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Harold Ford Jr. Weighs a Challenge to Gillibrand

Jan. 5, 2010
Harold Ford Jr., the former congressman from Tennessee, is weighing a bid to unseat Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand.
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N.Y. Rep. Gillibrand to succeed Clinton

ALBANY, N.Y., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- New York Gov. David Paterson Friday appointed Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate.

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Gillibrand: Iraq policy changes needed

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch