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After 40 years and $1 trillion, the U.S. drug war has met none of its goals
Do you think the cost is worth a continued fight? AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, FileIn this April 16, 2009 file photo, a youth watches a crime scene from behind his home's fence after a man was murdered in...
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Indiana Rep. Mark Souder resigns after affair with staffer
Indianapolis -- Indiana Republican Rep. Mark Souder acknowledged an affair with a staffer today and unexpectedly announced his resignation, giving Democrats a chance at capturing what many had thought...
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What's going on: Microsoft upgrade hopes to make Hotmail cool again
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is trying to make Hotmail cool again. The free Web mail service soon will be switching to a new approach that Microsoft hopes will give Hotmail an edge over rival...
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Update: Fired Auburn cop indicted in missing PBA money case; read the indictment
Auburn, NY -- Former Auburn Police Officer Brian K. Hutchings today was indicted on 10 new charges that accuse him of stealing thousands of dollars from the department’s Police Benevolent Association....
View ArticleDemocratic donors take aim at New York gubernatorial candidate Steve Levy
NEW YORK — Some Democratic donors want their money back from Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Levy. Attorney Larry Silverman planned to file a lawsuit Tuesday in Suffolk County on behalf of...
View ArticleCuomo: Store sold soldiers overpriced electronics
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has sued companies he says preyed on Fort Drum soldiers by selling them laptops, televisions and other electronic goods on credit at wildly...
View ArticleNew York to reopen campground after town chips in to cover its cost
CAROGA LAKE, N.Y. — The state Department of Environmental Conservation says it will open its campground in Caroga Lake after local officials agreed to kick in money to cover the park’s operating...
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Interior secretary Ken Salazar acknowledges role lax oil regulation played in...
Obama plans to establish a presidential commission to look into the disaster. Pablo Martinez Monsivais / APInterior Secretary Ken Salazar testifies Tuesday before the Senate Environment and Public...
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King & King Architects wins national award for "green'' renovation of...
Syracuse, NY -- King & King Architects, of Syracuse, and IBC Engineering PC, of Rochester, recently received national recognition for King & King’s “green” headquarters building near downtown....
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School board candidates' names missing from ballot in Onondaga school election
Elizabeth Crump, David Pierce and David Toomey are uncontested in their bids for three board seats. Michelle Gabel/The Post-StandardOnondaga Central School District accidentally left the names of the...
View ArticleGov. David Paterson signs bill banning pesticides on school playing fields
Albany, NY -- Gov. David Paterson signed a bill this afternoon banning the use of pesticides on school athletic fields and day care playgrounds. Schools will have one year to stop applying pesticides...
View ArticleUpdate: Power restored to (almost) all in Auburn
Auburn, NY -- All but one of the 700 customers who lost power in Auburn this afternoon have their lights back on, according to NYSEG. A truck crash knocked out a power substation on Grant Avenue,...
View ArticleNew York Conservatives to endorse gubernatorial candidate before GOP
ALBANY, N.Y. — In an esoteric but important move, New York’s Conservative Party announced Tuesday that it will choose a nominee days before the state Republican convention, which would likely boost...
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Times Square car bombing suspect appears in federal court in New York City
NEW YORK — The suspect in a botched car bombing in Times Square appeared in court Tuesday on terrorism and weapons charges for the first time since his arrest two weeks ago and was quickly led away in...
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Nearly all Central New York school districts report budgets passing; Fulton,...
It was a tough budget year with aid cuts. Most districts proposed tax increases of less than 3 percent. Stephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-StandardHannibal residents voted on the school budget, school...
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Syracuse area road report: Your guide to CNY construction news
Here is road construction news and an interactive map for Syracuse and Central New York from the newsroom of The Post-Standard. Indicates ramp or road restrictionsIndicates ramp or road closures...
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Video captures fatal 2009 shootout between Syracuse police and parolee
Syracuse, NY -- A Centro bus video captured the shootout between two Syracuse police officers and a parolee in front of a South Side laundromat in April 2009. The video was released a day after a...
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Syracuse agency extends sales tax exemption for Destiny USA
Syracuse, NY -- The Syracuse Industrial Development Agency voted 4-0 Tuesday to extend Destiny USA’s sales tax exemption on construction materials, but the agency said it had no word on when, or if,...
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Fundraiser planned to benefit recuperating Onondaga County Legislator Bill Kinne
Syracuse, NY - Onondaga County Legislator Bill Kinne said he has never been prone to headaches. So when the mother of all headaches struck him March 31, he knew he was in trouble. Minutes later, he...
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State parks are furloughed as New York lawmakers fail to pass a budget
Volunteers, municipalities are stepping forward to take over care of some state parks. Mike Greenlar / The Post StandardMichael Mawhinney and Megan McPherson, of Syracuse, planned to have their...
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