NY lawmaker wants models' weight guide
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Fearing that young models strutting down the runways in New York City are too skinny, a state lawmaker proposes that weight standards be established for the fashion and entertainment industries.
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Called &#39;Anna Nicole,&#39; the new clothing line said to be inspired by her inimitable &#39;Tex-sex&#39; style. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - TV star and Trimspa diet spokeswoman Anna Nicole Smith&#39;s latest effort at self-promotion
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A top Republican lawmaker called Wednesday for Merck &amp; Company to answer questions about its withdrawn drug Vioxx on Nov. 18 at the first Congressional hearing to address the drug&#39;s safety problems.
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By Cynthia Burton, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Feb. 6--With legislative races this year expected to do little to tilt the balance of power in Trenton, the hottest race in New Jersey could very well be the one for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Frank Lautenberg.
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LOL:) Look who&#039;s podcasting! No, it&#039;s not your teenager. It&#039;s your senator.
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Before you take a stand know where they stand. A special voter guide from The New York Times.
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Some key Democratic officials Ã¢ÂÂ including the architects of the partyÃ¢ÂÂs national House campaign, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Ã¢ÂÂ made an early decision to adopt lawyer and former Republican Judy Aydelott as their ideal candidate to upset six-term Republican Rep. Sue Kelly in New YorkÃ¢ÂÂs 19th District, a Republican-leaning but potentially competitive constituency in the Hudson Valley.
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On New York Daily News: Politics
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BINGHAMTON, NY An upstate congressman says he hopes New York wineries soon will be able to ship their products to consumers in other states.
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A U.S. congressman is pushing a not-so-quick fix in the debate over illegal immigrants from Mexico: free contraceptives.
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virginia beach  House candidate won't take law job  Bobby Mathieson, a Democrat running for the state House of Delegates, has decided against taking a controversial job with the city's revenue commissioner.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Feb. 3--Before the new year, U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller wrote a letter to the head of the House Committee on Resources urging him to look into the National Marine Fisheries Service's controversial regulations on red snapper.
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To: POLITICAL EDITORS  Contact: Deborah Bagocius of Defenders of Wildlife, +1-202-772- 0239   WASHINGTON, Feb.
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From New York Attorney General to New York Governor. That&#39;s the path Democrat Eliot Spitzer hopes to take. Spitzer announced he is running for governor in 2006.
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Dick Wolf&#39;s New York is in need of a new district attorney.
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Entrance of Eliot Spitzer, New York&#39;s populist AG, may help Democrats reclaim seat and will keep state in spotlight. By Alexandra Marks | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. - Nip, tuck and ... tax? Lawmakers trying to plump up the bottom line are considering a "vanity tax" on cosmetic surgery and Botox injections in Washington, Illinois and other states.  Plastic surgeons and their patients say the idea is just plain ugly.