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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Attorney General Eric Holder is defending the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records, while at the same time declaring he had played no role in it.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The Justice Department has secretly obtained two months of telephone records of journalists for The Associated Press in what AP's top executive says is an "unprecedented intrusion" into newsgathering.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  All representatives from New York voted in favor of the bill to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, except for Republican Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  Representative Ann Marie Buerkle has released a statement on why she opposes the "fiscal cliff" legislation.

Sunday, December 30, 2012  The top leaders in both parties on the House and Senate Agriculture committees have agreed to a one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Hundreds of power customers in Madison County have their power restored.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Representative Anne Marie Buerkle presented a bill to the House of Representatives on June 27 that would change the name of the U.S. Post Office at 26 East Genesee Street in Baldwinsville in honor of Corporal Kyle R. Schneider.

Friday, May 25, 2012  U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says his laws to close loopholes that allow synthetic marijuana and dangerous "bath salts" to be sold openly have passed the Senate.

Thursday, April 12, 2012  Another candidate is joining the race for Congress in Syracuse.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  A federal judge on Monday prepared to take over New York's redistricting process from the state Legislature, where it's been delayed.

Monday, December 19, 2011  House Republicans say they cannot accept the Senate compromise

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  Governor had threatened layoffs, union hopes to renegotiate.

Monday, August 15, 2011  Many of you have expressed your frustration with the U.S. Government during the debt ceiling crisis, and have demanded answers from our lawmakers.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011  A New York State task force on redistricting held its first of twelve hearings in Syracuse Tuesday morning.

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.