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Democrats' possible aid plan could include tax rebate, food stamps funds, jobless benefits
AP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) _ After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Nancy Pelosi, State Budgets, Laws, Barack Obama
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Ulman moves to speed up project review process
Because development is big business in Howard County and generates tax revenue, elected officials pay attention when the industry is hurting. After complaints from builders about how long it takes to get projects through the county review process, County...Tags: Roscoe G Bartlett, Election Day, Ellicott City, House Building, Technology
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Prevailing electoral winds augur big Democratic gains in Congress
Every so often, luck and circumstance give birth to an accidental congressman or senator, a politician who lands in Washington mainly by being in the right place at the right time. Once in a very long while, those accidents come in droves. That's what...Tags: Paula Hawkins, Jimmy Carter, Wayne T Gilchrest, John McCain, Saxby Chambliss
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House District 91 candidates
House District 91 candidates Ellyn Bogdanoff Personal: 48, married, three children Education: Law degree, Nova Southeastern University Professional: Civil litigation lawyer Political: Member of Florida House of Representatives for District 91...Tags: Nova Southeastern University, National Government, Lower House, Broward County, Government
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Driven to unseat GOP incumbent
william.murphy@newsday.comAn environmentalist who runs an auto repair business called The Little Garage is running on the Democratic ticket in the 5th State Senate District against a Republican incumbent who is chairman of the state Senate Committee on Environmental Conservation....Tags: Norwich, Long Island Sound, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Health and Safety at School, Long Island
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Hofstra professor aims to unseat Dean Skelos
sid.cassese@newsday.comNinth District challenger Roy Simon said he has a surprise in store for Republican incumbent state Sen. Dean Skelos of Rockville Centre, the newly minted majority leader. "I am going to beat him," Simon, a Democrat, said of the 24-year Senate veteran...Tags: New York Mets, Colleges and Universities, State Budgets, Personal Income, Economic Policy
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Race for the State Senate
james.madore@newsday.comALBANY - Long Island is shaping up to be a critical battleground in the war for control of the State Senate. Democrats only need to win two more seats to end 43 years of Republican domination of the legislature's upper chamber. Should that come to pass,...Tags: Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), Brookhaven, Television Industry, Joseph Bruno, Caesar Trunzo
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Polished incumbent, energetic rival vie for State Senate
reid.epstein@newsday.comThe State Senate race between incumbent John Flanagan and challenger Michael DePaoli is a match between a polished political professional and an energetic challenger. Flanagan (R-East Northport) is perceived as a rising star in the New York Republican...Tags: John Flanagan, Long Island, Executive Branch, Parties and Movements, Society
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3rd State Senate: Sen. Caesar Trunzo vs. Brian Foley
rick.brand@newsday.comAs dozens of well-coiffed Republican women munched on bagels, fruit and eggs at a political breakfast late last month, speaker after speaker hammered home one message: Re-elect State Sen. Caesar Trunzo. "I know I don't have to tell you how important it...Tags: Defense, Brookhaven, Craig Johnson, State Budgets, Caesar Trunzo
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GOP veteran faces novice Democrat
reid.epstein@newsday.com; Rick Brand contributed to this story.Owen Johnson, who is seeking a 19th term in the State Senate, sees himself as a beacon for Republicans and suburbanites who find themselves left out of an Albany decision-making process otherwise dominated by New York City Democrats. "An unbalanced place...Tags: Regional Authority, West Babylon, Amityville, Long Island, Executive Branch
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Kenneth LaValle flying high despite rival's criticism
rick.brand@newsday.comIt was a campaign moment for the birds, literally. When veteran state Sen. Kenneth LaValle touted a proposed 4 percent property tax cap at a League of Women Voters forum in Bridgehampton last month, Montauk School Superintendent J. Philip Perna stood...Tags: Brookhaven, Long Island Rail Road, Riverhead (Riverhead, Suffolk, New York), State Budgets, Long Island
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Johnson-Donno 7th Senate District race is competitive
celeste.hadrick@newsday.comCraig Johnson shattered two decades of Republican control of Long Island's State Senate delegation when he won a special election 17 months ago, making him the lone Democrat among the region's nine senators. His victory in Nassau's North Shore 7th Senate...Tags: Regional Authority, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), Craig Johnson, Eliot Spitzer, Long Island
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