Dems consider Giffords as a candidate for Kyl’s seat
The race for Arizona’s open Senate seat has quickly focused on one question: What will Gabrielle Giffords do? Giffords’s astonishingly rapid recovery has left Democrats in Arizona and Washington...
View ArticlePresident Obama lets states opt out of reform provisions
President Obama on Monday offered to let states opt out of his big health-care reform overhaul and design their own health systems, as long as they meet the overall goals of the national plan....
View ArticleFormer Speaker Newt Gingrich flip flops on presidential exploratory committee
Newt Gingrich’s political organization issued a statement late Tuesday night that the former House Speaker will not announce a presidential exploratory committee on Thursday, after Gingrich advisers...
View ArticleObama signs stopgap measure to stop government shutdown
The Army intelligence analyst accused of leaking thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks was hit Wednesday with an additional 22 charges, including aiding the enemy, which is equivalent to...
View ArticleDemocratic senators decide not to run for 2012 reelection
The high crime rate in Ciudad Juarez has spurred many Mexican businessmen to transfer their business operations to El Paso, where there are already 100 new companies that have opened their doors in...
View ArticleWhite House seeks to reassure American Muslims
President Barack Obama’s chief of staff says the administration is looking at the nation’s oil reserves as it considers options for dealing with the spike in gas prices. AP>>> A top Senate...
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Video: Robyn Ringler remembers the Reagan assassination attempt
Robyn Ringler, a resident of Ballston Lake, describes the events of three decades ago when she, as a young nurse at George Washington University Hospital, helped to save the life of President Ronald...
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Gibson among top 10 House freshmen staff salary spenders (updated)
More than a dozen House freshmen — including one Albany-area congressman — spent more than $200,000 on staff salaries during the first three months of 2011. Rep. Chris Gibson, a first-term Republican...
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Albany High alumnus wins U.S. government’s prestigious Flemming Award (updated)
Erich Strassner (BEA photo) Albany High School graduate Erich Strassner won one of 13 prestigious 2011 Arthur S. Flemming Awards, which honors outstanding men and women who work in the federal...
View ArticleReps. Gibson, Owens support measure that would expand broadband in Upstate NY
Reps. Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook, and Bill Owens, D-Plattsburgh, today succeeded in adding a provision to an agriculture funding bill to support a broadband grant program that would benefit Upstate New...
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Obama promotes nationwide wireless plans
Times Union/ Phil Kamrass President Barack Obama promoted plans Thursday to bring high-speed wireless to nearly all American households, pushing the importance of investing in wireless technology as a...
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