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Watertown Daily Times | Owens's label doesn't match voting record[1]
The national Republican Party does all it can to link Rep. William L. Owens to the liberal House Democratic leadership. But the label does not hold up well against his voting record, a Capitol Hill publication found.
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State to reduce benefit money paid out to food stamp recipients[2]
Beginning April 1, some food stamp recipients in the state will see less money in their benefit accounts.
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With government shutdown looming, New York landmarks will be closed for business[3]
New Yorkers shouldn't bank on a trip to the Statue of Liberty next weekend.
That's because the iconic statue is just one of many federally run sites that will shut down along with the government Friday if Congress can't cut a deal to pass a budget for the rest of this year.
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State employee pay: $100K earners quadruple in decade | Star-Gazette | stargazette.com[4]
The number of state workers earning more than $100,000 a year grew nearly 5 percent in 2010, to a total of 24,807 employees, state records show.
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Green beer rolls into Syracuse's Tipp Hill[5]
It's a sign St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner. A yearly tradition took place Sunday on Syracuse's Tipp Hill.
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Pork retains sizzle in loss[6]
Beneficiaries cite benefits as some state lawmakers seek the return of member items
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Manlius Pebble Hill finds separate classes for boys, girls working well[7]
School officials finds both sexes learning better, having fewer problems. School may expand program into 8th grade. Students say classes work, but they wouldn't want the whole school to be segregated by sex.
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New York legislators: Make people on public assistance undergo drug testing[8]
Sen. John DeFrancisco is among lawmakers backing the idea, despite no evidence that the poor are more likely to use drugs.
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AP IMPACT: Past medical testing on humans revealed[9]
Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates. Such experiments included giving hepatitis to mental patients in Connecticut, squirting a pandemic flu virus up the noses of prisoners in Maryland, and injecting cancer cells into chronically ill people at a New York hospital.
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NYC cameras catch one million running red lights[10]
Big Brother is watching New York City drivers – and catching them running red lights. The city ticketed more than one million drivers for running a red light
