Anyone who has dabbled in comedy is aware that one cannot be a comedian without life experience.
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By Iris Wiener
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10/5/17
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When I see professional athletes silently protesting during the national anthem, a few things come to mind for me. First is that these privileged and highly paid people . . .
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10/5/17
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Everybody knew that passing a federal health care reform bill would be tough. Just call former Presidents Clinton and Obama, and they’ll vouch for the fact that getting a consensus in Congress can be . . .
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7/27/17
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Anita Faulding hunched her shoulders as the sky turned gray above Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of June 27. The 67-year-old Baldwinite let the rain soak into the back of her bright-pink Planned …
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/30/17
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For decades now, at the beginning of every presidency, the media and even the president himself have become obsessed with . . .
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5/4/17
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Elected leaders often look upon the Freedom of Information Act with barely disguised disapproval, and more often with outright disdain. Heck, the president who signed the act . . .
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3/23/17
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What was the Democratic Party’s position on immigration that was strongly advocated by former President Bill Clinton, and was widely cheered by his party, in his address to Congress on Jan. 24, 1995?
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3/3/17
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The Press Club of Long Island will host a panel discussion, “Why a Community Newspaper Is a Great Place to Start — and Make — a Career in Journalism,” on Wednesday, March 15, …
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2/20/17
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Over the years, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Coach Bill Belichick have been the objects of some justified — and some vicious — criticism. But Sunday night’s . . .
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2/9/17
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As thousands of police and civilians stood waiting on Fifth Avenue, and more than 100 SUVs, police cars, ambulances and motorcycles lined the street on a Friday morning in the heart of bustling midtown Manhattan, only one thing was missing. Noise.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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1/13/17
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