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Editorial: Filling the hot seat

Editorial: Filling the hot seat

Enterprising legal minds eager to fix the month-old Albany disaster that has Sen. Pedro Espada claiming to be next in line to be governor have hit upon a solution so bold it just might work.

Editorials

Editorial: Houses of cards

Carrozza must come clean - to the Nassau County Department of Assessment, which is investigating; to city and state tax authorities, and to her constituents, who play by the rules. But first, she should make them ex-constituents. Resign.

Editorial: Vietnam casualty

Robert McNamara seemed blessed with all the tools of mind necessary for success. But he died yesterday embedded in America's memory as a technocrat unable to defeat an undersupplied foe sneaking around Southeast Asian jungles in black pajamas.

Columnists

Bill Hammond

Bill Hammond

Ending the fiasco in the state Senate would be a simple matter - if only state law...

Richard Cohen

Richard Cohen

My brothers and sisters in punditry spent a jolly Fourth of July weekend having a ...

Stanley Crouch

Stanley Crouch

There are many who consider criminals of any stripe either rebels against all of t...

Errol Louis

Errol Louis

A burst of political hoopla surrounding the Supreme Court's ruling in the high-pro...

Charles Krauthammer

Charles Krauthammer

The Supreme Court's ruling on the Ricci case - that white firemen suffered illegal...

Michael Goodwin

Michael Goodwin

At one time or another, most Americans probably have confused Iraq and Iran. But f...

Guest Contributors

Brawley and Gecan: Politicians give up, others pitch in

While the Neros in Albany fiddle as the state burns, New York City continues to work. There is clear evidence of this undaunted work ethic in East Brooklyn, at Spring Creek, where ...

Burns: Lady Liberty's reopening is a triumph of the American idea

The Daily News' admirable and now successful effort to urge our government to reopen the crown of the Statue of Liberty, closed since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, prompted in me ...

Kirchick: Obama 'meddles' in Honduras -- and chooses the wrong side

President Barack Obama has made it clear that he does not want the United States to be seen as "meddling" in Iran's internal politics. Never mind that the Islamic Republic has been ...

Greenman: Sanford vs. Spitzer adultery deathmatch

Is all infidelity created equal? No, but the moral hierarchy may be different than you think. Reaction to the Mark Sanford mess has been dominated by belly-laughing (by the left), ...

What the Daily News has been saying

Editorial: How to save Coney Island

The City Council has a golden opportunity to restore the glory of Coney Island as the straphangers' Riviera while sparking construction of affordable housing, much of it at rents affordable to the working class.

Editorial: Just go home

The photo was a case study in arrogance - arrogance toward the law, arrogance toward New York City, arrogance toward the people who live therein.

Reborn on the 4th of July: Statue of Liberty is open to the world once again

The pursuit of happiness once more includes ascension to the crown of America's most enduring, most inspiring symbol of freedom. Rejoice, for on the nation's 233rd birthday, the Statue of Liberty was returned to the people.

Editorial: Germ warfare - State Health Dept. finally tackles hospital-acquired infections

The state Health Department has bestirred itself to tackle the deadly threat of hospital-acquired infections. After too much delay, the agency has put out a report revealing which hospitals are likely to discharge you with a bug.

Editorial: Exploding with pride

Cue the fireworks! New York is set to shine before the world tonight with the city's annual Fourth of July spectacular, broadcast on high-definition TV. That's news? Actually, yes.

Voice of the People

To Rep. Carolyn Maloney: I'm glad you're not bowing to the Democratic political machine. Everyone who pressures you to drop out cares more about his own foothold in politics than the public and good policy.

Your Opinion Matters

Voice of the People for July 7, 2009

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Sarah Palin on her resignation: 'Politically speaking, if I die, I die. So be it'

Sarah Palin says she's not a quitter, she's a fighter, but adds that, politically speaking, "if I die, I die. So...

Mets' glass half empty despite size of Phillies' NL East lead

In case it faded from consciousness, the Phillies overcame a seven-game deficit with 17 to play in 2007. So can Mets fans fee...

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