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The New York City street vendor who helped alert police to the attempted car bombing of Times Square in 2010 is hoping his notoriety from the event will propel him in to the U.S. House in November.

May 22, 2012

Freshmen who vowed change spent millions of tax dollars on mailings

Source: Ithaca Journal - Ithaca NY

Republican freshmen who came to Congress last year promising to transform Washington's free-spending culture are no different from most other lawmakers in at least one respect: They mailed out millions of taxpayer-funded fliers and brochures during their first year in office.

May 21, 2012

Meet Democratic candidate Alexander for Congress

Source: The Lewisboro Ledger - Lewisboro NY

There will be a "Meet & Greet" of Democratic Congressional candidate Matt Alexander, mayor of Wappingers Falls, today from 7 to 9 p.m., at the home of Alan Cole and Louise Trevillyan at 157 Todd Road in Goldens Bridge.

May 21, 2012

A.M. Roundup: Cuomo being pushed on minimum wage

Source: Capitol Confidential

I hope you enjoyed a meteorologically splendid weekend, in which the Rangers were not eliminated from the playoffs.

May 16, 2012

U.S. Chamber ads micro-target key races

Source: CNN.com

Targeted political advertising is heading to a new but very familiar frontier -- YouTube.