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Congressman Brian Higgins joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives in approving S.1211, a bill naming the U.S. Post Office at 60 School Street in Orchard Park, New York for Jack Kemp.

A wildly unpredictable race for a House seat in Upstate New York gave conservatives across the country a reason to cheer - and look forward to the 2010 midterm election - even before polls closed Tuesday.

A Democratic senator is calling on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for economic stimulus money for a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project.

Tax relief for thousands of small, indirect investors in Bernard Madoff's swindle and other fraudulent schemes appears close to Senate adoption as part of a broader bill to extend unemployment benefits.

Governor David A. Paterson today announced that New York will receive $3 million in federal funding to help protect State and local government networks from cyber security attacks and incidents.

Dierdre "Dede" Scozzafava, Republican, who bowed out of New York's 23rd District congressional race, on Saturday, has thrown her support to Democrat Bill Owens .

Bernard Madoff's longtime auditor pleaded guilty to securities fraud charges Tuesday, saying he failed to do his job to verify the disgraced money manager's financial records but did not know Madoff was running history's biggest Ponzi scheme.

Fearful that the party had almost no chance of winning the Nov. 3 New York special election after Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava abruptly announced Saturday that she was dropping out, high-ranking national Democrats immediately began working to secure her endorsement of Democrat Bill Owens , POLITICO has learned.

New York, NY, November 2, 2009 ... In recognition of their efforts to bring a notorious terrorist to justice, the Anti-Defamation League honored the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

"As Maine goes, so goes the nation" is a political clichA© long since out of use.

Republican Dede Scozzafava glances down as Democrat Bill Owens shakes hands with Doug Hoffman of the Conservative Party prior to a debate at News Channel 9 in Syracuse last week.

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.

In a Republican Party struggling to find its identity, the surprise withdrawal of the chosen GOP candidate for a New York congressional race amid a rising conservative upstart renews a lingering national debate: Are moderates welcome in today's Grand Old Party? The question became even more relevant Sunday when the ex-candidate, state Assemblywoman ...

Sen. John Cornyn and Sen. Charles Schumer on 'Meet The Press' on Sunday. Democrats are closing in on Senate passage of sweeping health care reform that contains some form of a public option, Sen.

OWEGO -- When it comes to funding the canceled presidential helicopter program, it's not over until it's over.

A vital player in the battle over healthcare reform raised the most campaign contributions for Senate Democrats so far this fall, according to Federal Election Commission records.

The Senate leadership's decision to include the "public option" in its health care reform legislation seemed at first almost miraculous, especially to anyone who believed the hundreds of obituaries recited in the media over the past several months.

Senate supporters of a bill protecting a reporter's right to protect confidential sources in federal court said Friday they've reached a compromise with the Obama administration and media groups that gives the government authority to override those rights in certain national security cases.

A look at key issues in the health care debate: THE ISSUE: Are there compromises being considered when it comes to letting the government sell insurance in competition with private industry? THE POLITICS: The so-called public plan - a new government insurance plan like Medicare for the elderly, except targeted at people who can't get affordable ...

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Also Included In: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Article Date: 30 Oct 2009 Though the question of whether Democratic leaders would include a public option in the Senate's health reform bill has held the spotlight, a variety of other big issues also remain unresolved, The Hill reports.