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Voters in the 4th Congressional District will choose between 14-year incumbent Carolyn McCarthy, a Democrat, and Republican Francis X. Becker, a 14-year Nassau County legislator, on Election Day.
Campaigns are different for incumbents and challengers. An incumbent needs to convince the voting public — and the media — that he or she has done a good job and will continue to do so. A challenger needs to have a plan, needs to show how that plan would be carried out, and has to convince voters that he or she will do a better job than the incumbent.
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Herald editorial staff
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10/14/10
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“Would you know if your child was using heroin?” Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice asks at the end of a new public service announcement. The PSA, along with an educational website, is the latest joint effort by the district attorney and Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano to alert parents to the growing heroin problem on Long Island.
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Deirdre Krasula
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10/13/10
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“Tragic,” “horrifying” and “disconcerting” are among the words used to describe a recent spate of crimes against gay people — including the one that resulted …
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Lee Landor
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10/13/10
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George Sava, a Republican who switched to the Democratic Party in 2007, is mounting a vigorous campaign against Republican Minority Leader Dean Skelos in the 9th Senate District.
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Judy Rattner and Jeff Bessen
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10/13/10
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Following rallies by West Hempstead teachers working without a contract since June 2009, the West Hempstead Educators Association met with the district school board last week in a five-hour mediated …
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Lee Landor
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10/6/10
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In her race for re-election, Democrat incumbent Carolyn McCarthy said she is running this election like she has run every other one — full steam ahead. With election season in full swing, she will face Republican primary winner Francis X. Becker in the 4th Congressional District race in November’s election.
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Clarissa Hamlin
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10/6/10
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It’s been a year and nearly three months since the West Hempstead school district’s contract with the West Hempstead Educators Association expired. It’s been six months since the …
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Lee Landor
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9/29/10
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Thomas Crotty stood and stared for a moment on Friday at the twisted, rusted, 1,600-pound steel girder in front of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s Brookside School in North Merrick. “It was very thoughtful of the community and the young people to do this so the day and the people will not be forgotten,” Crotty remarked.
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Scott Brinton
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9/24/10
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Six weeks have passed since the Aug. 9 fire that nearly burned down the George Washington Elementary School annex and sent its superintendent to the hospital, and things have gone back to normal in …
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Lee Landor
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9/22/10
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Most Long Islanders know — thanks to pocket-draining experience — that living here carries a hefty price tag. What many don't seem to know is that they can change that.
How?
One way is …
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Lee Landor
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9/22/10
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