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There are all kinds of words that come to mind when we talk about our federal government and how it functions.
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6/6/13
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A very wise person once told me that the two greatest professions for which there is no formal training are politics and motherhood.
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5/23/13
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The eight students and one teacher shuffled into the center of what was left of the dining room of a red-brick ranch home on a canal in Long Beach’s East End last Friday.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/20/12
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Many state and federal seats are up for grabs this year, and the decisions we make in the voting booth will have the potential to dramatically impact our lives.
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10/4/12
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The year 2011 is coming to a rapid close. Like all other years, especially at this stage of my life, it has gone very quickly.
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12/22/11
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Voters in the 4th Congressional District will choose between 14-year incumbent Carolyn McCarthy, a Democrat, and Republican Francis X. Becker, a 14-year Nassau County legislator, on Election Day.
Campaigns are different for incumbents and challengers. An incumbent needs to convince the voting public — and the media — that he or she has done a good job and will continue to do so. A challenger needs to have a plan, needs to show how that plan would be carried out, and has to convince voters that he or she will do a better job than the incumbent.
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Herald editorial staff
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10/14/10
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In her race for re-election, Democrat incumbent Carolyn McCarthy said she is running this election like she has run every other one — full steam ahead. With election season in full swing, she will face Republican primary winner Francis X. Becker in the 4th Congressional District race in November’s election.
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Clarissa Hamlin
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10/6/10
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