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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.

Today at 7:55 AM  Federal authorities have fired and demoted U.S. probation officers in the monitoring of a man charged with killing Liverpool librarian Lori Bresnahan raping a 10-year-old girl during a carjacking at Great Northern Mall in Clay.

Monday, June 03, 2013  Representative Dan Maffei and local advocates support President Obama's Early Learning Initiative.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Lawmakers are responding to our series of exclusive interviews this week with the man who was first on the scene the night of the Clay horrors.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Based on what he knows right now, Congressman Dan Maffei (D - Syracuse) says it appears someone or some people at the New York Northern Probation Office in Syracuse should be fired following the murder, rape and carjacking tragedy in Clay.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Congressman Dan Maffei (D, New York) recently wrote a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, demanding the Justice Department investigate the Syracuse U.S. Probation Office for the Northern District of New York and its failure to properly monitor Clay murder and kidnapping suspect David Renz.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Rep. Dan Maffei (D-NY) and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner announced Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will not eliminate midnight shifts at Syracuse Hancock International Airport’s air traffic control tower in the 2013 fiscal year.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The House has approved legislation to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month and give the Pentagon some relief from a cash crunch that's harming military readiness.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  There's a fresh effort to make the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn a National Historical Park.

Friday, January 18, 2013  Economic turnarounds rarely happen overnight. As Armory Square in Syracuse has shown, slow and steady progress can produce lasting results, and it all starts with small businesses. On Friday, small business leaders from across Central New York met with  Congressman Dan Maffei to talk about the issues they face.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Ann Marie Buerkle posted a farewell letter on her “Ann Marie Buerkle for Congress” Facebook page on Tuesday afternoon.

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

Friday, November 09, 2012  Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle concedes the 24th Congressional District race to Dan Maffei

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.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  Matt's Memo: Matt Mulcahy blogs about the Election Night victory of Dan Maffei over Ann Marie Buerkle.  President Obama's strength in this Upstate New York county returned the democrat back to congress.