“Stores up the ante on Black Friday sales”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, November 18, 2012 This isn’t confirmed yet, but apparently some stores have not yet begun their Black Friday sales. What are these napping merchants waiting for? Friday? That’s no way to bust open the door on holiday shopping. There once was a…
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“Obama, GOP hope for post-election compromise”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, November 11, 2012 In any normal year, this should be the lull time, the predictable rest between election night and when the governing begins. Who said this year is normal?Instead of basking in his victory, Barack Obama is staring over the edge of a steep…
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“Left in dark with many questions”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, November 4, 2012 SO MANY QUESTIONS, so many unanswered, at the end of a very challenging week: Nice to hear the polls will be open on Tuesday. Now who’s expecting to drive to one?… You wanted waterfront property? This badly?… How will Steve Bellone enforce…
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“Prepare for Hurricane Sandy; ignore hype”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday,October 28, 2012 It’s not a nor’easter. It’s more than that. And Sandy isn’t your typical hurricane. So what exactly are we supposed to call this pre-Halloween weather monster that forecasters say is roaring at us? Please, not Frankenstorm, whatever those heavy breathers on the TV…
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“U.S. terror attack was averted — this time”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday,October 21, 2012 This is the way it’s supposed to work. The would-be terrorist is discovered early in his plotting. His schemes are recorded every step of the way.His bomb’s a phony. His cohorts are on the FBI payroll. Evil as his motives appear…
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“TV’s new reality show: Presidential debate”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday,October 14, 2012 Will Tuesday’s Hofstra University debate shift the momentum of the presidential race once again? That’s debatable. But you have to give this much credit to the moldy old tradition of two candidates on a stage together trying to claw each other’s eyes out:…
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“Air travel keeps descending to new lows”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday,October 7, 2012 Just when you thought air travel couldn’t possibly get worse, American Airlines unveils a new on-board amenity that most fliers would just as soon avoid. Loose seats. Folks, this is basic stuff, bolting the seats to the aircraft floor! This isn’t just…
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“Rivals’ fake flattery ahead of prez debate”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, September 30, 2012 It’s the Weekend of Insincere Flattery. Barack Obama is “a uniquely gifted speaker,” gushed Mitt Romney adviser Beth Myers — “one of the most talented political communicators in modern history.” But if Myers is giving any thought to a last-minute candidate…
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“Romney’s tax return release half-measured”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, September 23, 2012 Mitt Romney winked. It wasn’t a full blink — just half of one — because the Republican presidential nominee released only a snapshot of the taxes he and his wife paid over the past two decades instead of putting out the full returns.…
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“Mideast chaos throws prez race a curveball”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, September 16, 2012 Where’s the foreign affairs? For months, people had been asking when foreign policy would finally emerge as an actual topic in the presidential race, the president being commander in chief and all. Well, be careful what you wish for. All it…
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