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Massa to resign
Male staffer filed sexual harassment complaint against N.Y. Dem
N.Y. gov digs in
'Support for Gov. Paterson erodes with every new headline'
Military trials ahead for 9/11 suspects?
In a potential reversal, White House advisers are close to recommending that President Obama opt for military tribunals for the self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind and four others.
Abortion coverage dispute divides House Dems
On the other side of the obstacle course that President Barack Obama must clear to get his health care overhaul, a final trapdoor is lurking: the divisive politics of abortion.
Massa to resign under ethics cloud
New York Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, facing a harassment complaint by a male staffer, said Friday that he is stepping down from his seat with "a profound sense of failure."
New York politics rocked by upheavals
The Empire State has a lot to recommend it — Broadway shows, Niagara Falls, and baseball's World Series champions, the New York Yankees. But politics? As the locals would say, Fuhgeddaboudit.