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For Immediate Press Release Contact: Thomas M. Long (718) 921-2158 Queens County Conservatives reject efforts by elected officials to keep Wal-Mart out of Queens. Wal-Mart, a world-wide company and household name, was in negotiations to purchase the Caldor store at Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing and invest $5 to $10 million in its renovation. The project, previously scheduled to begin as early as July 2006, was halted when elected officials intervened. Members of the City Council claim that Wal-Mart is not “suitable” or “welcome” in Queens. Congressman Anthony Weiner made the baseless statement that Wal-Mart would be a...

Alright, I've been tasked with the unusual-but very solemn-obligation of reporting back to FreeRepublic Land on the progress of Paul's campaign to unseat that noxious, vile, contemptible, harridan of a congresswoman, Nydia Velasquez; she of the twelfth congressional district, representing constituents in New York County. And Queens County. And Kings County.I know, I feel for all you people who happen to live in that general vicinity. Now, you freepers perusing this thread are by this point, probably asking yourselves-quite reasonably, in my estimation-why the Paul Rodriguez campaign would entrust such an important duty to such a complete and utter numbskull....