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LIA's Kamer: Economy 'at stall speed'

Pearl Kamer, the chief economist for the Long

Photo credit: Newsday, 2011 / Audrey C. Tiernan | Pearl Kamer, the chief economist for the Long Island Association. (Nov. 10, 2011)

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When Long Island Association economist Pearl Kamer rose to speak before a group of bankers Thursday, she opened with a warning: "As I walked in, people said to me, 'Oh you have good news for us.' Well, it is what it is. Don't hold your breath."

Kamer delivered a stomach-clutching talk before about 100 bankers at the Milleridge Inn in Jericho that pulled no punches about the local and national...

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