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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

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

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

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

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

A year after Mary Richardson Kennedy’s suicide, speculation still swirls

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

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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. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 21

Chilling testimony before congressional hearing on Pat Finucane death - New hearings told how informer was murdered before he could give evidence

Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane who was shot dead by Loyalists.Niall O'Dowd in Washington ... ...

by Niall O'Dowd 39

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York and Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa

Two Republican senators fail to strip Irish provision from immigration bill

Two Republican senators made a major effort to strip 10,500 visas for Irish from the 2013 immigration bill at the Senate Judiciary hearings on Tuesday. ...

by NIALL O'DOWD 26

Will New York Senator Chuck Schumer ditch gay couples for an immigration deal?

New York Senator Charles Schumer (Credit: Derek Storm / Splash News) New York Senator Charles Schumer is busy this week pushing for what we hope will b ...

by Cahir O'Doherty 2

Vice President Joe Biden to speak at Irish America luncheon in NYC

Joe Biden agrees with chocolate bullet proposal - letter to child on gun control goes viral

It's not everyday that a schoolboy receives a letter from the Vice President, but not every boy can dream up a novel solution to the growing problem of gun violence in America. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 11

No U.S Ambassador to Ireland in place until September at least say insiders - No envoy in Dublin for Barack and Michelle Obama trip to Ireland in June

Former US Ambassador Dan Rooney and President Barack Obama There will be no U.S. ambassador to Ireland in place until at least September say Washingt ...

by Patrick Roberts 6

US President Barack Obama wins TIME person of the year award

Major march and rally planned for Belfast city during Obama’s visit for G8 Summit

A huge public march, time to coincide with the G8 Summit of world leaders, will be held in Belfast the weekend before the President Obama arrives. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 5

Vice President Joe Biden slams Republicans in Congress for ignoring scientific facts over global warming and failing to act on the United States emissions rates

Vice President Joe Biden slams Republicans in Congress for not believing in global warming

Climate change is as important an issue for the nation as reforming gun laws, so why doesn't the Obama administration push for equal reform in this area? ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 26

New York mayoral frontrunner Christine Quinn comes clean in upcoming memoir

Christine Quinn comes clean on her alcoholism and binge eating in New York Times interview

Christine Quinn, front-runner for New York mayor has admitted she received treatment for alcoholism and binge eating in a new book due out next month. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 8

Senator Chuck Schumer pictured with Ciaran Staunton of the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform in DC last in December 2011.

Irish lobby gear up for visa battle in bid to make undocumented Irish legal in U.S.

As the Senate Judiciary Committee kicks off what is expected to be a lengthy process of debating and amending the immigration bill on Thursday, the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR), the group dedicated to creating a new l ...

by CAHIR O'DOHERTY 14

Joe Biden seeks support from religious leaders to continue to push for gun control

Vice President Joe Biden has appealed to leaders across the faith community to keep pressure on lawmakers to support background checks for those ordering guns in the United States. ...