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		<title>Electoral Fusion And Terribleness &#8211; Artvoice (blog)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Electoral Fusion And TerriblenessArtvoice (blog)This is because ECDC Chairman Len Lenihan had in 2006 attempted an outright takeover of the IP by urging Democrats to become active IP members. This resulted in the local committee endorsing one candidate...]]></description>
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		<title>Looking Back: Volunteer recognition event honored up to 150 school volunteers &#8230; &#8211; Farmington Independent</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 21:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking Back: Volunteer recognition event honored up to 150 school volunteers ...Farmington IndependentS. Emond, Patrick Faricy, JH Geraghy, Len Gephardt, John W. Haugh, Clarence Kamen, James M. Lenihan, John P. McGinn, Leo B. May, James M. Moudry, Wm....]]></description>
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		<title>Briefing: Clinton. Azi Paybarah via flickr &#8211; Capital New York</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Capital New YorkBriefing: Clinton. Azi Paybarah via flickrCapital New York[Michael Grynbaum] Erie County Democratic chairman Len Lenihan was not invited to Andrew Cuomo&#39;s big fund-raiser. [Robert McCarthy] &#34;Bombshell,&#34; is how the dean of ...]]></description>
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		<title>Presidential campaign donations in WNY dwindling &#8211; Buffalo News</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buffalo NewsPresidential campaign donations in WNY dwindlingBuffalo News&#34;We had an epic battle last time on our side, and we were with Hillary Clinton for the whole race,&#34; said Erie County Democratic Chairman Len Lenihan. The excitement over ...]]></description>
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		<title>Delight as u-21 footballers retain title &#8211; The Corkman</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delight as u-21 footballers retain titleThe CorkmanThe triumphant Millstreet panel comprised Seán Cotter; Alan Murphy, John Buckley, Pa Rohan; Donal Lenihan, Brian G Murphy, Paul Sheehan; Michael Vaughan, Cormac Sheehan; Michael Murphy, Len Murphy, Da...]]></description>
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		<title>Audio from Albany: Michael Gianaris, head of Senate Democratic campaign committee &#8211; Buffalo News (blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Audio from Albany: Michael Gianaris, head of Senate Democratic campaign committeeBuffalo News (blog)Gianaris was in the Buffalo area over the weekend meeting with various Democrats, including Erie County Democratic Party Chairman Len Lenihan. He also t...]]></description>
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		<title>Which Mitt is McCain endorsing?</title>
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	In fact, McCain once said Romney has two positions on every issue. So which Mitt is he endorsing today? Watch and sh...]]></description>
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	Yesterday, John McCain endorsed Mitt Romney&mdash;but their relationship hasn&#39;t always been so sunny, even as recently as 2008.</p>
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	In fact, McCain once said Romney has two positions on every issue. So which Mitt is he endorsing today? Watch and share our latest video.</p>
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		<title>Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau</title>
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	Today in Shaker Heights, Ohio, President Obama announced the&#160;appointment of Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.&#160;

	In his address, the President emphasized the importance of protecting American consumers:

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	Today in Shaker Heights, Ohio, President Obama announced the&nbsp;appointment of Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.&nbsp;</p>
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	In his address, the President emphasized the importance of protecting American consumers:</p>
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		&quot;Richard is the right man for this job. If you&rsquo;re a student, his job will be to protect you from dishonest lending practices and make sure you have all the information you need on student loans. If you&rsquo;re a veteran, he&rsquo;ll help make sure you aren&rsquo;t taken advantage of when you come home from serving our country. And if you&rsquo;re a senior, he&rsquo;ll help make sure you don&rsquo;t lose your home or your retirement because someone saw you as an easy target. &hellip;I know you&rsquo;re hearing a lot of promises from a lot of politicians lately.&nbsp; But today, you&rsquo;re only going to hear one from me.&nbsp;As long as I have the privilege of serving as your president, I promise to do everything I can, every day, to make this country a place where hard work and responsibility mean something &ndash; where everyone can get ahead, not just those at the very top or those who know how to work the system.&quot;</p>
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		<title>Clear Skies, Clean House &#8211; Artvoice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clear Skies, Clean HouseArtvoiceThe inauguration was also a chance for the local Democratic Party to make a show of unity in the face of the lingering feud between factions centered mostly on longtime chairman Len Lenihan and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown....]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHiae0sx5YosL9rrt4OnWsakdDt8Q&amp;url=http://artvoice.com/issues/v11n1/week_in_review/clear_skies_clean_house"><b>Clear Skies, Clean House</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">Artvoice</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">The inauguration was also a chance for the local Democratic Party to make a show of unity in the face of the lingering feud between factions centered mostly on longtime chairman <b>Len Lenihan</b> and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown. As they did during Governer <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;ned=us&amp;ncl=dz9AAXuj5wejmHM"><nobr><b></b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A DREAMer responds to Romney&#8217;s pledge to veto the DREAM Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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	Last weekend, Mitt Romney said that as president, he would veto the DREAM Act, a law that would create a path to citizenship for hardworking young people who arrived in this country with undocumented parents through no fault of their own. For these s...]]></description>
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	Last weekend, Mitt Romney said that as president, he would <a href="http://j.mp/AhU7In%20" >veto the DREAM Act</a>, a law that would create a path to citizenship for hardworking young people who arrived in this country with undocumented parents through no fault of their own. For these students and military members, this country is home.</p>
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	One DREAM Act student wanted to speak out against Romney&#39;s extremism on the DREAM Act and immigration. Here&#39;s what Benita Veliz&mdash;Veliz, <a href="http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2012/01/texas-valedictorian-takes-swipe-at-mitt-romney-on-dream-act/" >valedictorian</a> of her San Antonio high school and a St. Mary&rsquo;s University graduate&mdash;had to say. For the full call, <a href="http://my.democrats.org/page/-/audio/calls/DreamActConfCall010412.mp3" >listen here</a>.</p>
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		&ldquo;My parents brought me to the U.S. when I was eight years old. I wasn&#39;t looking for a handout then, and I&#39;m not looking for one now. The DREAM Act isn&rsquo;t about giving driven young people like me a special opportunity to go to college or serve in the military. It is about equal opportunity to contribute to the well-being of the only country we know&mdash;so I was appalled when I heard Mitt Romney said he would veto the DREAM Act.</p>
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		&ldquo;President Obama is the only one who will pass comprehensive immigration reform and the DREAM Act, and he has already taken action on immigration. The government&rsquo;s case for my removal is closed because President Obama refocused the efforts of immigration authorities on deporting criminals instead of young people like me who have so much to contribute. But without the DREAM Act, I&rsquo;m still undocumented, and our immigration system is still broken.&quot;</p>
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