ALBANY (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he’s waiting until 14 days after the deadline in the law for nominating his next choice for the state’s highest court. In a radio interview Friday, Cuomo says he’s postponing so the state ...

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WASHINGTON — A Senate panel on Thursday advanced Janet Yellen’s nomination to lead the Federal Reserve, setting up a final vote in the full Senate after lawmakers return from a two-week Thanksgiving break. The Senate Banking Committee approved her nomination ...

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The nomination of Rochester attorney Elizabeth A. Wolford is on its way to the full Senate, which will decide whether or not to confirm her for a federal judgeship. The Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Thursday unanimously, by voice ...

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The Senate Committee on the Judiciary is expected to decide Thursday whether or not to forward the nomination of Rochester attorney Elizabeth A. Wolford to the full Senate for a confirmation vote. Her nomination was one of four the committee ...

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The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary is scheduled to vote Thursday on the nomination of Rochester attorney Elizabeth A. Wolford for a federal judgeship. The vote will be whether or not to send her nomination to the full Senate ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee has unanimously approved the nomination of James Comey to be director of the FBI, clearing the way for a full Senate vote. The 18-0 committee vote will send Comey’s nomination to the Senate ...

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WASHINGTON — The Senate moved toward approval Thursday of President Barack Obama’s choice to head the Labor Department after lawmakers, by the thinnest of margins, honored a bipartisan pact and removed procedural obstacles that had been blocking the nomination. The ...

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Elizabeth A. Wolford’s hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary to consider her nomination for a federal judgeship is scheduled for July 10. The agenda was posted to the committee’s website Wednesday. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, who recommended ...

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  Rochester attorney Elizabeth A. Wolford’s nomination for a federal judgeship is on its way to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. She was one of three people nominated for federal judgeships Thursday by President Barack Obama. Wolford is ...

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WASHINGTON — Thomas Perez, President Barack Obama’s choice for Labor secretary, has used his perch as the nation’s chief civil rights enforcer to crack down on voter suppression, discrimination and police brutality. Labor advocates and civil rights groups expect him ...

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Rochester attorney Elizabeth A. Wolford is being recommended for nomination to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. “Ms. Wolford is a history-making pick, as she would become the first woman to serve as a federal ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama nominated White House chief of staff Jack Lew to be secretary of the Treasury Thursday, declaring his complete trust in an aide with three decades of Washington experience in economic policy and a penchant for ...

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