It’s been almost four years since President Barack Obama ran a brilliant and successful campaign based on the promise of change.
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8/9/12
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The shape and composition of the Nassau County Legislature’s 19 districts are modified after every U.S. Census to reflect changes in population from one district to another.
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7/26/12
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Lately it’s been too hot to spend a lot of time on serious political matters. The State Legislature has gone home and won’t return until November, at the earliest.
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7/12/12
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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano recently asked the State Legislature for authorization to borrow at least $41 million in order to pay property tax settlements without the approval of either the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, which currently controls the county’s finances, or the County Legislature.
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6/7/12
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In case you haven’t been paying attention, something big has been stolen right out from under our noses.
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5/17/12
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Nassau County Attorney John Ciampoli is alleging criminal misconduct by the nine members of the County Legislature’s Democratic caucus, and has asked District Attorney Kathleen Rice to look into the matter. Democrats, meanwhile, say Ciampoli is playing a dangerous game of partisan politics to cover up county borrowing to fill multi-million-dollar budget gaps.
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By David Weingrad
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5/3/12
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Last week, Mitt Romney’s biggest hurdle to securing the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Rick Santorum, officially suspended his presidential campaign.
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4/19/12
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On March 19, a panel of federal judges finally ended the bitter fight between the state’s Democratic and Republican leaders over new congressional lines.
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3/29/12
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Sometime beginning in the late 1960s and to a greater extent every decade since, people turned from a confidence in absolute truths to a feeling that anyone’s beliefs and views were just as true as anyone else’s.
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2/23/12
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Whether due to a fear of on-field consequences or simply their professionalism, the Giants kept the showboating to a minimum during the Super Bowl.
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2/16/12
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