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Acting ATF director still not confirmed after 2 years in job, blocked by his own party
Associated Press WriterBOSTON (AP) _ For more than two years, U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan has been consumed by the latest entry on his resume: acting chief of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The Republican has been balancing both jobs...Tags: David Vitter, Parliament, Personal Weapon Control, John Kerry, Government
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Third District Senate hopefuls spar during debate
rick.brand@newsday.comIn their first and probably their only public debate, Republican State Sen. Caesar Trunzo and his Democratic foe, Brookhaven Supervisor Brian Foley, clashed yesterday over how Albany works, and doesn't. Touting his 37 years of experience, Trunzo, 82,...Tags: Caesar Trunzo, Long Island, Republican Party, Parliament, National Government
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Bailout (of rum, arrows, race tracks)
The Swampby Frank James What do rum, motorsport race tracks and wooden arrows used by kids all have in common? The financial markets bailout bill, that's what. Taxpayers for Common Sense has compiled a handy list of what it called the......Tags: Harley-Davidson Incorporated, Microsoft Corp., State Budgets, Real Estate Sales, Renewable Energy
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Cowboy economics
It's just human nature that some calamities register in the brain and others don't. The train engineer texting at the throttle ("HOW R U? C U L8R") and missing the red light and 25 people die in the crash—oh, God, that is way too real—everyone...Tags: Corporate Crime, Republican Party, Corruption, The White House, Disasters
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When the gimlet-eyed men look the other way
It's just human nature that some calamities register in the brain and others don't. The train engineer texting at the throttle ("HOW R U? C U L8R") and missing the red light and 25 people die in the crash - that is way too real. Everyone has had a...Tags: Corporate Crime, Republican Party, Corruption, The White House, Disasters
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There's No Way We Can Protect Kids All the Time
It's a typical evening in the Miller household. Darrell and Charlene are having dinner with their sons Thomas and Jeremy, ages 9 and 6. The television on the kitchen counter drones mindlessly. Charlene likes to listen to the news. This evening's report...Tags: Torrington, Sexual Assault, Therapies, Crimes, Health Treatments
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Edwards and the art of denial: Pols are a breed apart
Spin CycleJohn Edwards could have put it this way: "I did not have kids with that woman!" Had he done this bit of Bill Clinton revision, Edwards would have given Friday's show of admission and refutation a bit of historical......Tags: Bill Clinton, John F. Kennedy, Eliot Spitzer, John Edwards, Philip Roth
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Crossfire builds in Donno-Johnson Senate proxy war
Spin CycleWith Republicans all but predicting Democratic Sen. Craig Johnson's political demise (see previous item) the pro-Johnson forces have issued these broadsides: First we heard from Doug Forand, chief strategist for the Senate Democratic campaign committee,...Tags: Craig Johnson, Parliament, Dean G Skelos, National Government, Political Candidates
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Rep. Rangel to meet the tax man
The Associated PressThe Democratic congressman who writes the tax code will be meeting the tax collector. Republicans couldn't be happier. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, the gravelly voiced chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, discovered that he owes back taxes...Tags: Republican Party, State Budgets, Armed Forces, Political Candidates, Apartments
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Guilty plea should be dropped, Craig's lawyer says
Associated PressSen. Larry Craig skipped court yesterday during arguments before an appeals panel that he should be able to take back his guilty plea in an airport men's room sex sting. Billy Martin, the retiring Republican's attorney, offered the same arguments made...Tags: Court Administration, Trials, Justice System, Minnesota, Court Preliminary
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Nassau GOP picks Donno for 7th S.D. - UPDATED
Spin CycleRepublican Plandome Manor Mayor Barbara Donno was endorsed last night by the Nassau GOP for state Senate, to face rookie incumbent Democrat Craig Johnson in November. In a statement from the party, she is quoted as saying: "My passion is......Tags: Republican Party, Craig Johnson, Elementary Schools, Nassau County, School Supplies
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Edwards may want to borrow words of denial from Clinton
dan.janison@newsday.comJohn Edwards could have put it this way: "I did not have kids with that woman!" Had he done this bit of Bill Clinton revision, Edwards would have given Friday's show of admission and refutation a bit of historical heft. Instead, we have your standard-...Tags: Bill Clinton, John F. Kennedy, Eliot Spitzer, John Edwards, Philip Roth
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