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by Linda Delmonico Prussen
In New York's Fourth Congressional District, incumbent Carolyn McCarthy is running for her sixth term and facing off against challenger Martin Blessinger. Congresswoman McCarthy was first elected to congress in 1996.
Prior to being elected as congresswoman, Mrs. McCarthy was a licensed nurse. In December of 1993, her husband was killed and her son was injured when a crazed gunman randomly shot into a rush hour commuter train returning from New York City to Long Island. It was this incident that fueled Congresswoman
McCarthy's desire to enter the
duties, emergency medical services and firearms training. Mr. Blessinger is married and has two children.
More candidate biographical information can be found at the end of this story.
The candidates on the issues: Iraq Martin Blessinger: Mr.
Blessinger admits, "It's not a simple thing and'I'm not on the inside." He said the challenge in.the area would.be to promote a democracy with a theocracy spreading throughout the region. Mr. Blessinger said empowering women is key. Unfortunately, he said, the outbreaks of vjo-
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arena of politics in a campaign against gun violence.
Mr. Blessinger, 59, has been a resident of Nassau County since 1963. He was employed by the Nassau County Police
Department between 1966 and 1987, as a police officer and a sergeant. During his 21-year tenure, he was involved in many aspects of police work, including patrol
Carolyn McCarthy.
lence can be expected because of the current economics in Iraq. "When you have people who have nothing to lose, they have everything to gain."
Mr. Blessinger said he expects this war to be "long-term." He said, "We are fighting an ideology." Mr. Blessinger also said the United States must remain adaptable. "The best advantage we have is flexibility."
The Arson/Bomb Squad reports the details of a house fire that occurred on October 26 at 11:57 a.m. in Freeport.
According to detectives, Freeport Fire Department responded with 60-70 firefighters to a call for a fire on Cottage Court where, on the second floor, they discovered resident Apiroglu Atilla, 48, who was transported to South Nassau Communities Hospital, where he was pronounced
dead on arrival. His exact cause] of death will be determined by the Nassau ( County medical examiner's office.
The fire is believed to have started on { the second floor and has been deemed non-suspicious at this time; the Nassau County fire marshal's office will continue the investigation. Four other residents were occupying the building at the time of p the fire and escaped uninjured.
Congresswoman McCarthy: Mrs. McCarthy said, "I don't think the war is going well and there are an awful lot of Republicans who feel the same." Mrs. McCarthy said, "I was happy to hear the president is looking at other options. We need a change. We all want to see peace there."
Mrs. McCarthy said she believes the United States went into the war in Iraq
unprepared and without enough cultural knowledge.
She said,the citizens of Iraq need to'be made to take on more responsibility for governing their country. "They have to realize they have to fight for their own country," Mrs. McCarthy said. "The Republicans and Democrats should be working together for a solution."
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| Title | The-Leader_2006-11-2_ |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a Newspaper distributed locally within the Village of Freeport and Baldwin. |
| Creator | Linda Toscano |
| Publisher | L & M Publications, Inc. |
| Contributors | Scanned by Imaging & Microfilm Access, Inc. (Bohemia, NY 11716) |
| Date | 2006 |
| Type | Periodical |
| Format | PDF; TIFF |
| Source | Freeport Memorial Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | This digital image may be freely used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image is permitted without written permission of the Freeport Memorial Library, 144 W. Merrick Road, Freeport, NY 11520 or email: frreference@freeportlibrary.info |
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