National Politics

NY House Reps Fire Off Letter Supporting AG Schneiderman

August 30, 2011
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NY House Reps Fire Off Letter Supporting AG Schneiderman

  As Time Magazine, Rolling Stone, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and local papers all over the country are now noticing, the stand that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has taken against the Obama administration and five largest mortgage firms is building drama. After CBS Marketwatch called the all-too-kind settlement being offered...

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Obama to NY’s AG Schneiderman: Don’t Do Your Job

August 25, 2011
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Obama to NY’s AG Schneiderman: Don’t Do Your Job

  *UPDATED BELOW* We complain and complain but now here is something we can actually do. It just broke in Monday’s NY Times that NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said “not so fast” as the Obama Administration sought to whitewash mortgage fraud, pushing for a settlement that includes fines but no fraud or criminal...

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Progressives Promise Obama Primary Challenge Within “Days”

August 8, 2011
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The Progressive Caucus within California Democratic Party has approved a resolution to support a Democratic primary challenge to Obama. This caused a backlash within the larger state party, but perhaps a necessary dialogue that has been long bubbling up. Keith Olbermann’s guest host on Current TV’s Countdown also sat Ralph Nader down Friday night,...

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Frackwatch: NYS Sen. Carlucci Asks DEC About “Halliburton Exception”

July 11, 2011
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Frackwatch: NYS Sen. Carlucci Asks DEC About “Halliburton Exception”

Wondering if your water is healthy to drink? So do we. That’s why we’re grateful State Senator David Carlucci stepped up Friday to proactively and publicly ask the State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens why we exempted NYC’s water supply from the risks of hydrofracking but not the water supplies in other...

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Outgoing John Hall Slams Hayworth’s Secret Donors

January 2, 2011
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Outgoing John Hall Slams Hayworth’s Secret Donors

NY-19's former Representative John Hall sparked wide debate this week when he told the NY Observer the country is currently descending into corporate-controlled "fascism" thanks to activist Supreme Court judges. As reported here in November, autopsies of Hall's defeat attributed heavy outside spending on attack ads as the likely difference in the close race, only...

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Journal News article highlights “Citizens United” help as Hayworth edged out Hall for NY-19 seat

November 14, 2010
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The Nan Hayworth/John Hall race for NY's 19th district saw each candidate raise close to $2 million dollars. But Journal News writer Michael Risnit points out we may not even know how much third party involvement there was on either side in the race. We do know Hayworth won by 53-47% but because of the...

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John Hall catching up to Nan Hayworth

October 10, 2010
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Democratic Congressman John Hall is now in a virtual dead heat with self-funded candidate Dr. Nan Hayworth, according to a poll from the RNN cable network.

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Did Nan Hayworth’s pro-abortion views prompt a write-in challenge?

October 6, 2010
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Neil Di Carlo lost the Republican Primary to Nan Hayworth in September, but the race for the conservative vote is not entirely over in 19th Congressional District as some abortion foes won't back Hayworth.

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Wall Street loves Nan Hayworth (and vice versa)

September 19, 2010
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Wall Street loves Nan Hayworth (and vice versa)

Nan Hayworth has been living the high-life, courting Wall Street insiders and hedge fund kings--the people that ruined this economy--to supporting her campaign for Congress.

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Hayworth’s campaign manager admits to campaign misconduct on stand

August 29, 2010
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The integrity of a Republican Nan Hayworth's congressional campaign came under fire this week after news emerged that three of her notaries, including her campaign manager, admitted to misconduct.

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