Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3]

Peter King touts Lieberman as McCain VP pick

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

WASHINGTON - Even Joe Lieberman expressed doubts yesterday that Republican John McCain will choose him as running mate, but that hasn't stilled a boomlet for an unconventional pick of a former Democrat who is not opposed to abortion. Lieberman has

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US-educated Pakistani woman accused of terrorism is victim of government plot

2008-08-24T00:00:00Z

NEW YORK (AP) _ To supporters, Aafia Siddiqui is a devout Muslim, a scholar educated at MIT and Brandeis, who fled to Pakistan after 9/11 because of anti-Muslim sentiment.To U.S. authorities, she is a...

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YOUR MONEY

2008-08-24T00:00:00Z

BY PETER KING If you're the parent of students heading off to college, there's at least one course you should teach them first: Identity Theft 101. ...

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ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

2008-08-24T00:00:00Z

After all, there has been plenty of speculation that McCain has been considering Lieberman â€” New York Congressman Peter King urged McCain to select ...

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Baby boomers will love Cradle of Aviation car show

2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

By Peter King | pwking@aol.com The original Batmobile - built for the 1966-68 "Batman" TV series - is on display this weekend at the Cradle of Aviation ...

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Clashing views of MIT grad suspected of terrorism

2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

Rep. Peter King, RN.Y., senior Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, sees it differently. "She's a dangerous person with a lot of ability. ...

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Frankly Football: Which teams are better, worse than we first thought

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

I read an interesting comment the other day in Peter King's MMQB Mailbag . When King asked Phil Savage, the Browns GM, what he thought when Monday's debacle ...

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King: McCain Needs Lieberman to Win

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

REP. PETER KING (R-NY), HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE RANKING MEMBER: Neil, first of all, I think that John McCain, as our nominee, should have the ...

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Feds foot $400M bill for NY airports

2008-08-21T00:00:00Z

The federal government will fork over the cash to reimburse New York area airports for the security screening upgrades they made after Sept. 11, 2001. (AP) - The federal government will pay $400 million to reimburse New York City-area airports for post-

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King Calls Lieberman 'Perfect' VP

2008-08-21T00:00:00Z

WASHINGTON With social conservatives up in arms over the possibility that Senator McCain may tap a supporter of abortion rights, Senator Lieberman, as his running mate, one staunch McCain ally and abortion opponent says the Connecticut lawmaker is the

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Koch Exercises His Bipartisanship

2008-08-20T00:00:00Z

Former Mayor Ed Koch, a "lifelong Democrat," is serving as chairman of "Democrats for Peter King" in the Republican congressman' campaign for a ninth term, ...

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NYC airports to get $400M for explosive detectors

2008-08-20T00:00:00Z

The money will be paid over two years. Rep. Peter King says the decision helps airports pay for "an important layer of our security system. ...

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Peter King

2008-08-19T00:00:00Z

AP EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- The problem with preseason football, other than the fact it's preseason football, is you never have any idea what it means. Never. ...

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U.S. Patrols Ports of Entry, Potential Terrorist Gateways

2008-08-18T00:00:00Z

The U.S. government carefully patrols the 300 ports of entry to the United States, a network of openings that terrorists may try to exploit. This is part of the America's Future series airing on FOX News Channel, looking at the challenges facing the

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Long Questions King's Support of Oil Drilling Off Long Island

2008-08-15T00:00:00Z

Rep. King noted that there has not been a major oil spill during oil drilling in many years, "not even after Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico. ...

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From Congressman Peter King's Desk

2008-08-15T00:00:00Z

Congressman Peter King (R-Seaford) is reminding residents that if you're having problems with federal agencies, he is available to help. ...

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Lawyers for 'Lady Al Qaeda want to see evidence

2008-08-14T00:00:00Z

"Put up or shut up, that is what I say," said lawyer Elaine Sharp. "If they have it, why haven't they shown us?" "Nobody has seen [this evidence]. They're just talking about is as if it's real," Sharp said. Siddiqui, 36, is being held without bail at

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New Football League May Have Hartford Team

2008-08-13T00:00:00Z

League commissioner Michael Huyghue â€” a Windsor native â€” told Sports Illustrated's Peter King that Hartford would be among six sites, along with Los Angeles ...

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Seeking ban on highly enriched uranium in research

2008-08-13T00:00:00Z

BY JANIE LORBER | janie.lorber@newsday.com WASHINGTON - Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) and New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo are calling on the federal ...

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Cuomo, Madigan criticize government's stance on uranium

2008-08-12T00:00:00Z

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A pair of state attorneys general say the federal government must ban civilian use of highly enriched uranium before it leads to a terrorist attack. New York's Andrew Cuomo and Illinois' Lisa Madigan wrote the federal

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