Spin cycle: Naked ambition

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1.Bill Samuels running as a long shot for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.

2. Businessman Myers Mermel running as a long shot for the Republican nomination for governor.

3. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver pushing a tax hike targeting those who earn $1 million or more a year.

Last week's

"winner": Disgraced Staten Island ex-Rep. Vito Fossella having mulled a comeback.