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Peter T. King

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Peter T. King

Peter T. King is a congressman, representing New York's 3rd Congressional District, which covers eastern Nassau County and parts of Suffolk County. King is the only Republican on Long Island's congressional delegation. King is the ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee and also serves on the Financial Services Committee.

King is rumored to be considering a run for governor in 2010 and had said that if Gov. David A. Paterson appointed Caroline Kennedy to fill Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, he would have run against her.

King was born in New York City in 1944 and is a graduate of St. Francis College, Brooklyn, and the University of Notre Dame Law School. Before bei...  Show more »
Peter T. King is a congressman, representing New York's 3rd Congressional District, which covers eastern Nassau County and parts of Suffolk County. King is the only Republican on Long Island's congressional delegation. King is the ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee and also serves on the Financial Services Committee.

King is rumored to be considering a run for governor in 2010 and had said that if Gov. David A. Paterson appointed Caroline Kennedy to fill Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, he would have run against her.

King was born in New York City in 1944 and is a graduate of St. Francis College, Brooklyn, and the University of Notre Dame Law School. Before being elected to Congress in 1992, he was elected Nassau County Comptroller three times. He and his wife Rosemary live in Seaford.  « Show less

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    May 4, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Tortured arguments, revisited

    What a sorry spectacle to see the usual suspects — a veritable coalition of the willing-to-torture crowd from the Bush era — seizing on the death of Osama bin Laden as evidence that enhanced interrogation techniques work. It is a leap of logic on par with justifying the U.S. invasion into Iraq on false pretenses of hidden weapons of mass destruction and then claiming vindication because terrorist groups subsequently became involved in the conflict and, well, weren't we in the business of fighting them?
    What a sorry spectacle to see the usual suspects — a veritable coalition of the willing-to-torture crowd from the Bush era — seizing on the death of Osama bin Laden as evidence that enhanced interrogation techniques work. It is a leap of logic...

    Tags: Human Rights, Armed Conflicts, National Security, Defense, Osama bin Laden

    2. Feb 21, 2006 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Ehrlich objects to port deal

    Sun reporters
    Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said yesterday that he was concerned that a state-owned company in the United Arab Emirates could gain control of some operations at the port of Baltimore - the highest-ranking Maryland official to weigh in on what has ballooned...

    Tags: U.S. Department of State, Robert Menendez, Regional Authority, Heads of State, Executive Branch

    3. Oct 21, 2001 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Police say letter to New York Post is anthrax-laced

    From Staff And Wire Reports
    A letter mailed to the New York Post has tested positive for anthrax and is similar to anthrax-laced letters sent to NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw and Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, police said late yesterday. The letter addressed to "Editor" was...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Medical Procedures and Tests, CNN (tv network), Employees

    4. Dec 20, 1998 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Clinton impeached, faces trial in Senate

    Sun Reporter
    William Jefferson Clinton was impeached yesterday on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, setting in motion a landmark Senate trial that will determine whether the 42nd president of the United States will be the first in history to be removed...

    Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Trent Lott, George W Gekas, Henry J Hyde, William O Lipinski

    5. May 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Hollywood a longtime friend of the CIA

    WASHINGTON — Some Republican lawmakers were outraged when federal records released last week showed that the White House, CIA and Defense Department granted high-level access last year to a pair of acclaimed filmmakers researching an action thriller about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
    WASHINGTON — Some Republican lawmakers were outraged when federal records released last week showed that the White House, CIA and Defense Department granted high-level access last year to a pair of acclaimed filmmakers researching an action thriller...

    Tags: Battleship (movie), Drama (genre), Pakistan, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC

    6. May 23, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Documents provide new insight into Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden movie

    24 Frames
    The release of government documents has fanned a simmering controversy in Washington over how much access the White House, the CIA and the Pentagon granted director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal for their upcoming movie on the hunt for...
    7. May 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Officials helped makers of Osama bin Laden film, documents show

    WASHINGTON — In the months after the U.S. militarymission that killed Osama bin Laden, Pentagon officials met with Hollywood filmmakers and gave them special access in an effort to influence the creation of a film about the operation, newly released documents show.
    WASHINGTON — In the months after the U.S. militarymission that killed Osama bin Laden, Pentagon officials met with Hollywood filmmakers and gave them special access in an effort to influence the creation of a film about the operation, newly released...

    Tags: The Pentagon, Movies, Iraq War (2003-2011), Central Intelligence Agency, Kathryn Bigelow

    8. May 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Al Qaeda bomb plot was foiled by double agent

    WASHINGTON — The CIA takedown of an Al Qaeda plot to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner involved an international sting operation with a double agent tricking terrorists into handing over a prized possession: a new bomb purportedly designed to slip through airport security.
    WASHINGTON — The CIA takedown of an Al Qaeda plot to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner involved an international sting operation with a double agent tricking terrorists into handing over a prized possession: a new bomb purportedly designed to slip...

    Tags: Emergency Incidents, Al-Qaeda, Terrorism, Military Equipment, Bombings

    9. Jan 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Pentagon investigating possible leak of Bin Laden raid details

    Did the Obama administration release c<em></em>lassified information to Hollywood notables for a film about the operation that killed Osama bin Laden?
    Did the Obama administration release classified information to Hollywood notables for a film about the operation that killed Osama bin Laden? That’s a question Rep. Peter T. King (R-N.Y.) wants answered.  And in response, the Pentagon’s...

    Tags: Movies, The Pentagon, Jay Carney, The New York Times, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.

    10. Oct 1, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. In GOP contest, anything could happen

    Staff reporter
    Barely three months before the first votes are cast, the Republican race for president is up for grabs, complicated by the absence of a clear front-runner and the rules that have guided the GOP's selection process for the past several decades. The rise...

    Tags: Regional Authority, Donald Trump, Activism, Executive Branch, Mitt Romney

    11. Aug 21, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. The U.S. military's Hollywood connection

    On a sultry mid-July afternoon on this military base, a few hundred Marines, some with spouses and children in tow, were mustering for a free screening of the movie &quot;Warrior" at a squat cement cinema house on Mainside, the section of the 200-square-mile facility reserved for civilian comforts like the Stars and Strikes bowling alley and Smokey's House of BBQ.
    On a sultry mid-July afternoon on this military base, a few hundred Marines, some with spouses and children in tow, were mustering for a free screening of the movie "Warrior" at a squat cement cinema house on Mainside, the section of the 200-square-mile...

    Tags: George C. Scott, Apocalypse Now (movie), Game Shows, Central Intelligence Agency, Gaming Industry

    12. Jul 14, 2011 |Story| CNN

  12. FBI to Investigate Allegations News Corp. Hacked Phones of 9/11 Victims

    NEW YORK -- The FBI has launched an investigation into Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. after a report that employees or associates may have attempted to hack into phone conversations and voice mail of September 11 survivors, victims and their families, a federal law enforcement source told CNN Thursday.
    CNN
    NEW YORK -- The FBI has launched an investigation into Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. after a report that employees or associates may have attempted to hack into phone conversations and voice mail of September 11 survivors, victims and their families, a...

    Tags: KTLA, Lawyers, News of the World, CNN (tv network), Labor Legislation

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