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Federal Election Monitors Requested After Campaign Workers Caught Intimidating Rival's Supporters
PIX11.comDays after operatives for a Republican candidate were captured on video using racist and sexist language while placing signs for their candidate on their opponent's campaign headquarters, the Democratic opponent got major legal firepower on his side,...Tags: Kathleen Rice, Racism, Justice and Rights, Elections, Republican Party
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LI Democratic Legislators' Re-Election Signs Vandalized, Stolen
PIX11.comGaping holes in these election signs make it tough to know who's "experienced, energetic, enthusiastic and working to be re-elected" like the words still left on the poster suggest. "I say it's costly craziness," according to Judith Jacobs, Nassau County...Tags: Crimes, Elections, Democratic Party, Politics, Theft
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42 Years To The Start of Gay Rights Movement; Gay Couples Can Finally Apply To Marry In NY
PIX11.comAlmost 42 years to the day that the national movement for gay rights began, gay couples can begin celebrating their huge victory in New York as gay couples could start applying for marriage licenses on Tuesday. There was some initial irritation due to...Tags: Human Interest, Justice and Rights, Marriage, Elections, Minority Groups
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Voters Decide Fate of NJ Mayor Nabbed in Federal Sting
wpix.comThe fate of a northern New Jersey mayor arrested in last summer's corruption may have been saved by voters. The voters of Ridgefield, New Jersey have spoken, and according to unofficial results Anthony Suarez will retain his seat in the Mayor's office....Tags: New Jersey, Ridgefield, Elections, FBI, Jon Corzine
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Brooklyn, Queens Residents Upset Over Unplowed Streets
Associated PressA windy winter storm that dumped nearly 2 feet of snow on New York City also whipped up criticism about how the city responded to it. Some New Yorkers in the outer boroughs complained that the city took too long to plow their neighborhoods, ignoring them...Tags: New York City, Brooklyn (New York City), Salt, Queens (New York City), Elections
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Disgraced NY Senate Hopeful Calls it Quits
Staff reporterThe image of being lead away in handcuffs was apparently too much for state senate candidate Dave Mejias to overcome. Eight days after being arrested, charged with stalking and menacing his ex-girlfriend on the side of a nassau county road, Mejias has...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Nassau County, Politics, Laws
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LI Town Will No Longer Use GPS To Check Pools
wpix.comIn Riverhead -- it's now safe to go back in pool. Big Brother is no longer watching. "Spygate in the town of riverhead is officially over, Town Councilman George Gabrielsen told PIX 11 News. It took a farmer, to weed out the intrusive technology in...Tags: Elections, Long Island
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Dioguardi Wins GOP Nod For Sen. Gillibrand Seat
Joseph DioGuardi has won a three-way Republican primary election in a bid to unseat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.
The former congressman from suburban Westchester County faces a Democrat with a wide lead in the polls and far more campaign cash....Tags: Kirsten Gillibrand, Primaries, Elections, Republican Party, Long Island
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Mocker Asks Mayor Bloomberg About MTA
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a hiring freeze for city workers Tuesday, but he won't say anything about one at the MTA.
PIX 11 News reporter Greg Mocker brought up the MTA's hiring practices at press conference with the mayor.
"I...Tags: New York City, Elections, Labor Legislation, Regional Authority, Michael Bloomberg
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Police Chief Charged With Multiple Felonies In Abuse Case
Staff reporterA North Dakota police chief and former state district judge has been charged with 52 felonies accusing him of molesting and attempting to rape a girl over the course of about five years, authorities said Friday. Elgin Police Chief Randall Hoffman, 55, is...Tags: Sexual Assault, Elections, North Dakota, Social Issues, Laws
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'Naked Cowboy' Announces 2012 Presidential Bid
wpix.comHe's mostly spotted donning nothing but tighty whities, boots and a cowboy hat in Times Square -- but now the 'Naked Cowboy' is throwing his hat into the ring to be one of the contenders in the presidential race of 2012. Robert Burck, 39, dressed up in a...Tags: New York City, Tea Party Movement, Elections, Times Square, Ohio
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NJ Gov. Scraps Long-planned NJ-NY Rail Tunnel
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday killed a decades-in-the-making train tunnel connecting New Jersey and Manhattan, saying the state can't afford to pay for cost overruns on the underway project.
Construction on the project began last year and...Tags: New Jersey, New York City, Chris Christie, Elections, Jon Corzine
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