Golda Meir famously said that when Israel’s enemies loved their children more than they hated Israel, peace would be possible. The same could be said of members of Congress: When they . . .
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2/23/18
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Dec. 14, 2013. It was nail-biting cold. The sort of cold that foreshadowed snowflakes in the coming days but still coddled them in gray-blanketed skies.
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1/13/17
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The Herald enthusiastically endorses Kathleen Rice for Congress. Rice, a Democrat from Garden City, has represented the 4th Congressional District since 2014, and we see no reason to replace her.
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11/3/16
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Incumbent Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-St.Albans) is running for his 10th two-year term against challengers Michael O’Reilly, a Republican, and Green Party candidate Frank Francois.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/26/16
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Just before noon on June 22, I finished a meeting in my office and turned on the TV to see the breaking news that would soon reach millions of people across the country: a group of my House Democratic colleagues, led by civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis, were staging a sit-in on the House floor . . .
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6/29/16
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Police report an arrest for reckless endangerment on Monday, June 27, at 10:45 p.m. in Elmont.
According to detectives, Fifth Precinct officers responded to 45 S. Covert Avenue for shots fired. …
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6/29/16
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It is hard to imagine that I would find myself writing about the nation’s worst terror attack since 9/11 and the worst mass shooting in American history. Make no mistake about it. The mass shooting in Orlando . . .
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6/23/16
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Dylan’s mom and Daniel’s dad write to me often. In truth, I dread reading their emails; their words darken the day. But how wrenching it must be to write those words. These parents are leaders of the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation . . .
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5/19/16
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An Elmont man was arrested for abusing three people with developmental disabilities while they were in his care, Special Prosecutor Patricia E. Gunning said on Monday.
According to Gunning, who …
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By Steve Smirti
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4/20/16
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The Nassau County police received a 911 call shortly before 4 p.m. on Sunday alerting them to gun shots in the Jamaica Square section of Elmont.
When police arrived on scene there was no victim of …
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4/17/16
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