After Donald Trump failed to capitalize at the first presidential debate and showed signs of weakness, his support dropped across the swing-state map. This has the Republican Party leadership . . .
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10/13/16
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State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) defeated Republican challenger Chris McGrath of Hewlett Harbor by 886 votes in a tightly contested special election in April. Kaminsky was then the assemblyman representing the 20th A.D.
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By Anthony Rifilato and Jeff Bessen
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10/12/16
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I have returned from Cleveland safe and sound. Let me tell you, it’s been a long time since the New York delegation had such prime seats for the big show. Our delegation, and the entire crowd, was enthusiastic . . .
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7/27/16
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Last August I wrote a column about the campaign for the White House and the efforts of Donald J. Trump to win his party’s nomination. Knowing that we’re living in uncertain times, I did not dare to predict that he wouldn’t get the Republican Party nomination. As I am frequently wrong, according to my wife . . .
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7/27/16
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The announcement we’d all been waiting for — who would join Donald Trump in his campaign to be the country’s next president — was overshadowed by yet another senseless terrorist attack, this one in Nice, France. More than 80 people were killed . . .
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7/20/16
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Republican State Senate hopeful Elaine Phillips officially kicked off her campaign on June 30, telling voters that she’s a fighter and that she will win the 7th District seat in November. Jack …
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By Steve Smirti
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7/12/16
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Everyone says that none of the current candidates for president have anything in common. But I’ve concluded that the two candidates who are most alike are Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.
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5/26/16
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Led by Legislator Ellen Birnbaum, Nassau County Democratic lawmakers proposed a Gun Storage Safety Law on Tuesday, they said, to keep guns out of the hands of children and “others who shouldn’t have access to them.”
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By Scott Brinton
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5/19/16
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There’s no question that if I were a Republican Party official in Washington, I would be tearing out what little hair I have left, because . . .
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5/5/16
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Maureen O’Brien, a 37-year Sunday school teacher from Bethpage, knows the date when Republican presidential contender John Kasich won her over: Feb. 6.
Kasich, 63, Ohio’s governor since …
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By Scott Brinton
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4/4/16
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