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THE IMMIGRATION DEBATE
Heat for King during recess
BY BRANDON BAIN
With their eyes set on the prospect of legalizing millions of immigrants, more than 300 mostly Hispanic protesters waved flags from their native countries along with the American flag shouting, "Yes We Can," and "Take Out Peter King" in Spanish in front of Rep. Peter King's Massapequa Park office.

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Teen killed at party
BY MICHAEL FRAZIER
Danielle Baker, a straight-A middle school student, had been at a birthday party in North Amityville only minutes, dancing and talking with friends, before a shot exploded.

Sex offenders are most compliant, officials say
BRANDON BAIN
Long Island probation officials admit it can be hard to track sex offenders, but say that among a range of offenders - including DWI offenders, spousal abusers, drug users and drug dealers - sex offenders are most likely to comply with probation terms because they're being watched closely.

Tough to track abusers
BY BRANDON BAIN
When Lois, a Smithtown resident, heard about a Suffolk County plan to track convicted sex offenders via global positioning system devices, she thought the man who sexually abused her sister would be an ideal candidate.

Concern for AIDS proposal
BY KATIE THOMAS
A proposal by New York City's health commissioner to streamline HIV testing and allow officials access to patients' medical files is raising alarm among AIDS advocates who say the changes would infringe on patients' privacy.

Driver charged in DWI death
WIL CRUZ
A motorist, apparently drunk, lost control of his vehicle early yesterday and ran off Woodbury Road in Woodbury, killing a passenger, Nassau police said.

Training athletes in behavior
BY OLIVIA WINSLOW AND GREGG SARRA
Officials at some of the nation's top lacrosse programs believe the allegations against Duke's team provide a teachable moment, a chance to reinforce student-athlete honor codes and to point out the potentially dire consequences if they are violated.

Briefs
WIL CRUZ
PASSENGER DIES IN WOODBURY. A motorist, apparently drunk, lost control of his vehicle early yesterday and ran off Woodbury Road in Woodbury, killing a passenger, Nassau police said. Huguens Souhaite, 39, of 99-73 21st St., Queens Village, was driving a 2002 BMW sedan about 4:50 a.m., they said. Francois Desravines, 47, who was in the passenger seat, was taken to North Shore University Hospital at Syosset where he was pronounced dead. Police said Souhaite lost control at Woodbury Road and Verna Way, , where he struck a tree and then a utility pole. Souhaite and Mark Lainben, 37, who was in the back seat, were taken to Nassau University Medical Center, police said. Souhaite was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated.- WIL CRUZ

Man accused of passing fake bills
Michael Frazier
Electronics retailer Circuit City in Valley Stream accepts checks, cash and credit cards, but fake bills won't do. A Rosedale, Queens, man was arrested on felony charges of trying to buy a computer with counterfeit $100 bills, Nassau police said yesterday.

Kids find a pen pal in soldier
BY JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
The children know that the soldier is from California, likes to surf, has a dog named Rufus, and sometimes sleeps in a tank.

POLITICS & POWER
Rick Brand
Can one sheriff wear two different stetsons at the same time?

LONG ISLAND
Gretchen Rau, 66, Oscar-winning set decorator
BY WIL CRUZ
Gretchen Rau, a set decorator who won an Academy Award last month for her work on "Memoirs of a Geisha," died in her Northport home, her family said. She was 66.

From the Past 7 Days

Monday, April 10

• Heat for King during recess

• Teen killed at party

• Sex offenders are most compliant, officials say

• Tough to track abusers

• Concern for AIDS proposal

• Driver charged in DWI death

• Training athletes in behavior

• Briefs

• Man accused of passing fake bills

• Kids find a pen pal in soldier

• Rick Brand: POLITICS & POWER

• Gretchen Rau, 66, Oscar-winning set decorator

Sunday, April 9

• River's deadly rage

• Tot run over by father still critical

• Facing her torment

• Dix Hills student sues over SAT scoring glitch

• Victim's wife hails convictions

• LONG ISLAND BRIEFS

Saturday, April 8

• Boy, 2, critical after hit by dad's pickup

• Armed duo robs 5 stores

• Library's $9M late fee is one for the books

• Boy, 2, hit by dad's pickup

• Judge won't dismiss harassment case

• A dying wish, delayed

• A trek across time

• Reflecting on text of Judas

• Eggs-ercise in artistry

• Briefs

• Jurors listen in on the deals

• For probation office, a line on ex-con

• Frank P. Hairston Jr., 80, taught in Hempstead

Friday, April 7

• Joye Brown: Trial marks opening of a Suffolk cesspool

• Debate over rebate

• Woodruff makes it home

• Turning the wheels of education

• Deal will keep Cradle flying high

• Engineer may be to blame in collision of LIRR trains

• CLARIFICATION

• Policy changed on dead infants

• 'I need a calling card'

• Pataki, legislators in rebate debate

• Cops: Man returned to club with gun

• Immigration bill a touchy issue

• Officials seek bottom line on dredging

• Judge in crash trial allows alcohol-test results

• OUR TOWNS

• Duke player from LI accused in '05 case

• Suozzi: Rival hides behind job

• George Hirsch, organist, choir director

• R. Epp, 81, five-decade volunteer, Cuomo aide

Thursday, April 6

• View from the top

• Struggling Suffolk finds $46M extra

• Coach resigns

• Cap is full of loopholes

• Return of LI's school-tax activists

• A mover and briber?

• Nassau audit reveals NCC comp time abuse

• Counties field-testing filters

• CLARIFICATION

• Spring Break in New Orleans

• CORRECTIONS

• Software to hide personal info OKd

• Teen busted in pot scheme

• Speaking out for voters

• Invasion suspect charged

• Teen is charged in crime spree

• Pooling town resources

• Attorney fired for alleged ethics breach

• GOP trio seen as wresting control

• OUR TOWNS

• Lawyer wants alcohol test out

• Gene Francis, 7-time LI amateur golf champion

Wednesday, April 5

• Mom seeks dignity for her baby found dead

• Lost driver finds his way to jail

• No average student show

• Immigration protest at Stony Brook

• NUMC fights allegations

• Battle over the beasts

• Silurians cite Newsday articles for excellence

• Suozzi: Medicaid flaw costly

• After 3 decades, he's off the board

• Gunshots delay trains

• Verizon gets franchise license

• DATELINE

• Man shot dead in break-in attempt is ID'd

• Suffolk OKs registry

• Two quit housing panel

• Edward Hogan, led Kings Park school board

• Patrick Sellitto, photographer, 48

• John L. Segreti, hotelier; ran the New York Palace

Tuesday, April 4

• Joye Brown: LI kids look at the face of genocide in Darfur

• Web of deception

• Romancing the Internet

• Prom options, without limos

• Brutalized, now a killer

• After fight, deadly drive

• Secret spending alleged at NUMC

• Cop's personality doesn't match up

• No charitable act

• Nassau raises college salaries

• Bill aims to protect gang witnesses

• Downtown to get new look

• Village election season begins

• Feds to offer loans covering rainstorm damage

• DATELINE

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