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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]</title>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/people/atom_news/412223_Kirsten_Gillibrand" rel="self"/>
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  <updated>2012-06-03T18:12:44Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/news/412223</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Three compete in upcoming GOP Senate primary; Gillibrand awaits</title>
    <link href="http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2012/06/03/news/doc4fcbe23e0cc76214289455.txt?viewmode=2" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-03:/commentary/15592524</id>
    <updated>2012-06-03T18:12:44Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Saratogian</name>
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ALBANY &#8212; The three Republicans running in a primary to take on Democrat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand are meeting voters around New York, rounding up endorsements and lobbing critiques at the incumbent. But with primary day looming June 26 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2012/06/03/news/doc4fcbe23e0cc76214289455.txt?viewmode=2&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)</title>
    <link href="http://thehill.com/resources/lawmaker-ratings/76151-sen-kirsten-gillibrand-d-ny%20" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-03:/commentary/15592526</id>
    <updated>2012-06-03T01:52:03Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Thehill.com</name>
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The number ratings on each lawmaker's page are from zero to 100, which is the scale used by most advocacy organizations. Where a letter rating is used, the range is from A to F. t;table class=&quot;mceItemTable&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thehill.com/resources/lawmaker-ratings/76151-sen-kirsten-gillibrand-d-ny%20&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Two Important Petitions &#8211; Please Sign Both &amp; Forward To Everyone!</title>
    <link href="http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/3382941" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-02:/commentary/15592525</id>
    <updated>2012-06-02T20:15:36Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>care2.com</name>
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Oppose Killing of Geese in New York City Wildlife Refuge 1:25 PM Oppose Killing of Geese in New York City Wildlife Refuge New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has recently introduced a plan for dealing with John F. Kennedy airport&#8217;s bird strike problem ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/3382941&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sen. Gillibrand seeks help for farmers</title>
    <link href="http://pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x728819907/Sen-Gillibrand-seeks-help-for-farmers" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-02:/commentary/15564308</id>
    <updated>2012-06-02T14:46:19Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Press Republican</name>
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PLATTSBURGH &#8212; Clinton and Essex counties are among 34 that U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants declared federal disaster areas due to spring crop loss. She sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack,&#160;pressing for the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pressrepublican.com/0100_news/x728819907/Sen-Gillibrand-seeks-help-for-farmers&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NY-Sen: Wingnut Wendy's bad week</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/02/1096395/-NY-Sen-Wingnut-Wendy-s-bad-week" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-02:/commentary/15564309</id>
    <updated>2012-06-02T10:35:47Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DAILY KOS</name>
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Wingnut Wendy Long, the likely challenger to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, has been getting some free media this week. Not all of it good. Though some of it may help her win the GOP primary three weeks from Tuesday. For example, Long won the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/02/1096395/-NY-Sen-Wingnut-Wendy-s-bad-week&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Gillibrand's opponents customize Obama's bad-news jobs report</title>
    <link href="http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/06/6007050/gillibrands-opponents-customize-obamas-bad-news-jobs-report" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-01:/commentary/15535332</id>
    <updated>2012-06-01T14:33:12Z</updated>
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      <name>capitalnewyork.com</name>
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The Republicans vying to run against Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are doing what they can to see that the Obama economy hurts her too. Representative Bob Turner actually emailed two statements about the report, one from his House office and another from his &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/06/6007050/gillibrands-opponents-customize-obamas-bad-news-jobs-report&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sen. Gillibrand calls for State of Emergency</title>
    <link href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47648743" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-01:/commentary/15535330</id>
    <updated>2012-06-01T13:14:27Z</updated>
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      <name>msnbc.com</name>
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D, NY), today asked Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to declare 34 New York Counties as federal disaster areas. Following an unusually warm winter many crops began to grow early and then were destroyed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47648743&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Student Loan Fight Continues In Congress</title>
    <link href="http://bronx.ny1.com/content/news_beats/political_news/162245/student-loan-fight-continues-in-congress?ap=1&amp;amp;Flash" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-01:/commentary/15535333</id>
    <updated>2012-06-01T04:46:13Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NY1</name>
    </author>
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&quot;Unfortunately, it's politics as usual in Washington,&quot; said Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand from New York. &quot;While there's an agreement that student loans shouldn't be doubled, they're bickering about what is the best way to pay for that is.&quot; The House passed a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bronx.ny1.com/content/news_beats/political_news/162245/student-loan-fight-continues-in-congress?ap=1&amp;amp;Flash&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tips on boosting women's wages</title>
    <link href="http://recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120601/BIZ/206010344/-1/rss06" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-01:/commentary/15535337</id>
    <updated>2012-06-01T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Times Herald-Record</name>
    </author>
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...less than men. In Orange County, that equates to a $118 difference in weekly pay between men and women, according to U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. There are more than 10,000 households wholly dependent on mothers' earnings in the county. Feldt, w&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120601/BIZ/206010344/-1/rss06&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Gillibrand calling on Ag Secretary to aid NY farmers</title>
    <link href="http://www.stargazette.com/article/20120601/NEWS01/120601028/1113/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-01:/commentary/15535336</id>
    <updated>2012-06-01T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Star-Gazette</name>
    </author>
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...Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is calling on calling on U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to declare 34 New York counties as federal disaster areas. Spring frost damaged more than 3 million acres of farmland in the state. Farmers were also h&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stargazette.com/article/20120601/NEWS01/120601028/1113/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Sen. Gillibrand calls for State of Emergency</title>
