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2 hrs ago | Times Union

State bond rating in peril

Gov. David Paterson renewed his warning Friday that a failure to achieve real, recurring savings in the deficit-reduction package currently being hammered out by state leaders could have a pernicious effect on New York's bond rating.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

CBS 6 Albany

Schodack man arrested for attacking Albany police officer

A Schodack man was arrested on assault charges Tuesday morning after allegedly attacking police officers, causing one to fall through a metal railing.

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Empire State News

Former investment company owner pleads guilty to laundering proceeds of mortgage fraud

Kevin O'Connell, 35, of Albany, pled guilty in United States District Court in Albany to a one-count information charging him with the felony offense of laundering of monetary instruments in connection with his role in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded financial institutions and other mortgage lenders of over $5.3 million in loans.

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CBS 6 Albany

Ex-Albany detective pleads guilty to child porn possession

A former Albany detective who was a key witness in the city's "ghost ticket" investigation earlier this year has pleaded guilty to federal charges of child pornography possession.

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City Hall News

Take Over Albany, Mr. Mayor

There is a power vacuum in Albany. Who better to fill it than Michael Bloomberg? Not to suggest that Bloomberg run for governor next year - that trial balloon has thankfully drifted far, far away since its first implausible appearance in the aftermath of his failed presidential bid last year.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

WNWO-TV Toledo

GOP advisers: Giuliani leans toward a Senate race

Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 5:24 p.m. Read more: National , Politics , Mayor Rudy Giuliani , Senate , Republican , Governor , 9/11 ALBANY, N.Y. a ' Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has not decided whether to run for governor but is becoming more interested in running for U.S. Senate, two Republican advisers said Thursday.

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13WHAM

State Unemployment Rate Rises to 9% but Falls in Rochester

Albany, N.Y. - New York's unemployment rate inched to 9% in October from 8.9 in September.

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KOB-TV

NY court: Married gay couples entitled to benefits

ALBANY, N.Y. - New York's top court on Thursday rejected a Christian legal group's challenge to some government benefits provided to same-sex couples legally married elsewhere and now living in New York.

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WHAM

New License Plates - Not a Great Idea

Albany/Rochester, N.Y. - The new license plate fee is now being blasted by lawmakers -- the very ones who voted for it back in April.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

BlabberMouth.net

METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage From Albany Available

Official Metallica.com footage from METALLICA 's November 12, 2009 concert at Times Union Center in Albany, New York a ' including clips of the pre-show meet-and-greet and tuning-room jam as well as the actual performance a ' can be viewed below.

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NBC New York

No Deal: Budget Talks Drag on in Albany

Talks on a deficit reduction plan in Albany failed this afternoon, leaving State Senators frustrated and stuck in the State Capitol.

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NBC 15 Online

Feds to crack down on phony flu products

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer speaks during a taping of 'Meet the Press' at the NBC studios September 14, 2008 in Washington, DC.

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Democrat & Chronicle

Take charge, N.Y.

What unmitigated gall! Though New York is on the brink of fiscal collapse, state lawmakers summoned to a special session in Albany seem to prefer playing a game of bluff with the governor and one another.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

CBS News

NY Man Attacked By Buck While Tossing Firewood

A northern New York man is recovering after being attacked by a 10-point buck while he was loading firewood.

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WHEC-TV Rochester

Small plane with two on board crashes in Adirondacks

Authorities say a small plane with two people on board has crashed in the Adirondacks and a rescue operation is under way to reach the remote crash site.

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The Huffington Post

Doug Hoffman "Unconcedes" In Upstate New York Congressional Race

A Conservative Party candidate has withdrawn his concession in a close special election for a U.S. House seat, and New York election officials are beginning to count paper ballots.

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Empire State News

Lawmakers to fight possible closing of four postal facilities in Albany, Scotia

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Paul Tonko called on the U.S. Postal Service to consider local impacts including pedestrian access and neighborhood benefits when evaluating a consolidation plan that affects post offices in Albany and Scotia.

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Union-Sun & Journal

STATE: Clerks' ire sways Albany on plate fees

The next New York state budget would force all drivers to replace their license plates this spring for a $25 fee, unless county officials from across the state win out in their opposition to the plan.

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Times Union

Cops: Missing Albany man found driving wrong way in Binghamton

State Police say a 94-year-old Albany man who drove several miles the wrong way on an upstate New York highway had been reported missing by his daughter a day earlier.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Post-Standard

Gov. David Paterson says deal on state deficit is doubtful

Assemblyman William Magnarelli , D-Syracuse, and Sen. David Valesky , D-Syracuse, look on Monday before Gov.

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