Secretary of State Hillary Clinton does not sweat.

Rep. Paul Ryan had a summer job as an Oscar Mayer salesman during which he peddled Lunchables and drove the Weinermobile at least once.

Nassau Democrats have nominated Thomas Feffer, a 24-year-old intern with the Nassau County Democratic Committee, to challenge Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

The bad blood between ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Gov. Andrew Cuomo apparently extends to their former top staffers.

Chelsea Clinton won’t rule out a future run for public office.

Anti-frackers plan to protest Cuomo’s Yogurt Summit in Albany tomorrow.

Simcha Felder spent upwards of $30,000 trying (unsuccessfully) to kick Sen. David Storobin off the GOP line.

State Financial Services Superintendent Ben Lawsky settled a money laundering probe of Standard Chartered for $340 million a day before the U.K.-based bank was to appear at a hearing to defend its right to continue operating in New York.

NYRA executive Ellen McClain is getting a “bad deal” from the shakeup expected after the Saratoga meet ends, according to Assemblyman Gary Pretlow.

The DN has a new national election blog called The Rumble.

Even elected officials are sometimes victims of cyber-crime.

Blake Zeff’s advice for the gun control movement: Take some tips from the gay rights movement.

Greg David says former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton “ more than anyone else is responsible for New York being as safe as it is today,” but wonders if he’s been away from the job for too long.

Champion competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi is taking his talents to the New York State Fair. He hopes to set a world record for most hot dogs eaten in ten minutes on Aug. 26.

Republican Assemblymen Jim Tedisco, Pete Lopez and Steve McLaughlin called for a special session of the Legislature to pass a tax relief bill for New York’s apple farmers.

USA Today caught Brooklyn fever.

Awkward.

NOTE: For some reason, this never published yesterday, and so it’s rather late. Mea culpa. – LB

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