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Peter T. King

Peter T. King is a congressman, representing New York's 3rd Congressional District, which covers eastern Nassau County and parts of Suffolk County. King is the only Republican on Long Island's congressional delegation. King is the ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee and also serves on the Financial Services Committee.

King is rumored to be considering a run for governor in 2010 and had said that if Gov. David A. Paterson appointed Caroline Kennedy to fill Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, he would have run against her.

King was born in New York City in 1944 and is a graduate of St. Francis College, Brooklyn, and the University of Notre Dame Law School. Before bei...  Show more »
Peter T. King is a congressman, representing New York's 3rd Congressional District, which covers eastern Nassau County and parts of Suffolk County. King is the only Republican on Long Island's congressional delegation. King is the ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee and also serves on the Financial Services Committee.

King is rumored to be considering a run for governor in 2010 and had said that if Gov. David A. Paterson appointed Caroline Kennedy to fill Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, he would have run against her.

King was born in New York City in 1944 and is a graduate of St. Francis College, Brooklyn, and the University of Notre Dame Law School. Before being elected to Congress in 1992, he was elected Nassau County Comptroller three times. He and his wife Rosemary live in Seaford.  « Show less

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    May 21, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. Leading senator to let sanctions bill lapse to reward Myanmar government for reforms

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation against the Southeast Asian nation to lapse because of the country's progress...

    Tags: Religious Conflicts, Justice and Rights, Barack Obama, Human Rights, White House

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. White House fights and loses battle to withhold Benghazi records

    Reuters
    By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's White House fought and lost a battle to avoid making public what it claimed were confidential records of internal deliberations over the attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in...

    Tags: Separation of Church and State, White House, Lawyers, Prosecution, John O. Brennan

    3. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. COLUMN- Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration

    Reuters
    (Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer May 17 (Reuters) - Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential...

    Tags: Espionage and Intelligence, White House, Terrorism, Lawyers, Arabian Peninsula

    4. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. Column: Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration

    Reuters
    (Reuters) - Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential evidence, such as notes, video outtakes or other records. It's an attack on the First...

    Tags: Espionage and Intelligence, White House, Terrorism, Lawyers, Arabian Peninsula

    5. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Orphan Black' on BBC

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 5 - 11, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SERIES Orphan Black A trip to the suburbs...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Mike J. Rogers, Domonique Foxworth, National Football League Players Association, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger

    6. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Smash' on NBC

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SERIES Fix This Yard The season premiere...

    Tags: Mike J. Rogers, CMT (tv network), Claire McCaskill, Bennie G. Thompson, Google Inc.

    7. Apr 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Legal questions surround Boston bombing suspect

    WASHINGTON — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has become the focus of a heated debate over whether he should receive the Miranda warning or be treated as an enemy combatant. U.S. Atty. Carmen Ortiz indicated in a news conference Friday night that investigators...

    Tags: John McCain, Justice and Rights, Safety of Citizens, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Lindsey O. Graham

    8. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Life With La Toya' on OWN

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 21 -27, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SERIES Smash It's opening night in this new...

    Tags: Raymond W. Kelly, Mike J. Rogers, Chuck Schumer, Tim Roemer, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)

    9. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Obama meets with House Republicans in effort to rebuild trust

    <span class=&quot;runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &mdash; President Obama delivered a pitch for cooperation, and even word of a new pope, as he met with House Republicans on Wednesday, the latest of a series of meetings in his attempt to reboot his relationship with Congress.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama delivered a pitch for cooperation, and even word of a new pope, as he met with House Republicans on Wednesday, the latest of a series of meetings in his attempt to reboot his relationship with Congress. The afternoon...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Michael Grimm, White House, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, John Boehner

    10. Dec 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. 'Zero Dark Thirty' hunts for Bin Laden -- and more

    In 2008, the screenwriter Mark Boal sought an appointment with a retired special-forces operator. Boal was researching a movie about the fruitless search for Osama bin Laden in the caves of Tora Bora six years before, and he wanted insight into how U.S. forces gathered intelligence.
    In 2008, the screenwriter Mark Boal sought an appointment with a retired special-forces operator. Boal was researching a movie about the fruitless search for Osama bin Laden in the caves of Tora Bora six years before, and he wanted insight into how U.S....

    Tags: Documentary (genre), The Hurt Locker (movie), Green Zone (movie), Jason Clarke, Stanley Kubrick

    11. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Senate leaders Feinstein and McCain condemn 'Zero Dark Thirty'

    A trio of Senate leaders have condemned the Kathryn Bigelow movie &quot;Zero Dark Thirty," calling elements of its dramatization of the Osama bin Laden manhunt &ldquo;grossly inaccurate and misleading.&rdquo;
    A trio of Senate leaders have condemned the Kathryn Bigelow movie "Zero Dark Thirty," calling elements of its dramatization of the Osama bin Laden manhunt “grossly inaccurate and misleading.” In a letter to Sony Pictures chief Michael Lynton...

    Tags: Kathryn Bigelow, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Carl Levin

    12. Nov 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Republicans to Grover Norquist: We're just not that into you

    Was the big loser of this month's election Grover Norquist? It's starting to look that way, as an increasing number of Republicans in the House and Senate are announcing that they could be willing to violate the pledges they signed at the behest of the...

    Tags: Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Bob Corker, White House, Lindsey O. Graham

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