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SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Alito jabs at Biden over plagiarism in '88 campaign
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — His Supreme Court confirmation hearings three years old, Justice Samuel Alito apparently still harbors some hard feelings toward one Democratic questioner at the time. Alito made several joking references to Vice President-elect...Tags: New Year's, Upper House, Justice System, Government, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Tony Bennett brings his heart to Westbury
kevin.amorim@newsday.comWhat more can you really say about Astoria's favorite son, one of the last great devotees of the Great American Songbook? Tony Bennett plays tonight and tomorrow at Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury. Here are three things to know about the man. 1...Tags: Elvis Costello, Long Island, New Year's, Manhattan (New York City), Count Basie
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Mike Francesa, Don Imus used to chat daily at WFAN
WatchdogWFAN plans to leave its tattered basement digs in Astoria for a shiny new studio in lower Manhattan sometime in 2009. In the meantime, there isn't much decorating going on, which is obvious from a visit to Mike Francesa's office,......Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Don Imus, Furniture
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Bloomberg offers list of inexpensive things to do in NYC
melanie.lefkowitz@newsday.comCash flow problem? No problem. It may be the season for spending, but yesterday Mayor Michael Bloomberg offered would-be sightseers a lavish list of things to see or do in New York City during the holidays that wouldn't break even a piggy bank. "We don'...Tags: Regional Authority, Bronx (New York City), Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Manhattan (New York City), Central Park
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Historic Victorian mansion in Apopka may a get new life
Sentinel Staff WriterThe historic Victorian mansion overlooking U.S. Highway 441 is about to undergo yet another transformation, this time at the hands of a hotel-management group with grand plans for the city-owned property. Six months after the city evicted the Captain and...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Dining and Drinking, Personal Service, Government, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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LI ARTS: MUSIC
WHAT Arnie Gruber and his swing band play a tribute to Sinatra, Bennett and other great singers from the Big Band era. Gruber, an East Northport singer-pianist, is former music director of the Rainbow Room and has played many of the top-drawer venues in...Tags: Manhattan (New York City)
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moviebuzz: Ressistance recalld/Rocker royalty
THE MOVIE "Defiance" THE DEAL Due for release Dec. 31, the new film from Edward Zwick ("Blood Diamond") stars Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell as brothers who help forge a Jewish resistance movement against the Nazis. Based on a true story,...Tags: Jimmy Page, Sony Corp., Peter Bogdanovich, Daniel Craig, Jamie Bell
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Ex-cop shot at Waldorf Astoria
SPECIAL TO NEWSDAYA retired New York City Police Department detective was shot and wounded in a chaotic daytime robbery attempt at a jewelry store in the Waldorf- Astoria hotel yesterday. Police said retired Det. Gregory J. Boyle, 54, who had been on the force for 21...Tags: Long Island, Manhattan (New York City), Crimes, Assault
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2 women killed in Queens livery cab accident
Special to NewsdayA Plainview man awaiting trial for murder in a 2006 slaying outside a Manhattan nightclub now faces new charges: that he was drunk when his sport utility vehicle crashed into a cab in Queens Sunday morning, killing its driver and a passenger, New York...Tags: Police, Queens (New York City), Police Arrests
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Cops identify suspect in Waldorf Astoria shooting
daniel.rosen@newsday.comThe armed robber whose audacious midday robbery attempt at the Waldorf Astoria Saturday left a retired city detective with a gunshot wound to the chest was identified Sunday as Rafael Rabinovich-Ardans, 20, of Highland Park police said. Police said...Tags: Theft, Injuries, Manhattan (New York City), Police, Crimes
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Suspect in fatal DWI charged with murder in 2006 case
Special to NewsdayA Plainview man awaiting trial for murder in a 2006 slaying outside a Manhattan nightclub now faces new charges: that he was drunk when his sport utility vehicle crashed into a cab in Queens yesterday morning, killing its driver and a passenger, New...Tags: Theft, Manhattan (New York City), Crimes, Justice System, Plainview
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Court papers: Fatal DWI suspect denied he was driving
rocco.parascandola@newsday.comThe Plainview man accused of speeding through a red light and killing two women had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in his blood, according to court papers. Daryush Omar, 24, allegedly plowed his SUV into a livery cab in Astoria early Sunday...Tags: Demographics, Witnesses, Crimes, Pediatrics, Justice System
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