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SUNY seeks $2.2 billion as student enrollment soars

The State University of New York Board of Trustees approved a $2.17 billion budget request Nov. 17 for the 2010-2011 fiscal year... more

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NY DWI offenders now face toughest penalties in nation

Not only will drunk drivers who have a child passenger face more stringent penalties, but all convicted DWI offenders will also... more

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Milestone for 'Albany Mummies'

Modern technology and ongoing research have unraveled mysteries about the two "Albany Mummies" that have been on display... more

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New York state's budget bulges from obesity costs

The effects of the childhood obesity crisis in New York are not only health related, according to state Comptroller Thomas P.... more

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed To Be Moved From Gitmo To New York....wonderful

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who has said he masterminded the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, is being transferred from the prison at... more

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The Dead Weather Announce New York Show

The Dead Weather are set to play a one-off show in New York later this month. Jack White and co. have announced plans to play... more

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New York Governor Proposes 5 Billon Dollars in Cuts

With New York facing a nearly $50 billion deficit over the next three and a half years, Gov. David A. Paterson on Thursday... more

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New York judge puts hold on mandatory H1N1 flu shots

NEW YORK (CNN) -- A New York state Supreme Court judge Friday granted a temporary restraining order against a requirement that all... more

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Judge Halts Mandatory Flu Vaccines for Health Care Workers

Finally some good news on the flu vaccine front. From the New York Times article: A judge on Friday morning halted... more

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Exxon Found Liable for Fouling New York City Water (Update4)

"Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. was ordered to pay $104.7 million in damages after a jury found the company liable... more

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Daily filming locations for October 26 in New York, Los Angeles and Michigan for movies and tv shows

Filming Locations for October 26 for movies and tv shows in production for the areas of New York, Los Angeles, and Michigan. If... more

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Doug Hoffman not Afraid to Represent Conservative Values

An article showing support for Doug Hoffman in the 23rd Congressional District of New York. Conservative candidate verses the two... more

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KFC's colonel sneaks into UN HQ wants Grilled Nation to be accepted as member state

KFC's Colonel Sanders sneaked into the United Nations headquarters in New York in an audacious attempt to get 'Grilled... more

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USS New York Honors 9/11

On its maiden voyage in New York's Hudson River, the USS New York with its hull built from the metal of the World Trade... more

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New York: Greenest City in the U.S. (video)

"David Owen, author of the book Green Metropolis, explains how New York City’s structure makes its residents live... more

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The Great Teabag Disaster in New York

On a night when conservatives expected a landmark victory in New York’s 23rd congressional district, the movement’s anointed candidate, Doug Hoffman, instead went down in a startling defeat to Democrat Bill Owens. The official Republican candidate, Dede Scozzafava, had dropped out days before and thrown her support to Owens after the conservative movement backed Hoffman in a campaign to destroy her, attacking her as a closet socialist with a cynical, hidden agenda—the same terms they have used to demonize President Barack Obama.

Hoffman’s rejection by rank-and-file voters in a solidly Republican district dampened the conservatives’ mood on an otherwise upbeat night and raised serious questions about the movement’s attempt to purge moderates from party ranks. Now, many of Hoffman’s right-wing cheerleaders are struggling to explain their dubious gambit, while others fear repercussions for their zealotry.

With endorsements from the National Rifle Association, the National Republican Congressional Committee and Republican Party elders Newt Gingrich and New York Rep. Peter King, Scozzafava was assured an easy victory. Then Hoffman declared his candidacy on the Conservative Party line. Hoffman was a lawyer and Tea Party activist who did not live in the district and, according to the local Watertown Daily-Times, “showed no grasp of the bread-and-butter issues pertinent to district residents.” Offered as his only selling point: ideological purity.

Hoffman instantly became the point man for the national conservative movement, dedicating himself to fulfilling the right’s dream of a complete purge of moderate elements in the GOP. Campaigning in a local constituency of mostly Republican regulars, Hoffman behaved as though he were running in a presidential primary. He slammed Scozzafava for supporting abortion rights and gay marriage, substituting the hot button issues that had electrified the national Tea Party movement rather than the bread and butter concerns of the working class district he campaigned to represent.

Hoffman’s appeals to cultural resentment attracted zealous support from a who’s who of far-right icons, from Fred Thompson to Glenn Beck, from Rush Limbaugh to Sarah Palin. The former Republican vice presidential nominee recorded a robocall for him a week before Election Day. Tim Pawlenty, the Republican governor of Minnesota, sought to establish his conservative credentials in advance of an expected 2012 presidential run by endorsing Hoffman. The National Organization for Marriage, an anti-gay religious right group, commissioned a poll supposedly proving Scozzafava’s support for gay marriage had doomed her (the sample size was only 318 likely voters). Meanwhile, cash poured into Hoffman’s coffers through conservativeoutfits from the Club For Growth to the American Conservative Union.

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http://maxblumenthal.com/2009/11/the-great-teabag-disaster-in-ny-23/On a night when conservatives expected a landmark victory in New York’s 23rd congressional district, the movement’s... more