Sol Wachtler, a lawyer and a former chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals, once said (and I’m paraphrasing) that prosecutors, with whom he had much day-to-day interaction, have so much control over juries that they could “indict a ham sandwich.”
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9/4/14
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United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, in a disgusting display of political favoritism, pitted his union’s members against New York City police officers . . .
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8/27/14
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Bill Bratton, the commissioner of the New York City Police Department, has decades of professional experience in law enforcement. He is decorated and well recognized in the field . . .
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8/20/14
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The “paper tiger” has finally shown its claws, and it’s about time.
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8/13/14
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Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright gave a concise summary of recent international events: “To put it mildly, the world is a mess."
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8/6/14
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On July 22, the Federal Aviation Administration banned U.S. flights to and from Israel due to security concerns after a rocket fell near Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv.
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7/30/14
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For decades, the U.S. has failed to address one of its core problems: securing the nation’s borders.
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7/23/14
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In front of the Supreme Court, business owners argued that the Affordable Health Care Act, Obamacare, violated the First Amendment and other federal laws protecting religious freedom . . .
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7/16/14
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With over 300,000 daily riders, the Long Island Rail Road is the busiest commuter railroad in North America. But in just two weeks . . .
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7/9/14
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At every turn, it appears that our state is being pushed further and further to the left.
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7/2/14
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