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Kirsten Gillibrand is the junior senator from New York. Born in December 1966, Gillibrand was named on January 23, 2009 to fill Hillary Clinton's empty Senate seat.
Gillibrand represented New York's 20th congressional district from 2007 until her selection. She was born in Albany and attended Dartmouth College and UCLA.
She is in the Special Committee on Aging, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Committee on Environment and Public Works and Committee on Foreign Relations.
Gillibrand represented New York's 20th congressional district from 2007 until her selection. She was born in Albany and attended Dartmouth College and UCLA.
She is in the Special Committee on Aging, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Committee on Environment and Public Works and Committee on Foreign Relations.
Kirsten Gillibrand is the junior senator from New York. Born in December 1966, Gillibrand was named on January 23, 2009 to fill Hillary Clinton's empty Senate seat.
Gillibrand represented New York's 20th congressional district from 2007 until her selection. She was born in Albany and attended Dartmouth College and UCLA.
She is in the Special Committee on Aging, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Committee on Environment and Public Works and Committee on Foreign Relations.
Gillibrand represented New York's 20th congressional district from 2007 until her selection. She was born in Albany and attended Dartmouth College and UCLA.
She is in the Special Committee on Aging, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Committee on Environment and Public Works and Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Pentagon chief vows to 'fix' military's sexual assault problem
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered top military chiefs on Friday to redouble their effort to address the problem of sexual assault, saying the frequency and perceived tolerance of the crime was eroding the military's ability...Tags: Armed Forces, Military Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Courts-Martial, Sex Crimes
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Top U.S. general warns of sexual assault 'crisis,' meets Obama
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top general in the U.S. Armed Forces warned of a crisis of confidence in the growing ranks of women soldiers due to a rash of sexual assault cases that has prompted lawmakers to act. The warning by Army General Martin Dempsey...Tags: White House, Fort Hood (military base), U.S. Army, Crime, Law and Justice, NATO
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Sex assault scandals put unprecedented pressure on Pentagon
Reuters* Lawmakers eye legislation to help stem jump in assaults * Hagel open to 'all options' to deal with issue, spokesman says * Defense chief once backed keeping sex crimes within military system By David Alexander and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, May 15...Tags: Fort Hood (military base), U.S. Army, Crime, Law and Justice, Retraining, U.S. Congress
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Military sex assault cases pile pressure on Pentagon
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rash of scandals discrediting the U.S. military's efforts to stamp out sexual assault is putting unprecedented pressure on Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to consider options that once appeared off limits to address sex crimes in...Tags: Fort Hood (military base), Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Army, Retraining, U.S. Congress
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Nassau seeks $500M for Bay Park sewage pipe
NewsdayNassau County Executive Edward Mangano is seeking more than $500 million of the state's $30 billion superstorm Sandy aid package to build an outfall pipe to transport treated sewage from Bay Park Wastewater Treatment Plant to the Atlantic Ocean. Mangano...Tags: Chuck Schumer, Oceans, Nassau County, Long Island, Energy Saving
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Gillibrand: Cherry Grove theater historic
NewsdayThe celebrated Cherry Grove Community House and Theater on Fire Island has another booster: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. The New York Democrat wrote last week to the head of the National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program,...Tags: Human Interest, Cherry Grove, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Minority Groups
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U.S. Senate panel approves farm bill that expands crop insurance
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill on Tuesday, costing $500 billion over a decade, that would expand the scope of the federally subsidized crop insurance program and modestly trim spending on food stamps for the...Tags: Pat Roberts, Mike Johanns, Insurance, Politics, Science and Technology
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Niagara Falls area to get help from feds to boost tourists from around the world
The Buffalo NewsTourism in the Niagara Falls area is about to get a boost from the federal government. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., was joined by other public officials Monday at Fort Niagara to announce a new international marketing campaign to promote...Tags: Travel, New Products, Marketing, Trips and Vacations, Politics
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Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk Shows: 'The Confession'
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 12 - 18, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Orphan Black Paul (Dylan Bruce)...
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Benghazi attack tops Sunday morning news menu
Staff writerThe Benghazi attack will be the main topic this weekend on Sunday morning chat programs. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., talk to NBC's "Meet the Press" at 9 a.m. on WESH-Channel 2. They will discuss whether there was...Tags: Jack Reed, BBC, The New York Times, CNN (tv network), NBC (tv network)
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Military injustice
The recent study estimating that there may have been 26,000 cases of sexual assault in the military last year stirred a lot of tough talk from the Pentagon and the White House over the past 24 hours. But the question is whether that outrage will translate...
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Pentagon reports sharp rise in military sexual assaults
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon estimated that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted in unreported incidents last year — 35% more than in 2010 — a severe trend that senior officials warned could threaten recruiting and...
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