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Mouth of the Potomac

By The Washington Bureau

Our award-winning Political team takes you behind the White House, Pentagon and Congressional walls, where D.C. truly operates.

Impact Panel

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Impact Panel

By Glenn Jacobi, Jean Joseph, Adrienne Leslie, Maria Pagan, Pat Singer, Ann Marie Spinosa, and Tony Virardi

The blog for readers by readers. Regular New Yorkers share personal tales of economic struggle and success.

Rabbi Yaakov Spivak

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Flashpoint

By Rabbi Yaakov Spivak

Rabbi Yaakov Spivak hosts a radio talk show week nights at 10 on WSNR 620AM. He is a former adjunct professor of media at Ramapo College.

Mark Feinsand

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Blogging The Bombers

By Mark Feinsand

Mark Feinsand has covered the Yankees since 2001, first with MLB.com. A native of New York City, Mark resides in New Jersey with his wife and two sons.

Surfing The Mets

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Surfing The Mets

By Andy Martino

Andy Martino returns to the Daily News after one year as Phillies beat writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Rochester native is a graduate of Columbia.

Ralph Vacchiano

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The Blue Screen

By Ralph Vacchiano

Ralph Vacchiano has been the Giants' beat writer at the Daily News since 2001. He also covered the Giants from 1993-97 for the North Jersey Herald & News.

The Jets Stream

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The Jets Stream

By Manish Mehta

Manish Mehta is in his third season covering the Jets and first at the Daily News. He covered the NFL, and NCAA basketball for seven years at the Newark Star-Ledger.

Frank Isola

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Knicks Knation

By Frank Isola

Frank Isola has been the Knicks beat writer for the News since 1996. He is also a regular analyst on SNY TV and a contributor on NBA TV and TNT.

Michael Obernauer

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The Blueshirts Blog

By Michael Obernauer

Michael Obernauer is a native New Yorker on the Rangers beat since 2008. He currently lives on Manhattan's West Side, just a C train's ride from Madison Square Garden.

Filip Bondy

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The Daily Blahg

By Filip Bondy

Filip Bondy is a sports columnist for the Daily News. He's authored or co-authored five books, including his latest one, "Chasing the Game."

Bill Price

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The Bitter Bill

By Bill Price

Bill Price has been an associate sports editor at the News since 1998. He lives in Central Jersey with his wife and two kids, who get to spend time with him when there are no sports on TV.

On the Farm

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On the Farm

By Matt Ehalt

Matt Ehalt has covered all the New York baseball teams, both in the minor and major leagues, in his time with the Daily News.

Jesse Spector

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Touching Base

By Jesse Spector

Jesse Spector has been writing Touching Base - the News' inside-the-numbers baseball column – since 2005. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he now lives in Astoria.

Hank Gola

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From the Bunker

By Hank Gola

Hank Gola's covered golf for the Daily News since 1994. He's also played more than 690 courses in 38 states and around the world and is currently trying to keep his handicap under 10.

Dick Weiss

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Hoops on Campus

By Dick Weiss

Dick Weiss – better known as "Hoops" – has been covering college basketball for 40 years, and since 1993 for the NYDN. He is a member of the USBWA college basketball writers' Hall of Fame.

Sean Brennan

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Basket Case

By Sean Brennan

Sean Brennan has been with the Daily News since 1985. The lifelong Bronx resident spent his formative years hanging out in gyms watching hoops, especially at Manhattan, Fordham and Iona.

Lauren Johnston

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Running Dialogue

By Lauren Johnston

NYDailyNews.com news producer Lauren Johnston is training for her first marathon. Get tips, share tunes, track her mileage, body failures and blisters here.

Cristina Kinon

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I Love To Watch

By Cristina Kinon

Daily News TV reporter Cristina Kinon has never missed an episode of "One Tree Hill," refuses to accept the fact that "Related" will never have a second season, and doesn't understand why MTV's "Living Lahaina" wasn’t as popular as "Laguna Beach."

Howard Kissel

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The Cultural Tourist

By Howard Kissel

Howard Kissel has been chairman of the NY Film Critics Circle and the NY Drama Critics Circle. In 1994, he served on the drama jury for the Pulitzer Prize. He has written "The Abominable Showman," a biography of David Merrick, and "Stella Adler on the Art of Acting."

Moms in the City

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Moms and the City

by Melissa Gerstein, Raina Seitel Gittlin and Denise Albert

Denise Albert, Melissa Gerstein and Raina Seitel Gittlin cover parenting issues from the trenches as they trek through the joys and dysfunction, the exhaustion and exhilaration that motherhood brings.

Larissa Phillips

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Mothership Meals

Larissa Phillips

"Mothership Meals" is about Larissa's efforts to improve her family's eating habits, despite a busy schedule and kids who are picky eaters. Join her on her healthy quest.

Scott Reiner

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The Wine Explorer

Scott Reiner

Drinking wine shouldn't be snooty or elitist. Wine expert Scott Reiner helps you discover wines you never knew existed, and most importantly, how to have fun with this tasty beverage.

Brooke Parkhurst

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Full Plate

Brooke Parkhurst

Somewhere along the way, fine dining, free-wheeling single girl Brooke Parkhurst went domestic ... and decided to eat in. Follow her culinary adventures

Rosemary Black

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A Touch Of Rosemary

Rosemary Black

Daily News food writer Rosemary Black covers dining trends, local chefs and cool new products. Her favorite pastime, after eating, is inventing recipes.

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