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At CYO, sportsmanship comes before winning
Early on during a recent girls’ soccer game, Our Lady of Hope Coach Mike Maloney realized the contest was quickly becoming a lopsided affair. Instead of running up the score, he pulled his team b...
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ELECTIONS 2009 RESULTS

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The Culture Spot
Williamsburg’s pop-up perfection At 303Grand, an ever-changing scene
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Driving to Brooklyn gets easier
City will improve Brooklyn Bridge exit ramp
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Greenpoint YMCA after school going strong
The recession is taking its toll on after school programs around the country, but not in North Brooklyn, where the Greenpoint YMCA’s after school program is still going strong. On the tenth annive...
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Kosciuszko Bridge project moving forward
Despite gov’s comments, Newtown span will be rebuilt
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Mad Science at the Greenpoint Y
The Greenpoint YMCA was overflowing with super heroes, witches, fairy princesses, and mad scientists at the annual Halloween party, one of the Greenpoint YMCA’s most popular free family events. ...
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Meeker’s massive market
Biggest flea changing rules of game
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Brooklyn projects score state revitalization funds
Navy Yard, Brooklyn Brewery among selected
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North Brooklyn legal service may consolidate
Word of a potential restructuring at Legal Services NYC has one of its constituent corporations worried it might be downsized for good. A Legal Services NYC ( LSNYC ) spokesperson said a burea...
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Brooklyn rallies for public option
Residents say public plan crucial
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the new playground at M.S. 577 in Williamsburg M.S. 577’s new playground a hit
Makes recess in Williamsburg fun again
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Council looking to secure stalled construction sites
Bill offers incentives to keep sites clean, safe
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Push for Northside Town Hall continues
Plans abound, money needed, for popular project
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Landmark health bill passed by state
Gives young adults increased access to parent insurance plans
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The 2007 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan when he entered the program for his Disaster and Military Psychiatry Fellowship. Authorities said he went on the killing spree at Fort Hood, Texas which left 13 people dead. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)AP - A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military base.


Sat Nov 07 04:13:20 -0600 2009

FILE - In this Oct. 29,2009, file photo Crystal Chiu places a placard on the podium on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to a news conference about health care. House Democratic leaders struggled Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.


Sat Nov 07 05:20:26 -0600 2009

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during his interview with Germany's Der Spiegel magazine at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.  Medvedev has signaled that Moscow could back sanctions against Iran if it fails to take a constructive stance in international talks over its nuclear program. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)AP - Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backed plan altogether.


Sat Nov 07 05:18:02 -0600 2009

Soldiers hold a candle light vigil at Fort Hood, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Authorities said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name.


Sat Nov 07 04:22:30 -0600 2009

A huge advertising board for the Afghan army is placed in the center of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The writing says 'Powerful army, powerful country'. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - Pushing back against international criticism, Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords.


Sat Nov 07 05:31:04 -0600 2009