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To succeed in Afghanistan, we'll need the support of the likes of Abdul Sattar Abu Risha. He was...
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WASHINGTON -- The key sticking point in Rep. Charles Rangel's negotiations last night with the House Ethics Committee over his scandals was his refusal to admit wrongdoing in...
First, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand overcame a barrage of political challengers and a state full of naysayers. Now, the woman who filled Hillary Rodham Clinton's Senate seat has...
ALBANY -- The state Legislature's "extraordinary session" to finally pass the late state budget was expected to be anything but extraordinary last night. Some members remained on...
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson didn't tamper with a witness or commit any other crime in connection with a violent domestic dispute involving a now-suspended aide and Bronx hospital...
BOSTON -- Sen. John Kerry moved to end a controversy over his decision to base his new $7 million yacht in tax-free Rhode Island, informing the Massachusetts Department of Revenue...
It might not be much of a birthday party after all. Mayor Bloomberg suggested yesterday that Rep. Charles Rangel's gala 80th birthday party and fund-raiser -- long planned for...
WASHINGTON -- One of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's top lieutenants demanded yesterday that Rep. Charles Rangel quickly settle the swirling ethics charges against him rather than...
Another Democrat abandoned Rep. Charles Rangel yesterday. Rep. Walt Minnick became the second Democratic lawmaker to call on fading Harlem power broker Charles Rangel to quit...
CHICAGO -- Rod Blagojevich is an insecure man who talks a lot, but he is not a criminal, his lawyer told jurors yesterday during closing arguments at the ousted Illinois...
Former Vice President Al Gore reportedly has been questioned by cops in Portland, Ore., over allegations he sexually assaulted a masseuse in a hotel room in 2006. Gore was...
ALBANY -- An ill-timed vacation by embattled Queens state Sen. Malcolm Smith could cost Democrats their crucial 32nd vote in a special session today and delay a budget deal for...
New York, which recently passed state laws to promote charter schools and impose stricter teacher evaluations, was named one of 19 finalists yesterday for federal Race to the Top...
WASHINGTON -- Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel said yesterday that investigators have unearthed new allegations of misconduct against him, while House Democratic leaders increased the...
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson yesterday passed up a chance to trade blame with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for "The Jersey Shore" phenomenon, but he admitted he was jealous to learn...
ALBANY -- Public employee unions cried foul yesterday as Gov. Paterson (pictured) said his no-layoff pledge was "a plan" that must change in light of the state's continued budget...
CHICAGO -- A prosecutor wrapped up his closing arguments in Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial yesterday after shooting down the former Illinois governor's defense, saying the...
WASHINGTON – Democratic leaders are pushing embattled Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel to settle with the House Ethics Committee on charges being brought against him this week or risk...
ABC's "The View" has welcomed many notable guests, but none more prominent than President Barack Obama, who is scheduled to visit for Thursday's edition. In making the...
WASHINGTON -- Allowing tax cuts for the wealthy to expire would be "the responsible thing to do," Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said in an interview broadcast yesterday. This...
Democratic Party insiders predict that many top New York Democrats will abandon embattled Rep. Charles Rangel if the veteran lawmaker doesn't admit to several ethics violations...
Gov. Paterson is ready to make the lives of state lawmakers "miserable" over the next three weeks in an effort to avoid having the latest state budget in history, a source close...
Snooki gave New Jersey a black eye, Gov. Chris Christie said yesterday. The Garden State chief executive is no fan of MTV's "Jersey Shore," which is "negative for New Jersey,"...
WASHINGTON -- A massive cache of 92,000 mostly classified documents suggesting that supposed US ally Pakistan is double-crossing us in the Afghanistan war was leaked yesterday...
For two elections in a row, the state Independence Party endorsed a Republican candidate who hired a political consultant with close ties to party Chairman Frank MacKay, campaign...
Gov. David Paterson is forcing the Legislature to reconsider some of his ideas that have already been rejected. Paterson today announced the agenda for the session he called for...
In public, President Obama called the early release of the Lockerbie bomber "highly objectionable." But behind the scenes, his administration advised Scottish ministers it...
New York politics make for a mad, mad world. The Republican Party is running a 62-year-old widow with zero political experience and no campaign cash against Assembly Speaker...
Looks like scandal-scarred state Sen. Pedro Espada is betting on his re-election. Espada -- accused of looting Medicaid funds -- was spotted playing the slots at Empire City...
A defiant Charles Rangel yesterday said that he didn't want any "special breaks" -- and that he's going to face his alleged ethics violations because it's the American thing to...
Swift move, Sen. Kerry! John Kerry, the tax-happy Massachusetts Democrat, is docking his new, multimillion-dollar yacht in Rhode Island -- an eyebrow-raising decision that...
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