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Kirsten Gillibrand

Goodbye, Giuliani

Dan Collins | Posted 12.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Rick Lazio, Rudy Giuliani, Rudy Giuliani Senate, Giuliani Senate 2010, Rudy Giuliani Won't Run, Giuliani 9/11, Kirsten Gillibrand, Rudolph Giuliani, Rudy Giuliani Governor, New York, Giuliani Gop, Bernard Kerik, World Trade Center, New York News
Dan Collins

Rudy Giuliani is out. Out of the Senate race, and for all practical purposes out of politics. He has been with us for more than a quarter century. He had his moments. Too bad there weren't very many of them.

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Rudy Giuliani Not Running For Senate, Governor In New York

Posted 12.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Rick Lazio, Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani Senate 2010, Rudy Giuliani Senate, Rudy Giuliani Won't Run, Rudolph Giuliani, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York, Rudy Giuliani Governor, New York News

UPDATE: From AP: NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, viewed by many New York Republicans as a savior for the stru...

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Bruce A. Blakeman May Run Against Gillibrand

nytimes.com | RAYMOND HERNANDEZ | Posted 12.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Senate Races, Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Seat, Senate, Bruce Blakeman, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Senator, New York, New York News

Bruce A. Blakeman, the Republican candidate for New York State comptroller in 1998, said on Monday that he was exploring the possibility of a run agai...

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

New York Post | Maggie Haberman | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York Senate, Senate, New York, Mukasey, Michael Mukasey, Marc Mukasey, Attorney General Mukasey, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Gillibrand, Kirsten Gillibrand, Politics News

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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Scott Stringer Endorses Gillibrand

cityhallnews.com | Posted 12.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Stringer Endorses Gillibrand, Scott Stringer, Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Seat, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York News

Move Scott Stringer from would-have-been prospective primary challenger for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to strong supporter. On Monday, the Manhattan boro...

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Will Gay Troops Get to Join the Debate About Their Own Service to America?

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Palm Center, Robert Gates, Gays in the Military, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Congress, Alcee Hastings, Kirsten Gillibrand, Politics News
Nathaniel Frank

Without explicit protection, gay troops could be fired for sharing their views and experiences with senators and representatives, since current law calls for discharging anyone who says they are gay.

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Feld vs. Gillibrand?

David A. Singer | Posted 11.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Rudy Giuliani, Mayor Bloomberg, Rob Astorino, Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Seat, Liz Feld, New Yorkers, Kirsten Gillibrand, Suzi Oppenheimer, Westchester County, Barack Obama, New York, Andy Spano, New York News
David A. Singer

Liz Feld is apparently feeling her oats in considering a run against Kirsten Gillibrand for the U.S. Senate. Perhaps Feld believes that a win in Westchester can carry her to DC.

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Hamlet On The Hudson

Len Levitt | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Nypd, New York Senate Seat, Andrew Cuomo, Hillary Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, Bernard Kerik, Kirsten Gillibrand, Bill Bratton, Guy Molinari, New York News
Len Levitt

So Rudy Giuliani is apparently not running for governor and is dithering about whether to try for the Senate. We've lived through this melodrama before.

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

Albany Watch | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Polls, Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Seat, Giuliani Senate, US Senate, Giuliani, Kirsten Gillibrand, Gillibrand, New York, New York News

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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NYC Women Unite Against Stupak-Pitts Amendment

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Stupak Amendment, Health Care Reform, Bart Stupak, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York News
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

While the passage of The Affordable Health Care for America Act through the House was a milestone worth celebrating, the Stupak-Pitts amendment attached to it is truly dangerous to women and girls.

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Kirsten Gillibrand Denounces Rep. Stupak's Anti-Abortion Amendment

NY Daily News | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Health Care Reform, Bart Stupak, Stupak Amendment, Anti-Abortion Amendments, Health Care, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York News

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was just on the Senate floor denouncing Rep. Bart Stupak's anti-abortion health care amendment in language that came awfully c...

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Bill Thompson To Challenge Kirsten Gillibrand For Senate Seat?

nydailynews.com | Elizabeth Benjamin | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Democrats, New York Mayoral Election, Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Seat, Kirsten Gillibrand, Bill Thompson Senate, Bill Thompson, New York News

Bill Thompson is a man in demand. After his closer-than-expected loss to Mayor Bloomberg, Thompson's name is being floated as a potential candidate...

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"Informed Sources": What Really Happened When Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin Got Into Upstate New York Politics

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Al D'Amato, Congress, Rush Limbaugh, David Paterson, Senate Races, Democratic Party, New York, Caroline Kennedy, Moderate Republicans, Albany, Andrew Cuomo, Senate, Conservatives, Moderates, George Pataki, Elliot Spitzer, Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, Jfk, Kirsten Gillibrand, Republican Party, Ny Governor, Politics News
Reese Schonfeld

The latest tempest involved New York's 23rd Congressional district, where the Republican candidate was forced out of the race because of her positions on gay and abortion rights.

