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NY gov. says he'll push for vote on gay marriage - WCAX border=

NY gov. says he'll push for vote on gay marriage - WCAX

WCAX
AP - June 22, 2009 4:05 AM ET ALBANY, NY (AP) - Gov. David Paterson says he will make sure state senators vote on a same-sex marriage bill before they break for the summer.
Wall Street Journal
Newsday
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Democrats ask court to block NY Senate coup - Newsday border=

Democrats ask court to block NY Senate coup - Newsday

Newsday
ALBANY, NY - The New York Senate's Democratic conference says it's headed to court to try to block the coalition that claims it took the majority power of the chamber Monday in a parliamentary power grab. Democratic spokesman Austin Shafran says the …
New York Daily News
Buffalo News
New York Times
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NY governor says unions accept pension changes - Reuters border=

NY governor says unions accept pension changes - Reuters

Reuters
By Joan Gralla NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two New York state unions have accepted a plan to save the state $440 million over two years while avoiding layoffs, partly by enticing 7000 state workers to retire, Governor David Paterson said on Friday.
New York Times
NY1
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NY man charged in fatal shooting at Harvard - Indopia border=

NY man charged in fatal shooting at Harvard - Indopia

Indopia
A New York City man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man at a Harvard University dormitory. Authorities say 20-year-old Jabrai Jordan Copney turned himself in Thursday night in Cambridge, Mass.

NY subway fares to rise; most service cuts spared - Reuters

Reuters
By Joan Gralla NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York subway, bus and commuter rail fares will rise by 10 percent, and most planned service cuts will be spared under a plan approved on Monday by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Bloomberg
New York Daily News
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NY MTA's Sander out in surprise move - Reuters border=

NY MTA's Sander out in surprise move - Reuters

Reuters
By Joan Gralla NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority chief executive resigned, Governor David Paterson said on Thursday, less than a day after the cash-strapped authority received a state bail-out to avert drastic fare …
WNYC
LongIslandPress.com
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NY Democrat Murphy wins House race after concession - Detroit Free Press border=

NY Democrat Murphy wins House race after concession - Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free Press
By VALERIE BAUMAN • AP • April 25, 2009 GLENS FALLS, NY - Almost a month after a special election in a heavily Republican congressional district, the Democratic candidate claimed victory Friday when his GOP opponent conceded in a race that focused …
Philadelphia Inquirer
Albany Times Union
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NY Senate chief eyes taxi riders to fund roads - Reuters border=

NY Senate chief eyes taxi riders to fund roads - Reuters

Reuters
NEW YORK CITY, April 22 (Reuters) - New York City taxi riders would pay for upgrading upstate roads and bridges under a bailout plan for the mass transit system that the state senate hopes to vote on next week, according to a spokesman for the …
New York Times
Crain’s New York Business
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Pirate comes to NY, world away from home in Africa - The Associated Press border=

Pirate comes to NY, world away from home in Africa - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse grew up destitute in Somalia, the oldest of 12 kids and the product of a violent, lawless nation where his parents scraped together a few dollars a day selling milk and tending to a small herd of camels, …
CBS
Christian Science Monitor
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'Craigslist Killer' Victim Reportedly Worked for NY Madam - FOXNews border=

'Craigslist Killer' Victim Reportedly Worked for NY Madam - FOXNews

FOXNews
Surveillance footage from Marriot Copley Place hotel shows suspect in the death of a woman there. Surveillance footage from Marriot Copley Place hotel shows suspect in the death of a woman there.
New York Daily News
Boston Globe
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