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  1. Dem wins Jackson's Chicago-area seatRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 9, 2013 | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

    Democratic nominee Robin Kelly won a special election Tuesday to fill the congressional seat left vacant by disgraced former Rep.

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  2. Bloomberg's gun control group creates scorecardRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 9, 2013 | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

    Mark Glaze, director of the mayors group, which is co-chaired by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and includes more than 900 mayors, confirmed they're launching the grading system.

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  3. Judge: No prescription for morning-after pillRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 5, 2013 | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

    A federal judge in Brooklyn, N.Y., has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make the morning-after birth control pill available to people of any age without a prescription.

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  4. New York McDonald's, Domino's Pizza workers strikeRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 4, 2013 | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

    Noel Scott has been delivering Domino's Pizza in New York City for three years. He makes $5.45 an hour plus tips and has to work two other jobs to pay the bills.

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  5. New York KFC, McDonald's workers strikeRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 4, 2013 | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

    Naquasia LeGrand, who gets paid $7.70 an hour at a KFC in Brooklyn, N.Y., recently got her full-time hours cut by more than a third.

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  6. New York KFC, McDonald's workers to strikeRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 4, 2013 | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

    Naquasia LeGrand, who gets paid $7.70 an hour at a KFC in Brooklyn, N.Y., recently got her full-time hours cut by more than a third.

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  7. 6 NY officials accused in mayor's race plotRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 2, 2013 | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

    A New York state senator and a New York City councilman were among six people arrested Tuesday morning on charges that they schemed to fix the city's 2013 mayoral election through fraud, bribery and extortion, according to federal prosecutors.

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  8. 9/11 relatives seek to stop sifting of debrisRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 30, 2013 | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

    Relatives of firefighters and others killed in the 9/11 attacks are urging New York state officials to step in and postpone the medical examiner's plans to sift through untouched debris for human remains.

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  9. Judge rules 9/11 museum can include WTC crossRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 29, 2013 | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

    A New York judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a group of atheists, ruling that a pair of World Trade Center beams in the shape of a cross can be included in a memorial museum of the 9/11 terror attacks. 2 comments

  10. New York appeals soda-cup decisionRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 29, 2013 | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

    As Mayor Michael Bloomberg vowed would happen, the New York City Law Department has filed an appeal after a New York judge scrapped the city's controversial ban on big containers of soda.

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  11. Gun bill filibuster in the offingRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 26, 2013 | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

    A trio of Republican senators say they will block any gun control legislation that they consider a threat to Second Amendment rights. 5 comments

  12. Bloomberg hasn't given up on assault weapons banRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 24, 2013 | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

    A national ban on assault weapons may have met all-but-certain death in the Senate this week, but one of the measure's proponents - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg - said Sunday his fight wasn't over.

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  13. Bloomberg's gun violence group launches $12 million major ad buyRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 23, 2013 | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

    New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's anti-gun violence group will launch a $12 million ad buy next week, the group's largest buy yet in the effort to influence the debate over gun-control measures. 86 comments

  14. The wedding is off! Who gets engagement ring?Read the original story w/Photo

    Mar 22, 2013 | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

    While breaking off an engagement may help a couple dodge a messy divorce, it doesn't always keep them out of the courtroom.

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  15. Mississippi passes 'Anti-Bloomberg' billRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 21, 2013 | wptz.com

    Gov. Phil Bryant signed a law preventing counties, districts and towns from enacting rules that limit portion sizes.

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  16. Bloomberg pushes retailers to hide cigarettesRead the original story

    Mar 19, 2013 | wptz.com

    He's gone after trans fat and soda. Now New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is pushing retailers to hide cigarettes and other tobacco products.

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  17. Bill would require NYC stores to hide tobaccoRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 18, 2013 | wptz.com

    One week after a New York judge invalidated the city's ban on sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is back with another public health initiative, this one requiring retailers to keep tobacco products out of sight.

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  18. Sip of a Big Gulp energizes Palin pep talkRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 16, 2013 | wptz.com

    Sarah Palin, igniting a crowd of conservatives, says it's time to stop "preaching to the choir" and instead evangelize a grass-roots, anti-Washington message to all Americans, even those who disagree with the right.

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  19. Miss. governor reviews 'Anti-Bloomberg' billRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 12, 2013 | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

    The same day a judge blocked a ban on the sale of large, sugary drinks in New York City, senators in Mississippi approved, by a 50-1 vote, a bill that would prevent similar efforts in their state.

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  20. Judge overturns NYC soda banRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 11, 2013 | WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

    A state judge in New York on Monday invalidated the city's upcoming ban on sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces in certain venues.

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