Content Preview
Newsday/Optimum Online® subscribers click here for full access
Not a Newsday or Optimum Online® subscriber? Click here
Rep. Israel decides against Senate run
WASHINGTON - Bowing to the wishes of President Barack Obama to preserve party unity, Rep. Steve Israel announced Friday he will not challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the 2010 Democratic primary.
After a 15-minute phone call from Obama at around 3 p.m., Israel pulled the plug on a race he was just days away from announcing - a race he felt he could win as Gillibrand's most formidable opponent,...
newsday.com is now available at no charge to Newsday and Optimum Online® subscribers. To continue reading, please log in or register now.
-
Already
registered on
newsday.com?
log in -
Already a subscriber
to Newsday or
Optimum Online®?
get access -
Not a Newsday
or Optimum Online®
subscriber?
click here
