Kristen Gillibrand

Embarrassing Blog Posts Under The Name Of Senate Hopeful Discovered

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.23.2012 | Politics

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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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NY Tech Meetup Protesting SOPA Outside Senators' Offices

The Huffington Post | Inae Oh & Christopher Mathias | Posted 01.18.2012 | New York

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NY Tech Meetup, a community comprised of more than 19,000 technology enthusiasts, held a large rally Wednesday afternoon to protest the anti-piracy le...

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WATCH: Arrests During Occupy Protest At Grand Central

Posted 01.04.2012 | New York

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About 100 Occupy Wall Street demonstrators gathered in the main concourse at Grand Central Tuesday night to protest the National Defense Authorization...

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Isn't That Already Illegal? Congressional Insider Trading

Lisa Gilbert | Posted 01.30.2012 | Politics

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The fact that a little-known loophole permits members of Congress and their staffs to buy and sell stocks using insider information they might obtain through their official work rightly strikes most citizens as outrageous.

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Thanksgiving 2011: How Obama, Giffords, Bachmann & Others Are Spending The Holiday

The Huffington Post | Mollie Reilly | Posted 11.23.2011 | Politics

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This Thanksgiving, many politicians will head home to spend time with loved ones in the midst of a tense political climate. Earlier this week, mem...

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ANOTHER New York Bus Crash

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.18.2011 | New York

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RAMAPO, N.Y. — Six people have been hospitalized following an early morning accident between a tour bus and a tractor-trailer in a suburb north of N...

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Questions, Questions: Discuss Amongst Yourselves

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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If tainted eggs can spread salmonella, can tainted salmon spread eggstacy?

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Did BP Seek Lockerbie Bomber's Release? U.S. Senators Seek Probe Of Al-Megrahi Emancipation

AP | By MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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WASHINGTON (AP)-- The four senators from New Jersey and New York are asking the State Department to investigate whether oil giant BP played a role in ...

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Eliot Spitzer Won't Rule Out Return To Politics: 'I've Never Said I Would Never Consider Running For Office Again'

Fortune | Peter Elkind | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

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Spitzer writes a twice-monthly column for Slate, excoriating Democrats and Republicans alike, and teaches a class at City College. He says he is "lovi...

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Joseph DioGuardi, Dad To 'American Idol' Judge Kara DioGuardi, To Run For Senate

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- The father of "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi (KEHR'-uh dee-oh-GWAHR'-dee), former Republican congressman Joe DioGuardi, is set t...

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Rachel Ray Goes To Capitol Hill To Lobby For Good Food

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 05.25.2011 | Food

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WASHINGTON — Celebrity chef Rachael Ray says she has a big mouth. And she used it Tuesday to ask lawmakers for more money to improve school lunc...

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A Shot in the Dark: Harold Ford's Non-bid for the New York State Senate Seat

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

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Recently Harold Ford conducted his own poll to test his electability and weaknesses with New Yorkers. Would his deep ties to Wall Street turn off thos...

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Could Chuck Schumer Give New York Its Own Scott Brown?

Keli Goff | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

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With an approval rating of 31% among New York Democrats, I wouldn't call Gillibrand's election a sure thing, and as we learned in Massachusetts, sending a weak candidate into an election, even in a blue state, is not a recipe for success.

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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 | New York

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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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Toxic Fishing Lacked Information, Sens. Schumer, Gillibrand Weigh In

New York Daily News | Erin Durkin | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

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New York's senators on Monday blasted the lack of health warnings that have left many New Yorkers unknowingly eating dangerously contaminated fish. A...

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Peaceful Revolution: Affordable Autism Treatment for Children

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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Despite autism's far reach, insurance companies still don't provide comprehensive coverage for effective treatments, and parents are paying the price.

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Let The People Choose Their Senators

David O. Stewart | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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Special elections are a lot of trouble and expense: Democracy is a lot of trouble and expense. Despotism is simple. In the eighteenth century, it was difficult to manage elections. Not today.

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Gillibrand Off To Rocky Start, Headed For Fight To Keep Seat

USA Today | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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Newly minted New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is off to a rough start, politically. The junior senator -- who was elevated from the House when Hillary...

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Jim Tedisco, New York Congressional Candidate, Won't Take Stimulus Stand

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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The race to fill newly appointed Sen. Kristen Gillibrand's open seat in the House of Representatives has become, in many ways, a reflection of the reg...

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Gillibrand "Frightened" By Growing Opposition, Worried She'll Be Defeated Next Year

New York Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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US SEN. Kirsten Gilli brand is nervously telling friends that Gov. Paterson's sharp drop in popularity may lead to her defeat in next year's all-but-c...

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Gillibrand May Change Position On Immigration

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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NEW YORK (AP) -- New York's new senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, who has drawn fire from Hispanics over her views on immigration and gun control, says she...

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New York Reps Aren't Sold On Gillibrand, May Back McCarthy

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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New York lawmakers are so far unwilling to throw their support behind newly crowned Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D), and several say they could support a ...

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Paterson's Approval Rating Drops Down To 44 Percent: CNN

CNN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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The perceived chaos surrounding the appointment to fill Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Senate seat has taken a toll on New York's governor, acco...

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Republicans Like Gillibrand More Than Democrats: Poll

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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A new poll suggests Republicans in New York are happier than Democrats with the selection of Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) as the state's next senator -...

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Schumer Behind Gillibrand Choice, Insiders Say

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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NEW YORK — Senator-designate Kirsten Gillibrand pledged Sunday to combat gun violence while protecting hunters' rights, saying "there's enormous...

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