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Jamaica Estates is located in the New York City borough of Queens.
Jamaica Estates is located in the New York City borough of Queens.
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Some LIRR retirees could lose disability pensions
alfonso.castillo@newsday.comSome Long Island Rail Road retirees who took advantage of a federal disability pension that gave benefits to nearly anyone who applied could have those benefits taken away if changes being considered by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board are enacted,...Tags: New York, Michael Schwartz, Carolyn McCarthy, Hillary Clinton, Southampton
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Who got free passage?
Since 1954, the various transit authorities that eventually became part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority have granted free passage over its bridges and through its tunnels to a number of federal, state, county and city agencies, as well as...Tags: New York, Imperial and Royal Matters, National Government, Police, Transportation
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Pakistan orders troops to shoot at U. S. border raiders
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's army said yesterday its forces have orders to open fire if U.S. troops launch another raid across the Afghan border, raising the stakes in a dispute over how to tackle militant havens in Pakistan's unruly border zone....Tags: Defense, Armed Forces, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions
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Clinton backers wish she was picked but praise Biden
michael.amon@newsday.comFor many Hillary Rodham Clinton supporters, hopes of a "Dream Ticket" - marrying Barack Obama's appeal to the young and educated with the New York senator's more working-class constituency - were dashed yesterday. "Honestly, I was hoping for Hillary...Tags: Joe Biden, New York, Political Candidates, Robert Zimmerman, Nassau County
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Plan to allow PBA officials plane-ticket upgrades knocked
LEVY AIDES WALK PBA plane ticket plan grounded Three aides to Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy walked out of a PBA benefit fund meeting in protest last week after police union officials pressed for a vote to give the fund's chairman - union president...Tags: New York, Police, Bob Barr, Regional Authority, Hillary Clinton
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Rep. Ackerman jumps border, leaving Queens for Nassau
Spin CycleStop calling Rep. Gary Ackerman a Queens Democrat. The 20-year resident of Jamaica Estates has sold his house after waiting months for a buyer, for just over $1 million, less than the $1.3 million he???d asked, he said. Ackerman bought......Tags: Imperial and Royal Matters
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Extreme Commuter: 4 hours to school - each way
MNaanes@am-ny.comJay Mundy's recent 21st birthday didn't end until 2 a.m. the following day. That was the time Mundy arrived at his Monroe home in upstate New York after a 4 and a half commute from St. John's University in Jamaica Estates, where he studied journalism....Tags: New York, Manhattan (New York City), Kew Gardens, Mill Basin
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Video shows attack on Catholic school worker
rocco.parascandola@newsday.comA shocking video shows a 62-year-old Brooklyn Catholic school worker pummeled by a mugger at a gate adorned with a crucifix. The woman, an office employee at Good Shepherd School, in Marine Park, was on her way to work about 6:40 a.m. Monday when she was...Tags: Marine Park, Prosecution, Trials, Wildlife, Religious Education
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After Kennedy comment, many seem over the Hill
glenn.thrush@newsday.com; keith.herbert@newsday.comHillary Rodham Clinton's bizarre reference to Robert F. Kennedy's assassination Friday came at the worst possible time - a moment when many in her campaign were angling for a graceful exit and the candidate herself was plotting a final push to win the...Tags: New York, University of Maryland, South Dakota, National Government, Political Candidates
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Local candidate campaigns on social Web sites
kristen.daum@newsday.comWASHINGTON - Lee Zeldin of Shirley is using any resource he can to win a seat in Congress this fall - even if some might still be unconventional in the political world. The Republican challenger to Rep. Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) has a presence on at...Tags: New York, National Government, Political Candidates, Carolyn McCarthy, George Washington University
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Naked Ambition
Spin CycleWhich was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion by a power player? 1. Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco (R-Schenectady) proposing legislation that would give senior citizens a $200 tax rebate and provide tax credits to replace old fuel tanks. 2.....Tags: Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Political Candidates, Barack Obama, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), James Tedisco
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An excerpt from "Something on the Side" by Carl Weber
Chapter One Tammy I love my life. I love my life. I love my marriage. I love my husband. I love my kids. I love my BMW, and I love my house. Oh, did I say I love my life? Well, if I didn't, I love my life. I really love my life. I stepped out of my BMW...Tags: Kensington, South Jamaica, Clubs and Associations
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