LAWMAKERS OK NYPD WATCHDOG, OVERRIDING VETOES
By JENNIFER PELTZ New York City council speaker Christine Quinn is joined by councilman Donovan Richards as she speaks to reporters, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 in New York. New York…
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MAYOR: NEW NYPD OVERSIGHT JEOPARDIZES CITY SAFETY
By JENNIFER PELTZ Supporters of the NYPD Oversight override vote demonstrate on the steps of City Hall Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 in New York. New York City council members say…
NJ governor to sign ban on gay conversion therapy
By ANGELA DELLI SANTI FILE- In this July 29, 2013 file photo New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks in Morristown, N.J. Get your face on TV and write a book:…
STATES REVISIT MANDATORY SENTENCES FOR JUVENILES
By SUSAN HAIGH This undated identification photo released by the Connecticut Department of Correction shows Nicholas Aponte. As a 17-year-old, Aponte went along with an older cousin to rob a…
IMMIGRATION CAMPAIGN PASSES BY SOME IN GOP
By ERICA WERNER FILE – In this June 28, 2012 file photo Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., speaks at a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington. As immigration advocates…
ENTERTAINMENT WORLD LEADS OUTCRY AGAINST RUSSIA
By STEPHEN WILSON FILE – US actor Harvey Fierstein in New York, in this Friday, May 18, 2012 file photo. The entertainment industry is using its star power and money…
OBAMA REASSURES DEMS ON HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION
By JOSH LEDERMAN and JIM ABRAMS President Barack Obama waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, to meet with the House Democratic Caucus. There’s…
RALPH NADER’S NEW CA– USE: TORT LAW M– USEUM IN CONN.
By STEPHEN SINGER FILE – In this April 27, 2008 file photo, Ralph Nader speaks to supporters as he campaigns for his 2008 independent presidential bid in Waterbury, Conn. Nader is…