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Now how will I get the government to recognize Sasquatch?
Apparently, it is possible to have too much of a good thing. In response to a wave of civic activism or, in some cases, cynicism, the White House announced this week that it’s upping the threshold required for petitioners to receive a response...
Tags: Barack Obama, White House, Elections, Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Poorer Americans 'Trapped In World The Gun Nuts Have Made'
The Hartford CourantIn the aftermath of the Newtown shootings, the national conversation on gun control is supposedly getting serious. To me, it looks like both sides are sticking to their familiar entrenchments. Still, there are glimmers of hope that some common-sense gun...Tags: Stanley A. McChrystal, Assault, White House, Armed Forces, Murder
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Connecticut moves cautiously on guns in Newtown's wake
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A month after the Newtown school tragedy, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is moving cautiously on gun control in Connecticut, a relatively liberal Northeastern state that nevertheless has a strong gun culture and is home to some of...Tags: Laws, Dannel P. Malloy , Joe Biden, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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Suspect in fatal N.Y. firefighter ambush killed grandmother in 1980
WEBSTER, N.Y. -- Two firefighters lay in the road, shot. Two others had also been hit. “We are being shot at, multiple firemen down, multiple firemen shot," one firefighter radioed in. "I am shot. I think it was an assault rifle. We have...
Tags: Fires, Murder, Media Industry, Suffolk County (New York), Gun Control
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NY storm commission urges flood walls for subways
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A commission formed to examine ways to guard against storms like Sandy released a report Friday that calls for flood walls in subways, water pumps at airports and sea barriers along the coast. The final report was first...Tags: Water Supply, Insurance, New York City, Long Island, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Sandy relief package swells aid for past disasters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this coming week. Their...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Michael Grimm, Manhattan (New York City), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Justice System
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Can Md. follow Va.'s lead on transportation?
The General Assembly returned to Annapolis today, and the biggest idea floating around comes from across the Potomac. With the details of Gov. Martin O'Malley's agenda a mystery for the time being, lawmakers in Maryland's capital find themselves...Tags: Regional Authority, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Politics, Justice System
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California confronts a sea change
Governors Andrew Cuomo of New York and Chris Christie of New Jersey don't need to wait on gridlocked Washington to confront future risks from climate-change intensified storms. They can instead look at how California is already moving forward on common-...
Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Highway Transportation, Conservation, Google Inc., Environmental Issues
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PATH, LIRR Back On Track For Monday Morning Rush
pix11.comPATH Train service between Lower Manhattan and New Jersey resumes Monday, as will service on the Long Island Rail Road's Long Beach branch. As of 5 a.m. Monday, PATH trains will be making stops at the following stations: Newark, Harrison, Journal Square,...Tags: Railway Transportation, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Long Island Rail Road, Manhattan (New York City), Long Beach (Nassau, New York)
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Maryland, other states face problems with new driver's licenses
It was a popular idea five years ago: make sure every state had high-security driver's licenses to thwart terrorism at airports. But the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Real ID system faces opposition from states still reeling from recession. ...
Tags: Executive Branch, Nuclear Power, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Politics, National Government
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Democrats face problem of ages
President Barack Obama’s re-election means that, for the next four years, the face of the Democratic Party will be its vigorous 51-year-old president. Beyond Obama, however, the party has an increasingly geriatric leadership that is blocking...Tags: Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Amy Klobuchar, Elections, Bobby Jindal
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Gov. Cuomo: Lowe's to Distribute Over 22,000 Thanksgiving Meals to Sandy Victims
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that Lowe’s will be distributing more than 22,000 traditional, family-style Thanksgiving meals from Boston Market to families in the hardest hit communities of Hurricane Sandy. These heat-and-serve dinners...
Tags: Farmingdale, Bay Shore, Hicksville, Family, Natural Disasters
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