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Feds Rub Top Cop Ray Kelly the Wrong Way on Underwear Bomb Plot

Dan Collins | Posted 05.17.2012

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Dan Collins

The FBI and the NYPD: Where's the love? The New York police commissioner is irked because federal officials failed to brief him on the latest version of al-Qaeda's underwear bomb plot.

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Officials Make Big Agreement On Cellphone Security

Posted 04.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Officials from the Federal Communications Commission and the wireless industry joined District of Columbia officials, New York City Poli...

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Amanda Terkel

Chuck Schumer: DOJ Should Investigate 'Stand Your Ground' Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.26.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wants the federal government to take a closer look at the "Stand Your Ground" laws that are at the center of...

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Michael McAuliff

Schumer: GOP Congress Has Lost The Art Of Obstruction

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 02.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans have lost their roadblock mojo, Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer said Thursday, suggesting GOP members may be try...

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'What We Deserve Is A Lump Of Coal'

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 12.13.2011

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During a recent Senate "Secret Santa" exchange, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) received a gift typically reserved for those with bad behavior: a lump of ...

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Republicans' Anti-Tax Juggernaut

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 09.02.2011

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WASHINGTON — Without a bipartisan agreement this summer to reduce the federal deficit and raise the debt limit, the economy could suffer a horre...

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Senators Target Internet Narcotics Trafficking Site Silk Road

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 08.05.2011

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(AP) ALBANY, N.Y. — Two U.S. senators said Sunday they will ask federal authorities to crack down on a secretive narcotics market operated on the In...

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GOP Hone Medicare Message Post NY-26 Shocker: Wax Nostalgic About Subsidies to Big Insurance?

Tom McMahon | Posted 07.26.2011

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Tom McMahon

Republicans are so desperate to distract Americans about their plan to end Medicare that they plan to pull the same trick play: purposely scare and mislead seniors into believing their Medicare benefits are getting cut under the new health care law.

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Schumer Calls For 'No-Ride' Lists On Amtrak

AOL Travel News | Posted 07.09.2011

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New York Senator Chuck Schumer has called for a "no-ride" list for Amtrak trains for fear of terrorist attacks on the nation's train system. The De...

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Michael McAuliff

Mitch McConnell: Chuck Schumer Is Extreme, Not Tea Party

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) may have been frosty to the Tea Party before, but he's offering the irate anti-tax crowd ...

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Bloomberg, Schumer Fight Over NYPD Boss

Posted 05.25.2011

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Mayor Bloomberg wants his police commissioner to stay right where he is. New York's senior Senator, Chuck Schumer, suggested that NYPD boss Ray Kelly...

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WATCH: Snooki Snubs Schumer

Posted 05.25.2011

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He may be New York's senior Senator, but Chuck Schumer can't capture Snooki's attention even for an instant. A video shows the "Jersey Shore" star si...

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Amanda Terkel

Repealing Health Care Reform Could Force 3 Million Seniors Repay The Gov't $250

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK -- Three million senior citizens could each have to repay the government $250 if health care reform is repealed, according to two Democratic ...

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Chuck Schumer Slams Chris Christie Over Tunnel Flub

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Chuck Schumer derided New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's decision to stop construction of a commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River. From ...

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The Unemployed and Congressional Pyromaniacs

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 05.25.2011

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Charles D. Ellison

This past week found politicians playing with matches. There is no other way to put it when the unemployment benefits of two million jobless American...

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Gun Violence Victims Deserve "Do Something" Congress

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Helmke

If there is one thing the new Congress and President Obama ought to agree on, it's that gun violence victims deserve their support, their leadership, and their determination.

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The Democrats' Failing Micro Politics

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amitai Etzioni

Jeffrey Toobin's thorough profile of Sen. Chuck Schumer in a recent issue of the New Yorker provides valuable insights into the micro politics that th...

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Chuck Schumer Asks Arizona Governor To Delay Immigration Law

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A prominent Senate Democrat asked Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to put off her state's controversial immigration law to give Congr...

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An Interview With Sen. Chuck Schumer

Baruch Shemtov | Posted 05.25.2011

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Retire Ari Fleischer! The Hypocrisy, Double Standards & Dishonesty Behind Helen Thomas's Retirement

Katie Halper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Katie Halper

More people seemed more upset over Helen Thomas's gaffe than they were over the killing of nine people on board a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.

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Now Onto Immigration

David Gray | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Gray

Now that the main legislative push on health care is completed, the oxygen should return to the legislative process on a host of other domestic issues. Prime among them is immigration.

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Schumer Quiet On Health Care Bill Problems For New York

nydailynews.com | By Michael Mcauliff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Bill, Chuck Schumer, New York Health Care, David Paterson, Michael Bloomberg, New York Economic Crisis, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Health Care, New York News

When the feds whack New York, you usually hear Chuck Schumer lead the outrage. But on health care, he's been practically mute about some mighty hits h...

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10 Worst Moments In New York Politics

Dan Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Bruno, New York Gay Marriage, Brooklyn Kidney Ring, Hiram Monserrate, Gov. David Paterson, State Senate Gay Marriage, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Pedro Espada, Charlie Rangel, Gay Marriage, Caroline Kennedy, New York News
Dan Collins

Joe Bruno, Pedro Espada, Hiram Monserrate and the Caroline Kennedy for Senate debacle are among those who made the bottom 10.

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Schumer, Gillibrand To Endorse Thompson For Mayor

Schumer and Gillibrand Endorsing Thompson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand will endorse fellow Bill Thompson for mayor at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Union Square, according to sources fam...

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Taxing Wall Street's Bonuses Should Focus On Clawbacks

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Raymond J. Learsy

Taxing or reducing this year's Wall Street bonuses is but an irritant for bankers if they can safely hold on to the hundred's of billions paid out over the past few years of fraudulent "banking".

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