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New GM must run smarter to survive
General Motors officially ran out of excuses at 6:30 on Friday morning. That's when the new GM emerged from bankruptcy, shorn of the detritus of debt, costly health-care and labor agreements, a bloated product lineup and an extravagant dealer network that helped drag the former industry stalwart to the brink of extinction.
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EDITORIAL:New York Democrats must share resources with GOP
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The myth of judicial activism
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At 92, now the caregiver
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EDITORIAL BOX SCORE: 225
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Pointing fingers and naming names on OSI's departure
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Measuring a judge's agenda
July 10, 2009
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EDITORIAL: Once again, it all comes down to Espada
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OPINION: Fishers are victims; stop blaming them
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OPINION: Will there always be another fish in the sea?
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Take if from OSI: This is no way to foster biotech on LI
July 09, 2009
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Guns can provide a false sense of security
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Paterson's bombshell is questionable legally and politically
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Michael Jackson's actual death, and Sara Palin's political one
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New York needs courts that will do their jobs
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Two steps forward on consolidating local governments
July 08, 2009
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The OSI lesson: If you can't build it, they will leave LI
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LETTERS: Jenny Sanford, Madoff rancor, more
July 07, 2009
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Brightest of the best, Robert McNamara lived in the fog of wars
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Public's interests must be preserved at Atlantic Yards
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LETTERS: Jenny Sanford, Madoff rancor, more
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Keep camp in summer
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LETTERS: Stony Brook University, Madoff, more
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LETTERS: The New Haven ruling, Michael Jackson, more
July 06, 2009
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Brookhaven should focus on substance, not divisions
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It's time for New York to raise school standards
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EXPRESSWAY - Happy July H-T-R-U-O-F, from camp
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The IMAC: LI's mom-and-pop music hall
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Box score - 3,422,400
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With little discussion, NY crosses a stem cell threshold
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What would Darwin make of Bernard Madoff?
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Keep camp in summer
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Wet and miserable and summer camp
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It's time for an all-out assault on heroin
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Summer festival twofer: have fun, feel virtuous
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LETTERS: Smokers' tax, Suffolk cops and more
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LETTERS: Farrah Fawcett, State Senate and more
July 03, 2009
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It's time for an all-out assault on heroin
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With the state senators, it's personal
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LETTERS: Smokers' tax, Suffolk cops and more
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Summer festival twofer: have fun, feel virtuous
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LETTERS: Farrah Fawcett, State Senate and more
July 02, 2009
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Jenny Sanford makes clear whom her husband humiliated
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Trying to move beyond the racial-preference era
July 01, 2009
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IMAC's closing marks the end of the mom-and-pop music hall era
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Death will help the King of Pop live
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The Blessing of the Fleet, without my favorite captain
June 26, 2009
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For real reform, New Yorkshould change how it elects representatives
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When it comes to the economy, innovate to stimulate
June 25, 2009
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In Iran, protesters have a martyr but regime raises the stakes
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High school diplomas don't predict the success they should
June 24, 2009
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The season for grads, dads and job searches
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Albany party-switching insults voters
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How we value teachers: a dialogue
June 19, 2009
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Celebrity visitors should lend their fame to help Long Island
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Seeking an end to the traffic jam era
June 18, 2009
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State needs to agree upon the fare-box ratio for transit riders
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Gov should appoint commission to investigate legislature
June 17, 2009
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Life lessons in a signature flower
June 16, 2009
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What attacks on salaries forget: Teachers matter
June 15, 2009
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Obama should take a lesson from Woodrow Wilson
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New York needs an update for unemployment benefits
June 11, 2009
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Reactions from our street to Obama's Cairo speech
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Arab-Muslims now look for Obama to back up his words
June 05, 2009
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Students aren't learning that cheaters never prosper
May 29, 2009
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Michelle Obama and the meaning of motherhood
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Supreme Court battles are based on an ideology taboo
May 28, 2009
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Commencement addresses about service, and growing up
May 27, 2009
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Is there a middle on abortion?
May 22, 2009
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CIA reform urgently needed in focus on terrorism
May 21, 2009
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The GOP is in the wilderness - and this isn't 1964
May 14, 2009
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Obama's push for public service may get boost from economy
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Obama's push for public service may get boost from economy
May 05, 2009
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Levitt's goal of perfect suburban uniformity
May 04, 2009
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Recession is the right time to put college in reach
April 23, 2009
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OPINION: Environmental movement needs an overhaul
April 20, 2009
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A lighter take: Jones Beach, Obama restaurant
April 13, 2009
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Nation's conscience rights history is threatened
April 08, 2009
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Michelle Obama and the twists of first-ladyhood
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Hey, Albany, here are some ways you can help LI
April 02, 2009
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State budget deliberations thrown into confusion
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Hey, Albany, here are some ways you can help LI
April 01, 2009
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Driving a hard bargain
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LETTERS
March 31, 2009
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Albany drops the ball
March 29, 2009
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Lab is in the money
March 25, 2009
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Paterson poll numbers fall at 'staggering' rate
March 24, 2009
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LETTERS
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Volunteer support
March 23, 2009
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BOX SCORE
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LETTERS
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Why return only half the bonus?
March 22, 2009
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Fighting for mixed martial arts in New York
March 20, 2009
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Long Islanders reflect on 6 years of war in Iraq
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Do they get it now?
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To improve education, improve teacher training
March 19, 2009
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LETTERS
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Bonus baloney
March 17, 2009
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21st-century records
March 13, 2009
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LETTERS
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Education overhaul
March 12, 2009
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Snapshot: Local opinion on Obama plan to end Iraq War
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Pork isn't the problem
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LETTERS
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What about stimulating innovation?
March 05, 2009
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Dover: right balance
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LETTERS
March 03, 2009
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Step away from the BlackBerry
February 27, 2009
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Passing the authenticity test
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Obama must take the lead on party cooperation
February 26, 2009
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Which capitalism will it be?
February 22, 2009
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Trends, realities shifting in Afghanistan
February 20, 2009
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Alex, we love you, hate you, love you
February 19, 2009
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What's the fuss really about?
February 15, 2009
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Funnel some of those $$ to LIPA
February 13, 2009
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Don't close Gitmo without a plan
February 12, 2009
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TOUGH TIMES: Ballpark's an emblem of an economic mess
February 08, 2009
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New York needs Wall St. to swim
February 06, 2009
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Michael Phelps doesn't need to apologize
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There are no perfect answers
February 05, 2009
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On the trail of tainted foods
February 01, 2009
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What Obama owes his young legions
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What about the 'childish' suburbs?
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Inspiration in Scripture
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Decent jobs and an end to war
January 25, 2009
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NY stem cell research nears dangerous line
January 23, 2009
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Work-family balance in the White House




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