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TIM BISHOP "I want to hear what he has to say, particularly with respect to an exit strategy," Bishop said.

What should Diedre Scozzafava want to accomplish by Sunday's appearance on Face the Nation on CBS? Is it just another post-election 'poor poor pitiful me' about being beat up by tea party thugs led by Dick Armey, who will be on the same show? Well, I hope not.

David A. Paterson said Friday at a development seminar. "Smart growth is the idea of addressing the progress of the future rather than the comfort of the present," he told hundreds of representatives of the building, design and planning industries as well as various Islandwide elected officials.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand faces a possible challenge from Rudy Giuliani. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand 's cred with liberal Dems just got a crucial boost.

Tired of reading bad news out of Albany? Well, Albany brought New Yorkers some very good news last week as the Senate, Assembly and Gov.

The legislation, approved Monday, will allow New York municipalities to tap a federal stream of some $450 million in stimulus funding to set up Property Assessed Clean Energy financing programs.

A new clean energy loan bill will help provide New York access to more than $450 million in Federal Funds designed for clean energy retrofits and renewable energy systems.

Albany, November 18, 2009 - In a special session held on November 16, New York State lawmakers unanimously passed legislation authorizing municipal loan programs for renewable and energy efficiency improvements on homes and Businesses.

Governor David A. Paterson, Congressman Steve Israel, and Legislative Leaders today announced the passage of the municipal clean energy loan program legislation.

Like in the health care reform debate , financial regulation legislation has divided members of the same party, opening a rift between liberal and moderate Democrats.

Bill Strengthens New York's Position to Access $454 Million in Federal Funds for Clean Energy Retrofits Governor David A. Paterson, Congressman Steve Israel, and Legislative Leaders today announced the passage of the municipal clean energy loan program legislation.

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WASHINGTON - Rep. Steve Israel is still waiting for an apology four days after people protesting health care reform legislation used Holocaust imagery at a rally organized by Rep.

Last update: November 12, 2009 - 2:56 PM U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, who's been getting a lot of media attention since her starring role at a D.C. rally against the House health reform bill last week, has been distancing herself from the Holocaust imagery displayed by some of the participants in the event.

One of the lasting images from Rep. Michele Bachmann's " House Call " - the right-wing "press conference" against health care reform on Capitol Hill last week - was a photograph captured by ThinkProgress here that read: "National Socialist Health Care: Dachau, Germany - " 1945." Another sign said that " Obama takes his orders from the Rothchilds [ ...

Republican Dede Scozzafava, who dropped out of New York's 23rd district special election amid Conservative Doug Hoffman's surge--and endorsed Democrat Bill Owens--is out of the state Assembly's GOP conference.

Last week's NY-23 race , hilarious while in progress, gets a pretty funny sidebar in the Washington Post 's follow-up with Dede Scozzafava , who was hounded out of the race by national conservatives and whose endorsement of Democrat Bill Owens probably won him the election.

Questioning Dede's endorsement motives - The Scorecard: Questioning Dede's endorsement motives November 02, 2009 Categories: New York Questioning Dede's endorsement motives Jumping off today's POLITICO story reporting that Rep.

Patricia Eddington 's win as Brookhaven Town clerk. Minutes before polls closed, Pontieri said he was "very interested" in running a special election early in 2010.

November 03, 2009, 7:58AM John Berry / The Post-Standard Dede Scozzafava exits her campaign vehicle Oct.