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Kirsten Gillibrand gets William Thompson's backing as she blasts Harold Ford over finances

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand added another prominent African-American supporter to her campaign Monday after taking a shot at Harold Ford for not yet making financial disclosures.

Harold Ford, Kirsten Gillibrand Address Minority Caucus in Albany

After trading barbs for several weeks, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and her potential Democratic primary challenger, Harold Ford Jr., spoke, and even shook hands, at the annual meeting of the state's minority lawmakers Sunday night.

Top New York Democrats Split by Ford Challenge to Gillibrand

MICHAEL BARBARO The New York Times 02/02/2010

Protester crashes Harold Ford's meeting with Brooklyn Democratic leaders

Celeste Katz and David Saltonstall New York Daily News 01/29/2010
Top New York Democrats Split by Ford Challenge to Gillibrand

Moments after arriving at an Upper West Side duplex for a gathering of Democrats two weeks ago, Orin Kramer, a hedge-fund manager, was surrounded by angry supporters of Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand. One by one, they demanded to know why he was encouraging Harold E. Ford Jr., the former Tennessee congressman, to run for Senate in New York.

Protester crashes Harold Ford's meeting with Brooklyn Democratic leaders

Harold Ford may not be running for Senate yet, but Friday he passed an important milestone: he got his first protester.

New York: White House Opposes Ford To Challenge Gillibrand in Senate Race

RAYMOND HERNANDEZ and JEREMY W. PETERS The New York Times 01/11/2010
Harold Ford Takes Listening Tour Through New York City

Former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford is on a listening tour of New York, and he is not unhappy with what he's hearing.

New York: White House Opposes Ford To Challenge Gillibrand in Senate Race

WASHINGTON — The White House made it clear on Monday that it opposed the prospect of Harold E. Ford Jr.’s running for the United States Senate in New York, even as Mr. Ford, the former Tennessee congressman, showed no signs of being deterred.

New York: Ford Says He Won’t Be Bullied by Allies of Gillibrand

MICHAEL BARBARO The New York Times 01/08/2010
New York: Ford Says He Won’t Be Bullied by Allies of Gillibrand

Under assault from allies of Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, former Congressman Harold E. Ford Jr. fired back on Friday afternoon, saying he would be not be “bullied or intimidated” by “party bosses” as he considers challenging her in this fall’s Democratic primary.

Former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford Jr. Considers Senate Run in New York

Encouraged by a group of influential New York Democrats, Harold Ford Jr., the former congressman from Tennessee, is weighing a bid to unseat Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand in this fall’s Democratic primary, according to three people who have spoken with him.