    <link href="http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s2640398.shtml?cat=300" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-01:/commentary/15535335</id>
    <updated>2012-06-01T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WNYT NewsChannel 13 Albany NY</name>
    </author>
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...D.C. - Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D, NY), today asked Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to declare 34 New York Counties as federal disaster areas. Following an unusually warm winter many crops began to grow early and then were destroyed when a sprin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s2640398.shtml?cat=300&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bob Turner releases first T.V. ad, recycling some of the special election glow</title>
    <link href="http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/05/6006987/bob-turner-releases-first-tv-ad-recycling-some-special-election-glo?politics-bucket-headline" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-31:/commentary/15505080</id>
    <updated>2012-05-31T10:31:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>capitalnewyork.com</name>
    </author>
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One day after a Quinnipiac poll showed Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's potential Republican challengers struggling to gain name recognition, Representative Bob Turner announced his first television ad of the campaign. The 30-second spot features some ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/05/6006987/bob-turner-releases-first-tv-ad-recycling-some-special-election-glo?politics-bucket-headline&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Long Pledges To Support GOP Nominee</title>
    <link href="http://www.capitaltonight.com/2012/05/long-pledges-to-support-gop-nominee/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-31:/commentary/15564310</id>
    <updated>2012-05-31T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Capital Tonight</name>
    </author>
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...candidate on the GOP line, she&#8217;d likely split the vote and end up killing any chance for the Republicans to defeat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Long is an attorney though, and if she lost the GOP primary, the Conservative party could nominate her for a ju&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitaltonight.com/2012/05/long-pledges-to-support-gop-nominee/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bob Turner Hits Airwaves In Senate Primary</title>
    <link href="http://statepolitics.lohudblogs.com/2012/05/31/bob-turner-hits-airwaves-in-senate-primary/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-31:/commentary/15505089</id>
    <updated>2012-05-31T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Binghamton Press</name>
    </author>
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...Rep. Bob Turner is out with his first television ad in the race to take on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, taking aim at the Democratic senator and President Obama without mentioning either of his two fellow Republican challengers. The ad features various news&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://statepolitics.lohudblogs.com/2012/05/31/bob-turner-hits-airwaves-in-senate-primary/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bob Turner Hits Airwaves In Senate Primary</title>
    <link href="http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2012/05/31/bob-turner-hits-airwaves-in-senate-primary/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-31:/commentary/15505088</id>
    <updated>2012-05-31T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politics on the Hudson</name>
    </author>
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...Rep. Bob Turner is out with his first television ad in the race to take on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, taking aim at the Democratic senator and President Obama without mentioning either of his two fellow Republican challengers. The ad features various news&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2012/05/31/bob-turner-hits-airwaves-in-senate-primary/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Turner Slams Gillibrand in New Ad</title>
    <link href="http://foresthills.patch.com/articles/turner-slams-gillibrand-in-new-ad" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-31:/commentary/15505087</id>
    <updated>2012-05-31T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Forest Hills Patch</name>
    </author>
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...Javascript is enabled in your browser's preferences. U.S. Rep. Bob Turner, currently the leading candidate to take on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in November, released a new campaign ad Thursday morning. Check out Turner's ad above and tell us what you thin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://foresthills.patch.com/articles/turner-slams-gillibrand-in-new-ad&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Poll: Obama leads in NY, Catholic voters split</title>
    <link href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/31/poll-obama-leads-in-ny-catholic-voters-split/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-31:/commentary/15505086</id>
    <updated>2012-05-31T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CNN</name>
    </author>
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...State's Democratic governor, Andrew Cuomo, who's rumored to be a potential 2016 presidential contender, and high marks for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who's running to keep her seat this year. For Thursday's survey, Quinnipiac interviewed 1,504 New York St&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/31/poll-obama-leads-in-ny-catholic-voters-split/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>USDA deputy secretary visits</title>
    <link href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120531/BUSINESS/305310048/1001/business" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-31:/commentary/15505085</id>
    <updated>2012-05-31T01:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Rochester Democrat and Chronicle</name>
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...people attended the Thursdays discussion. Merrigan said she made a stop in Rochester to talk about the program because Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has been very supportive of the Farm to School program and let her know that people were interested in it in R&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120531/BUSINESS/305310048/1001/business&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Are Kirsten Gillibrand and John Boehner's Deleted Tweets Off Limits?</title>
    <link href="http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/are-kirsten-gillibrand-and-john-boehners-deleted-tweets-limits-140855" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-31:/commentary/15505084</id>
    <updated>2012-05-31T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AdWeek</name>
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...tweet: &quot;We need to delete excessive govt regulations, spending-driven debt, &amp; tax hikes that hurt #smallbiz #4jobs&quot; Or Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's &quot;Disappointed w/@SpeakerBohener's comments on student loans today. Congress must act to stop rates from doub&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/are-kirsten-gillibrand-and-john-boehners-deleted-tweets-limits-140855&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>U.S. Senator Urges USDA to Issue Federal Disaster Areas</title>
    <link href="http://www.wetmtv.com/news/local/story/U-S-Senator-Urges-USDA-to-Issue-Federal-Disaster/4GTkiFPn90CWFYyIfCGCNw.cspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-30:/commentary/15535331</id>
    <updated>2012-05-30T19:57:41Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WETM 18</name>
    </author>
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Albany, NY - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand wants the USDA to declare 34 New York counties as federal disaster areas following the spring freeze. Officials say the spring frost damaged more than three million acres of farmland in the state, including here&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wetmtv.com/news/local/story/U-S-Senator-Urges-USDA-to-Issue-Federal-Disaster/4GTkiFPn90CWFYyIfCGCNw.cspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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