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New York Reps. Murphy, Arcuri, Bishop unsure of health care vote (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Three House Democrats from New York said Tuesday they don't know how they'll vote on a Senate-passed health care reform bill until they know exactly what changes would be made to the bill in a separate piece of legislation.Key New York Suit Calls Public Defender Programs Inadequate (New York Times) Civil liberties groups are watching a case about the quality of public defender programs that is about to be argued before New York’s highest court.
Joseph DioGuardi Announces Bid for New York’s Senate Seat (WBNG Binghamton) New York ,NY (WBNG Binghamton) Joe DioGuardi, a New York Certified Public Accountant and former Republican congressman, today announced his bid for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand .
Search for Washington state mom and son resumes (AP via Yahoo! News) Authorities in Washington state on Wednesday resumed their search for a woman who appears to have abandoned a van on a remote Puget Sound beach over the weekend and disappeared with her 8-year-old son.
Missing N.J. woman found dead in Washington wilderness (Courier-Post) Kathryn Huether — a longtime Somerset County resident — was the ultimate lover of the outdoors and the environment. Huether's body was found late Saturday after she had been missing for more than a week on a hike in the mountains of Washington State.
Missing Franklin woman found dead in Washington wilderness (MyCentralJersey.com) FRANKLIN (SOMERSET) — Kathryn Huether — a longtime Franklin, Somerset County, resident who died earlier this month while on a hiking trip in Washington state — was the ultimate lover of the outdoors and the environment.
Obituary: June Lilley / Washington County retired district justice (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) June Lilley lived in Washington County for most of her life -- except for one brief period that helped shape the driving forces of her life.
Storms Slow Trains, Cut Power to New York, New Jersey Residents (Bloomberg) March 14 (Bloomberg) -- Strong winds and heavy rain in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region slowed train service and cut power to more than 300,000 homes in New York and New Jersey.
Gibson Dunn Adds Outsourcing Partner Stephen Nordahl in New York (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Stephen Nordahl has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. Nordahl, who joins the firm from Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, will continue his complex outsourcing and technology-based transactions practice and lead Gibson Dunn's effort to expand its outsourcing practice in New York.
House ban on some earmarks may not ban anything (Press & Sun-Bulletin) WASHINGTON -- When is a ban not a ban? When it supposedly prevents House lawmakers from securing money for private defense contractors in New York.