WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show (Free subscription) | yesterday
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), Chairman of the Democratic Senatorial campaigns and author of Positively American: Winning Back the Middle-Class Majority One Family at a Time , looks forward to the upcoming presidential and senatorial elections.
WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Bronx building regarded as the birthplace of hip-hop may soon be sold and tenants are fearful that their affordable rents may soon be history. Hip hop, the art of mixing beats on dual turntables was born in the Bronx 35 years ago in the housing complex located at 1520 Sedgewick Avenue where hip-hop DJ Kool Herc used to live.
WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
In New York, gas prices are down, but only about 17 cents in the last month, and they remain well over $4 a gallon in many communities. That's putting real pressure on people who drive in order to help others, but help may be on the way.
BMI Headlines (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Broadcast journalists have attacked oil industry for years over 'mind-boggling' profits, wanting to expand drilling and for funding global warming 'contrarians.'
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Belgrade - Serbia is seeking ways to end a diplomatic row with Washington over a Serb sought by the United States for allegedly beating a fellow student into a coma, media reports said Wednesday. Serbia has refused to hand over Miladin Kovacevic, 21,...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Washington - A Serbian accused of nearly beating a man to death in the state of New York is now a fugitive who should be returned to the United States to face criminal charges, the US State Department said Tuesday. Serbian authorities have refused ...
Capitol confidential (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Sen. Charles Schumer and former Sen. Joseph Bruno kept up their annual date at the Saratoga Race Course even though one of them is no longer in public office. Schumer made an appearance at the Paddock and then joined Bruno in his Clubhouse box. “We do this every year and I thought, why should it be [...]
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Still angry that a student accused of attacking a fellow student at Binghamton University is avoiding U.S. authorities by staying in Serbia, Senator Charles Schumer said the U.S. should withhold $50 million in aid to the county. However if Serbia turns over Miladin Kovacevic (pictured), it is welcome to the money. U.S. diplomatic officials had asked that Kovacevic, who allegedly beat Bryan Steinhauer...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
NEW YORK, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Revenue Watch Institute today applauded the introduction of legislation that will be essential in the fight to stabilize energy markets and end corruption in developing nations. Introduced on Friday by New York Senator Charles Schumer, the Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act (S. 3389) would require companies registered with the Securities...
CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
The managers of New York City's crowded airports say they will block a Bush administration plan to try to reduce flight delays around the country through an experimental auction of slots at their airports.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
The managers of New York City's crowded airports say they will block a Bush administration plan to try to reduce flight delays around the country through an experimental auction of slots at their airports.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
WASHINGTON -- The managers of New York City's crowded airports say they will block a Bush administration plan to try to reduce flight delays around the country through an experimental auction of slots at their airports.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
Senators are great glad-handers, not just with their constituents but with each other. Every time a vote is called, they mill around in...
YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
With rising gas prices and global instability wreaking havoc on the oil industry around the world, international agency Oxfam America welcomes Senator Charles Schumer's (D-NY) introduction of key legislation aimed at reducing corruption and insecurity in the oil, gas, and mining industries.
Mercury Rising 鳯女 (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Begonia Buzzkill over at Avedon’s establishment flags an article by Bill Morlin and Jim Camdin of the Seattle Spokesman-Review on the purchase of educational degrees from a diploma mill by people in the military, government, and education. DoJ– headed by Charles Schumer’s buddy, Michael Mukasey– is refusing to publicize the full list: A preliminary analysis of [...]
