Overcoming ferocious opposition, President Barack Obama secured a legacy-defining foreign policy victory Wednesday as Senate Democrats clinched the necessary votes to ensure the Iran nuclear agreement survives in Congress. The decisive 34th commitment came from Maryland Democrat Barbara Mikulski, who ...

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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats pressed Republican leaders Thursday to schedule a vote on the president’s pick for attorney general. President Barack Obama nominated Loretta Lynch in November. She now serves as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. ...

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A proposed constitutional amendment to allow regulation of contributions and spending for political campaigns is headed to the full Senate Committee on the Judiciary for debate. An amended proposal was approved along party lines Wednesday by the Subcommittee on the ...

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The Monroe County Legislature may vote Feb. 12 on the $3 million purchase of Eastman Kodak Co. property on State Street, but the owner of the college’s home is calling for a time-out. Gilbert Winn, a principal in the company ...

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ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the House of Representatives’ failure to vote on an aid package for damage from Superstorm Sandy is a disgrace, a dereliction of duty and an unprecedented failure. The Democrat said Wednesday he’s been told ...

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WASHINGTON — New York area-lawmakers in both parties erupted in anger late Tuesday night after learning the House Republican leadership decided to allow the current term of Congress to end without holding a vote on aid for victims of Superstorm ...

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Penfield will be the latest town to consider a temporary ban on hydraulic fracturing, as the Town Board tonight is expected to vote on a one-year moratorium. Town officials are concerned about the truck traffic drilling could bring to town ...

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WASHINGTON — Facing a storm of protest over online piracy legislation, Senate and House leaders said Friday they will put off further action on the measure. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he was postponing a test vote set ...

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WASHINGTON — The House and Senate barreled toward a collision Monday over some of the chief ingredients of President Barack Obama’s recipe for reviving the economy, with tax increases and jobless benefit cuts awaiting millions of Americans on New Year’s ...

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BUFFALO — A power struggle within the Seneca Indian Nation in western New York has taken another turn. On Saturday, the Seneca Tribal Council voted 10-6 to remove Robert Odawi Porter as chief executive officer. But on Sunday, the Seneca ...

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The merger between PAETEC Holding Corp. and Windstream Communications is moving forward with the approval of stockholders. At a special meeting Thursday in Manhattan, approximately 99 percent of the shares voting were in favor of adopting the merger agreement, according to a release.

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ALBANY — Protection for religious groups is the last major issue to be worked out in Wednesday's negotiations over a bill that would legalize same-sex marriages in New York state. The vote in the New York legislature is seen as a critical moment in the national debate over same-sex marriage.

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