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<title>Ritchie rides momentum in tight race with Aubertine</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16594/20101101/ritchie-rides-momentum-in-tight-race-with-aubertine</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 1, 2010) The 48th Senate district race between incumbent Democrat Darrel Aubertine and Republican Patty Ritchie is one of a handful in New York that will determine who controls the State Senate.  A new poll shows the race remains locked in a near dead-heat.  Ritchie goes into the final day of campaigning riding the momentum of two key endorsements.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16594/20101101/ritchie-rides-momentum-in-tight-race-with-aubertine">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 48th Senate district race between incumbent Democrat Darrel Aubertine and Republican Patty Ritchie is one of a handful in New York that will determine who controls the State Senate.  A new poll shows the race remains locked in a near dead-heat.  Ritchie goes into the final day of campaigning riding the momentum of two key endorsements.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16594/20101101/ritchie-rides-momentum-in-tight-race-with-aubertine">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, election10, stlv, tijf, st lawrence county, jefferson county, ritchie, aubertine, 48th senate, [loc:42.7048009 -73.7548424], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Aubertine leans on experience, rural roots</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16575/20101028/aubertine-leans-on-experience-rural-roots</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 28, 2010) The 48th State Senate district is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched races in New York State on Election Day.  Republican Patty Ritchie’s effort to unseat Democratic Senator Darrel Aubertine could tip the balance of power in the Senate back to the GOP.State campaign committees of both parties have spent more than a million dollars in the 48th just since October 1st.  Most of that money went to TV ads.Darrel Aubertine is seeking his second full term in the Senate after several years in the Assembly.  He’s the legislature’s only farmer.  And he’s running as a bipartisan lawmaker who lives rural issues and knows how to get things done.  David Sommerstein has this profile. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16575/20101028/aubertine-leans-on-experience-rural-roots">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 48th State Senate district is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched races in New York State on Election Day.  Republican Patty Ritchie’s effort to unseat Democratic Senator Darrel Aubertine could tip the balance of power in the Senate back to the GOP.State campaign committees of both parties have spent more than a million dollars in the 48th just since October 1st.  Most of that money went to TV ads.Darrel Aubertine is seeking his second full term in the Senate after several years in the Assembly.  He’s the legislature’s only farmer.  And he’s running as a bipartisan lawmaker who lives rural issues and knows how to get things done.  David Sommerstein has this profile. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16575/20101028/aubertine-leans-on-experience-rural-roots">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:23</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, election10, economy, stlv, tijf, 48th senate, aubertine, ritchie, watertown, fulton, oswego county, st lawrence county, jefferson county, [loc:43.3228462 -76.4171585], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Aubertine, Ritchie trade jabs in debate</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16509/20101018/aubertine-ritchie-trade-jabs-in-debate</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 18, 2010) In what could be their only debate, Democrat Darrel Aubertine and Republican Patty Ritchie both went on the offensive today.  In a taping at public television station WPBS in Watertown, Ritchie tried to tie the incumbent Aubertine to Albany dysfunction.  Aubertine called Ritchie&apos;s campaign &quot;a facade.&quot;  David Sommerstein reports.You can watch the entire debate this Friday, October 22 at 9 pm on WPBS public TV in Watertown. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16509/20101018/aubertine-ritchie-trade-jabs-in-debate">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In what could be their only debate, Democrat Darrel Aubertine and Republican Patty Ritchie both went on the offensive today.  In a taping at public television station WPBS in Watertown, Ritchie tried to tie the incumbent Aubertine to Albany dysfunction.  Aubertine called Ritchie&apos;s campaign &quot;a facade.&quot;  David Sommerstein reports.You can watch the entire debate this Friday, October 22 at 9 pm on WPBS public TV in Watertown. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16509/20101018/aubertine-ritchie-trade-jabs-in-debate">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:20</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, election10, 48th senate, watertown, tijf, stlv, jefferson county, economy, st lawrence county, [loc:43.9747838 -75.9107565], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Ritchie leans on DMV success to topple Aubertine</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16481/20101012/ritchie-leans-on-dmv-success-to-topple-aubertine</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 12, 2010) Republicans are banking on big wins on Election Day.  In New York, the GOP is trying to retake the State Senate after 2 years of Democratic control.One of the races that could make the difference is Democrat Darrel Aubertine’s 48th Senate district in Oswego, Jefferson, and the western half of St. Lawrence counties.Republicans are united behind St. Lawrence county clerk Patty Ritchie.  Ritchie is calling for change in Albany.  And she’s leaning heavily on her successes in the county’s department of motor vehicles office.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16481/20101012/ritchie-leans-on-dmv-success-to-topple-aubertine">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Republicans are banking on big wins on Election Day.  In New York, the GOP is trying to retake the State Senate after 2 years of Democratic control.One of the races that could make the difference is Democrat Darrel Aubertine’s 48th Senate district in Oswego, Jefferson, and the western half of St. Lawrence counties.Republicans are united behind St. Lawrence county clerk Patty Ritchie.  Ritchie is calling for change in Albany.  And she’s leaning heavily on her successes in the county’s department of motor vehicles office.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16481/20101012/ritchie-leans-on-dmv-success-to-topple-aubertine">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:56</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, election10, 48th senate, stlv, tijf, jefferson county, st lawrence county, waddington, st lawrence river, [loc:44.8644999 -75.2041019], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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