The Republican Party, according to historians, was created in 1875. Its founders called it the Gallant Old Party, and it eventually got the nickname GOP. Around the same time, the party adopted the elephant as its symbol.
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7/17/13
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Thank you, thank you, thank you, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, State Senate majority coalition leaders Dean Skelos and Jeffrey Klein, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver! You led while others squirmed.
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2/21/13
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Nassau County Police are investigating a fatal accident on Merrick Road in Rockville Centre in which a pedestrian was struck and killed.
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1/24/13
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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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According to the Nassau County Police Department, Michelle Bracco, 44, of Kresse Street in Oceanside, was found unconscious in her home on Nov. 5.
Bracco, formally of Island Park, was transported …
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By Alex Costello
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11/7/12
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According to The Associated Press, some 1,843 American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001.
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5/24/12
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The kindest person I ever met was a drunk Irishman on a street corner late one night in June, 2005.
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Alex Costello
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11/16/11
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The Nassau County Police Department reported a fatal auto accident on Nov. 6 in Oceanside at approximately 1:30 a.m.
According to police, a witness saw Jay Brown, 48, of Bay Park, fall off of …
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11/9/11
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Two weeks ago, a pedestrian died on Austin Boulevard. His name was Michael Fenwick. He was just 33, and he wasn’t the first to die there.
Austin Boulevard has claimed many lives over the years …
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10/5/11
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An Oceanside man was struck and killed by a car at the intersection of Austin Boulevard and Empire Boulevard in Island Park on Saturday.
According to police, Michael Fenwick, 33, of Oceanside, …
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Alex Costello
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9/28/11
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