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Thursday, July 22, 2004

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Two from boro are chosen for Emmy chance

Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series is Drea DeMatteo of Whitestone, who played Adriana La Cerda, Christopher Moltisanti’s FBI-snitching girlfriend on “The Sopranos.”

Also, in the category of Outstanding
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Cole Bros. makes return to boro in Forest Park

This year the circus presents “Thrills from Brazil,” which will feature the catapult acrobatics from Brazil’s renowned Romeiro Family. Other performances include Marcan’s White, Gold Tabby and Royal Bengal Tigers, Rodrigo’s G
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Boro’s beaches highlighted in city photo spread

Featured in the exhibit are more than 25 historic photos of Queens beaches, ranging from Tilyou’s Boardwalk at Rockaway in 1907 to Mayor John Lindsay walking the beach on a safety inspection in 1973.

Celebrating the summer, the exhibition, wh
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Can you guess who this is?

I have taken steps to demonize my enemies, both at home and abroad, many of whom question my honesty. Some of them question my intelligence and even my comprehension of reality. I ignore these detractors, and I love to strut about wearing a military unifo
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Bush isn’t protecting our Constitution

Hold on a minute, Mr. Bush. Your job as president does not include forcing other nations to conform to your ideas of a better world. Let us not forget that Rome sealed its own doom when it desired to impose its Pax Romana.

Mr. President, you swore
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Opportunities should be merit-based

Blacks, for instance, are lesser in number although as high if not higher by intelligence standards. Take Harvard law school. While it has markedly large numbers of majority law school candidates, it has its share of black and Hispanic placements benefiti
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Ugly Ben

Ben told our reporter that he and his friends put their ugly scribble on walls all over Middle Village because they’re bored. Ben rationalizes that building owners can easily paint over his graffiti. And the city, he says, has plenty of money for gr

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