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Chappaqua's 'Hilary Clendon' Touts 'Email Experience' In 'Murphy Brown' Secret Cameo Chappaqua's 'Hilary Clendon' Touts 'Email Experience' In 'Murphy Brown' Secret Cameo
Chappaqua's 'Hilary Clendon' Touts 'Email Experience' In 'Murphy Brown' Secret Cameo What do Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton as well as Bette Midler, the late John F. Kennedy Jr., Sally Field and Don Rickles have in common?  They've all applied for or been Murphy Brown's secretary on the acclaimed television series. "On our first show we had a secretary who is probably the jewel in the crown of our chain of secretaries," lead actor Candice Bergen said about former First Lady and Secretary of State Clinton's surprise appearance on Murphy Brown revival premiere. Clinton's surprise appearance on Thursday, Sept. 27 was exactly that: A surprise -- in an era of spoilers an…

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Video: Westchester Woman, 23, Reveals Sex Assault For 1st Time While Confronting Sen. Flake Video: Westchester Woman, 23, Reveals Sex Assault For 1st Time While Confronting Sen. Flake
Video: Westchester Woman, 23, Reveals Sex Assault For 1st Time While Confronting Sen. Flake A 23-year-old woman from Westchester is credited with possibly helping delay Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination to allow for an FBI investigation of allegations against him. The Senate Judiciary Committee officially voted to move Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination forward on Friday, Sept. 28, by an 11-10 partisan vote. However, Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona suggested that an FBI investigation take place before the full Senate vote, delaying it by a week. It's impossible to say exactly what changed Flake's mind at the last minute -- the Republican senator had said he…

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Cuomo Popularity Nosedives In New Poll Cuomo Popularity Nosedives In New Poll
Cuomo Popularity Nosedives In New Poll After a bounce in January, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s favorability, job performance and re-election ratings all fell by double digits this month, according to a new Siena College poll of New York State registered voters.  Cuomo’s favorability rating is 53-40 percent, down from 62-30 percent last month, and his job performance rating is negative 45-53 percent, down from positive 50-48 percent, according to this poll.  Meanwhile, the Sienna poll fund that the public overwhelming trusts the Supreme Court and the FBI. Special counsel Robert Mueller is strongly trusted by Democrats and independents an…

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Prosecutors Ask Kennedy Cousin Skakel Be Sent Back To Jail Prosecutors Ask Kennedy Cousin Skakel Be Sent Back To Jail
Prosecutors Ask Kennedy Cousin Skakel Be Sent Back To Jail State prosecutors are asking the Supreme Court to put Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel back behind bars, saying he should not still be free more than a year after the court reinstated his conviction for the murder of Martha Moxley, according to multiple news reports. A state judge set aside Michael Skakel's murder conviction and ordered his retrial in the 1975 death of Moxley, who was a Greenwich teenager. Skakel successfully appealed his conviction in October 2013 and was released on bail the next month as he awaited a new trial.  Three years later, the state Supreme Court reversed the …

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