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This week on the campaign trail, both the president and his challenger are trying to convince voters that the other is trying to destroy Medicare, the health insurance plan for the elderly.
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8/23/12
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It’s been almost four years since President Barack Obama ran a brilliant and successful campaign based on the promise of change.
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8/9/12
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As if one stimulus package wasn’t enough, President Obama has proposed giving hundreds of billions of dollars in additional federal funding to struggling state and municipal governments to hire more teachers, firefighters and policemen.
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7/19/12
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Even though District 30 is in the middle of its search for a new schools superintendent, the Board of Education made another change at the top.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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7/18/12
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Lately it’s been too hot to spend a lot of time on serious political matters. The State Legislature has gone home and won’t return until November, at the earliest.
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7/12/12
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Those Founding Fathers knew what they were doing. Checks and balances worked last week, as the United States Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act in a 5-4 decision that surprised pretty much everybody.
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7/3/12
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Last week, President Obama proved that he will use all measures necessary to protect the secrets of his administration.
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6/28/12
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The national housing crisis has hit a little too close to home. On Long Island, foreclosure rates have soared through the roof, with rates rising 50 percent in Suffolk County and nearly 34 percent in Nassau County.
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6/21/12
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When Maria Fletcher became president of New York State PTA a year and a half ago, she never envisioned sitting in a room in the United States Capitol, testifying before members of Congress. But two weeks ago, that’s just what she did.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/31/12
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Barack Obama is, of course, our first African-American president. According to the birthers, he is also our first foreign-born president.
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5/24/12
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