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English explorer was set adrift with his son and several others by the mutinous crew of his ship; the castaways perished ( June 22, 1611). Click here for more.

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Replica of the Half Moon Drops Anchor in Verplanck
This 85-foot replica of the ship Henry Hudson sailed while exploring the Hudson River in 1609 is docked in Verplanck, N.Y. and open to the public on selected weekends. Click here for more.

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Capital District Coalition for Accessible Transportation

Improving transportation for people with disabilities
in the Capital District

When:

Time: 6:30pm -8:00pm

Where: Albany Public Library (Main Branch)

161 Washington Ave. , Albany, NY;
1st Floor, Large meeting room

For more information, please call 273-1110

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Stephen Hawking says 'disgraceful' EU tax ruling will hit the disabled . Click here for article.

Accident Victims Stand to Lose in GM Deal-In Restructuring Plan, Automaker Tries to Shed Hundreds of Product Liability Lawsuits. Click here for artcle or video.

Kaplowitz Asserts NYS Senate Gets Failing Grade for Term - Must Attend 'Summer School'! Click here for article.

NY governor may tell troopers to round up senators Click here for article.

Key developments in NY Senate struggle. Click here for article.

Desert ADAPTers celebrate their new billboard with an all night vigil and press conference.. Click here for more.

Supreme Court victory for parents of disabled students. Click here for more.

Monserrate back with Dems, NY Senate split.Dissident Democrat Hiram Monserrate is forcing a leadership change in the Democratic conference as a condition of his return to the fold from an opposition coalition he cemented last week. Click here for story.Video

Kremer: Coup won’t help the GOP in the long run. Click here for opinion.

Control of NYS senate in dispute, deadline looms. Control of New York's Senate was still in dispute on Tuesday, leaving major bills up in the air a day after Republicans and two rogue Democrats launched a coup to gain control of the chamber. Click here for article.

Disabled man losing job in political changeover . Click here for article.

Advocates want AG to probe NY group home fire. Click here for article.

Murphy Eeks Out Win in NY-20 Special Election Four weeks after the ballots were cast, Democrat Scott Murphy finally declared victory today in an exceptionally close special election to represent upstate New York in the U.S. House, a race that had been turned into a referendum on President Obama's $787 billion stimulus plan. Click here for article.

Struggling In Polls, Governor 'Flips Out' During During Parody Of Political Ad; Many Left Jaw-Dropped, While Others See It As Comedy.Click here for video and article.

Paterson's Approval Rating Drops Another Two PointsClick here for article.

Mayor Pissed That Disabled Reporter Can't Fix Electronics Glitch Faster.Still, Bloomberg singled Harris out from the podium, even after the City Council speaker whispered in the mayor's ear, "he's disabled." (See video above.) Bloomberg waited about a minute and a half for Harris to reach the tape recorder. Click here for article and video.

The Kindle Swindle?The Kindle 2 is a portable, wireless, paperback-size device onto which people can download a virtual library of digitalized titles. Click here for article.

NY Senate leader Joseph Bruno won't run again--ALBANY, N.Y. — The top Republican in New York state politics, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, confirmed Monday that he won't seek re-election, an announcement that complicates GOP efforts to hang on to their slim majority in his chamber. Click here for article.

Gillibrand sworn in to Clinton's Senate seat--The Senate was down to one vacancy Tuesday as Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand was sworn in on the Senate floor to take the seat vacated by new Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Click here for articfle.

Two published reports say Rep. Gillibrand likely to get Clinton's Senate seat. Click here for article.

NY governor says SNL parody mocked the disabled--Legally blind New York Gov. David Paterson lambasted a "Saturday Night Live" skit for portraying him as an aimless bumbler. But those who have watched the sharp-witted Paterson over his two decades in public service know how he might have deadpanned in the past: I didn't see it. Click here for release.

Obama announces Emanuel as chief of staff . Barack Obama said Thursday that fellow Chicagoan and former Clinton administration aide Rahm Emanuel will serve as White House chief of staff. "No one I know is better at getting things done," Obama said of the hard-charging congressman. Click here for article.

Obama: This is our moment. Click here for video.

ONLINE DISABILITY TALK SHOW HOSTED BY MOTHER FROM BUFFALO.Click here for more. Or for www.disabilitynewsradio.com ,click here for radioshow.

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