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Following is a translation of the statement released on Thursday (July 1st) night be Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu regarding efforts to obtain the release of Gilad Shalit. Translation provided by
The New York City Police Department is stepping up its overnight patrols in parts of Brooklyn and the Bronx. The department is increasing its police presence because of a recent
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According to a repot appearing in Turkey’s Friday edition of Zaman, the government plans to expand its flight ban from Israeli military flights to all Israeli aircraft. Addressing members of
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said that, if elected governor this fall, he would push to legalize same-gender marriage in New York during his first year in office. Asked by a
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Governor David A. Paterson today announced that New York State has applied to develop a program so that uninsured New Yorkers will be able to benefit from the temporary pre-existing
In his first speech on immigration as president, Barack Obama called the current system “fundamentally broken” and outlined his plans for sweeping reform. He called for improvements in border patrol,
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Federal prosecutors in Manhattan revealed new evidence on Thursday against four suspected Russian agents, and cited that evidence as indication that they should be denied bail because they have a
Gov. David A. Paterson invited reporters into his office in the Capitol on Thursday to watch him begin wielding his veto pen on thousands of earmark grants, known as member
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