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Tim Bishop is a Congressman for New York's 1st congressional district.
Tim Bishop is a Congressman for New York's 1st congressional district.
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LI's Alec Baldwin cites 'desire' to run; Watch-out-Bishop?
Spin CycleThe other day we quoted Ronald Reagan, "How can a president not be an actor?" Now Newsday's Tom Brune cites Politico's noting this from the July/August Playboy interview with Alec Baldwin, in which he talks about running -- and even......Tags: Alec Baldwin, Joe Lieberman, Long Island, Eliot Spitzer, Connecticut
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Video: Bishop confronts 'Town Hall' protesters
Spin CycleRep. Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) finds himself shouted down at times in this video of a Setauket town hall meeting Monday night -- edited and posted on YouTube under the "Silent No More" label. Flashpoint issues for yelling: Climate change, Social......Tags: YouTube
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GM liability agreement no help to Smithtown family
james.bernstein@newsday.comThe family of a 10-year-old Smithtown girl left a quadriplegic after an auto accident more than two years ago is disappointed that their case against General Motors will not be helped from a product liability agreement struck by the carmaker, the Obama...Tags: Vehicles, Bankruptcy, General Motors Corp., Automotive Equipment, Manhattan (New York City)
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State Senate combat won't end after it gets back to work
The State Senate struggle over seats, patronage, clout, offices, titles and pork funds can be expected to keep raging - even if members manage to meet Tuesday's deadline for approving local legislation. Combat over the chamber's control began in...Tags: David A. Paterson, Eliot Spitzer, Long Island, Democratic Party, Regional Authority
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Patchogue gets funding for sewage plant
elizabeth.moore@newsday.comThe state Environmental Facilities Corp. has signed off on a deal to cut in half a $5.2- million stimulus grant to a Brookhaven Empire Zone industrial park and give that money to Patchogue's sewage plant instead. The deal would allow the village to...Tags: New York, Sayville, Long Island, Patchogue, Bayport
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Miss Shinnecock Teen pageant returns after 13 years
mark.harrington@newsday.comAutumn Rose Williams, 15, of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, took the title of Miss Shinnecock Teen 2009 Saturday night at the revival of an event infused with tribal and modern culture. Mattah Wright, 13, was crowned Miss Shinnecock Junior Teen at the...Tags: People, Long Island, Culture, Teen-agers
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Big L.I. title firm -- and pol donor -- shut amid intrigue
Spin CycleLong Island political circles were abuzz that Liberty Title, a well-connected seven-year-old company with offices in RexCorp Plaza, reportedly shut its doors while accused in a lawsuit of embezzlement by four title-insurance companies. LIBN posts...Tags: Breach of Contract, United States, Charity, Long Island, Democratic Party
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Patchogue feels jilted out of $5M for sewer plans
elizabeth.moore@newsday.comPatchogue Mayor Paul Pontieri is bewildered, and he's angry. Two years ago, Sens. Charles Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton announced his village had been authorized for $5 million in federal funds for a major sewer plant expansion, allowing it to...Tags: New York, Long Island, Plant Openings, Patchogue, Hillary Clinton
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Schumer pursuing flexibility in fed fishing rules
mark.harrington@newsday.comIn a move hailed by Long Island commercial fishing interests, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that he will introduce a bill this week to add "flexibility" to a federal fishery management law that he said is "decimating" the local fleet. The bill,...Tags: Aquaculture, Auto Trends, Long Island, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Renovation
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Naked Ambition
Spin CycleWhich was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion? 1. Rep. Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) alleging state plans to send LI less than a fair share of federal highway aid. 2. Assemb. Jim Tedisco (R-Schenectady), who in vying for Kirsten Gillibrand???s...Tags: Kirsten Gillibrand, Diseases, Barack Obama
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Bishop: A hedge on Gillibrand
Spin CycleSurveying the NY delegation, the Hill finds a lot of continuing unease with the selection of Gillibrand as senator. Jerry Nadler and Ed Towns are both openly flirting with the idea of supporting Carolyn McCarthy in a primary challenge. Suffolk's......Tags: Carolyn McCarthy, Migration
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TV Twilight Zone Waiting List
Spin CycleNothing motivates a member of the U.S. House than the prospect of angry constituents. That may be why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today sent out a district-by-district breakdown of how many people were waiting for coupons to get converters for......Tags: United States, Republican Party, New York, Long Island, Carolyn McCarthy
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