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One of Long Island's showcase communities, and the most populous of the Five Towns area's six villages, Lawrence has been a bastion of quiet wealth and architectural elegance since its founding in the late 1800s.
One of Long Island's showcase communities, and the most populous of the Five Towns area's six villages, Lawrence has been a bastion of quiet wealth and architectural elegance since its founding in the late 1800s.
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Fire damages North Lawrence auto body shop
joseph.mallia@newsday.comSomeone set a fire in a garbage can outside a North Lawrence auto body shop Thursday morning, damaging the building, Nassau police said. The Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department responded with four trucks and 35 firefighters and put out the 11:20 a.m....Tags: Vehicles, Fires
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Obama urges stimulus package, announces economic team
CHICAGO - Citing an "economic crisis of historic proportions," President-elect Barack Obama urged Congress to pass a costly, job-creating stimulus bill as quickly as possible, a rare pre-inaugural call to action delivered as the outgoing Bush...Tags: General Motors Corp., Federal Reserve, Berkeley (Alameda, California), California, Government
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Clashing Egos A Risk For Obama
Washington PostBarack Obama's appointment Wednesday of former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker to the growing team advising him on the nation's deepening financial crisis only heightens a central leadership challenge the president-elect will face: How will he...Tags: Financial Markets, Barack Obama, Federal Reserve, U.S. Department of Treasury, The White House
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Obama wants economic rescue approved 'right away'
President-elect Barack Obama officially took the wraps off his new economic team today as he sought to calm jittery markets with an image of decisive fiscal management weeks before inauguration day. "Our financial markets are under stress," Obama said at...Tags: Federal Reserve, John McCain, Berkeley (Alameda, California), California, Government
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An Obama jump-start
Of The Washington PostPresident-elect Barack Obama sought to assert his authority over the country's deepening financial crisis Monday, unveiling his economic team and making it clear that he will not wait until Inauguration Day to set his plans for recovery in motion....Tags: Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Upper House, Government, National Government
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Lawrence lawyer pays $4.75M to settle tax charges
A Lawrence lawyer has paid $4.75 million to settle charges that he evaded taxes by lying about expenses and donations to charities, prosecutors said. Menachem E. Lifshitz, of 22 Auerbach Lane, yesterday pleaded guilty in State Supreme Court in...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Justice System, State Budgets, Personal Income, Lawyers
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Obama plans to tap Geithner for Treasury post
President-elect Barack Obama picked Timothy Geithner, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, to be his Treasury secretary, with Lawrence Summers getting a senior White House role, a Democratic aide said Friday. Obama also is likely to nominate New...Tags: Regional Authority, Federal Reserve, International Relations, Upper House, Bears Stearns Cos.
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Arrest in Halloween stabbing in North Lawrence
joseph.mallia@newsday.comA Far Rockaway man was arrested Wednesday in the stabbing of a passerby who tried to break up a fight on a North Lawrence street on Halloween, Nassau police said. Misael Hernandez, 17, was charged with second-degree attempted murder, assault, gang...Tags: Holidays, Police, Crimes, Halloween, Assault
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Clinton to get nod after Thanksgiving
The Associated PressAn aide to Barack Obama's transition team says the president-elect is on track to nominate Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving. One week after the former primary rivals met secretly to discuss the idea of Clinton becoming the...Tags: Kathleen Sebelius, Regional Authority, Arizona, Federal Reserve, Robert Gates
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Ariz. governor is top pick for security post
Associated PressPresident-elect Barack Obama is likely to choose Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to be secretary of homeland security, top Obama advisers and several Democrats said yesterday as the shape of Obama's Cabinet begins to emerge. The Obama advisers cautioned...Tags: Kathleen Sebelius, Regional Authority, Federal Reserve, Robert Gates, Executive Branch
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Aide: Obama to nominate Clinton after Thanksgiving
Associated PressPresident-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, an aide to his transition said Thursday. One week after the former primary rivals met secretly to discuss the idea of Clinton becoming the...Tags: Kathleen Sebelius, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Regional Authority, Arizona, Federal Reserve
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Katherine Pope: An ear for great stories
The gig: President of Universal Media Studios, the NBC Universal-owned television studio that produces "Heroes," "House," "The Office," "30 Rock" and the long-running "Law & Order" series. "I spend a lot of time talking about stories, ideas, characters....Tags: The Office (tv program), Friday Night Lights (tv program), Julie Andrews, Cinderella, 60 Minutes (tv program)
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