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Bill Would Put Women On Front Lines In Battle

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.17.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military opened more jobs to women this week that are closer to combat, but a new bill being introduced in the Senate would all...

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Congress Taking Action On Questionable Practice

Posted 01.30.2012

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By LARRY MARGASAK, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Aware that most Americans would like to dump them all, members of Congress hope to regain so...

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Embarrassing Blog Posts Under The Name Of Senate Hopeful Discovered

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.23.2012

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Social media offers political candidates new ways to connect with voters, but for some, it can prove to be an embarrassing window into a past life. ...

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Schumer, Gillibrand To Propose Sanctions Against Syria

AP | By MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 01.22.2012

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- The United States would hit Syria with sanctions against trade as long as it continues a violent crackdown on protesters under sanctio...

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Protests Planned To Counter Piracy Bill, Online And In Person

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 01.19.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Google will join thousands of tech activists, entrepreneurs and corporations on Wednesday in protesting the proposed Stop Online Piracy ...

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Gillibrand: "Your Allegations Are Entirely Absurd And Really Quite Ludicrous"

AP | MICHAEL HILL | Posted 05.25.2011

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TROY, N.Y. — Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Republican rival Joe DioGuardi argued about health care, gays in military and their records ...

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Elected Officials Launch Group To Combat Partisanship

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Elected officials and activists from around the country gathered Monday to bemoan the excesses of political partisanship and seek way...

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Gillibrand Makes Emotional Plea For Zadroga Bill

newsday.com | Originally Published: December 6, 2010 10:03 PM | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) choked up on the Senate floor Monday as she made an impassioned plea for passing the Zadroga 9/11 health...

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Carl Paladino Calls Female Senator 'Schumer's Little Girl'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carl Paladino stood before a crowd at a Long Island rally Thursday and spouted off in a manner that has come to define the Tea Party-backed Republican...

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Sen. Gillibrand Pledges to Ask President to Give National Address on LGBT Rights

Jeffrey Campagna | Posted 05.25.2011

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This country is at a crisis point that demands the president address the nation and confront the issues. From what has happened in the last month, you might think we were back in 1978.

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Harry Reid Praises Kirsten Gillibrand's Looks: 'The Hottest Member' Of The Senate

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid gave some awkwardly timed and very forward admiration to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) at a New York City fundrai...

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Kirsten Gillibrand: Last Woman Standing

Dan Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

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She's the Rodney Dangerfield of New York politics. More than a year after she was named to replace Hillary Clinton, New York's junior senator is still getting no respect. Nevertheless, Gillibrand looks like a winner.

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Al Sharpton: Kirsten Gillibrand Must Have 'Mystical Powers'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Luck or magic? The Rev. Al Sharpton recently said that New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) must have one or the other on her side as a handful o...

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Is New York In A State Of Disrepair?

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The Empire State has a lot to recommend it – Broadway shows, Niagara Falls, and baseball's World Series champions, the New York...

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Harodl Ford Not Running For Senate: NY Post

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Former Tennessee congressman Harold Ford Jr. said Monday he won't challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in this fall's Democratic primary...

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Chuck Schumer And Kirsten Gillibrand Join Renewed Push For Public Option

nydailynews.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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New York's senators are backing a push to haul the public option out of the morgue and put it back on the table for health care reform. Sen. Chuck ...

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Friday Talking Points [112] -- Public Option's Last Stand

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Before we begin here, I'd like to humbly propose a new law. No American television station should be allowed to have an exclusive contract for any Ol...

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Kirsten Gillibrand's Opponent Criticizes Her Plans To Attend Forum With Van Jones

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is drawing political fire for her plan to attend a panel discussion with former Obama administration official Van Jon...

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Gillibrand Wins Key Backing From New York County Democratic Party

nydailynews.com | By David Saltonstall | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand boxed out Harold Ford on his own turf Thursday night, reeling in the coveted endorsement of the New York County Democratic Par...

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Harold Ford Slips Up, Says He's Running For Senate

nytimes.com | MICHAEL BARBARO | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mr. Ford, 39, arrived at the State Line Diner in Tappan, N.Y., at 10:30 a.m., wearing a pinstripe charcoal suit, and introduced himself to everyone in...

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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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Marc Mukasey, Son Of Michael Mukasey, May Run For NY Senate

New York Post | Maggie Haberman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marc Mukasey, the son of Bush administration Attorney General Michael Mukasey, is mulling mounting a challenge to Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...

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Giuliani Could Beat Gillibrand For U.S. Senate: Poll

Albany Watch | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new Marist College poll that coincides with news today that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has decided not to run for governor found that ...

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Harold Ford Weighs Challenge To New York Dem Gillibrand

NY Times | MICHAEL BARBARO | Posted 05.25.2011

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Encouraged by a group of influential New York Democrats, Harold Ford Jr., the former congressman from Tennessee, is weighing a bid to unseat Senator K...

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Kirsten Gillibrand Backs Legislation To Protect Senior Citizen's Money From Fraud

New York Daily News | Bill Egbert | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fraudsters steal more than $21 million every year from Brooklyn seniors alone, according to government statistics, and more than $70 million from seni...

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