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U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara repeatedly responded to questions at a news conference about the relations between the countries by saying Viktor Bout was brought to the United States after prosecutors successfully sought an indictment and an extradition based on evidence collected during a long-running DEA probe.
The media executive chosen by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to lead New York City's sprawling public school system has spent the last week out of the public eye while controversy over her appointment grows.
Governor Paterson is expected to make a major announcement Monday on a proposed casino in the Catskills, and if Washington gets in on the game, a casino could open as soon as 2012.
A federal prosecutor says a Russian arms trafficking suspect known as the "Merchant of Death" is where he belongs - in U.S. custody. He is facing charges in New York.
Before he is officially sworn-in as Governor of Connecticut, Dan Malloy is already aggressively going after federal dollars.
TSA administrator John Pistole says he has received the new pat-down, as has his boss, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
Several school boards want to get around the pending salary cap and keep their superintendents in place by renegotiating contracts now. Gov. Christie says no.
Rangel, who has been without a defense team for weeks, can waive the hearing and ask the committee to deliberate his punishment.
Mayor Bloomberg was reportedly set to announce up to $1.75 billion in budget cuts for next year.
Even though he just won re-election to a 21st term, Rep. Charles Rangel's conviction was not only a blow to his career, but another setback for Democrats who lost control of the House in the midterm elections.
Mayor Bloomberg and supporters of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act were in Washington, D.C. Tuesday to push for the bill's passage.
The state Republican Party is hoping to cash in on the governor's popularity by selling a line of merchandise.
Federal prosecutors plan to pursue new fraud charges against former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno despite the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of some other convictions for "honest services" fraud.
It took days after the November 3 election to determine that Democrat Dan Malloy had defeated Republican Tom Foley in the Connecticut Governor's race.
The report hasn't been released yet, but Yonkers Mayor Phil Amicone is furious.
