Topic: New York State Senate
On January 27, 2009, Kirsten Gillibrand became the junior US Senator from New York . Sen. Gillibrand had served one term in the US House of Representatives . Her ascendancy to the Senate came after many weeks of controversy surrounding the possibility ...
1:30 am: With a few races left to call, the Republicans have picked up 57 seats in the House, giving them control of the chamber, and six seats in the Senate, short of the 10 seats they needed and with no chance ...
Republicans have also picked up nine governorships in what has been a stinging election defeat for the Democrats.1:05 pm: The White House says Obama called two top Republican congressional leaders after their triumph in mid-term elections and told them he wanted to ...
With the recession tenaciously refusing to relax its grip on the United States, the Democratic Party has become very unpopular. Senator Reid supported President Barack Obama's bail out of banks and car makers, borrowing to stimulate the economy, and controversial health-care plan; ...
Tea party candidates get tangled in social issues; Democrats try to portray them as extremistsThe tea party movement was born in anger over the recession and the Obama administration's bailouts, and built largely on a platform of lower taxes and smaller government. ...
Senor won't challenge Gillibrand for NY Senate job, says timing isn't rightDan Senor, a financial executive and former spokesman for the U.S. military effort in Iraq, announced Wednesday he would not run for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.In ...
For Democrats lately, the 2010 Senate election races feel more like a flailing game of musical chairs than thoughtfully plotted strategy by DNC Chair Tim Kaine and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to hold control of the U.S. Senate for another two ...
NY Senate panel deciding fate of senator convicted in assault to make recommendations soonA New York Senate committee met Tuesday to decide whether a state senator convicted of assaulting his girlfriend should remain in office, but reached no immediate conclusion.The special committee ...
After playing it coy, Giuliani says he won't run for NY Senate or governor, leaves field openAfter months of playing it coy and flirting with a bid for statewide office, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday that he won't ...
NY governor asks state senators to resolve power struggle, says he'll work with whoever winsNew York Gov. David Paterson called on state senators to resolve the power struggle that has roiled the Capitol since Monday, saying it has " "Meanwhile, the Senate ...
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Embattled NY Pols Ousted
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Political Corruption Trial
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Governors Races Dark Horses
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New York State Senate Committee on ...
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NYS Senate Aging Committee Meeting
February 13, 2012 - NYS Senate Aging Committee Meeting2012-02-13
