NEW YORK--At a town hall meeting on Wall Street on Thursday, June 12, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) attacked his rival, presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) for not attending the meeting. "This would have been a little more interesting tonight if Senator Obama had accepted my request," McCain said in his opening remarks, referring to his offer for the candidates to hold joint town hall meetings once a week through the rest of the campaign, the first being the one held Thursday.… Post the First Comment

The University received a $25 million capital grant for its School of Medicine facilities. University President Stuart Rabinowitz was joined by New York State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Senate Health Committee Chair Kemp Hannon and a few Nassau County senators to announce their support of the University's School of Medicine, which will be the first allopathic medical school in Nassau County, as well as the first medical school on Long Island in 35 years.… Post the First Comment