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A haunting problem for Clinton....illegal-immigrant coddling plans such as Gov. Spitzer's - no matter how they're dressed up in the guise of enhancing security - enrage a huge majority of Americans, especially widely-courted independent voters.........a Republican strategist chortled. "This is an 80-20 issue for us and they're walking right into it." That would be "80-20," as in 80% of Americans oppose it, 20% support it......rare gems in politics. "The vast majority of Americans are against this - especially among likely voters. She's clearly out of touch," said GOP pollster John McLaughlin, who has surveyed extensively on the issue.

*** Spitzer cares more about obliging special-interest groups than law-abiding New Yorkers....and may very well be in violation of federal law. The Bronx *** I voted for Spitzer, thinking he would actually make a difference...... I have a feeling he will be a one-term governor. Yorktown Heights *** Let's see Spitzer get into an accident with an illegal immigrant. Guess what? They don't have car insurance. Manhattan *** Why is he more concerned with the travel convenience of illegal aliens than with the lives, safety and cost to citizen voters and their families? Middle Village

He wasn't dressed for a swim, but Passaic County Sheriff Jerry Speziale plunged into a slimy brook Thursday to help arrest a man who allegedly stole a police car and dragged a detective with it. At 4:36 pm, two plainclothes detectives from the Sheriff's Department's warrant unit noticed a stopped Jeep Cherokee...........One detective recognized the driver as having outstanding arrest warrants, according to department spokesman Bill Maer, and they pulled their unmarked Ford Explorer in front of his vehicle. When detectives asked the driver for his identification, he handed them a Peruvian passport that appeared fake. Realizing he was about...

**** Sanctimonious politicians like Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Jon Corzine criticize easy marks like Mitt Romney.....you never see them criticizing the likes of Revs. Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson. NAME REDACTED Calverton **** It's a wonder Bloomberg didn't get fined for polluting the environment with all his hot air about "illegal" aliens. NAME REDACTED Ossining

Essex County Prosecutor Paula Dow has for years drawn criticism - and infuriated police - with her unwritten rule not to issue arrest warrants, or even pursue cases that rely on a lone eyewitness. Court records show more than a dozen Newark murders in the past three years in which witnesses had ID'ed the killers but no charges weren brought by Dow's office. Dow's "policy" seemed about to rear its head in the wake of the triple schoolyard slayings