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Dec 01 ARRL In Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?
This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members.
Pressure on Region's House Democrats to Back Health Care Overhaul
Union-backed groups are pressuring a handful of renegade House Democrats from New York and New Jersey to back the party's efforts to overhaul the health care system.
Rep. Murphy draws liberal attacks over health care
As I cruise the liberal blogosphere I've been seeing a lot of ads attacking Rep.
2008 Democratic Convention Watch
NY-13: Pick Fave Race from 2008, Starting Strong for 2010
Think back to the race last year: sitting Congressman Vito Fossella gets drunk in DC, crosses the bridge into Virginia, blows a red light, blows twice the legal limit on a breathalyzer, gets hauled to jail, calls not his wife, not his chief of staff who lives walking distance away, but his mistress, mother of his other child...there you are, you're ...
Assembly Republican Target Number One? Staten Island's Hyer-Spencer
To hear the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee tell it, two-term Staten Island Democrat Janele Hyer-Spencer is responsible for all the dysfunction in New York, from joblessness to soaring energy costs to the state's overwhelming tax burden.
Teen-Led GOP Rally Denounces `Socialized Healthcare'
" Led by a high-school student, the Brooklyn Republican Party and its leaders held a rally against the healthcare reform bill passed in the House, denouncing it as "socialism" and calling upon the Senate to pass a measure more akin to GOP liking.
Fraud workshop for seniors to be held in Greenridge
A free workshop to help seniors protect themselves against fraud will be held Friday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Avis/South Shore Jewish Community Center, Greenridge.
Republican 'mob' war for McMahon's seat
The Staten Island Republican primary to choose a candidate to compete for Vito Fossella's former seat, currently held by Democrat Michael McMahon, may take place between Michael Allegretti, the 31-year-old scion of a Bay Ridge family whose family business was investigated for ties to the Gambino family, and Michael Grimm, a 39-year-old former FBI ...
Some folks are really unhappy about Brooklyn/Staten Island Democrat Michael McMahon's no vote on the health care bill.
GOP reacts angrily to trial move
The World Trade Center flag is folded after being presented as friends and relatives of the victims of the Sept.
PoliticsDem. Cong. McMahon Voted Against Obama Health Plan
A controversial healthcare reform bill that squeaked through the House by a 220 to 215 vote and now heads to the Senate had two major challengers here.
New York senators want to preserve discounted tolls for Staten Islanders
Sens. Schumer and Gillibrand have introduced legislation in the Senate that would protect residential discounts for Staten Islanders who use any of the four borough bridges, including the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
Dems, Supporters Here Hail Health Bill's Passage
" Democratic officials and supporters here celebrated the passage of H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, although Congressman Michael McMahon sounding a dissenting note.
Representative Michael E. McMahon was one of 39 House Democrats to vote against the health care overhaul.
Area Congressmen Reject Health Care Bill--Now in Senate's Hands
NEW YORK, NY November 09, 2009 a 'President Obama's health care bill passed the House this weekend, but with strong opposition from Republicans, and several Democrats.
New Yorkers React to Health Care Bill With Hope, Caution
New Yorkers are watching the outcome of the health care debate in Washington closely, as a new federal health care bill could extend coverage to 700,000 city residents who are currently living without insurance.
SI Dem Congressman votes no on health care
Staten Island Democratic Congressman Michael McMahon voted against the landmark health care bill which passed the House of Representatives 220-215 this weekend.
Liveblogging: The new Imperial Congress votes on Pelosicare; Update:...
The House is now in a rare Saturday session for the government health care takeover ram down.
Elks Lodge honors members of USS New York
Elks members and officers pose with some of the crew of the USS New York at The Elks Lodge veterans recognition dinner honoring the sailors and Marines in Greenridge.
West Brighton company to dispose of dredged materials
The Empire State Development Corporation and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently agreed to provide $3,895,500 of Bi-State Dredging Funds to the Caddell Dry Dock & Repair Company, which will allow it to dispose of approximately 106,000 cubic yards of dredged materials, Rep.
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