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WASHINGTON, D.C., May 23, 2013- Leigh Ann Pusey, president and CEO of the American Insurance Association , issued the following statement in response to today's introduction of the "Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013" sponsored by Reps.

To hear him tell it as a newly declared candidate for mayor, former Representative Anthony D. Weiner was a force to be reckoned with on three of the most important issues to New Yorkers: public safety, affordable health insurance and treatment for rescue workers sickened at the site of the World Trade Center attack.

Throughout the tenure of George W. Bush, many of us to the left of center warned that unchecked presidential power was putting Americans' civil liberties in jeopardy.

Last week, law enforcement officers arrived in the nation's capital by the thousands for National Police Week to honor the sacrifice of the 120 officers killed in the line of duty in 2012.

Moderate House Republicans such as Rep. Peter T. King are ready for another intraparty fight over whether emergency disaster aid should be offset, after a tornado ravaged parts of Oklahoma on Monday.

You knew this was coming: Peter King, who fought hard for Superstorm Sandy aid for his home state of New York, thinks there's "a lot of hypocrisy" when it comes to lawmakers who opposed Sandy aid but are in favor of tornado aid.

Tensions between libertarian-leaning and more mainstream Republicans were on vivid display Tuesday as Sens.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday urged Congress not to extend import sanctions on Myanmar , warning that sticking with the sanctions would be "a slap in the face" to reformers in the Southeast Asian nation.

Source: TPM Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn will seek to offset federal aid to victims of a massive tornado that blasted through Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday with cuts elsewhere in the budget.

President Obama's meeting with Burma's President Thein Sein at the White House today is a stark reminder of how far the Administration has come on Burma policy.

Seth Meyers will receive the N.Y. State Broadcasters Association Broadcaster of the Year award at the group's annual awards gala June 24 and 25.

Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Burma president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation.

The White House welcomed ex-general Thein Sein on Monday as the first president of Burma/Myanmar in roughly 47 years after the late Gen.

Like most Upstate New Yorkers, I respect the Second Amendment as settled law. Anyone who has troubled to actually read the SAFE Gun Act knows the law does nothing to infringe on the right of law abiding and mentally sound New Yorkers to access and own firearms.

They were shocked, and rightfully so, that some employees of the Internal Revenue Service's Exempt Organizations Determinations office in Cincinnati decided that the groups most likely to abuse rules governing 501 4 organizations would be conservative.

I like nothing better than to use the gun prohibitionist's own resources to send a pro-gun message to Congress.

They were shocked, and rightfully so, that some employees of the Internal Revenue Service's Exempt Organizations Determinations office in Cincinnati decided the groups most likely to abuse rules governing 501 4 organizations would be conservative.

The US Justice Department's secret seizure of phone records of reporters and editors at the Associated Press is nothing less than a continuation of attacks on freedom of the press that have been ongoing under the administration of President Barack Obama.

The Washington, D.C. news source The Hill reported yesterday that ". . . Speaker Boehner is more involved in the behind-the-scenes wrangling of how to move a gun bill than the Ohio Republican has let on in public." They also report that powerful Republican House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte of Virginia has had ". . . a lot of ... (more)

You have already seen the private security footage that sparked the manhunt of the two Boston terrorism suspects, Tamerian and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.