LI Dems have banner night

[Renew Deal]

BY JOSEPH MALLIA
STAFF WRITER

November 9, 2005, 1:23 AM EST

With a wave of victories across Long Island, Democrats last night claimed control of the Nassau district attorney's office, the Suffolk Legislature and Brookhaven Town Hall.

Kathleen Rice, a former federal prosecutor, claimed victory over Nassau District Attorney Denis Dillon, ushering him out after 30 years in office.

Democrat Rice, 40, a Garden City native who had worked as a prosecutor in Brooklyn and Philadelphia, attacked Republican Dillon saying his anti-abortion views interfered with his job performance, and accusing him of plea-bargaining too many felony charges to misdemeanors.

"I am incredibly proud of the campaign we ran. From the very beginning I had a very positive message of hope asking people to vote for me because I am a modern prosecutor qualified to deal with the problems we're facing in Nassau County."
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http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-liover1109,0,333622.story?coll=ny-main-breakingnewslinks

[undergroundrailroad]

1. The Dem's were triumphant! BRAVO!!

It goes to the saying that politics starts at the local level.


Undergroundrailroad :hi: