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Appeal to senators over Lockerbie

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:22:24 +0000

Appeal to senators over Lockerbie
US senators who want a hearing into the Lockerbie bomber’s release have been urged to sign a letter asking the Scottish Government to hold its own public inquiry into the tragedy.

Gillibrand to speak at ‘Power Breakfast’

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:22:28 +0000

Gillibrand to speak at ‘Power Breakfast’
Business and community leaders across Queens already know the value of networking and power breakfasts in growing their companies. Combining the two and adding a top level speaker such as U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand makes for a unique opportunity.

U.S. Sen. Menendez urges UK, BP officials to appear at Lockerbie hearing

admin — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:21:21 +0000

U.S. Sen. Menendez urges UK, BP officials to appear at Lockerbie hearing
NEW YORK — U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Kirsten Gillibrand are hoping British and Scottish officials reconsider their decisions not to appear at a hearing this week on the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.

National News More>>

admin — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:22:50 +0000

National News More>>
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (KEHR’-sten JIHL’-uh-brand) and Robert Menendez are hoping U.K. officials reconsider their decisions not to appear at a hearing this week on the release of the Lockerbie bomber.

Mayors want hybrid taxis

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:23:45 +0000

Mayors want hybrid taxis
A New York senator and six big city mayors want Congress to allow municipalities to require green taxi fleets. This week, a federal appeals court blocked New York city from mandating a hybrid taxi fleet — the latest setback in Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s three-year effort to mandate cleaner cabs.

Ford out of tune with New York

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:23:16 +0000

Ford out of tune with New York
I was quite dismayed to learn that Harold Ford, Jr., is considering mounting a primary challenge to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. This challenge is both unnecessarily divisive to the Democratic Party and, more important, adverse to the best interests of New York and her citizens.

Senators want UK officials at Lockerbie hearing

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:22:49 +0000

Senators want UK officials at Lockerbie hearing
U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (KEHR’-sten JIHL’-uh-brand) and Robert Menendez are hoping U.K. officials reconsider their decisions not to appear at a hearing this week on the release of the Lockerbie bomber.

Gillibrand aims to improve veteran care

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:22:13 +0000

Gillibrand aims to improve veteran care
Vietnam veteran Steve Epps differs with Sen. Kristen Gillibrand’s suggestion to place a mental health professional with every National Guard and Army reserve unit.

Goodwin joins Senate caucus of short-termers

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:24:50 +0000

Goodwin joins Senate caucus of short-termers
West Virginia Democrat Carte Goodwin replaced the Senate’s oldest member as its youngest Tuesday, becoming part of a small caucus of freshman seat-warmers with little seniority but outsized power in the closely divided…

Obama,Cameron Hail Special US-UK Ties

admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:21:38 +0000

Obama,Cameron Hail Special US-UK Ties
(RTTNews) – United States President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday underscored the special relationship between America and Britain during the Prime Minister’s first official visit to the US.

Release of Lockerbie bomber review urged

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:21:15 +0000

Release of Lockerbie bomber review urged
The Obama administration has asked the governments of Scotland and Britain to review the decision last summer to release the Libyan convicted in the Lockerbie airliner bombing.In letters to US lawmakers, Secretary of State Hillary…

David Cameron agrees to meet US senators over BP’s role in Lockerbie bomber release

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:22:28 +0000

David Cameron agrees to meet US senators over BP’s role in Lockerbie bomber release
David Cameron has backed down and agreed to meet senior American senators who are demanding an inquiry into whether BP was involved in the release of the Lockerbie bomber.

David Malpass comes to Binghamton

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:26:22 +0000

David Malpass comes to Binghamton
U.S. Senate candidate who thinks government spending is out of control was in Binghamton today to promote his stop the debt tour. David Malpass, is a candidate for the senate seat that is currently held by Kirsten Gillibrand. Today he unveiled a giant check in the amount of 20 trillion dollars payable from our children to Washington politicians. The mock payment is meant to emphasize the need to …

Senators Look For Smoking Gun In BP-Lockerbie Link

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:22:09 +0000

Senators Look For Smoking Gun In BP-Lockerbie Link
BP’s oil spill notoriety is reviving unwelcome attention from Congress on another issue: Whether the oil company sought the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi to help get a $900 million exploration agreement with Libya off the ground. Soon after al-Megrahi’s release last year, BP acknowledged that it urged the British government to sign a prisoner transfer agreement …

Challengers file petitions for Senate, governor primaries

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:21:39 +0000

Challengers file petitions for Senate, governor primaries
Buffalo developer Carl Paladino has filed petitions in his effort to force a Sept. 14 Republican primary against Rick Lazio.

Democrats ride money wave

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:21:39 +0000

Democrats ride money wave
Donors keep party flush with cash, according to filings; Cuomo at top of the heap

U.S. demands BP release its files on Lockerbie bomber

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:21:48 +0000

U.S. demands BP release its files on Lockerbie bomber
American senators have written to BP to demand it hand over records detailing how the company lobbied the British Government in the run-up to the release of the Lockerbie bomber.

