NEW YORK — A November trial date was set Tuesday for the corruption case against former New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who after pleading not guilty insisted that he will vindicated. U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni considered scheduling ...

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ALBANY (AP) — A senior Democratic member of the state Assembly called for Speaker Sheldon Silver to step down Monday as the longtime leader fought to maintain his grip on power in the wake of federal corruption charges. Assemblyman Keith ...

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ALBANY (AP) — New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and federal prosecutors in Manhattan are declining to comment Tuesday on a published report that they are investigating payments he received over several years from a small Manhattan law firm that ...

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ALBANY — New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is being treated at a hospital for an infection following a Nov. 10 fall from his bicycle. Silver spokesman Michael Whyland says there is no bone, ligament or other structural damage to ...

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ALBANY — Legislative leaders say a rare on-time New York state budget is just days away and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says it will restore some school aid. Silver wouldn't say how much of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed cut ...

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ALBANY — Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch says his fellow Democrats should dump one of their leaders, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Silver is the only top lawmaker who refuses to sign onto Koch’s agenda ...

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NEW YORK CITY — Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino says he would get state legislators to cooperate with him by telling them "don't mess with me." He also called Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver a "criminal."

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NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered an impassioned speech at an event marking the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, saying that not allowing a proposed mosque to be built near ground zero would be "compromising our commitment to fighting terror with freedom."

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NEW YORK CITY — New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is joining Gov. David Paterson in an effort to persuade Islamic leaders to move a proposed mosque farther from ground zero.

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