BARBARA'S TCHATZKAHS

As one of the very VERY few people I have ever actively campaigned for, I'd be happy to see Spitzer come back. Patterson is doing so poorly though, I doubt Eliot would run for Gov. Why? Personal of course. While I find his hooker habit disgusting, Spitzer's office was very helpful, supportive and acted for me during an incident I had in 2004. They listened and got me to the proper authorities. I can only hope he's learned his lesson... but in my humble opinion, he's a brilliant politican and we need people like him right now. By MAGGIE HABERMAN Disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been privately talking with friends about a possible comeback, and is considering a run for statewide office next year, several sources told The Post. Less than 18 months after he left Albany in a prostitution scandal, Spitzer has held informal discussions in recent weeks about the possibility of making a bid for state comptroller or the US Senate seat currently held by Kirsten Gillibra...

New York State Has No More 2-1-1 Service... Yet (Washington, DC) - At a press conference today on Capitol Hill with United Way, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) announced that she has reintroduced legislation along with Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) to bring 2-1-1 service nationwide. The service provides individuals and families who need non-emergency assistance with a link to appropriate non-profit and government agencies to find and give help without disrupting emergency phone lines. "We learned first-hand after 9/11 and in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita how critical 2-1-1 is to helping people in crisis find and connect to needed services. Too often people who need help accessing services don't know where to turn. The 2-1-1 system provides an easy-to-remember and universally available phone number that links individuals and families in need and should be made available in all fifty states," said Senator Clinton. The Calling for 2-1-1 Act helps peop...