State Democratic Chairman Finds That His Sally Against Faso’s Stand Backfires
ALBANY, June 7 — What started out as a partisan attack on John Faso, the Republican candidate for governor, quickly backfired on Democrats on Wednesday after their chairman suggested that tax cuts might not be a priority for Democrats this year.
Herman D. Farrell Jr., […]

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INSIGHT
“If our confidence in God had to depend upon our confidence in any human person, we would be on shifting sand.” —Francis Schaeffer
“He who is unaware of his ignorance will be only misled by his knowledge.” —Richard Whately
“An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back […]

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Rape victim’s dad joins Pataki to push for expanded DNA databank
NEW YORK — Six years after his daughter was raped, Michael Canavan’s fury burns stronger than ever. Now, armed with DNA evidence but lacking a name to match it to, this father is channeling his energy toward state lawmakers.
On Wednesday, Canavan joined Gov. George Pataki […]

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N.Y.’S MEDICAID MESS, CONT’D
June 7, 2006 — Anyone who doubted reports last year that New Yorkers were losing billions annually to Medicaid fraud should take a look at a federal audit released Monday, which ripped Albany for doing so little to stop the bleeding.
As the clock winds down on Gov. Pataki’s tenure, reports like this […]

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Grand Island School District�s Capital Project � the Debacle Continues
Jim Mulcahy
Posted June 5, 2006
There was a lot of glad-handing and high fives that the District gave itself after it won the budget vote last month. Because of the �echo� you may have missed the request at the following board meeting to replace All-Weather Roofing as […]

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Gunfire Erupts on Streets of Grand Island
(Grand Island, NY, June 7, 2006) - - There has been an apparent shooting on Grand Island overnight. Police are searching for the gunman who allegedly opened fire on a car full of people. News 4’s Melissa Holmes has more from Grand Island.
At this point, police are not saying […]

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New York’s fantasy trio — Page 1 — TimesUnion.com
The state’s top leaders are in denial over the high burden borne by taxpayers
First published: Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Most New Yorkers have long been aware that they pay the highest combined tax load in the nation. What most of them may not have known is just how […]

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Hillary, Schumer Voted to Slash NYC Terror Funds
Carl Limbacher
Senators Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer have been complaining for a week now about an $80 million cutback in New York City’s anti-terrorism funding by the Department of Homeland Security.
But it turns out that they both voted to make substantial cuts in the city’s terrorism funding last […]

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Supreme Court won’t review Senecas’ Grand Island land claim
Grand Island N.Y. The U-S Supreme Court today declined to review a lower court decision rejecting the Seneca Indian Nation’s claim that New York’s purchase of Grand Island in 1815 was illegal.
The nation’s highest court refused without comment to review the case. It began in 1993 with […]

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With all the New York politicians in a tizzy about the cuts in homeland security money NewsMax.com did some digging and discovered where just some of it went.
NY Squandered Billions in 9/11 Aid
New York politicians allowed up to one-third of the $20 billion in federal aid awarded to the city in the aftermath of the […]

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