Women In Politics

The Night Beat: What to Expect From Obama Tomorrow
What matters tomorrow, tonight. … Read it and sleep. United States – New York Times – Marine – Osama Bin Laden – Afghanistan

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Torvec to Introduce IsoTorque(R) Differential to Chinese Automakers
Torvec, Inc. (OTCBB: TOVC), a leader in advanced driveline products, announced today that it has entered into a joint venture agreement to form Torvec China. The company will sell its IsoTorque® Differential throughout the country to Chinese automakers as part of its overall strategy to market its IsoTorque Differential this coming fall. read more

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Richards’ Name Circulated as Replacement for Duffy
Rochester, N.Y. – But does the city’s Corporation Counsel want to be mayor?

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Jean’s expression of regrets to Rwanda sets off debate
A retired Canadian peacekeeping commander says Governor General Michaelle Jean was incorrect to suggest in a recent speech that Canada failed to do enough to prevent the Rwandan genocide.

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Outgoing Assemblyman Declares Support for Potential Successor
Five-term Assemblymember Joseph Errigo R-Conesus announced Monday that he wouldn’t be seeking re-election. Partly, he says, to protest state leadership that is not listening to or serving taxpayers.

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29th District candidate Zeller cites family roots in Southern Tier
Matthew Zeller talked up his roots in the district in an interview, though he didn’t have a permanent address there until this month.

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Slaughter praises new Title XI policy
Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-Fairport), chairwoman of the House Committee on Rules, praised a new policy Tuesday that will help ensure that girls’ sports programs continue to have even footing with men’s.

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Garage fire results in cat’s death
An early morning house fire Thursday left $1,200 damage to the garage of a Middleport woman’s home and caused the death of a cat.

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UPDATE: New break in recent rape case
Lockport police detectives said Friday the 23-year-old victim and her attacker in an alleged rape Wednesday morning were “acquaintances.”

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What did $459 million get us?
WASHINGTON — Uncle Sam set aside $459 million in stimulus money for the Buffalo area as of March 31 — enough to buy 7,990 top-of-the-line Lexus sedans, or build 1,836 quarter- million-dollar homes, or purchase about 115 million McDonald’s Happy Meals.

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