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The Morning Read: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
John McCain leads Barack Obama by five points in the new Reuters-Zogby poll. According to CNN's "poll of polls," Obama is in the lead, but barely .
Half Of House Dems May Vote Hillary At DNC
Rep. Loretta Sanchez says she's happy for the chance to vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Democratic National Convention - ' and she predicts that as many as half of the Democrats in the House could join ...
Statue of Liberty's Crown: $150K Federal Study Ordered
The federal government has hired a contractor to and paid put $150,000 to determine what it will take to reopen the Statue of Liberty's crown, which has been closed since that horrific day on 9/11 in 2001.
Georgia on Their Mind: Expats Forced To Juggle Dueling Identities
RUSSIAN IN: Russian soldiers take control of the Georgian city of Gori, Josef Stalin's birthplace.
Developer Bruce Ratner Is Honored at Gala
Bruce Ratner, how do NYC pols love thee? Let us list the names. Developer Bruce Ratner may be facing challenges to his Atlantic Yards project, but he received nothing but support from top New York politicians ...
Residents Flood DEP With Questions At Meeting
Queens residents want solutions to the flooding problems the recent storms brought to the area and expressed their concerns at a town hall meeting in Fresh Meadows on Tuesday.
Reauthorization Of DNA Backlog Grant Program Could Expand Forensic DNA Collection
On July 14 the House of Representatives voted to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program .
Lawmakers Take Aim At Postal Fraud
The post office isn't as safe as it looks -- that's the message a group of New York City politicians is trying to send.
Contactor hired to study if Lady Libertys crown safe for reopening
The U.S. Government is commissioning a Baltimore-based contractor to figure out what it will take to reopen Lady Libertys crown.
Nyc RFD: Early Morning Notes from Our Little Town
Rockaway: Have You Seen This Man? "Victor Volunuev suffers from mild dementia and may be disoriented.
The Neighborhood Retail Alliance
Emma Bloomberg , 29, who worked on her father's first campaign and was later a $1-a-year employee on his staff, is part of the effort to keep control of city schools in the mayor's hands when the law ...
Squadron declares 'Summer of Accountability'
Via email from Dan Squadron , an interesting follow-up to our piece this morning on real estate switching sides.
Jamaica Bay to be cleared of sunken boats
Capt. Bernie Schachner looks at boat pulled from Jamaica Bay. Thursday, Rep. Anthony Weiner called for a federal aid package to help get 230 abandoned vessels out of the bay and other N.Y. waterways.
Howe's Brooklyn Bringing Back Miss Brooklyn: One Woman's Quest
TAYLOR SMITH competes in the 2009 Miss America pageant as Miss New York, she will own a debt of gratitude to Kimberly Thomas .
Queens NY Newspaper News Top Stories Gov signs foreclosure help bill
Help may be here for many homeowners facing foreclosure in Queens and throughout the rest of the state.
Annual Night Out at Grand Army Plaza
I saw flyers about the 28th Annual National Night Out. I'd never heard of it. Turns out it's a public crime prevention event.
A Former Charles Schumer Aide Tries to Upend State Senate Vet Marty Connor, page 1
If Chuck Schumer were a brand, he'd be Wal-Mart. Not so much the company's atrocious labor policies , but the relentless, grating hawking of its products.
Slash in Work Aid for College Students
Working your way through city and state colleges in New York is getting tougher.
Anthony Weiner, who has been a loyal supporter of Hillary Clinton, just hired one of her former staffers.
NYPD's Kelly May Be Asked To Stay at Post
The New York Police Commissioner, Raymond Kelly, speaks during a press conference in New York in July 2005.