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Sounding like the presidential candidate he insists he is not, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo unleashed an energetic attack against President Donald Trump's policies Tuesday, pledging New York will lead the nation forward with the most progressive agenda in state history.

The media have been telling us to watch the gun-control case now before the U.S. Supreme Court, where we await a decision about Americans' Second Amendment rights. But the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals just handed down an equally important gun decision that has additional implications against judicial supremacy. The court, which convenes in New York City, shot down the longtime liberal dream of achieving gun control by suing gun manufacturers for crimes committed by firearms. In a remarkable decision, this federal appellate court dismissed City of New York v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp. and protected gun corporations against frivolous...

ALBANY -- Edward Cox, a son-in-law of former President Richard Nixon, will file papers with election officials Wednesday, a first step in formalizing his candidacy against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2006. Republican leaders have been seeking a challenger to defeat or at least damage Clinton in the Senate campaign, making her expected 2008 presidential bid more difficult. "I am considering this run because New York needs a senator truly focused on solving the chronic problems that have driven too many jobs and too many of our children out of the state," Cox said in a news release being issued...

With broken voices and shattered hearts, parents of 9/11 victims read the litany of the lost at the World Trade Center site yesterday to mark the third anniversary of the terror attacks. Parents and grandparents stood in pairs at podiums, reading the 2,749 names as a steady stream of relatives descended into The Pit at Ground Zero. With strength and grace, nearly all blew kisses skyward and told their lost children in whispers and sobs how much they were loved, missed and remembered. "Mom knows you're up there, hearing me somewhere," said Lillian Tetreault to her daughter, Renee Newell. Another...