THURSDAY: SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MALCOLM SMITH: A STATE BUDGET UPDATE; SIENA COLLEGE’S STEVE GREENBERG: THE LATEST TEDISCO/MURPHY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN POLL RESULTS; MANHATTAN INSTITUTE’S E.J. MCMAHON: GOV. PATERSON’S DECISION TO DROP $1.3 BILLION WORTH OF NUISANCE TAXES 

FRIDAY: A (POLITICAL) MUSICAL SELECTION; CONTROVERSIAL NATIONAL GOP CONSULTANT ROGER STONE: WHAT GOV. PATERSON MUST DO TO RECOVER, AND ASSESSING THE TEDISCO/MURPHY CONGRESSIONAL RACE.