WASHINGTON - JUNE 16: Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) introduces Nominee for Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Julius Genachowski during his confirmation hearing on June 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. Genachowski was questioned during a hearing of the full Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. (Photo by Robert Giroux/Getty Images)
Posted: Wednesday, 08 July 2009 3:41PM
Schumer: Won't Ask Maloney Not to Run
WASHINGTON (AP) -- New York Sen. Chuck Schumer says he doesn't anticipate asking a potential Democratic rival not to run against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
New York's senior senator has endorsed Gillibrand and said Wednesday that he wholeheartedly supports her 2010 Senate bid.
He says he won't ask Rep. Carolyn Maloney not to challenge Gillibrand in the Democratic primary. A Maloney adviser has said she plans to enter the race.
Schumer told reporters and editors from The Associated Press that Maloney needs to make the decision on her own.
Gillibrand was appointed this year to fill the seat left empty by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's appointment as secretary of state.
The White House supports Gillibrand's candidacy.
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The Giants and Jets football teams will have a new home next season. Check out these photographs of taken over the new stadium in the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, NJ by Tom Kaminski in Chopper 880 on Monday, November 23, 2009.
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