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NY GOP chooses Nixon's son-in-law Cox as chairman
Quick ReadNew York GOP chooses Nixon's son-in-law Edward Cox to spearhead hoped-for turnaround in 2010
Edward Cox poses in upstate Colonie on Tuesday,
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Out of power and bruised after a series of defeats, New York Republicans on Tuesday chose a white-shoe Manhattan lawyer who is Richard Nixon's son-in-law to lead the state party.
Edward Cox takes on the tall order of getting a toehold on power next year in a state dominated by Democrats. Tops on his 2010 agenda will be regaining the governor's mansion — now occupied by...
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