Representative John Hall News

Shifting his attention from Congress to the state Senate, Assemblyman Greg Ball is touting a poll that shows him leading his possible opponents in 2010.

Two out of three local federal representatives - Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. John Hall - took a wait-and-see attitude toward President Barack Obama's Afghanistan speech Tuesday at West Point.

Re "Hall promotes health-care reform from Somers kitchen," Nov. 10 article: The Journal News credulously reports on Rep.

MAHOPAC - Rhetoric in Washington over health-care legislation has not always been about the nuts and bolts of reform, Sen.

Assemblyman Greg Ball, R-Carmel, has decided to run for the state Senate 40th District in the 2010 election, challenging incumbent Sen.

One of the most famous statements during the Vietnam War was made by an Air Force general who said they had to destroy a village in order to save it.

WASHINGTON - Rob Astorino, the Republican who will succeed Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano in January, isn't waiting to let members of Congress know that voter dissatisfaction with high taxes helped elect him this month.

NEWS Tuesday's Roll Call reports that a poll conducted for Greg's campaign by Vitale and Associates on Oct.

George and Tanina Whalen want to sell their house and move South. But because of the slow real estate market, they were worried they wouldn't find a buyer.

Healthcare Champions vs. Anti-Choice Democrats The House Healthcare vote focuses attention on two groups of Democrats: those who, despite representing conservative districts, voted against the anti-choice Stupak amendment and for healthcare reform , and those who voted for the Stupak amendment, thus putting women's right to choose at risk.

SOME CONSIDER Friday the 13th a lucky day, while others wring their hands with worry.

THE UW'S new Medal of Honor Memorial will be dedicated Wednesday, starting with a parade at 10 a.m. For more information: http://depts.washington.edu/memorial/ ON Veterans Day, the University of Washington will dedicate a large new Medal of Honor Memorial in the heart of the Seattle campus.

Once a boulevard of fabulous mansions, East Market Street had lost its allure by the early 20th century.

The imminent House vote on health care reform has divided New York lawmakers. Democratic freshman Rep.

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Wayne Rademaker underwent prostate cancer surgery in 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs denied him coverage, even though he'd been exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam in 1969.

A government watchdog has recommended that the Defense Department put the brakes on the outsourcing of nearly 400 public works positions at West Point Military Academy in upstate New York.

With the aim of striking a balance between farmers and their neighbors, the Town Board last year passed a Right to Farm law, which asserted the town's rural character and allowed for farming in most areas of the town.

Congressman Maurice Hinchey today lauded the final decision filed yesterday by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that effectively kills New York Regional Interconnect's efforts to keep alive its suspended power line proposal.

A third person who fell ill during a sweat lodge ceremony near Sedona died Saturday, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.