| U.S. Senate Winners, State By State | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 11:42:31 PM by Blog57 Team | | Democrat Jim Pederson made millions building malls, but came up short in his bid to keep Republican Sen. Jon Kyl from winning his third term. Kyl defeated Pederson on Tuesday, receiving 53 percent of the vote in an expensive race that turned on voter's attitudes about national security and illegal immigration. More Arizona election news. California Democrat Dianne Feinstein easily beat Republican Dick Mountjoy in her bid for a third full term. . Connecticut Incumbent Joe Lieberman, running as an Independent, beats Democrat Ned Lamont and Republican Alan Schlesinger. Lieberman will be one of two independents in the new Senate. Rep. Bernie Sanders, an eight-terms congressman who calls himself a socialist, won the seat of retiring Sen. Jim Jeffords, also an independent. Both Lieberman and Sanders have said they will align themselves with Democrats.... | |
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| | | Thousands Of Elderly Given Faulty Flu Shots | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 1:54:00 PM by Blog57 Team | | NEW YORK -- New York City health officials said Wednesday that roughly 4,000 elderly residents received faulty flu shots between Oct. 13 and Oct. 19. Health officials notified the senior citizens that they received the useless vaccinations at two dozen senior health centers and at the health department's Chelsea and Corona clinics. Health officials are offering the seniors another shot at no cost. .... | |
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| | | Back From The War: Woman Brings Live Hand Grenade To Dump | | Posted Tuesday, October 17, 2006 3:20:41 AM by Blog57 Team | | WESTPORT, Conn. -- On a day when the public could bring household goods not accepted as trash to Westport, Conn.s town dump, a woman came with an unexpected find: a live hand grenade. The State Police Bomb Squad detonated the grenade Saturday in an isolated corner of the town's municipal dump. Officials said the woman who brought it to the dump explained that her husband brought it back from the war, though it was not clear which one. .... | |
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| | | Giuliani-Clinton matchup tested in presidential poll | | Posted Wednesday, October 04, 2006 11:15:11 PM by Blog57 Team | | ALBANY - The "political equivalent of a subway series" could be shaping up between former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2008 presidential race, an independent pollster said Tuesday. Releasing the latest WNBC-TV/Marist College national poll, Lee Miringoff said things are looking reasonably bright for Republican Giuliani if he wants to run for president. On the Democratic side, while New York's junior senator is still far ahead of the field, Miringoff said, she faces a tougher challenge because she is a woman. Asked about voting for a woman for president regardless of her party, 30 percent of registered voters said they were not likely to vote for her. "It's a very uphill fight for her, 85 years after women got the right to vote," said Miringoff, head of Marist College's Institute for Public Opinion.... | |
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| | | WWOR-TV My9 Is Latest Addition to Cablevision's Industry-Leading High-Definition Lineup | | Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 7:16:46 PM by Blog57 Team | | BETHPAGE, N.Y. and NEW YORK, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) and WWOR-TV My9 announced today that the high-definition feed of WWOR-TV My9 is now available to iO: Interactive Optimum(R) digital cable customers across the New York metropolitan area. iO's 22nd high-definition programming service, My9 HD is located on channel 709. Cablevision is the only New York area provider to offer My9 in HD. Cablevision customers are now able to view all WWOR Monday through Saturday prime time MyNetworkTV programs in high-definition. This includes the new dramas "Desire" and "Fashion House," starring Bo Derek and Morgan Fairchild. Viewers will also be able to see Yankees baseball and other select My9 sports programming, including NFL/ESPN football Click for the lowest price on dmnobieblankgames');" onMouseOut="hideAd();" class=Hotlink>games, in HD.... | |
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| | | NYC TV Teams With WNBC To Tap Into A Wider Audience | | Posted Sunday, September 10, 2006 1:29:37 PM by Blog57 Team | | Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday that the Emmy award-winning station is partnering with WNBC, which will be showing more than 100 episodes of some its most popular shows. The shows include "$9.99," which gives New Yorkers ideas for how to get by in the city on less than $10 a day, and "Blueprint NYC," which tours viewers through iconic city structures. The shows will air weekdays between 11 a.m. and noon from September 4 through mid-December. During a news conference at NBC studios in Rockefeller Center yesterday, Mr. Bloomberg touted the arrangement as a landmark deal that will help the city tap into a much wider audience and to promote local attractions. The slot will replace domestic diva Martha Stewart, who will now be on one hour earlier.... | |
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| | | It Could Have Been Worse; It Could Have Been, "So, Please, Mr. D'Agostino, Move Closer to Me" | | Posted Saturday, September 02, 2006 3:20:24 AM by Blog57 Team | | If you grew up in this area during the eighties, there are a few things that are probably permanently stuck in your head in the place where algebra should be. Among them are "Pix pix pix pix pix," that Melle Mel/Van Silk "don't do it" PSA for WNBC against crack, and this commercial, which has probably been buried deep in your subconscious. Well, HotelChatter dredged it up for us; we're going to do the same for you. .... | |
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| | | One Dies, 4 Injured In Queens Shooting Spree | | Posted Sunday, August 27, 2006 1:20:23 AM by Blog57 Team | | NEW YORK -- A man died and four other people were injured when an armed driver went on a violent shooting spree late Friday in several neighborhoods, apparently targeting victims at random, police said Saturday. The shootings spanned five police precincts in Queens. Police said they were interviewing a man they described as a "person of interest" who had been spotted in a vehicle matching the description of one being sought in the case. Four of the vehicles targeted were red or maroon, police told NewsChannel 4. .... | |
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| | | Benefit unleashes funds for pet shelter | | Posted Monday, August 21, 2006 11:12:35 AM by Blog57 Team | | The fundraising party featured the usual: a white tent on a vast lawn in Southampton, a stream of waiters carrying appetizers, couples dancing to the Peter Duchin Orchestra, and a guest of honor with an inspiring, rags-to-riches tale. This time, though, the guest didn't recount her tale -- she just wagged her tail. .... | |
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| | | UAlbany President Dies Swimming Off South Carolina Beach | | Posted Tuesday, August 15, 2006 9:10:34 AM by Blog57 Team | | ALBANY, N.Y. -- The president of the State University at Albany told his wife they were swimming out too far and was headed back to the beach in South Carolina before he began yelling for help and died Sunday afternoon, according to her statement to police. Authorities are investigating whether Kermit Hall, 61, had an underlying medical condition that caused or contributed to his death. Phyllis Hall told police he had "a minor history of heart problems" but the only medication he took Sunday was for his thyroid. An autopsy was being done Monday. Phyllis Hall told police they had gone about 100 yards from shore at the beach resort island when her husband said they were out too far. At 2:20 p.m., they began swimming back when he started yelling for help and waving his arms.... | |
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