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Viewing Kiddie Porn Won't Be Legal in New York for Long

New York's state legislature is notoriously dysfunctional, but its response to a court's finding that viewing child pornography was actually legal in the state shows it can move fast when it wants to.

By Adam Martin

May 9, 2012

Looking at Child Porn Is Totally Legal in New York State

Logic takes us strange places sometimes, like when a judge found herself writing this little gem: "The purposeful viewing of child pornography on the internet is now legal in New York."

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By Dino Grandoni

Feb 15, 2012

Update: Whitney Houston May Be Honored by New York State

After reports surfaced that the New York State Senate would not honor Whitney Houston, New York State Senate GOP spokesman Mark Hansen told PolitickerNY, "[W]e never sought to block the resolution and it’s something that we’ll take up when we return."

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By Eric Randall

Feb 6, 2012

Occupy Protesters Outnumber Albany Legislators 8-to-1 at Tax Hearing

About 20 Occupy-affiliated protesters crashed a New York state legislative budget meeting Monday morning, but it doesn't sound as if they had much of an audience.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Oct 26, 2011

Spatwatch

Alec Baldwin and Dean Skelos Play 'Who's the Nicer Rich Guy'

Players: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock star and part-time Occupy Wall Streeter; Dean Skelos, Republican State Senator who represents Nassau County and isn't a Wall Street Occupier

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