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3 hrs ago | McClatchy DC

GOP senators, Holder clash over New York trials for 9/11 plot

Republican senators confronted Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday over his decision to try the Sept.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama, Republican, Lindsey Graham, Prison

11 hrs ago | PhillyBurbs.com

FAA glitch causes widespread US air travel delays

Flight cancellations appear on screens near AirTran ticketing counters at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta Thursday, Nov.

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration, US Travel, Travel, Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

Sun Nov 22, 2009

TheWeek.com

New York's top politicians clash over 9/11 terror trials

Mayor Mike thinks having the trials in NYC is "fitting." The announcement that Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other accused 9/11 terrorists will stand trial in New York City, has Empire State politicians taking sides: IN FAVOR: Mayor Michael Bloomberg "I support the Obama Administration's decision to prosecute 9/11 terrorists here," says NYC mayor ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Peter King, Republican, US House of Representatives, Hillary Clinton, US Senate, Democrat, New York, NY

WINS-AM New York

Sen. Schumer Says Public Option Can Pass the Senate

Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer says health care reform that includes a public option can pass the Senate.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News, Insurance, New York Metro

Newsday.com

NYPD plans security cordon for terror trial

The security measures includes a watchtower for when the trial of the five Sept.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, New York Government, New York, Prison, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp

Sat Nov 21, 2009

USA Today

FAA computer glitch causes widespread delays

A telecommunications failure triggered scores of flight delays across the nation Thursday, but the system has been repaired and traffic is returning to normal, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Computers, US Senate, Democrat, US Politics, Travel

New America Media

Immigration Reform: The Phone Call Heard Around the Country

Organizers described them as immigration reform "house parties." Across the country last night, in churches, schools, immigrant support centers and private homes, backers of immigration reform gathered around telephones as Hispanic U.S. legislators laid out the strategy for pushing a reform of the immigration system in 2010.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, Luis Gutierrez, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Nydia Velazquez, US Senate, Raul Grijalva

Poughkeepsie Journal

Senate health bill would cost state, counties more

WASHINGTON - How New York state would fare under proposed health care reform remains an open question, but there's no doubt that state government and, to some extent, county governments would share in the cost of expanding health coverage to more Americans.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Eliot Engel, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, New York Government, New York, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, Health, Health Insurance

Fri Nov 20, 2009

SF Gate

Dollar gains as homeowners, job-seekers struggle

The dollar's appeal as a safe haven sent it higher in trading Thursday after reports on housing and unemployment raised fears that the economy will be weak next year.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, Lindsey Graham

WJZ-TV Baltimore

Sources: Former NY Mayor Giuliani Eyes Senate Seat

Share + Nov 20, 2009 3:00 pm US/Eastern 1 of 1 Republican presidential hopeful and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks during a campaign stop Jan.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Hillary Clinton, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, 2008 Presidential Election, Rudy Giuliani

hosted Christian Science Monitor | Christian Science Monitor

New York divided over 9/11 terror trials

With the decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-confessed 9/11 mastermind and his four alleged co-conspirators in New York, the city gets the dubious title of Terror Trial Capital of America.

There are already three terror-related trials currently going through the courts in either Manhattan or Brooklyn. In the past, the city has seen seven major terror-trials, including such high-profile cases as Ramzi Yousef convicted in 1996 of the first World Trade Center bombing, and Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, a blind cleric convicted in 1995 of plotting to bomb buildings.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, New York Government, New York, New York Metro, Baruch College, City University of New York

Greenpointers

Pool Parties Might Be Dead. Again.

When the Jelly Pool Parties had to leave McCarren Pool, one would assume that they were done.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Reuters

Senators probe China currency

Expressing frustration over the Obama administration's light touch on China's yuan exchange rate, two U.S. senators asked the Commerce Department on Thursday to investigate alleged Chinese currency "manipulation." Sen.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, Lindsey Graham, Barack Obama, Hu Jintao

Deseret Morning News

Geithner: some bailout funds to help lower debt

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday the government's $700 billion bailout program will end "as soon as we can," and that part of it will be used to lower the soaring federal debt.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Kevin Brady, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Democrat

Portland's CW32 KRCW -TV

Computer Glitch Causes Nationwide Flight Delays

Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months.

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Related Topix: Computers, US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation, The National, Entertainment, Television, Atlanta, GA, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

WTVH Syracuse

Sen. Schumer wants tax break for hunters who give back

Sen. Charles Schumer on Wednesday proposed a tax deduction for deer hunters who donate their processed venison to food pantries and soup kitchens.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Life, Food, Venison, Meat, Hunt, NY

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Brooklyn Vegan

Continue reading "Jelly asking for help to ensure future of Pool Parties"

Chuck Schumer @ the Williamsburg Waterfront, Summer 09 JELLY's Pool Parties are a business - not a charity, but they have consistently provided great free concerts that support artists while doubling as a great place to hang out on Sundays during the summer.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY

Naples Daily News Online

Feds to crack down on phony swine flu products

The federal government has put 10 companies on notice that their products were identified in a crackdown on phony remedies for swine flu, Sen.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Marketing, Homeopathy, Medicine, Healthcare Law, Law, Influenza

WNOL-TV New Orleans

Obama Administration Fights Back on 9/11 Trials

The Obama administration came out swinging today in support of a criminal trial for the alleged plotters of the Sept.

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Related Topix: US News, Terrorism, Guantanamo Bay, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

Room 8

New York State Launches Census Complete Count Campaign

Governor signs Executive Order No. 30 Establishing the New York 2010 Census Complete Count Committee Governor David A. Paterson has signed Executive Order No.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Representative Yvette Clarke, US House of Representatives, New York Government, New York, David Paterson, US Governors

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