New York City Council Seeks To Abolish The 'R-Word'
The New York City Council has announced plans to banish the use of the expression "mentally retarded" from all official documents and Web sites.
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The New York City Council has announced plans to banish the use of the expression "mentally retarded" from all official documents and Web sites.
Christie called Sandy "an act of God that delivered a natural, human, and financial disaster" but said "Make no mistake. New Jersey's spirit has never been stronger. Our resolve never more firm. Our unity never more obvious."
Sen. Richard Blumenthal said that while convicted felons and others are prohibited from purchasing guns, there is nothing to stop them from buying ammunition.
Since George Washington delivered the first State of the Union in New York on this day in 1790, it has been the tradition of executive leaders to report on the condition of the nation and state at the beginning of the legislative year...
It has been reported that billionaire media mogul Mort Zuckerman, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell are on Bloomberg's wish list of successors.
New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) said Monday that Gov. Chris Christie might have "prayed" for Superstorm Sandy, because it has provided cover for what Sweeney said are the governor's failed economic policies.
New Jersey Democratic state senate leaders gathered in Trenton ahead of Tuesday's State of the State address from Gov. Chris Christie.
Clinton presided over a senior staff meeting, the first she has convened since early December before contracting the stomach bug after returning from a trip to Europe on Dec. 7.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was set to head back to work Monday, five days after being released from New York Presbyterian Hospital for a blood clot in her head.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Sunday drew a backlash over a remark he made on his radio show.
President Barack Obama has picked former Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel as the next defense secretary, sources said Sunday.
A new New York state proposal would require criminal background checks to keep sex offenders from acquiring jobs at senior care facilities.
The law give the Federal Emergency Management Agency increased borrowing power. The agency said it was poised to run out of money if Congress had not acted.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo next week will deliver his third State of the State address, setting an agenda that was set to include gun control and raising the minimum wage.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg this weak heaped praise on the New York City Fire Department, after the department achieved the lowest number of civilian fire deaths in its history.
