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2012 will be a challenging year for any columnist who takes his or her job seriously.
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1/12/12
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The issue of redistricting — the redrawing of state Senate, Assembly and congressional district lines to reflect population shifts reported by the U.S. Census so that each district has a more or less equal number of people — sounds as interesting to most citizens as last month’s presidential poll numbers.
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12/8/11
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When the dust settled at the end of Election Day on Nov. 8 and all of the electronic votes were tallied, the control of the Nassau County Legislature still hung in the balance, as the races in the …
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David Weingrad
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11/30/11
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Some have the Super Bowl. Me? I have Election Day.
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11/17/11
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With the race for control of the Nassau County Legislature as tight this year as any in recent memory, we now understand why the Republican majority hurried this spring to redraw district lines, attempting to gerrymander them in the GOP’s favor.
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11/17/11
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Carrié Solages was the Election Night star at Nassau County Democratic headquarters in Mineola, after it was announced that he had defeated 16-year Republican incumbent County Legislator John Ciotti — an original member of the Legislature — by a slim 400-vote margin to capture the county’s 3rd Legislative District seat.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/15/11
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Although the Nassau County Board of Elections has nearly completed its vote count in all 45 election precincts, the question still remains: Which political party will control the majority in the Nassau County Legislature?
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By David Weingrad
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11/11/11
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Incumbent Republicans Vincent Muscarella and Ed Ambrosino won the 8th county Legislative District and 2nd Town of Hempstead Councilmatic District, respectively, on Nov. 8, in addition to several other local Republicans.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/9/11
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Carrié Solages was the star of the evening at Nassau County Democratic headquarters in Mineola, after it was announced he defeated longtime incumbent John Ciotti in the Legislature, though by a slim margin.
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By Andrew Hackmack and Jackie Nash
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11/9/11
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Democrat Carrie Solages of Elmont defeated Republican incumbent John Ciotti in a race that — if all other county Legislative seats remain in incumbents’ hands — would lessen the GOP’s control in the Legislature by one vote, giving the Republicans a 10-9 majority.
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11/9/11
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