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New York state stories: 29 news summaries

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 Dem Owens Takes NY-23 

Win follows GOP moderate, conservative split

Nov 4, 09 12:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Retired Air Force Capt. Bill Owens has pulled off a major upset for the Democratic Party and won the closely watched election in New York state's 23rd congressional district. Owens was ahead of Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman 49% to 45% with 92% of precincts reporting, according to AP . Moderate... More »

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special election • New York state • Doug Hoffman • Dede Scozzafava • 23rd District • Bill Owens • election day November 2009

NY-23 circus

 Limbaugh 
 'Handpicked' 
 Hoffman: Biden 

Limbaugh: VP should 'reacquaint himself' with Constitution

Nov 2, 09 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Joe Biden took aim at a variety of GOP and conservative opponents today at a rally for New York congressional candidate Bill Owens. The VP said Conservative candidate Douglas Hoffman was “handpicked” by Rush Limbaugh, adding that Hoffman is in line with conservatives like Sarah Palin who “will... More »

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Joe Biden • Rush Limbaugh • conservative • campaign rally • special election • Sarah Palin • New York state • congressional district • Doug Hoffman • Dede Scozzafava • Bill Owens • Election 09 • election day November 2009

 NY Declares 
 Swine Flu 
 Emergency 

Measure allows dentists, pharmacists to help vaccinate

Oct 30, 09 2:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A surge in swine flu cases in New York state prompted Gov. David Paterson to declare a state of emergency yesterday. The move expands the categories of health care professionals who can administer the H1N1 vaccine, once a lot of it is available, to include dentists, pharmacists, podiatrists. While the... More »

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New York • vaccine • state of emergency • David Paterson • New York state • swine flu • H1N1 virus

OPINION

 Hillary Run for NY Gov? 
 Uh, No, Scoff Lefty Pundits 

Lefty Internet moves to dismiss rumor floated by right-leaning site

Sep 10, 09 8:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pundits jumped today on a report that Hillary Clinton will leave the State Department to run for governor of New York, with Michael Crowley, in the New Republic, saying three Clinton sources dismissed the notion, and that anyone floating such things is “on crack.” That, evidently, would be... More »

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Hillary Clinton • secretary of State • Weekly Standard • New Republic • governor • Gawker • rumor • David Paterson • New York state • Obama administration • William Kristol

Interview

Soros: Time for Philanthropists to Step Up in Public Sphere

Gives $200 to every underprivileged NY kid

Aug 11, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - George Soros is giving $200 to each and every underprivileged kid in New York state, the billionaire announced today, for a total $35 million bill that will make the state eligible for another $140 million in stimulus money. Some have criticized it as a welfare-style handout, but Soros tells More »

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philanthropy • welfare • George Soros • economic stimulus package • New York state

(Newser) - New York lawmakers are considering a “Madoff” bill that would force convicts with deep pockets to pay the costs of their own imprisonment, Reuters reports. “Far too often, taxpayers are stuck with the bill for criminals who have extensive personal wealth waiting for them,” one assemblyman said... More »

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prison • Martha Stewart • jail • Leona Helmsley • New York state • Bernard Madoff

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani today got one step closer to maybe announcing a run for New York governor in 2010, the Daily News reports. The former NYC mayor and Republican presidential candidate explained his position to CNN. “I’m thinking about it,” he said. “I don’t know if... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Andrew Cuomo • campaign • governor • David Paterson • New York state • Election 2010

Stem-Cell Researchers Can Pay Women for Eggs: NY

State stands alone in controversial decision

Jun 25, 09 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Counter to prevailing policies and scientific guidelines, New York has become the first state to allow publicly funded embryonic stem-cell researchers to pay women for their eggs. It lifts a huge obstacle for research, proponents say, likening it to eggs donated for in-vitro fertilization. But the $10,000 could be... More »

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human embryos • health research • New York state • therapeutic cloning • egg donors • embryonic stem cells

Feuding Senate Has NY State Seeing Double

'Farcical' legislators make mayhem; gov blasts proceedings

Jun 24, 09 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York got two state senates for the price of one yesterday as lawmakers held side-by-side sessions, with each party passing its own bills, the New York Times reports. Dems got to the chamber first and locked out Republicans. When the GOP was finally allowed in, members were barred from... More »

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politically incorrect • circus • state senate • David Paterson • Albany • New York state • New York State Senate

(Newser) - Judges' decisions sometimes clarify things in the real world, but not so much in the New York state legislature. A state judge today dismissed a case from Democrats, who say that Republicans illegally took control of the state Senate last week, reports the Daily News. The judge told the two... More »

