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Today at 8:09 AM  A Republican county official who once called a central New York congressman a "chicken" for skipping a televised debate is buying the Democratic lawmaker's suburban Syracuse home.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A New York congressman says Remington Arms has been awarded a nearly $80 million contract from the Pentagon to produce sniper rifles at the company's Mohawk Valley plant.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Democrat Dan Maffei returned to politics in Washington as he was sworn in to Congress this afternoon.

Friday, October 05, 2012  The race for the 22nd Congressional District has taken an unusual and disturbing twist over an accusation that Republican incumbent Richard Hanna improperly used his influence to convince local television stations to drop a debate.

Monday, October 01, 2012  New commercial from Friends of Dan Maffei says Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle wants to redefine rape.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  College student Curt Myers made a special delivery this summer, but it wasn't a pizza with the works.

Monday, May 14, 2012  New York Congressman Bill Owens says he'll pay back more than $22,000 to the sponsor of a trip he and his wife took to Taiwan.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  A non profit, independent news agency is reporting Democrat Congressman Bill Owens may have violated ethics rules when he took a trip in late 2010 to Taiwan.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  Many farmers throughout New York State are trying to block new federal labor regulations which they say threaten the future of family farms.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  The wife of Rep. Maurice Hinchey is accused of driving drunk. Her arrest came just before Hinchey announced his retirement.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  Democrat Maurice Hinchey will leave his job in Washington at the end of the year.

Monday, September 26, 2011  Congressman Bill Owens says "there's no evidence cutting taxes actually creates jobs."

Thursday, June 16, 2011  Sources tell The Associated Press that embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner is telling associates he will resign amid the furor over his sexually charged online relationships with several women.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011  A former porn actress who said she exchanged emails and messages over Twitter with New York Rep. Anthony Weiner said Wednesday that he asked her to lie about their online communications.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  Embattled New York Rep. Anthony Weiner's prospects for political survival dimmed precipitously on Wednesday with the appearance on the Internet of an X-rated photo said to be of the congressman - and the first calls from fellow Democrats for him to step down.