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Don't miss this chance to reform NY election law

Smart public campaign financing and a ban on fusion voting should be top priorities.

The Point: Jockeying for Pete King's seat
The Point is Newsday's daily opinion newsletter.
South Korea and Japan need each other
Koreans have innumerable reasons to resent Japan's sense of superiority and also every reason to get over it.
Don't destroy what makes America great
The American system of checks and balances is part of a formula that prevents any group from imposing its will on others.
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Opinion: What slavery can teach Supreme Court justices about DACA
The Morgan children were in their pajamas, probably dreaming, when four men broke into their home before daylight, loaded them ...
CBD products violate federal law
Reader letters to Newsday about alternative energy, CBD, stereotypes and the Aventura case.
Opinion: Bloomberg's billions don't justify bias
The former mayor deserves to be in the 2020 race -- regardless of his wealth.
Witnesses detail why Ukraine dealing was risky
National security and America's fundamental values are at stake.
The Point: Impeachment hearings begin
The Point is Newsday's daily opinion newsletter.
Erdogan should recognize the Armenian genocide
The boldest and wisest course would be for Erdogan to break the decades-old taboo and invoke the G-word himself.
Opinion: A dummy's guide to the impeachment hearing
The first hearing is aimed mainly at laying out Trump's actions and intentions. What Congress should do about it comes later.