Suozzi: I won’t back down - Newsday.com
A long shot by any definition, Thomas Suozzi says he’s staying in the race for governor despite the polls, the frustration level or what anyone says.
“What’s the worst that could happen? I lose an election?” the Nassau County executive asked rhetorically during a recent interview at amNewYork’s offices.
Suozzi, 43, […]

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Obama Warns of Gas Guzzling Cars in Town Hall Meeting — Leaves In SUV…
Illinois Senator Barack Obama warns citizens at his 50th Town Hall meeting about gas guzzling. It was among many points made to the standing room only audience at the Metropolis Community Center. Obama spoke on everything from DC politics to […]

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Unions Blast Faso’s 401(k) Proposal
The two largest state-employee unions last week blasted Republican gubernatorial candidate John Faso’s proposal to cut the state’s fixed costs by replacing defined public pension plans with less secure salary deferred retirement programs commonly used in the private sector.
Of course they did, they are against any type of fiscal reform. […]

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Pension politics
GOP gubernatorial hopeful John Faso raises an issue that deserves full debate
Republican John Faso probably wasn’t counting on the support of public employee unions in his race for governor this year. But if he was, he has surely lost all chances of getting it now that he has proposed a sweeping reform that […]

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