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New York GOPers moving to add seat to State Senate

ALBANY — Republicans, at least the ones controlling the New York State Senate, have decided that bigger is better.

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Debate night: Cain’s in the hot seat for the GOP (AP)

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain gestures during a news conference with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, not seen, at Arpaio's office Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors))AP – Former pizza magnate Herman Cain had a chance Tuesday night to convince voters he’s not just the latest fad, debating fellow Republican presidential candidates in economically hard-hit Nevada as he enjoyed his new standing atop opinion polls.


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Cain likely in the hot seat at GOP debate (AP)

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain gestures during a news conference with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, not seen, at Arpaio's office Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors))AP – Herman Cain has risen fast. Now the question is: Will he fall?


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Turner beats Weprin for Weiner’s seat

Republican Bob Turner scored a shocking victory late Tuesday night to capture disgraced ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner’s congressional seat – and delivered what many political pros say is a stinging rebuke of President Obama.

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Libyan rebels storm seat of Gadhafi’s power (AP)

Rebel fighters gesture inside the main Moammar Gadhafi compound in Bab al-Aziziya in Tripoli, LIbya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Libyan rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi's main military compound in Tripoli Tuesday after fierce fighting with forces loyal to his regime that rocked the capital as the longtime leader refused to surrender despite the stunning advances by opposition forces. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP – Hundreds of Libyan rebels blasted through the green gates of Moammar Gadhafi’s Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli Tuesday after five hours of intense fighting around it. They beat and killed some of those who defended it, fired celebratory shots in the air and hauled off crates of weapons and trucks with guns mounted on the back.


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On tea party bandwagon, DeMint in driver’s seat (AP)

FILE - In this June 14, 2011, file photo Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., speaks to media on Capitol Hill in Washington.  In these nervous days of debt limit warfare and pre-election posturing DeMint, who calls himself Sen. Tea Party, is specific and focused on what change, exactly, he wants: passage — not just a vote — of a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution. Without it, he says, no consideration should be given to raising the nation's borrowing limit. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP – He calls himself Sen. Tea Party.


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F-16s escort United Airlines flight after passengers brawl over reclined seat

The skies weren’t so friendly for two brawling passengers on a United Airlines flight.

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