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RICHLAND, N.Y. (AP) — A fast-moving house fire killed eight people, including four young brothers, despite the homeowner's frantic attempts to save » Full Story

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Caroline Kennedy's missteps and halting speech patterns have been replayed endlessly since she announced her bid to succeed H » Full Story

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Four hospitals in New York state paid kickbacks to get more patients into their drug treatment programs, which billed Medicaid » Full Story

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An internal e-mail revealed that Senate Republican staffers, facing the end of their days in the chamber's powerful and lucrative majority, planned to use taxpayer-funded researche » Full Story

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Citing weak committees, absence of debate or dissent, and frequent lack of sound fiscal analysis of legislation in 2006 and » Full Story

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NEW YORK (AP) — Did you get fleeced by Bernard Madoff? Or did you buy that Madoff Securities fleece jacket on eBay?

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By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Just a dozen years ago, newspapers on either side of Arlington, Texas, fought fiercely for every reader in the fast-growing city, spend » Full Story

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JERUSALEM (AP) — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg expressed solidarity with Israelis threatened by Hamas rockets on Sunday in a daylong trip to » Full Story

By JOHN KEKIS, AP Sports Writer

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Boris Said is no longer king of the mountain. Todd Bodine and Morgan Lucas have taken his place.

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Sable Highlands stretch almost far as you can see across the northeastern Adirondacks, where outdoor enthusiasts now can » Full Story