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Hikind’s Fallback Option: Run His Wife?

by Lawrence Cohler-Esses Staff Writer Assemblyman Dov Hikind, on trial for corruption, has told intimates that he is considering running his wife, Shoshana, in his place this fall if he is forced to...

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Juror: Hikind Acquittal Was Easy

by Lawrence Cohler-Esses
 Staff Writer Once it went to the jury, Dov Hikind’s fate was never in doubt. “We decided pretty quickly he was not guilty” of the bribery charge against him, Lucille...

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Syrit Head Pleads Guilty

by Lawrence Cohler-Esses Staff Writer 
In a coda to the investigation of Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind and various associates, Rabbi Elliot Amsel, a key Hikind fund-raiser, pleaded guilty Wednesday...

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Kiryas Joel Foes Holding Fire

by Lawrence Cohler-Esses
 Staff Writer Like Jesus' friend Lazarus, Sylvester Stallone's Rocky and the hope that springs eternal, Kiryas Joel, the upstate chasidic school district ruled thrice an...

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The Art Of Budget Cuts

by Julia Goldman Staff Writer In what one arts advocate called the "ritual mating dance" that starts off months of fiscal back-and-forth, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has recommended slashing 6.2 percent...

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For Jewish Politics, A Decade Of Declines

Adam Dickter Assistant Managing Editor Civil liberties, Jewish power, unity on Israel, confidence in elected officials all took hits in a period scarred by 9/11.At the end of the 1990s, the nation...

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New Test For Jewish Schools

by Julie Wiener Staff Writer With the city Board of Education undergoing its largest changes in more than 30 years and major state budget cuts anticipated, Rabbi Leib Kelman is hoping the girls at his...

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The Art Of Budget Cuts

by Julia Goldman In what one arts advocate called the "ritual mating dance" that starts off months of fiscal back-and-forth, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has recommended slashing 6.2 percent from the...

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Vallone Braves Hebron

by Michele Chabin Israel Correspondent Jerusalem — While British Prime Minister Tony Blair practically did cartwheels to avoid courting controversy during his visit to Israel this week, New York City...

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Lazio Tops Ticket As NY GOP Chooses Candidates

Adam Dickter Assistant Managing Editor Eager to win back control of Albany, New York’s Republicans engaged in a spirited battle over the top of their party’s ticket Wednesday at their convention in...

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