US senators seek probe into BP role in Lockerbie release

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:22:14 +0000

US senators seek probe into BP role in Lockerbie release
US senators urged US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday to investigate whether oil giant BP pressed Britain to free the Lockerbie bomber to protect a lucrative deal with Libya.

Senators seek probe into alleged BP-Lockerbie link

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:23:51 +0000

Senators seek probe into alleged BP-Lockerbie link
He was released on compassionate grounds after doctors said the cancer-stricken Libyan man had only three months to live. A doctor now says al-Megrahi could live for another decade.

Senators want UK to investigate bomber’s release

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:24:20 +0000

Senators want UK to investigate bomber’s release
Four U.S. senators are calling on Britain to investigate the circumstances of last year’s release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie airliner bombing.

Upgrades planned for Whiteface Veterans Highway

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:22:29 +0000

Upgrades planned for Whiteface Veterans Highway
WILMINGTON – Time and weather are taking a toll on the Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway. The five-mile paved road to the summit of the 4,867-foot peak, battered by decades of frost heave and the traffic of thousands of vehicles a year, is in need of a major overhaul.

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Good Morning, Buffalo: A quick look at what’s happening today

admin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:22:18 +0000

Good Morning, Buffalo: A quick look at what’s happening today
It’s too darn hot and it’s going to get hotter, the National Weather Service tells us. Thanks to that area of high pressure over the Carolinas, we should see sunshine from here through Thursday with increasingly warmer temperatures. High in Buffalo today should be in the upper 80s, but add a few degrees the further you travel away from Lake Erie. Wednesday’s forecast puts Buffalo’s high near 90 …

American Airlines Applauds the U.S. Department of Transportation for Awarding Right to Fly Between New York Kennedy …

admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:25:12 +0000

American Airlines Applauds the U.S. Department of Transportation for Awarding Right to Fly Between New York Kennedy …
American Airlines, a founding member of the oneworldÂ® Alliance, was awarded final approval today from the U.S. Department of Transportation to operate daily, year-round, nonstop service between New York’s John F.

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Dems ready to give Pedro the heave-ho

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:23:52 +0000

Dems ready to give Pedro the heave-ho
ALBANY — State Democratic leaders, disgusted with scandal-a-minute Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada of The Bronx, will move to oust him from the party, The Post learned yesterday. A top state party official, in an unprecedented move, has prepared a letter to Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, the Bronx Democratic chairman, calling…

GOP Senate hopeful targets debt

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:21:40 +0000

GOP Senate hopeful targets debt
If there is one theme dominating both Republican campaigns for the U. S. Senate in New York this year, it’s a call to reduce government spending and rein in debt.

Treatment plants around state taking Sound advice

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:21:42 +0000

Treatment plants around state taking Sound advice
Seventy-nine sewage treatment plants around the state that empty either directly into Long Island Sound or into rivers and streams that empty into the estuary will be reducing the amount of nitrogen

Senator seeks improved treatment and monitoring for PTSD

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:23:52 +0000

Senator seeks improved treatment and monitoring for PTSD
Washington, DC – With thousands of new veterans experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) symptoms in the weeks, months and years after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing new measures to bolster monitoring and treatment for men and women in uniform and new veterans.

Senate passes Shalit resolution unanimously

admin — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:23:03 +0000

Senate passes Shalit resolution unanimously
The U.S. Senate unanimously called for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit just days after the fourth anniversary of his capture by Hamas.

Senators get behind US World Cup bid

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:21:34 +0000

Senators get behind US World Cup bid
WASHINGTON — A group of senators is getting behind an effort to bring the World Cup to the U.S. in 2018 or 2022.

Nearly 8,000 New Vets Suffer from PTSD, Over 7,000 Suffer from TBI, Over 4,000 Suffer from Both

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:23:53 +0000

Nearly 8,000 New Vets Suffer from PTSD, Over 7,000 Suffer from TBI, Over 4,000 Suffer from Both
Washington, DC, July 1, 2010 – With thousands of new veterans experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) symptoms in the weeks, months and years after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing new measures to bolster monitoring and treatment for men and women in uniform and new veterans.

Press adds to St. Vincent’s trauma, hospital’s docs say

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:26:40 +0000

Press adds to St. Vincent’s trauma, hospital’s docs say
As St. Vincent’s Hospital struggles to stay afloat, top physicians at a “visibility rally” on Sun., Feb. 21, said a main obstacle the hospital is facing is negative media coverage.

Gillibrand to speak at Courier ‘Power Breakfast’

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:28:06 +0000

Gillibrand to speak at Courier ‘Power Breakfast’
Business and community leaders across Queens already know the value of networking and power breakfasts in growing their companies. Combining the two and adding a top level speaker such as U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand makes for a unique opportunity.

