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Smart, sassy and with a Long Island accent (New York Newsday) - I issued the challenge innocently enough: Dream up a fitting slogan for Long Island.

Kwan Headed To Third Olympics, Long Island's Hughes Squeezed Out (WNBC) - Michelle Kwan showed she is good -- and healthy -- enough Friday for one more run at that elusive Olympic gold medal, squeezing out a spot that would've gone to Long Island native Emily Hughes.

Long Island 'Lolita' to face up to former lover and the wife she shot (Sunday Mail) - MORE than a decade after then 16-year-old Amy Fisher had a sexual relationship with a much-older car mechanic and shot and wounded his wife in the head, the one-time Long Island "Lolita" and Joey and Mary Jo Buttafuoco have agreed to appear together in a televised reunion.

Long Island U. 63, Sacred Heart 60 (WFSB 3) - NEW YORK -- James Williams scored 14 points to help Long Island University snap a three-game losing streak with a 63-60 victory over Sacred Heart on Thursday.

Long Island two-day Breast Cancer Walk to hold meeting, Thursday, February 2 (Babylon Beacon) - An information meeting hosted by local breast cancer coalitions will be held Thursday, February 2, 7 p.m. at Babylon Village Hall to discuss the Long Island two-day Breast Cancer Walk which will take place June 3 and 4. Opportunities are available to be a walker, crew member or volunteer. Informatio

Lull in Sri Lanka fighting, long way to peace (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Fighting in Sri Lanka's strife-torn north and east has fallen off since the government and Tamil Tiger rebels agreed last week to hold fresh talks in Geneva, but peace still appears a long way off.

Smart Growth Resource Library: 2006 Vision Long Island Smart Growth Awards Nominations (Smart Growth Online) - Vision Long Island is seeking nominations for its fourth annual Smart Growth Awards. This special event will honor individuals and organizations taking leadership in advancing Smart Growth projects, policies, regulations and initiatives.

Man-Made Island in Ocean Proposed as Terminal for Natural Gas (New York Times) - LONG BEACH, N.Y., Jan. 26 A $1 billion plan for a liquefied natural gas terminal on a 53-acre man-made island in the Atlantic Ocean between Long Island and New Jersey was unveiled Thursday by a new company.

South Island fire crews douse Didymo (TVNZ) - Blazes throughout New Zealand have stretched fire resources this summer, but now there's a new fire threat. The arrival of an unwanted aquatic invader has made life even tougher for crews in the South Island.

Long Island ad firm moves west (Long Island Business News) - GARDEN CITY – Long Island is losing one of its best known advertising firms. After 25 years on Long Island, Welch Nehlen Groome Advertising is moving to Midtown Manhattan.