 27-years-old, is a professional show jumper. She was hurt Friday night when her saddle came loose and she was tossed from her horse, which is appropriately named Radio...

 It does seem to have been real estate favors for elected officials:

Convicted political fixer Tony Rezko gave U.S. Rep. Luis Gu

Good morning! President Obama thinks India should have a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council. "New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie left the door open to a White House run...

On 60 Minutes last night, President Obama said he expected the health care bill not to play well politically, but decided to push forward anyway.

"So, ultimately, I had to make a decision: do I put all that aside, because it's gonna be bad politics?" he told Steve Kroft. "Or do I go ahead and try to do it because it will ultimately benefit the country? I made the decision to go ahead and do...

Rupert Murdoch shares an unflattering assessment of President Obama made by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg during a conversation that presumably was not meant to become public.

Rupert Murdoch shares an unflattering assessment of President Obama made by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg during a conversation that presumably was not meant to become public.

Steve Levy is officially becoming a Republican

Restaurants are finding ways around the city's new grading system.

The New York GOP didn't capitalize on their best opportunity in years.

Andrew Cuomo's management style: Forceful, focused, insistent on results, and disinclined to entertain dissent.

More calls for Ed Cox to fire Tom Basile.

Shelly Silver backs Andrew Cuomo's tough line on spending.

Politicians who don't pay their parking tickets will now be towed.

Cuomo considers Eliot Spitzer an amateur politician and...

 One vote against nonpartisan redistricting:

“Bottom line is that one thing you have to be careful at the Congressional le

Also in the Morning Buzz: the embarrassment of the letter C in the restaurant world, homework coaches, and other regional news.

 
Among Marco Rubio's most impressive political accomplishments this year was to harness the grass-roots conservative fervor without bei

 From Ralston's look at Harry Reid's "Terminator-like single-mindedness, relentlessness and discipline":

One other pre

Good morning! All is right in the football world, with the Giants winning 41-7 over what I assume was the Cohoes HS Seagulls, not the Seattle Sea Hawks. Proving that God loves to see a Texan cry, Green Bay trounced Dallas 45-7. (We’re not talking about the Shen-Troy game. No one is allowed to mention it in the comments section.) I did not go to Puerto Rico, but lots of other politicos (and some of my journalist colleagues) did, to cover the Somos El Futuro conference. Nope. I’m holding down the fort here in Albany, where instead of choosing between Mojitos and Pina Coladas we’re wondering if there will be snow this week. As we ponder, here are some headlines…

The comptroller’s office called off an audit of the attorney general’s office when the latter started investigating the fore. (TU)

In a GOP year, why was the GOP’s success limited to legislative races this year? (TU)

Some Republicans want Chairman Ed Cox to fire Tom Basile. (DN)

There are tens of thousands of unknown, unclaimed, uncapped oil wells in New York, and no money to deal with them. (TU)

Jim Odato sniffs out Richard Ravitch’s latest idea: make local government employees contribute toward their health insurance. (TU)

A big, A1 story from the Times: “Mr. Cuomo’s record as a manager, though, shows that not everyone can thrive under his style: forceful, focused, insistent on results, and disinclined to entertain dissent. That style, of course, has implications for more than the members of his emerging administration. Mr. Cuomo may think little of Albany’s power players, but he will still have to work with them.//Mr. Cuomo, for sure, has attracted a loyal circle of advisers who have remained with him for decades. They feel exhilarated by his intensity. But he has also alienated subordinates, who call his demands unrealistic, his approach overbearing and his intolerance for disagreement dispiriting.” (NYT)

Cuomo faces major challenges when he takes office. (GNS)

State officials started telling employees they will be laid off. (TU)

Eight lawyers showed up to litigate a recount in the Thompson-Grisanti Senate race. (BN)

Hank Morris is expected to serve jail time and pay $19 million plus a fine when he pleads guilty later this month for his role in a pay-to-play scandal. (DN)

Un-named Assembly members are thinking about a coup against Speaker Sheldon Silver. (NYP)

Is Cuomo behind this, quietly? (NT2)

Fred Dicker talks to Silver, who ruled out tax increases this year. (NYP)

Donn Esmonde says Antoine Thompson’s loss would be the ultimate upset. (BN)

Casey writes that the Democratic loss of the Senate began in 2008. (TU)

Rex Smith hopes the people we just elected follow through. (TU)

Bob McCarthy looks at turnout: “If anything, Paladino may have helped drive a Republican turnout — and a Democratic crossover — that produced key results in Tuesday’s election. Republican Mark Grisanti, for example, can thank Paladino for the bubble that carried voters in his district and a possible upset over Democratic State Sen. Antoine Thompson.//And if control of the Senate ultimately hinges on that district, the statewide GOP may be forced to thank Paladino after all. Erie County Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy already thinks the candidate for governor provided big-time coat tails for Grisanti.” (BN)

Sen. Eric Schneiderman staunchly opposes hydrofracking. (PSB)

Did Andrew Cuomo save Tom DiNapoli? (SOP)

Already: Andrew for President? (AP)

Cuomo and Gov. David Paterson talked in Puerto Rico. (SOP)

Cuomo likes the Mount Kisco Diner. (Mt. Kisco News)

Inspector General Joseph Fisch found the Battery Park City Authority mis-spent thousands on parties. (DN)

Cuomo wants high-speed rail money. (DN)

A profile of Liz Benjamin and her merry band of television journalists. (Gazette)

New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s daughter was injured in a riding accident. (DN)

Sen. Chuck Schumer commandeered a sidewalk to talk about the middle class. (City Hall)

And here are some national headlines…

Indian students grilled Barack Obama. (NYT)

In an interview on “60 Minutes,” Obama admitted failures. (Politico)

Thousands — including Chilean miner Edison Pena — finished the New York City marathon. (NYP)

Keith Olbermann was was suspended from MSNBC for donating money to Democrats, but will return to the air Tuesday.

I thought this was an ‘Onion’ headline. (DN)

Republican Rep. Eric Cantor advised Nancy Pelosi to step aside. (DN)

Senior voters tipped the scales in the last election. (Politico)

Pope Benedict XVI was greeted by a “kiss-in.” (DN)

And below, video of Cuomo’s entry in Puerto Rico:

 

Now is the moment for every national politician's most enthusiastic and obsequious supporters to tell him he's got a shot at t

Keith Olbermann's suspension from MSNBC will end Tuesday. MSNBC President announced the decision Sunday night.

"After several days of deliberation and discussion, I have determined that suspending Keith through and including Monday night's program is an appropriate punishment for his violation of our policy. We look forward to having him back on the air Tuesday night," Griffin said.

Olbermann was suspended on Friday following the publication of a story in Politico that revealed his donations to...

 Republican Steve Cooley is now up by about 26,000 votes out of 7 million, with more than a million left to count, in the hotly-contested Calif