Monday’s Links Worth Clicking

• Gingrich says he’s more inclined than not to run
  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he’s more inclined to run for president in 2012 than not to make a bid.
• The GOP’s Savior?
  The Buffalo News’ Bob McCarthy, expert on all things political in WNY, penned a fascinating column today on the back story of Democrat-turned-Republican Senator-elect Mark Grisanti’s highly unlikely win over Democratic incumbent Sen. Antoine Thompson.
• Arts groups should have funding answer on Tuesday
  Performance and culture groups say they’ll cut programs if no more money comes
• NY sen. seeks bill to deter body scan image misuse
  U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is seeking to make it illegal for anyone to distribute or record the revealing images produced by full-body scanners at airports.
• NY bust: Medicaid patients’ Rx drugs go to dealers
  Ethel Johnson couldn’t get her prescription for pain medication filled fast enough. The 60-year-old Buffalo woman was hurting – but investigators say that wasn’t the reason for the rush.
• Cuomo gets rare fight from Wall Street car czar
  In his four years as New York’s attorney general, Andrew Cuomo had his way with Wall Street, muscling banks and bankers into paying fines,

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