Last week, I took part in an insightful panel on Fox Business News on which we focused the debate on government waste. Although I went postal after one of my fellow panelists made rather ignorant remarks, some of the issues we discussed will really blow your mind.
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Al D'Amato
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9/30/10
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Most Long Islanders know — thanks to pocket-draining experience — that living here carries a hefty price tag. What many don't seem to know is that they can change that.
How?
One way is …
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Lee Landor
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9/22/10
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On Monday, New Yorkers — in particular, state workers — anxiously awaited news on whether the state Legislature would pass a series of emergency bills to cut spending and stave off a government shutdown.
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6/20/10
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On April 20, an explosion off the Gulf Coast on an oil rig leased by British Petroleum marked the unfortunate beginning of the worst oil spill in our nation’s history.
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Al D'Amato
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6/3/10
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So the Tea Party came and went on Tax Day, and yes, the nation survived. Of late, I’ve been trying to wrap my head around this movement. What is it, precisely?
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Scott Brinton
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4/23/10
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There are big-picture issues that the town of Hempsteand and Nassau County will have to tackle together. Foremost among them is the Lighthouse project, a sweeping proposal to transform 150 acres surrounding the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale from the barren asphalt of a parking lot to a residential and commercial zone.
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1/7/10
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This past week I was invited to testify in Washington before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The topic was credit rating agencies and the role they played in the recent financial meltdown. Here’s what I told the committee.
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Alfonse D'Amato
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10/8/09
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