Out of all the appointments, announcements and press releases coming from the office of Gov. Eliot Spitzer, the one with the most potential to galvanize the business world is word that Pat Foye will lead the state's Empire State Development Corp., New York's powerful economic development agency. On any given day, that one agency and its CEO has the means to either advance or hobble New York's economic future for years to come. In other words, there is a lot riding on Pat Foye.

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Pataki evokes Truman's last days...

The political critics are having a field day with George Pataki's final days in office, but history will mock their columns and commentary with the same reproach today's historians use on those who attacked President Harry Truman when he left the White House and departed for home in Independence, Mo.

This is a broad and diverse state and the challenge of creating and sustaining public policy momentum is enormous. Every issue is fraught with political...

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