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To: FJB who wrote (815745)	11/6/2014 1:13:02 AM
From: THE WATSONYOUTH	Respond to of 1574002

.this COMPLETES the cycle whereby the local conservative party threw out long time RINO Republican NY State Senator Steve Saland who continually sided with the Democrats including being the deciding vote on same sex marriage in NY............Saland got primary-ed by a conservative candidate in 2012 and was taken down by running that same conservative on the conservative ticket in the general.The conservative got more than enough votes to tip the election to a Democrat........We sucked it up for two years and then saw to it that a real conservative was on the Republican ticket this year. Conservative Sue Serino won .....displacing the libtard Democrat and became part of a now Republican MAJORITY in the New York State Senate.That majority does NOT contain any of the four RINOs that sold us out in 2012. They are ALL now out of office including the last one Mark Grisanti who was taken out easily by a Republican primary challenge this election. This approach should be used to take out a few carefully selected RINOs every election cycle...........GET MAD........GET EVEN 41st State Senate Race Goes to Sue Serino By: Candace Dunkley Albany/HV: 41st State Senate Race Goes to Sue Serino The 41st Senate District ends with a win by Republican Sue Serino. Serino defeated first-term State Senator Terry Gipson in the 41st Senate District. Serino's win was one of several that helped Republicans win control of the State Senate Tuesday night. Leading up to the race, Serino campaigned on a push for more jobs and lower taxes. "I couldn't have done it without everybody here, and the people came out, they're tired of what's going on in our country and our state, and it's great I've had people cross party lines. It's all about helping people, and I'm really looking forward to start helping," she said. Gipson was elected to the state senate two years ago when he narrowly beat out veteran Senator Steve Saland. nydailynews.com

To: FJB who wrote (815745)	11/6/2014 5:56:05 AM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Respond to of 1574002

GOP lawmaker: US military tried to pay ransom for Bergdahl ............................................................................ The Hill ^ \| November 6, 2014 \| Kristina Wong Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) said Wednesday that sources have told him that the U.S. military unsuccessfully tried to pay a ransom for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, despite repeated denials. In a Nov. 5 letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Hunter wrote "it has been brought to my attention that a payment was made to an Afghan intermediary who 'disappeared' with the money and failed to facilitate Bergdahl's release in return." Hunter said "according to sources" the payment was made between January and February 2014 through Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), a special operations command whose activities are mostly classified. Hunter said he recognized the "reluctance to describe the payment as a ransom," and that the allegations of an unsuccessful payment is supported by JSOC's pursuit of at least two lines of effort to get Bergdahl back -- through a military rescue operation, and payment to his suspected captors and terrorist group Haqqani Network. In his letter, Hunter asked Hagel to "immediately inquire with JSOC to determine the specific order of events" and to "confirm whether a payment of any kind was considered and/or paid." He also asked Hagel to confirm whether the same consideration, for others in captivity, is still being given by JSOC. If the allegations are true, it could contradict a longstanding U.S. policy not to pay ransom for hostages. It could also contradict the advice U.S. officials game to the family of slain journalist James Foley to not pay ransom to Islamic State in Iraq and Syria militants, who later beheaded him. The Pentagon reiterated its denial Wednesday that any cash was paid to secure Bergdahl's release, according to the Wall Street Journal.