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Swine flu gone (from the headlines)
The Swampby Mark Silva The flu is gone. From the headlines, that is. The bank "stress tests'' helped do it in, media researchers say - not to mention the apparent lack of any substantial public health threat from the Swine Flu.......Tags: United States, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Barack Obama
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Clouds back, but only for a day
Maryland WeatherIt's a good thing they're not trying to launch the Hubble repair mission today from Baltimore. We're looking at cloudy skies for the day, with a 40 percent chance for rain along the way. And there's more of the same expected......Tags: Weather Reports, Science and Technology, NASA, Space Programs, Weather
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Rogers Clemens to talk Tuesday to Golic, Greenberg
WatchdogProgramming notes: MLB Network's "MLB Tonight" will debut a cool-sounding feature between 6 and 8 p.m. Monday in honor of the 50th anniversary of Roy Campanella Night - a May 7, 1959 exhibition game between the Yankees and Dodgers in......Tags: Roger Clemens, Sandy Koufax, ESPN (tv network), Sports, Roy Campanella
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Information in Nassau - Just an e-mail away
Spin CycleThe folks who give away taxpayer dollars in the name of development in Nassau County have a curious way of handling questions. The Nassau County Industrial Development Agency informed a caller this week that getting a copy of the agenda......Tags: Politics, Censorship
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Some clubhouse chatter
E-Boland and the BombersPressure, Melky Cabrera seemed to ask after delivering the game-winning hit in tonight???s (or last night???s as it stands) 5-4 comeback victory, what pressure? ???No pressure,??? Cabrera said through his translator, Ray Negron, after delivering the game-...Tags: Joe Girardi, Ricky Ledee, Johnny Damon, Mark Teixeira, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company
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Obama's to-do list: First lady has one
The Swampby Mark Silva The president and first lady, treading a delicate line between political and home life, go to great lengths to remind people that, after all, they're just people, too. But, with a first lady attempting to play the......Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Social Issues, Politics, White House, Children
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Suffolk Dems avoid floor fight amid race for Leg. seat
Spin CycleSuffolk Democrats screening committee have found both Patrick Nolan, son of Islip Supervisor Philip Nolan, and legislative aide Brendan Stanton qualified to run for county legislature.......Tags: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Primaries, Government, Lake Grove
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Obama photo-flip carries political risks
The Swampby Peter Wallsten and Janet Hook President Obama's decision Wednesday to try to block the court-ordered release of photographs depicting alleged abuse of detainees by U.S. soldiers sets him on a confrontational course with his liberal base. But it is........Tags: Heads of State, Social Issues, Wars and Interventions, Abusive Behavior, Politics
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FTC Halts Car Warranty Robo-Calls
KickingTiresAt the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has put a halt on car warranty robo-calls by issuing two temporary restraining orders against two companies. The FTC expects this to drastically reduce the number of automated, pre-recorded.....Tags: Judges, Services and Shopping, Vehicles, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gates apology: Air Force One flyover
The Swampby Michael Muskal Defense Secretary Robert Gates apologized today for the publicity stunt that terrified many New Yorkers still leery of another terror attack involving low-flying aircraft and cost as much as $357,000 in taxpayer funds to stage over...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, John McCain, Unrest, Conflicts and War, New York, White House
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Bush's polar bear rule stays
The SwampBy Jim Tankersley The Interior Department today let stand a Bush administration policy that bars the federal government from considering the effects of global warming on polar bears and other protected species, a move that upset environmentalists and...Tags: Conservation, Petroleum Industry, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Politics
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Americans in no rush to balance the court
The Swampby Mark Silva There is but one woman on the nine-member Supreme Court, in a nation where women outnumber men at polling places, one black justice, in a nation that shed legalized racial discrimination only decades ago, and there never......Tags: Bill Clinton, Court Administration, George W. Bush, Social Issues, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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