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Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
My state, Illinois, used to be a Republican-leaning swing state. From 1968 through 1988, the GOP candidate carried Illinois. Granted, there were some real Dem losers on the ticket in some of those races, but a win is a win. But the Republican domination of the suburbs, which for the most part offset the Democratic Machine of Chicago, started to fade away in the late 1980s. The same story can be repeated...
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MOChassid (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Nassau County and the Death of the Obama Nation I am very encouraged by the election results in Virginia and New Jersey. Massive swings among independent voters seems to suggest that the people are not ready for Obama's radical socialist ideas. To me, however, what happened in Nassau County is even more telling. The incumbent Democrat County Executive is hanging on by a couple of hundred votes. The...
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WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
The building where Long Island congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy's office is located was briefly evacuated after a suspicious package was found. Nassau County Police say they received a call at about 9:50 a.m. Friday. Arson, bomb squad and other police personnel went to the congresswoman's Garden City office. The building was evacuated as police examined the package. Officer Carolyn Kasdorf says nothing...
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the albany project (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Here is a table of the 29 members of Congress showing the results of the filings that were posted today. DISTRICT INCUMBENT CONTRIBUTIONS EXPENDITURES CASH ON HAND NY-1 Tim Bishop $263,189.53 $66,589.32 $710,928.46 NY-2 Steve Israel $436,670.74 $173,169.91 $1,796,209.25 NY-3 Pete King $89,287.00 $46,633.81 $1,341,242.55 NY-4 Carolyn McCarthy $144,167.32 $87,679.05 $413,644.81 NY-5 Gary Ackerman $42,178.00...
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Texting Sucks (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel say they support state and federal bills that would ban sending text messages and emails while driving. But who was first? Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) has introduced a bill in the House to do just that, co …
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Texting Sucks (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ — U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) recently introduced The ALERT Driver’s Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, which would effectively ban texting and e-mailing while driving. Rep. McCarthy’s …
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Texting Sucks (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ — U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) recently introduced The ALERT Driver’s Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, which would effectively ban texting and e- mailing while driving. Rep. McCarthy’s …
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The Agitator (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
We did a point/counterpoint for U.S. News & World Report. Read my piece here. Read McCarthy’s counterpoint here.
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Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
In a point/counterpoint for US News & World Report, Reason Senior Editor Radley Balko debates Rep. Carolyn McCarthy over the wisdom of a federal ban on texting while driving. Balko argues it isn't clear that texting behind the wheel is a national epidemic, and that, in any case, a ban would fail to address other driver distractions, give police another reason to make pretext stops, and be impossible...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) recently introduced The ALERT Driver's Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, which would effectively ban texting and e-mailing while driving. Rep. McCarthy's legislation, H.R. 3535, is co-sponsored by Reps. Robert A. Brady (D-PA), Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Betty Sutton (D-OH),...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) recently introduced The ALERT Driver's Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, which would effectively ban texting and e-mailing while driving. Rep. McCarthy's legislation, H.R.
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US News (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
We must act to benefit all motorists, argues Rep. Carolyn McCarthy.
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The War on Guns (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Metropolitan Transportation Authority police said that Hendrick , who was off duty, was riding a Ronkonkoma-bound train about 9:20 p.m. and spotted "a group of unruly passengers following a Ranger game." "He took out his concealed Smith & Wesson handgun and pointed it at the individuals"... [ More ] Kind of ironic that he's one of the " Only Ones " Carolyn McCarthy...
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La Vida Locavore - Front Page (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
There are a number of food- and ag-related bills in Congress. Here are a few of the newest ones: Dairy H.R. 3674: Milk Import Tariff Equity Act - This is a GREAT bill that would slap a tariff on the Milk Protein Concentrates (MPCs) that come from other countries to undercut American dairy. This was also introduced into the Senate as S. 1542 by Chuck Schumer. School Lunch S. 1737 by Sen. Al Franken,...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
The Endocrine Society announced its support for Representative Carolyn McCarthy's (D-NY) Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act (H.R 3625). The bill, which was first introduced in July 2007, calls for an in-depth study of the nutritional value of foods and drinks marketed in middle and high schools, as well as the vehicles advertisers use to reach young consumers in our nation's schools.
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