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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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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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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Francis Becker pulled away from his two opponents in the 4th Congressional District Republican primary as results were slowly coming in early Wednesday morning for several elections in Nassau County. There were also several other statewide and local primaries for Nassau voters ...
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Mike Caputo
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9/14/10
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The race among three Republicans vying to be chosen as the challenger to Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy for the 4th Congressional District seat turned fierce last week during a debate held by the Southwest Nassau League of Women Voters.
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Lee Landor
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9/8/10
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The Herald sat down with the three candidates running in the Republican primary for the 4th Congressional District general election against Carolyn McCarthy. Here is some of what they had to say.
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Lee Landor
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9/8/10
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The race between three Republicans vying to be chosen as the challenger to Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola) for the 4th Congressional District seat turned fierce last week during a debate held by …
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Lee Landor
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9/8/10
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In a funeral Mass attended by hundreds, including many public officials and representatives from the law enforcement community Thursday morning at St. Agnes Cathedral, former Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon, a resident of Rockville Centre, was remembered as a dedicated public servant and a man of principle.
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Judy Rattner
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8/19/10
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By Anthony Rifilato
“The bay is very sick,” said Long Beach resident Bernie Klepper, 71, as he fished with his friend Matthew Rosentraub on the Magnolia Pier. “The water is not clear like …
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Anthony Rifilato
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8/19/10
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Former Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon, a resident of Rockville Centre, died at home early Sunday morning after a long battle with lymphoma. He was 76.
During his more than 30 …
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Judy Rattner
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8/16/10
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