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Man charged with Rochester murder apprehended in Salamanca

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Man charged with Rochester murder apprehended in Salamanca

August 13, 2025

SALAMANCA — A man charged with the murder of a 28-year-old from Rochester was arrested Monday, Aug. 11 in Salamanca after a multi-day missing person s...

From private plane to prison cell for Pa. lawmaker

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From private plane to prison cell for Pa. lawmaker

TRACIE MAURIELLO Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Sep 03, 2010

SOMERSET, Pa. (AP) — As a powerful state representative, Mike Veon for years was perfectly coiffed, wore $1,000 custom-made pin-striped suits, smoked ...

Bill Clinton emerges on Chelsea’s N.Y. wedding eve

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Bill Clinton emerges on Chelsea’s N.Y. wedding eve

Jim Fitzgerald and Michael Hill Associated Press Writers

Jul 31, 2010

RHINEBECK — Bill Clinton made a long-anticipated appearance in the upstate New York village where his daughter is getting married, drawing crowds of o...

Obama’s message to voters: Things could be worse

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Obama’s message to voters: Things could be worse

ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer

Jul 26, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, who rocketed to the White House promising “change you can believe in,” is now telling voters they shouldn’t ...

N.Y. campaigns filled with talk of reform

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N.Y. campaigns filled with talk of reform

Micheal Gormley Associated Press Writer

Jul 26, 2010

ALBANY (AP) — Reform is everywhere in Albany — in floor debates on the Legislature this spring, in campaign speeches this summer, even in your mailbox...

Iroquois passport dispute raises sovereignty issue

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Iroquois passport dispute raises sovereignty issue

FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Writer

Jul 18, 2010

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An American Indian lacrosse team’s refusal to travel on passports not issued by the Iroquois confederacy goes to the heart of ...

Dems hope voters remain in Empire State of mind

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Dems hope voters remain in Empire State of mind

Beth Fouhy Associated Press Writer

Jul 14, 2010

UTICA (AP) — Here are the meanest words you can throw at two-term New York Rep. Michael Arcuri: He's gone Washington. The 51-year-old Democrat sleeps ...

Power struggle: N.Y. Legislature to pass its budget

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Power struggle: N.Y. Legislature to pass its budget

Michael Gormley Associated Press Writer

Jun 29, 2010

ALBANY (AP) — Gov. David Paterson tried to deliver his budget bill to the Legislature on Monday morning, but the Assembly and Senate majorities refuse...

Clinton seeks elusive solidarity in Latin America

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Clinton seeks elusive solidarity in Latin America

MATTHEW LEE Associated Press Writer

Jun 22, 2010

LIMA, Peru (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton opened a four-nation tour of Latin America and the Caribbean Monday hoping to boost c...

Enraged to engaged: Tea party backers explain why

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Enraged to engaged: Tea party backers explain why

PAULINE ARRILLAGA AP National Writer

Jun 21, 2010

YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Bill Warner is hardly a naive man. He ran his own engineering firm for three decades, and sold the assets just before the ...

Residents get 6 votes each in suburban N.Y. election

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Residents get 6 votes each in suburban N.Y. election

Jim Fitzgerald Associated Press Writer

Jun 15, 2010

PORT CHESTER (AP) — Arthur Furano voted early — five days before Election Day. And he voted often, flipping the lever six times for his favorite candi...

NY Senate hampered, helped a year after coup

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NY Senate hampered, helped a year after coup

Michael Gormley Associated Press Writer

Jun 08, 2010

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — One year ago, New York's Senate, the senior house steeped in gilded tradition since 1777, erupted into the chaos of a coup. The co...

States passing budget cuts onto local governments

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States passing budget cuts onto local governments

DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Writer

Jun 04, 2010

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Confronted with severe revenue shortfalls, some states have found a convenient way of softening painful cutbacks and avoidi...

Democratic nominee Cuomo seeks ‘new’ New York

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Democratic nominee Cuomo seeks ‘new’ New York

Michael Gormley Associated Press Writer

May 29, 2010

RYE BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Andrew Cuomo took on a Democrat-controlled state government that's become a national embarrassment and a Republican Party gunni...

Lawmakers say NY budget negotiations going nowhere

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Lawmakers say NY budget negotiations going nowhere

Michael Gormley Associated Press Writer

Apr 27, 2010

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. David Paterson has drawn a line in print against some legislators' hopes to borrow their way out of a fiscal crisis, and the ...

Fla. House chair says no to texting bill

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Fla. House chair says no to texting bill

BILL KACZOR Associated Press Writer

Apr 26, 2010

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A proposed ban on texting while driving won't get a floor vote in the House this year, a key committee leader said Monday. Fi...

Calif. considers repealing law to study, cure gays

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Calif. considers repealing law to study, cure gays

CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press Writer

Apr 26, 2010

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers narrowly advanced a bill Tuesday that would repeal a state law designed to find the causes and cures of...

Huckabee: Move to Florida was for personal reasons

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Huckabee: Move to Florida was for personal reasons

MARTIGA LOHN Associated Press Writer

Apr 26, 2010

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says he moved to the Florida Panhandle as part of long-term plans with his wife and for busi...

Ariz. lawmakers: Candidates must prove citizenship

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Ariz. lawmakers: Candidates must prove citizenship

JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Writer

Apr 22, 2010

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers expressing doubt over whether President Barack Obama was born in the United States are pushing a bill through the Leg...

Wyoming rally denounces ban of Ayers’ address

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Wyoming rally denounces ban of Ayers’ address

BOB MOEN Associated Press Writer

Apr 22, 2010

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Some University of Wyoming students and faculty held a rally Thursday, denouncing the college's refusal to allow former 1960s rad...

3 April debates set for Ind. GOP Senate candidates

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3 April debates set for Ind. GOP Senate candidates

Apr 08, 2010

FRANKLIN, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Republicans seeking their party's nomination for the U.S. Senate will face each other in at least three debates over...