CUOMO WILL SHARPEN ATTACKS ON MCCALL'S RECORD.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: MARC HUMBERT Associated Press

ALBANY -- Andrew Cuomo, trailing H. Carl McCall in the polls for the Democratic nomination for governor, said Monday that he plans to focus criticism on his opponent's performance as state comptroller for the past eight years.

``Am I going to raise issues that I believe are valid issues about performance? Of course,'' the former federal housing secretary told an Albany news conference.

Cuomo's comments came after the New York Post, quoting a source, reported Monday that the campaign of the elder son of former Gov. Mario M. Cuomo would turn sharply negative in dealing with McCall.

A statewide poll from …