Chertoff's IG Sheds Light On His Agency's Folly
     Information that our Homeland Security leaders in Washington could not properly determine risk in designating the cities that should be receiving the lion's share of anti-terror funding was first provided for the country by Congressmember Anthony Weiner (D-Queens/Brooklyn) several years ago and many
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     Constitution Is Ignored To The Editor: Absolute separation of church and state is not in the U.S. Constitution. The First Amendment is not intended to separate the federal government from all religion or religious-based morality but merely to ensure that the federal government did not make one reli
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Op-ed
Governor Wrong To Veto Access-A-Ride Bill
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER MARK WEPRIN
     Governor George Pataki recently vetoed a bill I introduced that would allow Access-A-Ride users to reach Nassau County with a one-seat ride. Access-ARide is a transportation service, also called paratransit, that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) provides to individuals who are unable
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