Over the weekend, it was announced that six world powers had reached a six-month deal with Iran that calls on Iran to limit its nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief.
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11/27/13
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Obamacare, the cornerstone of President Obama’s legislative agenda, is quickly becoming the epic failure of his legacy.
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11/21/13
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When you decide what to write in a column, there are many subjects that you could cover. There’s only one problem.
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11/21/13
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On the day President Kennedy was killed, my mother turned 41 years of age –– only 5 years younger than he was. I was 13, a ninth-grader at JHS 68 in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Our neighbors were coming over that evening for coffee and cake, and as I sat in my French class sometime after 1 p.m., I was thinking about birthday cake and the upcoming weekend. French was not foremost in my mind, nor was the idea that in a few minutes I would get news of an event that would turn our history upside down.
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By Mike Dolber
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11/20/13
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The 2013 election saw the return of two longtime incumbent Nassau County legislators who represent the Bellmore-Merrick area. The Herald Life spoke this past week with the three legislators about what they hope to accomplish in the their upcoming term.
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Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com; Mark Treske, mtreske@liherald.com; David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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11/15/13
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They say that travel is a broadening experience, and that when we leave our home base, there’s always something we can learn.
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10/24/13
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The city will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Long Beach Boulevard on Friday to mark the completion of Long Beach’s iconic boardwalk, which was torn down after Hurricane Sandy.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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10/24/13
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So let me get this straight. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted more than 40 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a.k.a. Obamacare, but failed to do so.
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10/17/13
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Government shutdown. The term sounds so ominous. A temporary end to all government services. How long will it last?
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10/3/13
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For the first time in nearly four decades, the Valley Stream Teachers Association is under new leadership. Patrick Naglieri is serving as the new president of VSTA, following the retirement of Richard Herrmann.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/3/13
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