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    LAST TICKET: GOP lawmakers apologize for oath blunder; Cuomo sends a chill through Albany, literally

    By | The Ticket – Fri, Jan 7, 2011

    Here are the stories we took note of today, but didn't give the full blog treatment:

    • Pete Sessions and Mike Fitzpatrick are really sorry about that House oath thing. (Politico)

    • Bill Daley denies that he forced Robert Gibbs out of the White House. (Huffington Post)

    • Could a tax on Alaskan oil profits come back to haunt Sarah Palin? (Real Clear Politics)

    • New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo doesn't mind making his audience stand in the freezing cold. (Daily Intel)

    • Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow is in serious trouble ahead of 2012. (Detroit News)

    • West Virginia freshman Sen. Joe Manchin moves to repeal part of Obama's health care law. (The Hill)

    • Oklahoma will mount a legal challenge to the health care law. (CNN Political Ticker)

    • Reince Priebus says he's not Haley Barbour's candidate in the RNC race. (FrumForum)

    • Meanwhile, he's still leading among endorsements. (Hotline on Call)

    • If Giuliani's back in the 2012 presidential hunt, it won't be by popular demand. (Five Thirty Eight)

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