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Smart, sassy and with a Long Island accent (Stamford Advocate) - 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.

Second casino planned for western Pacific island (AFP via Yahoo! News) - US investors are planning to spend 150 million dollars to build a second casino on an island in the US-administered Northern Mariana Islands even though an existing casino has attracted fewer visitors than expected.

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.

Second casino planned for western Pacific island (Channel NewsAsia) - TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands : US investors are planning to spend US$150 million to build a second casino on an island in the US-administered Northern Mariana Islands even though an existing casino has attracted fewer visitors than expected.

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.

Meeting surging need for energy (Newsday) - Business groups, utilities not yet ready to plug use of offshore natural gas terminals to meet more demand A second proposal last week for an offshore natural gas terminal raises anew the prickly question of where the energy will -- and should -- come from to keep Long Island and the rest of the metropolitan area humming in coming decades.