4 US senators introduce bill to name Pak Taliban a terror outfit

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:28:36 +0000

4 US senators introduce bill to name Pak Taliban a terror outfit
A group of United States senators on Tuesday introduced a legislation in the Senate to brand the Pakistani Taliban, linked to the botched Times Square bombing attempt, as a foreign terrorist organisation

Murphy gets nod from 2nd party

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:25:03 +0000

Murphy gets nod from 2nd party
U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy, D-Glens Falls, has been endorsed by the Independence Party of New York, party Chairman Frank McKay said.

Sen. Schumer: Pakistani Taliban Needs to Be on Terror List

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:28:52 +0000

Sen. Schumer: Pakistani Taliban Needs to Be on Terror List
A day after Faisal Shahzad, the man allegedly behind the Times Square bombing, pleaded guilty on 10 terror charges, four U.S. senators pointed out that the group that allegedly funded and trained him, the Pakistani Taliban, is still not on the official list of terrorist groups, Sen. Charles Schumer said.

Senators bring bill to designate Pak Taliban as terror outfit

admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:23:00 +0000

Senators bring bill to designate Pak Taliban as terror outfit
A group of US senators today introduced a legislation in the Senate to brand the Pakistani Taliban, linked to the botched Times Square bombing attempt, as a foreign terrorist organisation.

Gay Print Media on the Wane

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:21:22 +0000

Gay Print Media on the Wane
If the old-line gay print media are, as many say, dying, November 16, 2009, marked the day the death rattle began. The Washington Blade , the nation’s oldest and most important community weekly, had just celebrated its 40th anniversary in a hotel ballroom filled with political…

Lawmakers: Pakistan Taliban must be blacklisted

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:25:12 +0000

Lawmakers: Pakistan Taliban must be blacklisted
Obama’s chief of staff says Republicans defending BP would be in control if GOP wins in Nov.

Medals come almost 40 years after service

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:27:16 +0000

Medals come almost 40 years after service
ALBANY — A 63-year-old Albany veteran was finally recognized for his service in the Navy during the Vietnam era.

Regulators consider broadening testing for E. coli

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:21:39 +0000

Regulators consider broadening testing for E. coli
YAKIMA, Wash. — The food industry and government regulators have focused for years on finding the most virulent strain of E.

Wednesday food links

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:25:37 +0000

Wednesday food links
It’s hot as an oven out there. Now I know how food feels. Better crank up the A/C and check out fun food-related links from around the intertubes. Reminiscent of Fresh Loaf’s Mary Norwood caption contest , here is a photo of Paula Deen, The Situation and Snooki. Obvious caption choice: something to do with butter. Screenwriter Scott Rothman writes an open letter to show that he is not at all a …

New York Dems Standing Strong For Wall Street

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:22:30 +0000

New York Dems Standing Strong For Wall Street
House Democrats representing New York are making a last-minute push to defend the interests of the state’s most profitable industry.

Murphy gets Independence Party backing

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:21:40 +0000

Murphy gets Independence Party backing
U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy, D-Glens Falls, has secured theIndependence line on the November general election ballot, despitean effort by supporters of Republican challenger Chris Gibson toforce a primary for the third party ballot line.

Barron Intends To Challenge Cuomo’s ‘All-White Slate’ For Governorship

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:25:04 +0000

Barron Intends To Challenge Cuomo’s ‘All-White Slate’ For Governorship
New York City Councilman Charles Barron, angered by Democrat Andrew Cuomo’s selection of a white, male running mate and the overall lack of diversity among Democrats running for statewide office, said Monday he would launch his own protest bid for governor.

Analysis: Divided GOP debates contested primaries – From the Poughkeepsie Journal

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:21:18 +0000

Analysis: Divided GOP debates contested primaries – From the Poughkeepsie Journal
NEW YORK — It’s just the latest problem facing fractious Republicans as they try to reclaim relevance in the state: contested primaries in three important statewide contests, the governor’s race against Democrat Andrew Cuomo and challenges to Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.

Uncertainty builds over federal aid to New York

admin — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:21:49 +0000

Uncertainty builds over federal aid to New York
WASHINGTON — As bad as New York’s budget situation has been, it could turn worse.

Ingredients of Controversial Dispersants Used on Gulf Spill Are Secrets No More

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:23:14 +0000

Ingredients of Controversial Dispersants Used on Gulf Spill Are Secrets No More
U.S. EPA has quietly released a full list of ingredients in the two controversial dispersants BP PLC is using to combat the G…

Iran to Send Aid Ships to Gaza

admin — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:21:16 +0000

Iran to Send Aid Ships to Gaza
Iran’s Red Crescent said it would send two aid ships to Gaza. The organization announced Monday that it would send the ships by the end of the week, with one carrying humanitarian supplies and the other carrying Iranian relief workers, according to reports.

Monday link dump: Snake attack

admin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:22:47 +0000

Monday link dump: Snake attack
J.D. Hayworth’s long T-shirt slogan, Michele Bachmann’s opponent, the Bilderbergs, and snakes

Independence Party picks its AG candidate

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:24:01 +0000

Independence Party picks its AG candidate
Long Island lawyer Stephen Lynch gets nod during brief convention held in Colonie