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ELECTIONS 2009 RESULTS

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Miller sworn in, marks new day for 38th District
Assemblyman pledges to work round-the-clock
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Maria Thomson with Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. Woodhaven Developments
Halloween Happenings and Ray Kelly
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Pictured behind Mayor Michael Bloomberg is Councilman Eric Ulrich, Rabbi Tzvi Berkowitz, spiritual leader of the Rockwood Park Jewish Center, and Bernard Fisch, president of the Rockwood Park Jewish Center. Bloomberg visits Howard Beach Jewish center
Mayor Michael Bloomberg painted an almost rosy picture of New York City’s economy given the current recession, as he spoke to the members and guests last week at the Rockwood Park Jewish Center in...
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Police Commissioner Ray Kelly City's top cop visits 102nd Precinct
Kelly discusses city efforts on terrorism and crime
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Nancy Cataldi Way unveiled
Late civic leader honored
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Woodhaven Developments
Halloween Events, Judging at the Dog Run, and the Works LL Luncheon
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Councilman Eric Ulrich with Leader/Observer publisher Walter Sanchez. Leader/Observer endorses Ulrich in 32nd
The race for the 32nd Council District between incumbent Eric Ulrich and Community Board 6 district manager Frank Gulluscio has been billed as the battle everyone wanted to see ever Gulluscio was ...
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Howard Beach Parade brings out a crowd
Blustery weather no match for Italian pride
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The other fair in Woodhaven
Health fair addresses community needs
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Townhall, Unclaimed Funds in Jamaica
Few constituents attend
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Silver Road residents ask police for help
Say a group of neighbors is ruining life on the block
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Woodhaven Developments
Woodhaven Fair a success
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112th Precinct jumps into Woodhaven traffic fray
Rigid enforcement being used to prevent future tragedy
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A scene from the 29th annual Woodhaven Fair Woodhaven Fair returns to Jamaica Ave.
Weather can’t slow it down
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The 2007 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan when he entered the program for his Disaster and Military Psychiatry Fellowship. Authorities said he went on the killing spree at Fort Hood, Texas which left 13 people dead. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)AP - A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military base.


Sat Nov 07 02:34:08 -0600 2009

Soldiers hold a candle light vigil at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Authorities said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name.


Sat Nov 07 02:47:25 -0600 2009

FILE - In this Oct. 29,2009, file photo Crystal Chiu places a placard on the podium on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to a news conference about health care. House Democratic leaders struggled Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.


Sat Nov 07 02:48:37 -0600 2009

British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, Left, walks with an unidentified official at the venue of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. Rifts among the world's top financial ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations, are reported to be threatening attempts to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over the cost of fighting climate change. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)AP - British treasury chief Alistair Darling urged the world's top finance officials on Saturday to reach an agreement on bearing the cost of fighting climate change before a UN summit on global warming next month.


Sat Nov 07 03:54:38 -0600 2009

This image made from video provided by Channel 13 News in Orlando, Fla., shows Jason Rodriguez being taken into custody by police officers in Orlando, Fla. Rodriguez, 40, opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, authorities said, killing at least one person and injuring five others. (AP Photo/Channel 13 News, cfnews13.com)  MANDATORY CREDIT   NO SALESAP - Employees at an engineering firm recognized their former co-worker when he drew a handgun from under his shirt, police said, and shot his first victim dead in the reception area. He then walked into the office and unloaded several more rounds, wounding five other employees at the company that fired him two years ago.


Sat Nov 07 02:30:54 -0600 2009