Douglas Turner
- High court backs Davis in campaign finance fight
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By Douglas Turner and Robert J. McCarthy
Updated: 06/27/08 6:44 AM WASHINGTON — In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court on Thursday backed congressional candidate Jack Davis’ suit to declare unconstitutional the so-called “millionaires amendment” in the bipartisan campaign finance law.
- Schumer supports change on Medicare card data
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By Douglas Turner
- NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
Updated: 06/26/08 6:32 AM WASHINGTON — Seeking to reduce identity theft, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N. Y., on Wednesday announced his support for bipartisan legislation that would require the Social Security Administration to reissue Medicare eligibility cards without Social Security numbers on them.
- Event shows how big Russert had become
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Douglas Turner
Updated: 06/23/08 6:54 AM WASHINGTON — Tim Russert’s big memorial program had strong counter-cultural aspects like his own life. Yes, it was at the hulking Kennedy Center, a mecca of correctness, but the speakers’ panel was heavily Roman Catholic and family oriented. And there was that eerie rainbow.
Margaret Sullivan
- Hidden talents revealed as News goes multimedia
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Margaret Sullivan
Updated: 06/15/08 7:26 AM News staff reporter Andrew Galarneau was out jogging near his Eggertsville home recently when another runner called out, “Hey, aren’t you the guy who does those cooking videos?”
Op-Ed Columns
- Parents must be first line of defense in the battle against teen drinking
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By David Sedeno
- MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE
Updated: 07/06/08 7:59 AM Making the rounds of several high school graduation parties a few weeks ago, I was struck by something that perplexed me, but did not surprise me.
- Progress in N. Korea may spur Iran to follow
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By Pyotr Goncharov
- MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
Updated: 07/06/08 7:59 AM MOSCOW — A shining glimmer of hope has appeared on the Korean Peninsula. On June 27, Pyongyang destroyed the cooling tower at its main atomic reactor in Yongbyon in a sign of its commitment to stop making weapons-grade plutonium.
- Hillary: What went wrong
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By Patrick Reddy
- SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 07/06/08 8:17 AM In the fall of 2007, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton had a 2-1 lead over the rest of the Democratic field combined. Less than eight months later, she conceded defeat to Sen. Barack Obama after finishing a close second.
Robert McCarthy
- Cox is optimistic about McCain
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Bob McCarthy
Updated: 07/06/08 7:59 AM You may not find a more optimistic political type in New York State than Ed Cox, the Manhattan lawyer who is chairman of John McCain’s campaign here.
- Fireworks on the political front
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Bob McCarthy
Updated: 06/29/08 7:41 AM What could be more American than politics in Fourth of July week? Here is some fodder for fireworks:
