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Sunday, December 23, 2012  Senator Charles Schumer’s office announced the winners of the lottery for tickets to President Obama’s swearing-in ceremony.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  The group, including members of Citizen Action of New York, met in front of the Federal Building on South Clinton Street to say goodbye.

Thursday, October 25, 2012  Romney has wiped out President Obama's lead among women in what's looking like a photo finish race for the White House.

Friday, October 19, 2012  Former President Bill Clinton is helping out a fellow Democrat in his Central New York congressional race.

Friday, October 19, 2012  Former President Bill Clinton will be in Syracuse on Friday to throw his support behind a Central New York Congressional candidate.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  As candidates campaign this election season there's one group they are going after: single ladies.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  New York's brutal fight for control of the state Senate is under way.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  Attorney Wendy Long has won a three-way Republican primary to take on Kirsten Gillibrand in this fall's race for the U.S. Senate.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  Gov. Andrew Cuomo has chosen Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner and Assemblyman Keith Wright of Manhattan to share the duties of chairman of the state Democratic Party.

Sunday, April 29, 2012  CNY School Boards Association has a how-to guide

Wednesday, April 25, 2012  Mitt Romney has done what he was expected to do by winning New York's Republican presidential primary.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  Central New Yorkers are among voters heading to the polls in five states Tuesday.

Friday, March 09, 2012  The Senate's Republican leader and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo are on the brink of breaking campaign promises they made two years ago to overhaul legislative redistricting so that new boundaries are drawn without partisan gerrymandering, a former New York City mayor turned good-government activist said Thursday.

Thursday, March 08, 2012  The congressional district lines proposed by a federal judge earlier this week could well be law for the next 10 years, based on the views of the only legislative leaders who could change them.

Friday, March 02, 2012  In a new online donation letter, Buerkle writes to her supporters that a liberal victory would undo the progress she has helped to make in the last two years.