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  • New York's Senate votes to immediately expel Senator Hiram Monserrate.
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  • New York Gov. David Paterson says he believes an anticipated story by The New York Times about his personal conduct won't include much-rumored talk of wild behavior.
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  • City Councilman Larry Seabrook is charged with money laundering, extortion and fraud.
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  • Partisanship is reaching new heights in Washington, even as President Obama makes almost daily pleas to get along.
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  • First lady Michelle Obama launched a nationwide campaign Tuesday to fight childhood obesity.
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  • New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave $254 million of his fortune to philanthropic causes in 2009.
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  • New York Gov. David Paterson is lashing back at what he calls an orchestrated, scandalous assault on his character.
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  • The NJ Senate Judiciary panel gave the green light to Gov. Chris Christie's Cabinet picks.
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  • The Obama administration hopes to rid school vending machines of sugary snacks and drinks.
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  • Democratic Rep. John Murtha, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died.
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  • Republicans gave a chilly reception Monday to President Barack Obama's invitation to discuss health care.
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  • Aides who shaped the 1990s health plan are adamant that the Democrats can't afford another health care disaster.
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  • International election monitors have hailed Ukraine's presidential elections as "professional, transparent and honest."
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  • The meetings reportedly included discussions about whether Paterson would announce he will not run for re-election.
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  • The former Alaska governor says she will run for president if she believes it's right for the country and right for her family.
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  • Diana Williams sits down with UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
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  • The measure would include creating a commission to weigh possible conflicts of interest.
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  • President Barack Obama on Saturday sought to reassure despondent Democrats.
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  • Republicans sparred with President Barack Obama in their Saturday media addresses.
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  • Still wonder exactly why Justice Samuel Alito shook his head and mouthed the words "not true" during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address?
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  • E-mails shed new light on Todd Palin's role while his wife was Alaska's governor.
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  • The "tea party" activists all agree: President Barack Obama's policies are making America worse.
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  • Barack Obama will ask Congress to temporarily expand two lending programs for the owners of small businesses.
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  • President Barack Obama rallied his party faithful on Thursday - and took their campaign donations.
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  • Republican Scott Brown took over the seat of the late Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy on Thursday.
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  • President Barack Obama said Thursday he prays lawmakers can restore a "spirit of civility" to the nation's capital.
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  • Illinois voters are hoping for clarity two days after the nation's first primary election revealed no clear winner.
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  • Rell called on Connecticut politicians to stop the partisan bickering and work together to address the state's fiscal crisi.
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  • President Barack Obama's plan to offer tax credits to businesses that add workers is running into opposition from some rank-and-file Democrats in the House.
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  • President Barack Obama is known for having a way with words, but some lawmakers from Nevada wish he would pipe down about trips to Sin City.
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  • President Barack Obama implored Senate Democrats on Wednesday to stay aggressive in pushing their agenda.
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  • Three New York City Council members want their $10,000 committee chairmen stipends to benefit Haiti.
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  • Illinois voters in the nation's first primary picked candidates Tuesday for an election in which Democrats will try to defend the governor's office and a U.S. Senate seat.
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  • The military's top uniformed officer is declaring that gays should be allowed to serve openly in uniform.
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  • President Barack Obama unleashed bare-knuckled criticism against opposition Republicans on Tuesday.
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  • Top administration officials mounted a strong sales pitch on Capitol Hill on Tuesday for Barack Obama's $3.8 trillion budget.
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  • Stephen Colbert is giving potential U.S. Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr. a tough time about running for office.
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  • Defense Secretary Gates will announce a senior-level review on the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
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  • President Barack Obama unveiled a multitrillion-dollar spending plan Monday, pledging an intensified effort to combat high unemployment.
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  • A New Jersey court ordered the re-evaluation of the state's electronic voting machines to see if they are accurate.
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  • There was a fireplace, but no roaring fire, as President Barack Obama sat down Monday for his version of the venerable fireside chat on YouTube.
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  • Half the states are forging ahead with constitutional amendments to ban government health insurance mandates.
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  • Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is getting some fundraising help from President Obama's former campaign manager.
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  • Diana Williams sits down with Schools Chancellor Joel Klein.
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  • Malawi's president has been elected as leader of the African Union, a position held by Moammar Gadhafi for the last year.
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  • Republican Senator-elect Scott Brown of Massachusetts says he thinks women should have the right to choose.
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  • White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says Obama's push to create jobs may carry a price tag in the $100 billion range.
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  • GOP say the Obama administration's handing of the failed Christmas terror attack exposed a vulnerability of the U.S. war on terror fight.
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  • Republican candidate for governor Rick Lazio is picking up the support of four more Republican leaders.
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  • In a remarkably sharp face-to-face confrontation, President Barack Obama chastised Republican lawmakers Friday for opposing him, while they accused him in turn of brushing off their ideas.
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  • In a remarkably frank encounter, President Barack Obama chastised Republican lawmakers on Friday for opposing him on taxes, health care and economic stimulus.
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  • The Defense Department next week will propose for the first time a "way forward" on lifting the military's ban on gays from serving openly.
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  • Justice Samuel Alito didn't like hearing Obama criticize the court's ruling removing corporate campaign spending limits.
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  • President Barack Obama escalated his appeal for politicians and voters alike to settle differences without tearing each other apart.
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  • Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg unveiled a grim $63 billion budget proposal Thursday that would cut services and layoff thousands of workers.
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  • Democratic lawmakers must soon decide whether Barack Obama is leading them toward statesmanlike courage or political folly.
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  • New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has rejected a $27 million contract to a Long Island painting company.
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  • President Obama vowed in his first State of the Union address to make job growth his topmost priority.
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  • New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will propose layoffs and union savings in his preliminary budget Thursday.
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  • The top House Democrat says giving up on a health care bill isn't an option.
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