Avella Comes Out In Opposition To Term Limits Extension
     City Councilmember Tony Avella, who in the past has not agreed with his colleagues on some controversial issues, has come out in opposition to the council’s quest to extend the term they may serve and declared that if the effort is successful, he will not run for election to a third term.
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On the brief side... Lunch Boxes Recalled
     The office of New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has reached an agreement with Fast Forward LLC, a Manhattan wholesaler of consumer products, for the recall of thousands of children’s lunch boxes identified as an environmental risk because lead was used in their manufacture.
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