Congress

The Rockland County Democratic Committee has chosen David Carlucci as its candidate for the State Senate. Carlucci was up 150-2 over his three rivals before tired Rockland Democratic Committee members pleaded that they would rather endorse him by acclamation. Candidate Grant Valentine received two votes.
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With the Rockland County Democratic Convention only a day away, Congresswoman Nita Lowey (NY-18) has endorsed Clarkstown Town Clerk David Carlucci out of a field of four Democratic candidates running for the New York State Senate the 38th District.
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In one of the most bizarre and blindly partisan comments ever made, a candidate for New York's 19th Congressional district claims that the GOP is behind all society's great advances.
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Hypocrisy, thy name is Bachmann! Rep. Michele Bachmann gets a Golden Fleece Award for wasting nearly $14,000 in taxpayer money to fund a November Tea Party event in Washington DC.
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The Suffolk County Exec's self-serving bolt to the GOP proves that party betrayal can create significant negative consequences for other area Democrats. So, it's more critical than ever that we rein in our own disloyal Democratic leaders in Rockland before we lose ground and succeed in alienating the party base.
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Congressman John Lewis, one of the protagonists of the 1960s civil rights movement and an outspoken advocate for comprehensive healthcare reform, will speak at the Pearl River Hilton on April 8 at 6p as part of the Nyack NAACP’s annual Freedom Fund Dinner.
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The Republicans on RedState.com are calling the GOP a "growth industry" in the North East, as they're already dancing beneath the goalposts over their supposed win today in blue Massachusetts. They're now just short of predicting that Democratic Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy will be switching parties in his run for the Governor's seat....
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Greg Ball announced Saturday that he's abandoning his campaign for the 19th Congressional District seat held by Rep. John Hall, and will run instead for the New York State Senate.
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We may not have to worry about a confusing Hall vs. Ball Congressional race this time next year. That's because another Republican candidate has thrown her hat into the ring, and (thank goodness) her name doesn't rhyme with "all." Westchester opthamologist Nan Hayworth has thrown her hat in the ring.
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New York's19th Congressional district runs through the northern part of Rockland County and Take19 is the organization that helped secured that district for Democrats in 2006 when they backed John Hall in the Congressional Election. Now they're fired up and ready to go for 2010.
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