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  • stop and frisk
  • One of the main issues in the race for Mayor is the stop and frisk. On Monday, Speaker Christine Quinn walked a tight rope.
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new york city politics, politics & elections, dave evans
  • A special primary will be held in New Jersey to fill the U.S. Senate seat that was left vacant by the late Frank Lautenberg.
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new jersey politics, frank lautenberg, cory booker, politics & elections
  • Most New Yorkers watching Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer in political races dominated by sex scandals want to forget about them, according to a poll released Monday.
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new york city politics, eliot spitzer, anthony weiner, new york city, politics & elections
  • Tobacco cigarettes are banned from most buildings in New York City, and now it appears the Bloomberg administration has its sights set on electronic cigarettes.
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new york city politics, new york city, michael bloomberg, smoking, politics & elections
  • eliot spitzer scott stringer comptroller debate
  • Eliot Spitzer and his Democratic opponent Scott Stringer engaged in a sharply personal debate for New York City comptroller at our WABC-TV studios on Friday.
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new york city politics, 2013 debates, 2013 vote, politics & elections
  • republican mayoral debate at wabc-tv
  • Repbulican candidates for mayor, Joe Lhota, George McDonald and John Catsimatidis took part in their first debate at our WABC-TV studios on Friday.
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new york city politics, 2013 debates, 2013 vote, politics & elections, carolina leid
  • anthony weiner one on one with dave evans
  • Anthony Weiner is pressing on with his bid to become New York's mayor, but donations to his election campaign slowed dramatically in the days after he admitted trading sexually explicit messages with women he met online.
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anthony weiner, sexting, politics & elections
  • steve lonegan
  • Aides to U.S. Senate candidate Steve Lonegan in New Jersey have taken down a social media post that Newark Mayor Cory Booker's campaign says was offensive.
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politics & elections, josh einiger
  • president obama
  • President Barack Obama promised to work with Congress on "appropriate reforms" for the domestic surveillance programs.
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barack obama, russia, edward snowden, politics & elections
  • president obama
  • President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a measure restoring lower interest rates for student loans, pledging the hard-fought compromise would be just the first step in a broader, concerted fight to rein in the costs of a college education.
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barack obama, washington, d.c., interest rates, student, college, college costs, washington politics, politics & elections
  • new york city mayor comptroller debates
  • Eyewitness News wants your questions for Tuesday's Democratic New York City Mayoral debate on Channel 7.
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new york city politics, 2013 debates, comptroller, debate, 2013 vote, politics & elections
  • Gov. Chris Christie signed 10 gun-related bills into law Thursday, including a measure disqualifying people on the federal terrorist watch list from being able to buy guns.
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new jersey politics, chris christie, gun control, politics & elections
  • obama
  • President Barack Obama says security threats will never lead the U.S. to retreat from the world. He says Americans don't get terrorized.
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barack obama, terror threat, terrorism, politics & elections
  • anthony weiner
  • New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner called a political rival "Grandpa" during a heated confrontation at a mayoral forum.
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new york city politics, anthony weiner, politics & elections
  • The three other Democrats running in New Jersey's special U.S. Senate election finally got their crack at Newark Mayor Cory Booker in a debate that showed their differences seem to be more in outlook than in policy.
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new jersey politics, politics & elections
  • john liu
  • The New York City Campaign Finance Board on Monday denied public matching funds for Comptroller John Liu, dealing a severe financial blow to the Democrat's campaign to become New York City's first Asian-American mayor.
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new york city politics, politics & elections
  • New York Sen. Charles Schumer says new Internet-equipped televisions could be spying on you.
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washington politics, politics & elections
  • atm fees
  • New York is following the federal government in dropping the requirement that automated teller machines have posted signs disclosing their potential fees.
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new york state politics, politics & elections
  • president obama celebrates 52nd birthday
  • President Obama turned 52 on Sunday, spending part of the day at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland.
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barack obama, politics & elections
  • It's a major citywide position in New York City. Four democrats are vying for the job of the city's next public advocate.
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up close, politics & elections, diana williams
  • anthony weiner one on one with dave evans
  • In an interview with Eyewitness News reporter Dave Evans, Anthony Weiner made clear that he has no intention of leaving the race for mayor of New York City.
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anthony weiner, politics & elections, dave evans
  • chris christie rand paul
  • New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said that he was simply answering a question about his views on a National Security Agency program before Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul criticized him.
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new jersey politics, chris christie, politics & elections
  • A bipartisan bill that would reduce the costs of borrowing for millions of students passed the House on Wednesday.
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politics & elections
  • thompson de blasio
  • Bill Thompson's critics accuse him of not going far enough on calling for reforming Stop and Frisk.
