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FRAC Act Gains House Supporters

Smart discussion of the latest science and news on toxins in your food, water, and air, and what government agencies should be doing to protect public health.

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Related Topix: York, PA, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Frank Pallone, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Edolphus Towns, Jose Serrano

Fri Dec 04, 2009

Politico

Same war with a 'more elegant exit strategy'

New York Rep. Gary Ackerman cut to the chase on Democratic fears over Afghanistan, saying Wednesday he worried the surge was the same war only with a "more elegant exit strategy." "It seems a bunch of years ago I participated in a clunkers for cash program.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Terrorism

Wed Dec 02, 2009

Raw Story

US lawmakers train fire on Obama Afghan plan

US President Barack Obama's most senior diplomatic and military aides worked Wednesday to shelter his new Afghan "surge" strategy from skeptical lawmakers' bruising questions and criticisms.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Politico

Running scared in the burbs

Democrat generally thought to hold a safe Democratic seat emails supporters: This past Election Day brought a number of troubling omens for 2010 right here in Queens and Nassau: Republicans came away with both Queens City Council seats in my District Democrats lost control of the Nassau County Legislature The seemingly invincible Democratic Nassau ...

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, George Bush

Tue Dec 01, 2009

Lost in the Ozone

Rep. Weiner and 27 Members of Congress Call on Agriculture Secretary...

Monday, November 30, 2009 Rep. Weiner and 27 Members of Congress Call on Agriculture Secretary to End Fingerprinting for Food Stamps Applicants... Practice is Unnecessary, Discourages Program Participation and Wastes Money Following reports that more New Yorkers went hungry in 2008 than the year before, Representative Anthony Weiner , a member of ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Anthony Weiner, Democrat, Agriculture, Science, Joseph Crowley, Jerrold Nadler

Sun Nov 29, 2009

New York Times

Still Outnumbered, but Council Republicans Count on More Clout

One minute, Councilman Lewis A. Fidler, a Brooklyn Democrat, drops by. The next, two other Democrats from Brooklyn, Simcha Felder and Domenic M. Recchia Jr., show up.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Queens, NY

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Freerepublic.com

State Dinner-Full Guest List [Includes Katie Couric, Brain Williams, Sanjay Gupta, Deepak Chopra]

From NBC's Mark Murray The White House -- finally! -- has released its guest list for tonight's state dinner.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Bobby Jindal, Republican, New York, NY, Christopher Dodd

Tue Nov 24, 2009

News9 Oklahoma City

List of White House state dinner guests

The list of expected guests for President Barack Obama's first White House state dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, as provided by the White House.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, World News, India, Asia, Manmohan Singh, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Pakistan Christian Post

Religious Freedom Not a US Priority toward Allies Egypt and Saudi Arabia

Washington DC: November 23, 2009. A hearing was recently held on Religious Freedom in the Middle East which exposed the failure of the State Department and President Obama to address Human Rights abuses in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Tue Nov 10, 2009

NY Daily News

Dems absent in Council race: Kim loses bitter battle

It wasA two days before the election, and Queens Democrats had gathered around their 19th District City Council candidate Kevin Kim for a rally at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center.

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Related Topix: Queens, NY, New York, NY, US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Box Turtle Bulletin

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Maine's Clear Choice . November 2nd, 2009 U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen , Tammy Baldwin Gary Ackerman and Howard Berman wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Act which has been introduced in the Uganda Parliament.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tammy Baldwin, Democrat, Hillary Clinton, US Senate, Howard Berman, World News, Uganda, Africa

Wed Nov 04, 2009

The New York Times

Republicans Win 2 Council Races in Queens

Daniel J. Halloran III, left, and Peter A. Koo defeated Democratic opponents in City Council races in Queens.

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Related Topix: US News, Queens, NY, New York, NY, Asian-American, Flushing, NY, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, University of New Mexico

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Foreign Policy

Congress responds to the Goldstone report

The House is preparing to vote on a resolution condemning the U.N.'s Goldstone Report, but not before making changes to the text to respond to the complaints of Goldstone himself.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Howard Berman, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Gotham Gazette

Bayside Race Features Race, Religion -- and Some Issues

Democrat Kevin Kim, left, and Republican/Independent Dan Holloran, right, are competing for Tony Avella's vacated council seat Unlike most districts in this city, district 19 has no clear party allegiance.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Room 8

New York Politics

21 to press Congress for comprehensive immigration reform . Two buses made the one-day trek from the 11th congressional district in Brooklyn and were hosted by Rep.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Representative Yvette Clarke, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Joseph Crowley, Democrat, Charles Schumer, US Senate, Gregory Meeks

Fri Oct 30, 2009

New York City's Hometown Newspaper - ...

Council battle heats up: Halloran, Kim trade barbs, get ex-gov nods

Dan Halloran, running for city council spoke at a Republican Party Rally in Flushing, Queens.

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Related Topix: US News, Queens, NY, New York, NY, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Voice of America

US: Support for Iran Reformist, Democracy Groups Unchanged

A senior State Department official has told Congress that the United States is not lessening its support for reformers in Iran and U.S.-based organizations supporting them.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Bob Inglis, Democrat

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Moonbattery

Moonbat Tech: Eco-Lawnmower

For all the $billions flushed down the rat hole of "green" technology, in the end we're going to end up with advances like this : In New York, Congressman Gary Ackerman has enlisted about two dozen goats in Kings Point Park on Long Island's Gold Coast.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Queens Tribune

Hearts Open At QCC Holocaust Center

Over two hours of speeches by 20 speakers - about half of them local politicians - beset the opening of the Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center at Queensborough Community College on Sunday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, New York

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Queens Crap

Reader asks for ethics probe of Ackerman

Crapster- After feeling very angry at the September 17th Queens Tribune article and subsequent insults aimed at Republican City Council candidate Dan Halloran, I decided that I could not sit idly by and allow this insult to journalism and democracy continue without making a statement.

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Related Topix: Journalism, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

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