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Ground Beef Recall: Two Deaths Could Be Linked To E. Coli Contamination

AP | BEN DOBBIN | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Beef, Fairbank Farms, Food Politics, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Usda, Kirsten Gillibrand, E. Coli, Business News

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Contaminated fresh ground beef caused a possible E. coli outbreak that killed two people and sent 16 others to hospitals, fede...

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On Don't Ask Don't Tell, Army's Ready, So What's the Hold-up?

Jon Soltz | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Udall, John Mchugh, votevets.org, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Victor Fehrenbach, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Military, Barbara Boxer, Army, Steven Green, John Kerry, US Army, Votevets, Tim Walz, Obama Don't Ask Don't Tell, Kirsten Gillibrand, Patrick Murphy, Joe Sestak, Dadt, Politics News
Jon Soltz

Here's an idea: Let's just keep our best troops, no matter what their background or orientation. Momentum is picking up in Congress behind that notion, but we still need the President to make his move.

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New York For Gillibrand

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Lgbt, Politics, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York, Gay Marriage, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Dadt, Gay Rights, Senate Democrats, New York Politics, David Paterson, Same-Sex Marriage, New York News
Ryan J. Davis

It's time for New Yorkers to rally around their new senator, regardless of their feelings on lame-duck Paterson. Gillibrand seems ready to provide us with progressive leadership.

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Gillibrand: Cap And Trade Could Benefit New York

wsj.com | KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Cap and Trade, Unemployment, New York Cap and Trade, Wall Street, New York Economy, Kirsten Gillibrand, Senator Gillibrand, New York News

Over the past year, the economic crisis has devastated the financial services industry that fueled New York's boom years. The ripple effect from Wall ...

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Kirsten Gillibrand Weighed Down By Paterson Anchor

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Democrats, David Paterson New York Governor, Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Seat, 2010 Elections, David Paterson, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson keeps sinking in the public's opinion, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is stuck in the vortex: She has t...

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Schumer, Gillibrand To Endorse Thompson For Mayor

Schumer and Gillibrand Endorsing Thompson | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Gillibrand, Kirsten Gillibrand, Bill Thompson, New York City Mayor Race, New York Mayoral Race, New York News

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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Your Opinion Matters

Kate Kelly | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Insurance, Nita Lowey, Health Care Reform, Westchester/Putnam Access to Health Care Coalition, Social Change, Kirsten Gillibrand, Politics News
Kate Kelly

In a democracy, change does not come quickly but when it happens it's because citizens persist in voicing their desires. Those of us who are in favor of health care reform need to speak up.

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Why Is Obama Trying to Crush Primaries That Would Help Him Overcome His Legislative Obstacles?

David Sirota | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Michael Bennet, Kirsten Gillibrand, Joe Sestak, Oregon, Ned Lamont, Barack Obama, Politics News
David Sirota

The most significant news about Obama's democracy-crushing efforts in Pennsylvania, Colorado and New York is not what it says about his integrity, but what it says about his political priorities.

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Congress' Tech-Oriented Growth Spurt

Ellen Miller | Posted 11.23.2009 | Technology

Read More: Transparency, John Culberson Twitter, Sunlight Foundation, Jon-Tester, Congress Twitter, Claire McCaskill, Max Baucus Health Care, Kirsten Gillibrand, Technology News
Ellen Miller

Three years ago, those using the Web for transparency likely registered around zero. But in the intervening years, Congress has adapted to the Internet at incredible speed.

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Leaders Absent at Health Care Demonstration in Midtown

Glyn Vincent | Posted 11.22.2009 | New York

Read More: President Obama, MoveOn.Org, Cleon Skousen, Glenn Beck, Kirsten Gillibrand, Salon, Charles Schumer, Philip Weiss, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, New York News
Glyn Vincent

Somehow not a single Democratic politician, official or one of their minions in the entire state of New York was available to make an appearance.

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Rudy Giuliani Shouldn't Run Say Nearly Half Of New Yorkers In New Poll

Politicker NY | Jimmy Vielkind | Posted 11.22.2009 | New York

Read More: New-York-Gubernatorial-Race, Rudy Giuliani Senator, Rudy Giuliani Governor, Rudy Giuliani, David Paterson, New York Senate Race, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York News

ALBANY--A new poll gives a less-than-ringing endorsement of Rudy Giuliani's hopes for a statewide race, showing that nearly half of voters surveyed do...

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Hassan Nemazee, Democratic Fundraiser, Indicted For $292 Million Ponzi Scheme

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 11.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Christine Quinn, Bill Clinton, Hassan Nemazee, Citibank, Thomas DiNapoli, New York Democrats, Clinton Foundation, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Rep. Scott Murphy, Kirsten Gillibrand, New York, Charles Schumer, New York News, New York News

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors have charged a wealthy fundraiser for Hillary Rodham Clinton and other top Democrats in an alleged $292 million P...

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