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Each year around this time, millions of would-be immigrants to the United States from around the world hold their breath.

In a May 16 letter to Senator Charles Schumer, state bar president Seymour James Jr.

Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who accepted donations from the union that represents Internal Revenue Service employees.

Thursday, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced that a statue of American hero and Rochester resident, Frederick Douglass, will reside permanently in the U.S. Capitol after a ceremony on June 19th The statue depicts a standing Douglass on a pedestal engraved with a quote from a speech he delivered in Canandaigua, NY in 1857 that reads: "If there ... (more)

Annalise Baird is about to finish her undergraduate studies at the University of Rochester.

It might be due to the ongoing IRS controversy that the Justice Department's seizure of Associated Press phone records recorded a second-tier level of outrage in Congress.

The story of the coming demise of Chinatown bus lines in New York City is a tale of multiple failures in both government and the media and shows that both have a bias against entrepreneurs that kills new, start up ideas with unfair regulations, faux public advocacy, and dismal reporting.

Students may soon be paying more for their education. Interest rates on federally-subsidized Stafford Loans will jump in July if congress does not take action soon.

It's always the "low-level" peon's fault, isn't it? When Democrats get caught red-handed abusing government powers and bullying their political enemies small and large, nobody at the top knows nuttin'. The buck stops ... in the janitor's closet or something.

The Army Corps of Engineers will include Nassau County's bayfront communities in a comprehensive storm protection study, Sen.

Cory Vaughn smacked a grand slam home run to give the B-Mets the lead and help them complete a three-game sweep of the Akron Aeros at NYSEG Stadium The Binghamton Mets will try to sweep the a three-game series with the Akron Aeros on Wednesday night at NYSEG Stadium.

With no sign of an end to three mushrooming scandals, the White House acknowledged the rising political dangers on Wednesday by launching a concerted effort at damage control.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., says the public deserves answers about the lack of oversight of accused murderer David Renz of Cicero.

New York's senators want the State Department to intervene "at a very high level" to insure the success of coordination between Canada and the U.S. over spectrum issues related to the upcoming spectrum incentive auctions.

The White House backed legislation to strengthen journalists' rights to protect sources on Wednesday, amid a growing firestorm over the government's seizure of reporters' phone logs.

The White House asked Wednesday that a federal shield law be reintroduced in the Senate, a move that could affect the way the Justice Department conducts investigations into leaks of secret government information.

A coalition of journalists who represent the congressional press corps expressed 'deep concern' over over the Justice Department obtaining phone records from a press gallery phone line in the U.S. Capitol.

The White House on Wednesday sought to revive legislation that would give journalists legal protection when guarding their sources, a move that comes days after the Obama administration revealed it had seized records from the Associated Press news agency in a leak probe.

The Senate Judiciary Committee finished working its way through amendments on the section of the Gang of Eight's immigration bill that covers visas for foreign high-skilled workers on Tuesday afternoon.

After years of wishful thinking, a one-mile stretch of the Robert Moses Parkway leading directly to Niagara Falls may get a makeover that makes it more tourist and pedestrian-friendly. The Western New York Regional Economic Council has agreed to allocate $10 million from the "Buffalo Billion" to help finance the $15 million project.