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Peter T. King

Peter T. King is a congressman, representing New York's 3rd Congressional District, which covers eastern Nassau County and parts of Suffolk County. King is the only Republican on Long Island's congressional delegation. King is the ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee and also serves on the Financial Services Committee.

King is rumored to be considering a run for governor in 2010 and had said that if Gov. David A. Paterson appointed Caroline Kennedy to fill Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, he would have run against her.

King was born in New York City in 1944 and is a graduate of St. Francis College, Brooklyn, and the University of Notre Dame Law School. Before bei...  Show more »
Peter T. King is a congressman, representing New York's 3rd Congressional District, which covers eastern Nassau County and parts of Suffolk County. King is the only Republican on Long Island's congressional delegation. King is the ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee and also serves on the Financial Services Committee.

King is rumored to be considering a run for governor in 2010 and had said that if Gov. David A. Paterson appointed Caroline Kennedy to fill Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, he would have run against her.

King was born in New York City in 1944 and is a graduate of St. Francis College, Brooklyn, and the University of Notre Dame Law School. Before being elected to Congress in 1992, he was elected Nassau County Comptroller three times. He and his wife Rosemary live in Seaford.  « Show less

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    May 22, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. From Apple to storms to immigration, GOP divisions may dilute focus on White House scandals

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems. Tensions between libertarian-...

    Tags: NPR, Abortion Issue, Voting, U.S. Senate, Public Finance

    2. May 21, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  2. Leading senator to let sanctions bill lapse to reward Myanmar government for reforms

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation against the Southeast Asian nation to lapse because of the country's progress...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Justice and Rights, U.S. Senate, Civil Rights, Prisons

    3. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Orphan Black' on BBC

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 5 - 11, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SERIES Orphan Black A trip to the suburbs...

    Tags: Blake Lively, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Stephen F. Lynch, Taylor Kitsch

    4. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Smash' on NBC

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SERIES Fix This Yard The season premiere...

    Tags: The Reluctant Fundamentalist (movie), Saxby Chambliss, Interior Policy, Elizabeth Banks, United Nations

    5. Apr 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Legal questions surround Boston bombing suspect

    WASHINGTON — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has become the focus of a heated debate over whether he should receive the Miranda warning or be treated as an enemy combatant. U.S. Atty. Carmen Ortiz indicated in a news conference Friday night that investigators...

    Tags: Terrorism, Justice and Rights, Government, Civil Rights, Kelly Ayotte

    6. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Life With La Toya' on OWN

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 21 -27, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SERIES Smash It's opening night in this new...

    Tags: Juan Williams, Interior Policy, Jennifer Hudson, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Michael T. McCaul

    7. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Obama meets with House Republicans in effort to rebuild trust

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &mdash; President Obama delivered a pitch for cooperation, and even word of a new pope, as he met with House Republicans on Wednesday, the latest of a series of meetings in his attempt to reboot his relationship with Congress.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama delivered a pitch for cooperation, and even word of a new pope, as he met with House Republicans on Wednesday, the latest of a series of meetings in his attempt to reboot his relationship with Congress. The afternoon...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Michael Grimm, Government Debt, U.S. Senate, Paul Ryan

    8. Dec 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. 'Zero Dark Thirty' hunts for Bin Laden -- and more

    In 2008, the screenwriter Mark Boal sought an appointment with a retired special-forces operator. Boal was researching a movie about the fruitless search for Osama bin Laden in the caves of Tora Bora six years before, and he wanted insight into how U.S. forces gathered intelligence.
    In 2008, the screenwriter Mark Boal sought an appointment with a retired special-forces operator. Boal was researching a movie about the fruitless search for Osama bin Laden in the caves of Tora Bora six years before, and he wanted insight into how U.S....

    Tags: Paul Greengrass, Pakistan, Government, Abbottabad (Pakistan), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.

    9. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Senate leaders Feinstein and McCain condemn 'Zero Dark Thirty'

    A trio of Senate leaders have condemned the Kathryn Bigelow movie "Zero Dark Thirty," calling elements of its dramatization of the Osama bin Laden manhunt &ldquo;grossly inaccurate and misleading.&rdquo;
    A trio of Senate leaders have condemned the Kathryn Bigelow movie "Zero Dark Thirty," calling elements of its dramatization of the Osama bin Laden manhunt “grossly inaccurate and misleading.” In a letter to Sony Pictures chief Michael Lynton...

    Tags: Entertainment, Police Investigations, Central Intelligence Agency, Osama bin Laden, Sony Corp.

    10. Nov 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Republicans to Grover Norquist: We're just not that into you

    Was the big loser of this month's election Grover Norquist? It's starting to look that way, as an increasing number of Republicans in the House and Senate are announcing that they could be willing to violate the pledges they signed at the behest of the...

    Tags: Saxby Chambliss, U.S. Senate, Medicare, Democratic Party, Elections

    11. May 23, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Documents provide new insight into Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden movie

    24 Frames
    The release of government documents has fanned a simmering controversy in Washington over how much access the White House, the CIA and the Pentagon granted director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal for their upcoming movie on the hunt for...
    12. Oct 1, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. In GOP contest, anything could happen

    Staff reporter
    Barely three months before the first votes are cast, the Republican race for president is up for grabs, complicated by the absence of a clear front-runner and the rules that have guided the GOP's selection process for the past several decades. The rise...

    Tags: Donald Trump, Philosophy, Activism, Government, Illegal Immigrants

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