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State capital: Albany
Entered Union: July 26, 1788
Population: 19,227,088 (2004 estimate)
Area 47,214 sq mi. (122,284 sq km)
Governor: George E. Pataki (Republican)
U.S. Representatives: 29
State nickname: Empire Statee

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  • Cuba allows access to Hemingway papers

  • Offensive, Ukraine-Russia spat send oil prices above $48

  • Fashion week debut for Sienna

  • Chronology of key events in Richardson withdrawal

  • Rainbow Room to close restaurant, citing economy

  • A Better Method of Kidney Storage

  • New York mayor, in Israel, backs strikes on Hamas

  • The Genius of Genesis VI: Can We Say Ferosh

  • Goldberg: The squeegee men of the New World Order

  • Spoleto Festival USA unveils modest 2009 schedule

  • The short list of VPs who shouldn't have been

  • NYC revelers usher in '09 with cheer, optimism

  • Today in History - Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009

  • Senator Kennedy? Sources Close To Gov. Believe So

  • Anti-Gay NY Pol Showing Strain Under Pressure

  • Economy puts damper on New Year's Eve celebrations

  • Sheldon Silver Supports Kennedy

  • New York Guard Readies for New Year's Eve

  • Veteran anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman holds hands with Nelson Mandela

  • Gotti wants his old judge back for NYC trial

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    Cuba allows access to Hemingway papers

    <p>The collection of the late author's documents includes coded messages Hemingway compiled when he used his fishing boat, El Pilar, to ply the waters north of Cuba during World War II, believing German U-boats ...</p>

    Offensive, Ukraine-Russia spat send oil prices above $48

    <p>Israel's ground offensive in Gaza and a dispute between Ukraine and Russia over gas imports pushed oil prices above $48 a barrel Monday, but some analysts say there's more than just unrest in the Middle East ...</p>

    Fashion week debut for Sienna

    <p>Actress Sienna Miller will make her debut at London Fashion Week next month with a collection co-designed with her older sister Savannah.</p>

    Chronology of key events in Richardson withdrawal

    <p>Notable events leading to New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's withdrawal of his bid to become commerce secretary:</p><p>_ Early 2003: Richardson wins legislative approval of a $1.6 billion highway and transportation construction program called Governor Richardson's Investment Partnership, or GRIP.</p><p>_ October 2003: CDR Financial Products Inc. CEO David Rubin contributes $25,000 to Richardson political committee, Moving America Forward.</p><p>_ 2004: Bonds are issued for GRIP transportation program. CDR, which is based in Beverly Hills, Calif., becomes part of a team of investment and financial advisers selected by the New Mexico Finance Authority to put together the GRIP financing. CDR earns at least $951,000 in fees in 2004 for its services to the authority.</p>

    Rainbow Room to close restaurant, citing economy

    <p>In this Dec. 17, 1998 file photo, guests at New York's Rainbow Room dance on the revolving floor of the restaurant and nightclub just before it was temporarily closed and remodeled.</p>

    A Better Method of Kidney Storage

    <p>Pumping a solution continuously through a donated kidney raised the chances of a successful transplant when compared to simple cold storage of the organ, European researchers report.</p>

    New York mayor, in Israel, backs strikes on Hamas

    <p>New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg expressed solidarity with Israelis threatened by Hamas rockets on Sunday in a daylong trip to Israel that included visits to two towns targeted by the Islamic militant movement in recent weeks.</p><p>During the visit to the embattled town of Sderot, Bloomberg and his party, which included Rep. Gary Ackerman, a New York Democrat, were briefly hustled to a bomb shelter when a missile warning went off.</p><p>In a telephone interview with The Associated Press, Bloomberg said he fully understood Israel's actions. 'You should rest assured, if anyone in New York was being threatened, my instruction to the NYPD (New York police) would be to use all the resources at their disposal to protect civilians,' Bloomberg said.</p>

    The Genius of Genesis VI: Can We Say Ferosh

    <p>Genesis VI Party A clean slate, a fresh start-it's what we all needed. And that's the genius of GENESIS-the first circuit party of the new year.</p>

    Goldberg: The squeegee men of the New World Order

    <p>If you're old enough to have been around in the 1980s, and possibly even if you aren't, you probably know the name Leon Klinghoffer.</p>

    Spoleto Festival USA unveils modest 2009 schedule

    <p>Tributes to longtime chamber music director Charles Wadsworth, a return visit by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and an operetta inspired by movie actor Peter Lorre highlight a more modest 2009 season of the Spoleto Festival USA.</p><p>The 33rd season of the internationally known arts festival will be staged from May 22 through June 2 across Charleston, festival organizers announced Sunday.</p><p>This year's festival has a budget of $6.2 million _ down from last year's $8.4 million, said festival spokeswoman Paula Edwards. Last year's festival was staged just as the national economy soured and ended the season $372,000 in the red _ the first deficit for the festival in 13 years.</p>

    The short list of VPs who shouldn't have been

    <p>In the political world, Time Magazine jumped the gun in August with its list of the 15 worst vice presidents.</p>

    NYC revelers usher in '09 with cheer, optimism

    <p>Despite months of economic gloom, revelers throughout the country welcomed the new year with merrymaking and even optimism, though some festivities fell to hard times and others were subdued.</p>

    Today in History - Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009

    <p>Today is Saturday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2009. There are 362 days left in the year.</p>

    Senator Kennedy? Sources Close To Gov. Believe So

    <p>Jan 2, 2009 11:09 am US/Eastern Caroline Kennedy J. Scott Applewhite/AP 1 of 2 CBS 2 of 2 Poll Caroline Kennedy has expressed serious interest in Hillary Clinton's Senate seat.</p>

    Anti-Gay NY Pol Showing Strain Under Pressure

    <p>Anti-gay NY State Sen. Ruben Diaz, Sr., issued a press release insisting that he's still a Democrat Political groups, GLBT equality organizations, and unions have all come forward to issue a simple plea to New ...</p>

    Economy puts damper on New Year's Eve celebrations

    <p>In this photo provided by Countdown Entertainment, an unidentified worker watches one of the zeros from the 2009 sign rise into position on the roof of One Times Square in New York, Friday, Dec.</p>

    Sheldon Silver Supports Kennedy

    <p>State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who once had reservations about the possible appointment of Caroline Kennedy as a U.S. Senate choice, now says he will support her.</p>

    New York Guard Readies for New Year&#x26;#x27;s Eve

    <p>As New Yorkers and visitors gear up today for New Year's Eve celebrations, the citizen soldiers and airmen of the New York National Guard are ready to support homeland security missions throughout the state, ...</p>

    Veteran anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman holds hands with Nelson Mandela

    <p>Helen Suzman, the veteran South African anti-apartheid campaigner, has died today aged 91.</p>

    Gotti wants his old judge back for NYC trial

    <p>John A. "Junior" Gotti is getting a little nostalgic for the federal judge who presided over his three trials, which ended in hung juries.</p>


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