Long Island: First District Tussle
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Representative Timothy Bishop, a Democrat, faces a challenge from Randy Altschuler, a Republican businessman, as he prepares to seek a fifth term in 2010.
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Several NY/Tri-State Reps on the Fence on the Public Option
the albany project (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Chris Bowers has done an outstanding job keeping the whip count going on the robust public option (i.e. Medicare plus 5%). The count is now up to 210 and it's more important than ever that we start whipping the undecided and wavering representatives. Here in New York we should expect close to perfect party discipline from our reps, yet a few individuals from the tri-state area are on the fence. Specifically:...
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Corrigendum: Genetic variation in the prostate stem cell antigen gene PSCA confers susceptibility to urinary bladder cancer
Nature Publishing Group (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Corrigendum: Genetic variation in the prostate stem cell antigen gene PSCA confers susceptibility to urinary bladder cancer Nature Genetics 41, 1156 (2009). doi:10.1038/ng1009-1156a Author: Xifeng Wu, Yuanqing Ye, Lambertus A Kiemeney, Patrick Sulem, Thorunn Rafnar, Giuseppe Matullo, Daniela Seminara, Teruhiko Yoshida, Norihisa Saeki, Angeline S Andrew, Colin P Dinney, Bogdan Czerniak, Zuo-feng Zhang,...
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NY-Sen: Congressman Massa's Endorsement Of Gillibrand Not "One Of The Last"
the albany project (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
Congressman Eric Massa was questioned for a few months about why he had not yet endorsed Senator Kirsten Gillibrand . He was asked on weekly press calls and in interviews why he had not endorsed Gillibrand. Simply put, Massa believed that his energy was better spent focused on his district and his work in the House of Representatives. Massa announced his endorsement of Gillibrand late last week. In...
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Downtown: Robert Burrus, 67
The Homicide Report (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
Robert Burrus, a 67-year-old black man, was slashed several times and died Saturday, August 1, authorities said. The incident took place at 6th and Fremont streets in downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles police officers arrested Timothy Bishop, a 50-year-old transient,...
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Homeless Man Brutally Murdered by Another
LAist (Free subscription) | 08/05/2009
The victim, Robert Burris A 67-year-old homeless man was found dead over the weekend at a downtown homeless encampment with his throat slashed and his eyes gouged out. Police say another homeless man, 50-year-old Timothy Bishop, killed Robert Burrus. A witness saw Bishop on top of Burrus Friday night but did not realize what happened until the next morning when the dead body was found. “I’m...