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Jamaica Estates is located in the New York City borough of Queens.
Jamaica Estates is located in the New York City borough of Queens.
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Some LIRR retirees could lose disability pensions
alfonso.castillo@newsday.comSome Long Island Rail Road retirees who took advantage of a federal disability pension that gave benefits to nearly anyone who applied could have those benefits taken away if changes being considered by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board are enacted,...Tags: Employees, Southampton (Suffolk, New York), Manhattan (New York City), Retirement, Pension and Welfare
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Rep. Ackerman jumps border, leaving Queens for Nassau
Spin CycleStop calling Rep. Gary Ackerman a Queens Democrat. The 20-year resident of Jamaica Estates has sold his house after waiting months for a buyer, for just over $1 million, less than the $1.3 million he???d asked, he said. Ackerman bought......Tags: Imperial and Royal Matters
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Naked Ambition
Spin CycleWhich was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion by a power player? 1. Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco (R-Schenectady) proposing legislation that would give senior citizens a $200 tax rebate and provide tax credits to replace old fuel tanks. 2.....Tags: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Elections, James Tedisco, Political Candidates
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Clinton backers wish she was picked but praise Biden
michael.amon@newsday.comFor many Hillary Rodham Clinton supporters, hopes of a "Dream Ticket" - marrying Barack Obama's appeal to the young and educated with the New York senator's more working-class constituency - were dashed yesterday. "Honestly, I was hoping for Hillary...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Steve Israel, Unions
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Plan to allow PBA officials plane-ticket upgrades knocked
LEVY AIDES WALK PBA plane ticket plan grounded Three aides to Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy walked out of a PBA benefit fund meeting in protest last week after police union officials pressed for a vote to give the fund's chairman - union president...Tags: Steve Levy, Saxby Chambliss, John McCain, Executive Branch, History
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Video shows attack on Catholic school worker
rocco.parascandola@newsday.comA shocking video shows a 62-year-old Brooklyn Catholic school worker pummeled by a mugger at a gate adorned with a crucifix. The woman, an office employee at Good Shepherd School, in Marine Park, was on her way to work about 6:40 a.m. Monday when she was...Tags: New York City Police Department, Marine Park, Prosecution, Natural Resources, Parochial Schools
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Clinton among top senators funding local projects
kristen.daum@newsday.comHillary Rodham Clinton ranked among the top 10 senators who secured the most funding for local projects last year through the controversial practice known as "earmarks," according to a nonpartisan study released Thursday. The New York senator, listed...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Defense, Barack Obama, Steve Israel, John McCain
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Nassau lawmaker says family suffered under Castro
kristen.daum@newsday.comWASHINGTON - Nassau County Legislator David Mejias and his family are overjoyed to see Fidel Castro relinquish control of the regime that imprisoned two relatives 40 years ago. "This is a tremendous day for me and my family," Mejias (D-Farmingdale)...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Prisons, Nassau County, Laws, Justice and Rights
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Clinton's Long Island support mirrors national vote
michael.amon@newsday.com reid.epstein@newsday.comHillary Rodham Clinton's decisive win in Tuesday's New York primary was bolstered by large victories on Long Island that both highlighted her strengths and threw her weaknesses into sharp relief, political analysts and elected officials said. New York'...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Jon Cooper, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Political Candidates
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Local candidate campaigns on social Web sites
kristen.daum@newsday.comWASHINGTON - Lee Zeldin of Shirley is using any resource he can to win a seat in Congress this fall - even if some might still be unconventional in the political world. The Republican challenger to Rep. Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) has a presence on at...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Steve Israel, Johnny Cash, John McCain
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Air passenger "bill of rights" stalled in Congress
james.bernstein@newsday.com; tom.incantalupo@newsday.comFederal legislation mandating that airlines provide passengers trapped on grounded airplanes with food, water and working toilet facilities, as well as the right to deplane, is stalled in Congress, congressional aides and aviation experts said yesterday....Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Upper House, New York, Queens (New York City), Long Island
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After Kennedy comment, many seem over the Hill
glenn.thrush@newsday.com; keith.herbert@newsday.comHillary Rodham Clinton's bizarre reference to Robert F. Kennedy's assassination Friday came at the worst possible time - a moment when many in her campaign were angling for a graceful exit and the candidate herself was plotting a final push to win the...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Steve Levy, Barack Obama, South Dakota, Al Sharpton
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