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Albany, NY – New York's Maurice Hinchey joins Alan Chartock in the Congressional Corner to discuss the Dubai Ports deal, the NSA wiretapping program, and Iran's potential for nuclear weapons.

Albany, NY – ALBANY, NY (AIRS: 3/05/06 and 3/06/06)WAMC's Alan Chartock and David Galletly along with Times Union Editor Rex Smith discuss CBS'lawsuite against Howard Stern, a NY Times reporters' husband has to give up his beat because his wife is writing a book about Condoleeza Rice, your letters and much more...

Albany, NY – ALBANY, NY (2006-03-06) Senate and Assembly leaders want to spend at least 1 billion dollars more that the Governor, the state assembly tackles the issue of identity theft, and we'll examine the economic impact that Canada has on Northern NY's Clinton County.

Albany, NY – On this week's Capitol Connection, Alan Chartock welcomes labor organizer and social activist Jonathan Tasini, who's running against incumbent U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton on a platform of withdrawing American troops from Iraq as soon as possible. Tasini also has plans for a massive national project for investing in alternative energy, as well as a national free wireless program. Alan asks Tasini what he thinks of his chances against the popular senator and about the Democratic Party's shift to the center.

By Dan Bobkoff

AMHERST, ma – Many communities in the Northeast region have been coping with budget red ink. Usually it's up to town officials to come up with solutions. But one college town in Massachusetts wants residents to figure out how to solve its current budget woes.

WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Dan Bobkoff explains.

By Pat Bradley

Vernon, VT – After two years of review, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant's request to increase its power output by 20 percent. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.............

By Dan Bobkoff

SPringfield, MA – Senator Edward Kennedy and U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings were at a Springfield high school today to announce a major grant to improve high school literacy in Massachusetts and the nation.

WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Dan Bobkoff has the story.

Albany, NY – This week, the Bush administration -- caught on tape.

A new push to make the electoral college irrelevant.

Apparently the Pentagon has never seen those movies where the super-smart sharks eat everyone.

Boing Boing gets caught in the filter.

Transit maps get all jumbled up.

And Katie's looking for some good confrontation.

By Carrie Saldo

Adams, MA – Its been two years since Adams, Massachusetts submitted the sole proposal to the state Department of Conservation and Recreation to develop a portion of the Greylock Glen, which is at the foot of the state's highest peak - Mount Greylock. Now, the state has requested a formal presentation. Our Berkshire Bureau, Chief Carrie Saldo, spoke with Town Administrator William Ketcham, about what this means for Adams;