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'Bottle club' at center of violence at Belvedere
The Belvedere in historic Mount Vernon boasts a 40-foot-long mahogany bar where the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, the Duke of Windsor and Clark Gable sidled up for a drink. The Suite Ultralounge Nightclub is in the basement of the...Tags: Criminal Laws, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Clark Gable, Theodore Roosevelt
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APNewsBreak: NJ GOP proposes sales tax holiday
Associated Press WriterNew Jersey Republicans are calling for an unprecedented five-week sales tax holiday to stimulate the state's economy. The proposal would cut the sales tax in half _ to 3.5 percent _ during the busiest retail buying season, Thanksgiving through Jan. 4....Tags: Regional Authority, Economic Policy, Budgets and Budgeting, Thanksgiving, State Budgets
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Ex-Florida lawmaker Paul Rogers dies
Former U.S. Rep. Paul G. Rogers, a Democrat who earned the nickname "Mr. Health" for his work on environmental and health-care legislation during a 24-year career in Congress, has died. He was 87. Rogers died Monday morning at a rehabilitation hospital...Tags: National Government, Parliament, Lower House, Government
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Bill Posey responds
The Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board's endorsement of my opponent, Steve Blythe, in the 15th Congressional District said that I lacked curiosity and the openness needed to navigate and solve issues at the federal level. The Sentinel failed to even...Tags: Bill Posey
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Levy calls for emergency measure on nursing home
rick.brand@newsday.com; reid.epstein@newsday.comPredicting further cuts in state aid amid Wall Street's meltdown, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy is expected to send an emergency resolution to the legislature today to authorize the first steps toward a sale of the county's John J. Foley Skilled...Tags: Economic Policy, Steve Levy, Medical Services, Sales, Homes
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A victory for the goose
As glad as I am to hear of Disney's decision to remove foie gras from its menu ("Disney's menu change is good for goose but not gourmet," Orlando Sentinel, Saturday), I'm disappointed to see Disney back off from any mention of the torture and cruelty that...Tags: Animals, Bill Posey, Seminole County, 401K, Teaching and Learning
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US policy toward international court unlikely to change much under either McCain or Obama
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Long held U.S. antagonism to the International Criminal Court could soften under a new president, but that does not mean that either Barack Obama or John McCain is ready to sign on. Both Obama and McCain generally favor the concept of a...Tags: International Court or Tribunal, Prosecution, War Crimes, John McCain, Barack Obama
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Bailout Messy, But Democracy Brilliant
I have worked in the U.S. House of Representatives for over a decade and never saw anything like it. For 16 days, the nation paid unprecedented attention to the minute-by-minute activities in Washington as it reacted to our financial crisis. The public...Tags: Stock Market, Financial Markets, Henry Paulson, Credit and Debt, $700 Billion Bank Bailout
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Chicago suburbs try again for casino
Chicago Tribune reporterThe latest chapter in Illinois' long-running saga to open a casino in the Chicago suburbs will begin to unfold this week as regulators move forward with plans to reissue the state's only dormant gambling license by year's end. The decade of delay,...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Des Plaines, Casino and Gambling Industry, Casino and Gambling, Tourism and Leisure
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Among 1st openly gay lawmakers
Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS — Allan Spear, a former Minnesota state senator who was one of the nation's first openly gay legislators, has died. He was 71. He died Saturday of complications after heart surgery performed Thursday, said Don Jorovsky, a longtime...Tags: Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, University of Minnesota, Human Rights, Parties and Movements
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Lobby, consultng firm hires former Broward County sheriff Ken Jenne week after prison release
South Florida Sun-SentinelFrom prosecutor to county commissioner to state senator to sheriff to convict. And now, political consultant. Exactly one week after his Sept. 29 release from federal detention, former Broward Sheriff Ken Jenne began a new job with the consulting and...Tags: Corporate Crime, Lobbying, Fort Lauderdale, Values, Prisons
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Saving kids and dollars
There's a silver lining to the state's decision to close a residential treatment center for boys in Carroll County. Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services says it will use nearly half of the $1.5 million in savings from the move to expand home-based...Tags: Criminal Laws, Teen-agers, Therapies, People, Health Treatments
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