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Congress approves additional Sandy aid
In a move that will help some 800 Maryland families affected by the effects of Hurricane Sandy, Congress approved $10 billion in emergency funding Friday for the federal flood insurance program. The hastily scheduled votes came in response to criticism...
Tags: John Boehner, U.S. House of Representatives, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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COLUMN: Who's on Democrats' 'short list'?
Soon after the 1988 presidential election, pollsters asked Democrats whom they favored to be their party’s nominee in 1992. The strongest candidates were Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Gov. Mario M. Cuomo of New York. The governor of...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Elections, Elizabeth Warren
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McManus: Will it be Clinton? Cuomo? Warren?
Shortly after the 1988 presidential election, pollsters asked Democrats whom they favored to be their party's nominee in 1992. The strongest candidates were Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Gov. Mario M. Cuomo of New York. The governor of...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Parties and Movements, John Quincy Adams, Democratic Party, Elections
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Cliffhanger no more: Obama signs bill to avoid 'fiscal cliff'
HONOLULU -- Passing legislation to avoid the "fiscal cliff" -- and undo income tax increases for most Americans -- was hardly automatic. But signing the bill was. President Obama on Wednesday authorized the use of the "autopen" to enact H.R. 8, the...
Tags: Rentals, U.S. House of Representatives, Media Industry, Twitter, Inc., Trips and Vacations
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After Sandy, NYC eyes moving power gear higher
NEW YORK (AP) — A major push is on to move New York City's electrical infrastructure to higher ground or upper floors after Superstorm Sandy sent seawater pouring into low-lying substations and skyscraper basements and plunged half of Manhattan into...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), New York City, Battery Park, Battery Park City, Consolidated Edison Incorporated
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Early outbreak has officials bracing for worst flu season in years
An early outbreak threatens to makes this year’s influenza season one of the most difficult in recent years as public health officials brace for the worst. Hospitals in the Northeast, from New Jersey to Massachusetts, are reporting record...Tags: Pneumonia, Swine Flu, Coughing, Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses
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O'Malley grabs 5% in early 2016 poll -- if Hillary stays out
Polling on the 2016 presidential contest has already started, and Gov. Martin O'Malley has jumped out to a better-than 2-to-1 lead -- over last place finisher Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer. That's if Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vice President...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party, Elections, Politics, Executive Branch
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2 firefighters shot dead, 2 hurt in 'trap' at fire in upstate N.Y.
WEBSTER, N.Y. -- Two firefighters were shot dead and two more were wounded after an apparent ambush at a house fire in this sleepy upstate New York town early Monday morning. Webster Police Chief Gerald Pickering told reporters, “It does appear to...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Fires, Rochester Medical Corporation, Shootings
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On parking tickets, speeding tickets and O'Malley's politics
Nobody asked me but ... if one is urged to support small retailers during the holiday shopping season, one might expect the municipalities in which they are located to take a holiday on parking tickets. Consider what happened to Debbie Bakalich when she...Tags: Holidays, Small Business Saturday, Punishment, Lawyers, Gays and Lesbians
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Protein Sciences Will Make Vaccine In NY, Still Talking To Malloy
The Hartford CourantProtein Sciences Corp., the Meriden-based drug research and development firm with a long and colorful history in Connecticut, is investing millions of dollars in a new manufacturing facility for its flu vaccine — in Rockland County, N.Y. The...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Chemical Industry, Meriden, Diseases and Illnesses, DNA
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NY seals 1st state gun laws since Newtown massacre
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers agreed to pass the toughest gun control law in the nation and the first since the Newtown, Conn., school shooting, calling for a tougher assault weapons ban and provisions to keep guns out of the hands of the...Tags: Gun Control, Firearms, Personal Weapon Control, Shootings, Parties and Movements
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2 firefighters die in ambush at blazing NY house
WEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) — A gunman ambushed four volunteer firefighters responding to an intense pre-dawn house fire Monday morning outside Rochester, N.Y., killing two and ending up dead himself, authorities said. Police used an armored vehicle to...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Fires, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Dec 13, 2012
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Dec 6, 2012
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Dec 24, 2012
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Dec 3, 2012
|Column| Hartford Courant
Jan 15, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Dec 24, 2012
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