President Obama’s fourth State of the Union address may have sounded magical, but don’t be fooled by the pie in the sky.
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2/21/13
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The further I get from home, sailing along the New Zealand coast, the smaller the issues seem that once fixed my attention on the news.
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1/31/13
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If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a cheater. My rule applies to athletes who take steroids to gain an advantage over their competitors, or my neighbor who calls my tennis shots out of bounds even though he knows the balls were inside the line.
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1/31/13
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After months of political wrangling and desperate calls from city and state officials to release much-needed federal aid, Congress passed a $50.5 billion Hurricane Sandy aid package on Monday, a …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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1/30/13
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President Obama was officially sworn in for his second term on Sunday, and the inauguration festivities got under way early on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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1/24/13
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Last week, Governor Cuomo gave his third State of the State address, and touched on many of the major issues facing our state — Hurricane Sandy relief and recovery, job creation and economic growth, and gun control.
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1/17/13
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If there had been only a presidential election, and no other major news events, in 2012, it still would’ve been a year to remember.
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1/3/13
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Unless I hear some credible dissenting voices, I’m going to vote for 2012 as one of the worst years in recent history.
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1/3/13
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I have, over the years, written about tragedies that have touched our lives.
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12/20/12
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The eight students and one teacher shuffled into the center of what was left of the dining room of a red-brick ranch home on a canal in Long Beach’s East End last Friday.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/20/12
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