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Washington, DC – Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, Charles Schumer, Frank Lautenberg, and Robert Menendez, along with Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Carolyn Maloney, and Vito Fossella today called on President Bush to provide adequate funding for the health programs for the victims of the 9/11 attacks when he releases his budget request on February 4th.

Democrats in the 14th district are still sorting out the selection of an Assembly candidate to run for Bill Baroni's open seat, with former Hamilton Council President Daniel Benson, former Hamilton Councilman Wayne D'Angelo, labor leader Michael Maloney, Mercer County Democratic Chairman Richard McClellan and John Cimino, the son of former Assemblyman Anthony "Skip" Cimino, competing for the nomination. Former Hamilton school board member John Stevenson and former Hamilton Library Trustee Joseph Leist, who had been considered for the nod before Baroni decided to run for Peter Inverso's State Senate seat, are no longer under consideration.

Assembly Democrats went into the field with a poll tonight that will help them identify their strongest possible fourteenth district Assembly candidates -- and assist Linda Greenstein in her decision making process.  The survey will test Greenstein against Republican Bill Baroni for State Senate, and will gaugue voter approvals on several possible candidates for the open seat -- including former Hamilton Council President Daniel Benson and labor leader Mike Maloney.  

But Greenstein may have already made her decision.  After three CWA locals endorsed Baroni this week, the risk-averse four-term Assemblywoman seems less than likely to risk her political career on a Senate bid.  Indeed, at the Hamilton Township Democratic Mini-Convention tonight, Greenstein led Democrats to believe she'll seek re-election to the Assembly.