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The four are from the two largest Congressional Delegations . All four have been claiming residences near DC as their primary residence for tax purposes, despite the requirement that they be residents of their Congressional Districts.

NEW YORK, NY December 25, 2009 a 'Now that both houses of congress have successfully passed their own health care legislation, lawmakers must prepare for one more battle to merge the House and Senate bills.

The details of the health care bill continue to emerge, and the negotiations over reconciling the Senate and House bills has begun.

NY pols fear the proposed health care plan would blow a $1 billion hole in the state's budget.

A Scientific American article examines recent efforts to tackle neglected tropical diseases .

In less than two weeks, Orangetown Supervisor Thom Kleiner's era of governing the community of 48,000 people will become history.

The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Friday deploring the defamation of religions and expressing concern that Islam is frequently and wrongly associated with terrorism and human rights violations.

The state Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would clear the way for California to compete in a $4.3 billion school funding competition from the Obama administration, but the state's chances of securing a slice of the money remained in limbo.

This summer, telling someone to take a hike won't be such a bad thing. Friends of Van Cortlandt Park will receive $180,000 to repair hiking trails as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec.

British authorities revealed today they have lost track of the Lockerbie bomber in a major embarrassment to ministers in both London and Scotland.

The bill now goes to the Senate, where supporters say it has a good chance to pass, given its bipartisan support in the House.

President Barack Obama's plan to tell an international conference on climate change that the U.S. will aid efforts to control global warming comes as prospects dim for turning that commitment into law, members of New York's congressional delegation say.

As the war on drugs moves closer to home and a new administration presents new ideas, policymakers in Washington are taking notice of 30 years' worth of ineffectual drug policy and beginning to think about different ways of addressing the northward flow of narcotics.

Articles 01:43 12/10/2009 How could Israel gain from Wolfowitz's championing of North Korean refugees? By Maidhc O Cathail Paul Wolfowitz, the chief architect of the Iraq War, now wants the United States to help refugees.

In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2009 House Meets At... 9:00 a.m.: Morning Hour 10:00 a.m.: Legislative Business First Vote Predicted... 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Last Vote Predicted... 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. "One Minutes" Motion to Go to Conference on H.R. 3288 - Department of ...

Reporting from Mexico City - A small fraction of U.S. aid for Mexico's drug war under the so-called Merida Initiative has been delivered because of red tape and the time needed to order helicopters and other equipment, a U.S. government report concluded Thursday.

Some Democrats in New York's congressional delegation are willing to give President Barack Obama the benefit of the doubt on the military escalation in Afghanistan he plans to announce Tuesday night.

Ever isolated by the United States and its European allies, Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is increasingly forging ties in Latin America, and not just with fervently anti-American leaders such as Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

Re the series of Tappan Zee Bridge/Interstate 287 Project open houses in Westchester and Rockland counties last week: The only thing missing from these traveling Tappan Zee mega-bridge road shows is a carnival barker standing outside.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has moved on to Bolivia and later today heads to Venezuela, as part of his whirlwind trip to Latin America this week.