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Straniere endorsed for Fossella seat in New York
Staten Island Republicans have endorsed a former New York state assemblyman for Vito Fossella's seat. Robert Straniere (Struh-NEER'-ee) is a former lawyer and a partner in a family hot dog restaurant. He was a 24-year incumbent assemblyman when he was...Tags: Heart Disease, Government, Staten Island, New York, Diseases
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Staten Place: The latest on life without Vito
Spin CycleSince Vito Fossella blew up, the GOP has had a hard time finding a candidate to try to hold his Staten Island seat. A lot of candidates didn't want to run. Then, they found a candidate, Francis Powers, but......Tags: Republican Party, Parliament
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Former NY assemblyman running for Fossella's seat
Former New York state assemblyman Robert Straniere (Struh-NEER'-ee) has declared his candidacy for Vito Fossella's congressional seat. Straniere _ who's a lawyer and a partner in a family hot dog restaurant _ is gathering petitions for a July 10...Tags: Staten Island, New York, Parliament
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S.I. pol Frank Powers passes away
dfreedlander@am-ny.comThe man Republicans tapped to replace disgraced Congressman Vito Fossella died in his sleep Sunday at his home on Staten Island. Frank Powers, a 67-year-old board member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority had been selected by the borough's...Tags: Elections, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Republican Party, Government, News Agency
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Republican's death leaves race unclear
WASHINGTON—The race to succeed New York Rep. Vito Fossella, who chose to retire after acknowledging he fathered a child outside his marriage, has become even more uncertain with the death of the Republicans' chosen successor. Frank Powers, 67, died...Tags: Republican Party, New York, Staten Island
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NY Rep. Fossella eulogizes would-be successor
Disgraced Staten Island Rep. Vito Fossella has eulogized his party's pick to replace him. Speaking Friday at Frank Powers' funeral, Fossella said his potential successor had given him words of encouragement, telling him, "Everything will be OK." The...Tags: Republican Party
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GOP candidate for Fossella seat dies
The millionaire endorsed by Republican leaders as their candidate for the congressional seat being vacated by Rep. Vito Fossella has died at his Staten Island home. Relatives say Frank Powers died in his sleep of natural causes Sunday. He was 67. Powers...Tags: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Republican Party, New York
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Candidate's death casts new pall over the 13th CD
Spin CycleThe saddening sudden death over the weekend of Frank Powers, 67, who was the designated Republican candidate for Congress in the 13th CD, is only the latest bizarre turn in a local political journey that began with the scandal that......Tags: Steve Harrison
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Fosella's future still in question
dfreedlander@am-ny.comDisgraced Staten Island Congressman Vito Fossella gave no indication he'll step down over the weekend even as Republican leaders called on him to make a decision by today and local editorial boards demanded he resign. Headlines and Web sites were abuzz...Tags: Elections, Government, Coney Island, Bay Ridge, George Bush
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Personal meets political -- again
STAFF WRITERAnd Vito thought the DWI might be a problem! Hardly anyone's even talking about drunk driving now. Somewhere between the "special friend" and the "love child," the issue of Vito Fossella's .17 blood-alcohol count kinda lost its fizz. Another family-...Tags: Government, New York, Drunk Driving, National Government, Eliot Spitzer
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