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If we learned anything from last week’s elections, it’s that voters have become a lot smarter than we give them credit for. The May 18 primaries were just the first round of tests for many influential incumbents, and several big names flopped at the polls.
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Al D'Amato
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5/28/10
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Last week, 92 percent of Long Island school budgets won public approval. Aware of the public’s anger over rising taxes, most districts held their growth down to between 2 and 4 percent. Thankfully, the voters didn’t punish the children.
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Jerry Kremer
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5/28/10
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On New Jersey’s Election Day, April 20, Gov. Chris Christie wanted voters to reject school budget proposals in any districts where the unionized teachers weren’t willing to freeze their salaries for a year.
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4/30/10
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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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Rockville Centre Fire Department elections were held on April 8.
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4/14/10
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As expected, the 5th Legislative District race was close, but it did not tip the balance of power in the Nassau County Legislature.
Incumbent Legislator Joe Scannell (D-Baldwin) defeated …
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JUDY RATTNER and MIKE RUSSO
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12/16/09
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Slowly but steadily, paper ballots are being counted in an effort to determine who will serve as Nassau County executive next year. As of Wednesday night, incumbent Tom Suozzi trailed his Republican challenger, Ed Mangano, by 219 votes.
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Andrew Hackmack
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11/19/09
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As of Monday, Thomas Suozzi, Democrat from Glen Cove, was still the county executive. He apparently squeaked by in last week’s election. With 235,985 votes cast, Suozzi was a mere 237 votes ahead of Republican challenger Ed Mangano, a 14-year county legislator. The big question is, what the heck happened to Suozzi?
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Scott Brinton
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11/12/09
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Tom Suozzi said at a Nov. 4 press conference that it could be a month before the county executive race is decided between him and his Republican challenger, Ed Mangano. Unofficial results from Election Night had Suozzi barely in the lead. As of Monday night, published reports indicated that Democratic Election Commissioner William Biamonte said Suozzi’s lead was down to 107 votes, from 237 on Election Night.
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Matt Hampton and Andrew Hackmack
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11/11/09
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ared victory Election Night over his Republican challenger, Chris Browne, of Rockville Centre, officials from Browne's campaign said they are not conceding, and will instead wait for official results from the Nassau County Board of Elections, which will be recounting the votes of all county races over the next couple of weeks.
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Judy Rattner and Mike Russo
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11/11/09
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