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new york city politics, politics & elections, dave evans
  • Tickets for Thursday's event in Jersey City range from $1,000 to $2,600. Booker's campaign says about 200 people are expected to attend.
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new jersey politics, politics & elections
  • anthony weiner
  • The chief spokeswoman for embattled mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner went on an expletive-laced tirade about a former campaign intern in an interview with a political news website.
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anthony weiner, politics & elections
  • weiner
  • New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner has released a new campaign video saying he won't quit the race.
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anthony weiner, politics & elections
  • eliot spitzer interview
  • Eliot Spitzer is facing a powerful coalition that's worried he could very well win the race for city comptroller.
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new york city politics, eliot spitzer, politics & elections, dave evans
  • obama clinton
  • President Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton had lunch and inquiring minds want to know who the president will endorse.
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barack obama, hillary clinton, politics & elections
  • Former Deputy Attorney General James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 15, 2007, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing regarding the fired prosecutors.
  • The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed James Comey on Monday to become FBI director.
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politics & elections
  • barbara buono
  • New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono has introduced her running mate, union leader Milly Silva.
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new jersey politics, politics & elections
  • anthony weiner
  • Anthony Weiner acknowledged Sunday that his campaign manager has quit after new revelations of lewd online behavior but said he is not dropping out of the race for New York City mayor.
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anthony weiner, politics & elections
  • nj senate debate
  • The first televised debate in the New Jersey Senate campaign was held Saturday, but Democratic frontrunner Cory Booker did not attend.
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new jersey politics, cory booker, politics & elections
  • Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner met with Sandy victims on Staten Island as he tried to move past the sexting scandal.
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anthony weiner, new york city mayor, new york city, sexting, politics & elections
  • weiner
  • Anthony Weiner says he traded racy messages with as many as three women after resigning from Congress because of sexting.
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anthony weiner, new york city mayor, new york city, sexting, politics & elections, jim dolan
  • anthony weiner and wife huma abedin
  • After issuing a written statement earlier, New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner and his wife addressed reporters about an online report that he had another online relationship with a young woman.
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anthony weiner, new york city mayor, politics & elections
  • Opponents of the National Security Agency's collection of hundreds of millions of Americans' phone records insist they will press ahead with their challenge to the massive surveillance program after a narrow defeat in the House.
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nsa, edward snowden, politics & elections
  • new legislation helps students pay loans
  • A bipartisan Senate compromise on student loans is heading to House, where lawmakers there already have voted to link interest rates with the financial markets.
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student, politics & elections
  • About 47 million Americans received food stamps last year, but only a relative few are required to work or look for a job as a condition of receiving the aid.
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washington politics, politics & elections
  • Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the nomination reflected the importance the U.S. government attaches to its longtime ally.
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caroline kennedy, japan, barack obama, politics & elections
  • weiner
  • The New York Times, the Daily News and some of his mayoral rivals called on him to drop out of the race.
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anthony weiner, new york city mayor, new york city, sexting, politics & elections
  • A new poll puts former City Comptroller and 2009 mayoral challenger Bill Thompson in the lead among likely Democratic voters in the race for New York City Mayor.
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new york city politics, politics & elections
  • trayvon martin parents
  • The father of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin will be on Capitol Hill for a hearing addressing the challenges faced by African-American boys and men.
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barack obama, trayvon martin, george zimmerman, politics & elections
  • Gay wedding bands
  • Same-sex spouses forced to pay high New York estate taxes upon the death of their partner will get refunds from the state.
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new york state politics, gay marriage, politics & elections
  • New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vetoed the most ambitious new oversight proposed in years for the city police department. His move sets the stage for an override showdown with lawmakers.
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new york city politics, michael bloomberg, politics & elections
  • brad lander
  • Brad Lander, a Democrat, was elected to the council in 2009 and represents Brooklyn's 39th District. He'll be named a "Champion of Change" at a Tuesday ceremony at the White House.
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new york city politics, new york city council, white house, barack obama, politics & elections
  • new legislation helps students pay loans
  • The Senate may vote as early as Tuesday on a student loan rates bill blessed by leadership last week.
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politics & elections
  • In New York politics, where unlikely comeback attempts are becoming common, one of the most unexpected may be developing as former Gov. David Paterson says he's may run for Congress if Rep. Charles Rangel retires.
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david paterson, congress, politics & elections
  • andrew cuomo michael bloomberg adirondack challenge
  • Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will paddle down the Indian River in a whitewater rafting race at noon Monday on the second day of Cuomo's inaugural Adirondack Challenge festival in Indian Lake.
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michael bloomberg, andrew cuomo, politics & elections
  • mayoral sleepover
  • Democratic candidates for New York City mayor spent the night at a public housing project in Harlem as part of an unusual campaign event.
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new york city politics, politics & elections