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Senator Charles Schumer speaking at a ILIR event

New book depicts JFK as a potential supporter of Hitler's philosophies

Council Speaker Christine Quinn still holds the lead in the latest poll for New York mayor position

$200,000 raised for Irish fight for immigration reform at Annie Moore Awards in New York

Confidence high that Schumer visas and comprehensive reform will pass this time

New book ‘John F. Kennedy - Among the Germans’ claims US President admired Hitler

Book’s editor claims JFK had a fascination with Hitler, fascism

Christine Quinn leads Dems in latest poll as Anthony Weiner enters the mayoral race - VIDEO

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn leads the pack for the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor

Mass. Governor Deval Patrick visits Ireland

Gov. Patrick and Senate President Therese Murray meet with Taoiseach Enda Kenny in ... ...

by Irish Community News 0

Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern signing the Good Friday Agreement, 15 years ago.

Congressmen calls for full implementation of Good Friday Agreement

A special congressional resolution calling for enactment of the full Good Friday agreement was put forward by Congressman Joe Crowley, Rep. Richard Neal and Rep. Peter King on the occasion of the fifteenth anniversary of the Agree ...

by JAMES O'SHEA 5

Bono and Charlie Rose in New York last week.

U2’s Bono spills on American politicians and tech leaders in Charlie Rose interview - VIDEO

Bono sat with PBS and CBS newsman Charlie Rose last week for a fascinating interview about his activism and future music with U2 among other subjects. The hour-long session flew by as Bono shared all kinds of stories about America ...

by Irish Voice Reporters 6

Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore, Senator Schumer and Taoiseach Enda Kenny at Schumer’s office in Washington, D.C. in March.

Senator Schumer’s Irish visas survive the Senate test - battles on to conservative House

New York Senator Charles Schumer vowed last week that if Congress passes a comprehensive immigration reform bill in 2013, it will include a special provision to allow more than 10,500 Irish citizens to come here each year to legal ...

by DEBBIE MCGOLDRICK 1

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, confers with Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left, the ranking member, as the Senate Judiciary Committee assembles to work on a landmark i

Immigration reform bill passes a huge hurdle with Irish E3 visas intact - VIDEO

The comprehensive immigration reform bill passed a huge hurdle on Tuesday night with the Senate Judiciary Committee voting 13-5 for passage out of the committee and on to the senate floor. ...

by NIALL O'DOWD 8

Shock jock Pete Santilli and Hillary Clinton

Right-wing shock jock Pete Santilli slammed for vicious attack on Hillary Clinton

Pete Santilli, a fringe right conspiracy nut with a taste for self promotion, has been garnering headlines by calling for the murder of Hillary Clinton. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 12

Computer giant Apple accused of using offshore operations in Ireland to avoid billions of as high as $25 billion in US taxes

Computer giant Apple avoiding $25 billion in taxes with secret Irish tax haven

Computer giant Apple has been accused of using offshore operations in Ireland to avoid billions of dollars in US taxes. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 14

Obama administration getting caught in its own tangled web of deceit - has the White House been lying through its teeth

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Christine Quinn and Khloe Kardashian almost wore same wedding dress - 'I was devastated because that was my dress!' says mayoral hopeful

Khloe Kardashian on her wedding day New York mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn was devastated after she picked a wedding gown that one of the Kard ...

by Amy Andrews 1

JANUARY 28: (L-R) U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) listen during a n

Prospects for immigration reform bill are 50-50 say the pols privately - House seen as major obstacle as Senate gets closer to a vote

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by Niall O'Dowd 11

Robert F. Kennedy and wife Mary Richardson Kennedy pictured in 2004

New reports suggest Robert F Kennedy’s wife Mary may have attempted suicide several times

A year after Mary Richardson Kennedy’s suicide, many people are still at odds as to what was the ultimate inciting factor into her decision to take her own life. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 22

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan says the Catholic Church should be more welcoming to gay men and women – despite his opposition to same-sex marriages.

New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan slams Governor Cuomo over abortion bill

New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan warned Governor Cuomo to prepare for holy battle if the Democratic lawmaker attempts to strengthen state abortion-rights laws. ...