Law Protecting Kids From Online Predators Passes Congress
BY JOHN TOSCANO
      Sex offenders will be required to register their online identifiers, such as e-mail names, and stay off social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook under the KIDS bill recently passed by Congress.
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Possible Solution To Flooding Comes Out Of Civic Meeting
BY JOHN TOSCANO
      Inundated with complaints of homes in Astoria being flooded after heavy rains, the city Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reported that it is adding a new pump that will process heavier water intake more quickly at the Bowery Bay sewage treatment plant to alleviate the problem.
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Albany Political Brawl Over Aqueduct Casino Development
BY JOHN TOSCANO
      The long delayed selection of a company to operate a proposed video slot casino at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park remains deadlocked as Governor David Paterson and state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos disagree about a developer picked by the governor.
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I On Politics
Term Limits, Willets Issues Will Clash at City Hall Tomorrow
      Mayor Michael Bloomberg's two most bothersome issues of the moment—term limits extension and the Willets Point project— will collide during the next few days when both come up for what promise to be raucous public hearings at City Hall.
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