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politics • David Paterson • New York state • New York State Senate • Pedro Espada Jr. • Hiram Monserrate

(Newser) - Tiger Woods was the first golfer yesterday to play a practice round at Bethpage Black, the Long Island course which hosts this year’s US Open beginning Thursday, Newsday reports. “Obviously the golf course is phenomenal,” he said today. “It’s playing long this week. It’s... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • US Open • golf course • New York state • Bethpage Black • US Open Golf

Teary Spitzer on Comeback:
'My Obituary's Written' 

Disgraced ex-governor dismisses second act

Jun 12, 09 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Eliot Spitzer joined Vanity Fair writer John Heilpern for a hot dog in Central Park, New Yorkers swarmed with cameraphones and shouted "You're one of the best, governor!" With his Wall Street antagonists on the ropes and his successor, David Paterson, polling at record lows, New... More »

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New York • Eliot Spitzer • governor • call girl ring • New York state • disgrace • prostitution scandal

OPINION

Spitzer: I Love New York  Senate Mayhem


Jun 11, 09 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madness has descended on Albany, NY. When two Democrats switched sides at the last minute, the Democrats literally locked the Republicans out of the state senate, followed by name calling, court action, and threats to hold a session in an empty field. And that’s actually an improvement, writes Eliot... More »

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New York • corruption • Eliot Spitzer • state legislature • New York state • New York State Senate • Pedro Espada Jr. • Hiram Monserrate

Sotomayor Lax in the Voting Department

Erratic record in state elections may arise in confirmation hearings

May 29, 09 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sonia Sotomayor isn't much of a voter. She skipped multiple New York elections in the past decade, including three for state supreme court, reports NY1. The 2nd Circuit appeals judge failed to vote for governor in 2002 and 2006, and for court positions in 1995, 1999, and 2007. Sotomayor is... More »

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voting • nominee • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • election • New York state • Obama administration • President Obama • Sonia Sotomayor • New York Supreme Court

(Newser) - New York City has quietly begun to enforce a 1997 state law requiring homeless shelter residents who have jobs to contribute to the cost of their temporary housing, the New York Times reports. The move, which follows a 2007 audit that forced the city to return funding to the... More »

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New York City • rent • New York state • Mayor Bloomberg • homeless shelter • working homeless • state law

Paterson Settles Discrimination Suit for $300K

Then-state senator accused of firing white photog to hire black

May 1, 09 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York Gov. David Paterson won’t have his day in court after all. The state has settled a case brought by a former photographer for the state senate who accused Paterson, then the minority leader, of reverse discrimination, the Post reports. Joseph Maioriello originally sought $1.5 million in... More »

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New York • federal courts • David Paterson • New York state • racial discrimination • Joseph Maioriello

analysis

Spitzer Executes a Textbook Comeback

He's made all the right moves—with an assist  from the financial crisis

Apr 17, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Six months ago—to say nothing of a year—predicting an Eliot Spitzer comeback would’ve been laughable. But the financial crisis has speeded up rehab for the disgraced former governor, giving him a chance to use his expertise as “the Sheriff of Wall Street,” writes Politico. Apologizing... More »

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sex scandal • Eliot Spitzer • comeback • New York state • Slate

House Race
in NY Still Too Close to Call

Candidates pitched
it as referendum on Obama's stimulus

Mar 31, 09 10:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - A closely watched congressional race to fill the seat of Hillary Clinton's replacement remained too close to call tonight and will likely be decided by absentee ballots, the AP reports. With all precincts reporting, Democrat Scott Murphy led Republican Jim Tedisco by 65 votes out of 154,000 cast. The... More »

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House of Representatives • special election • New York state • Kirsten Gillibrand

 Bloomberg: We 
 Will Pass Gay 
 Marriage Bill 

The change is inevitable, timing uncertain, mayor says

Mar 26, 09 4:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New York state law allowing gay marriage is inevitable, but it's unclear when it will pass, said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who vowed to throw his support behind such a bill. The Democrats who run the State Senate have not yet been able to round up enough... More »

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gay marriage • Michael Bloomberg • Christine Quinn • New York state

(Newser) - The Continental turboprop plane that crashed last night near Buffalo, killing 50, was likely brought down by icing, MSNBC reports. The NTSB, which has recovered the cockpit voice recorder, said the crew talked about “significant ice buildup, ice on the windshield and wings” before crashing into a suburban neighborhood.... More »

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investigation • black box • plane crash • NTSB • ice • Continental Airlines • New York state • Buffalo • turboprop • icing

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