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Plainfielder Eleanor Allen Crutchfield, Letter to Editor - Ledger: "Let a woman succeed Corzine"
=====> A glitch in Ledger's code runs two letters together; hers is the first one.
Obituary - Courier: "Mark Cameron Dunn, loving husband, father, son and brother"
===> Ledger: "Mark Cameron Dunn"
=====> Mark is the son of former Third Ward Councilman Malcolm R. Dunn.
=====> Funeral is Tuesday at Rose of Sharon Church, 825 West 7th Street.
=====> Viewing: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Service: 1 p.m.
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Somerville: "Zoning board to hearing more testimony on use of home as mosque by the Muslim Center of Somerset"
Summit: "Summit 'Old Guard Club' members look back on 75 years of life"
Watchung Reservation's Trailside Nature and Science Center: "Now bigger, visitors will again get view along trail"
Westfield: "Girl with rare disease makes progress; Family settles malpractice suit with doctor"
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Corzine Transition:
===> NY Times: "Corzine Hunts for a Cabinet"
===> Dept. of Corrections: "Amid speculation Corzine won't keep him, state corrections chief up for top D.C. job"
Governor's race - Codey write-ins: "For nearly 10,000 voters, Codey was the best man"
For Political Junkies - The Auditor: "Sunday, November 27, 2005"
Ethics, again: "DCA exec accused of helping nonprofits associated with relatives to tune of $65,000"
Ledger Reporter's 100 Days in Iraq: "Chasing news and dodging bullets in Baghdad, a city at war"
Campaign Finance: "Loophole allows abuse: Middlesex Co. developer Morris contributed $74K, twice the limit"
Schools Construction Corp.: "Projected costs soar; Total tab, once $6B, on its way toward $20B"
Eminent Domain: "Two Orange owners again sue to halt the eminent domain seizure of businesses"
Ports of Newark, Elizabeth: "Shipping route changes bring record traffic from Asia directly to the Port Authority"
DWI cases: "DWI cases in limbo as Breathalzyer replacement faces challenges"
Clothing bins: "Those old clothes don't go where you think; Clothing bins feeding billion-dollar industry"
Warning on fishing goes bilingual: "Casting a net of warning on fish from industrial waterways"
Irvington: "After 35 years, town prepares for long-overdue reassessment of real estate"
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Bush's support: "Even Supporters Doubt President as Issues Pile Up"
War on Terror: Return of the Star Chamber?: "In Terror Cases, Administration Sets Own Rules"
Scandal Central:
===> Abramoff Affair: "Wall Street Journal: Probe broader than thought; looking into lawmakers, aides, Bush officials"
=====> The Missoulian [Montana]: "Senator Burns part of Abramoff probe"
=====> Washington Post: "Ney [Ohio] and DeLay [Texas] under scrutiny in probe of lobbyist"
Iraq War Debate:
===> Another hawk changes mind - Seattle Times: "Defense hawk Rep. Dicks says he now sees war as a mistake"
===> Delaware's Joe Biden speaks out - Washington Post: "Time for An Iraq Timetable"
===> Frank Rich, OpEd - NY Times: "Iraq Lies Backfire"
=====> Can I modestly point out that two of several articles Rich cites were included in 'Clippings' the day they first
=====> appeared? [Los Angeles Times and the National Journal]
===> The Man Who Sold the War - Rolling Stone: "Meet John Rendon, Bush's general in the propaganda war"
===> John Ripton, OpEd - Courier: "We must demand answers for the sake of our children"
Bush talk of bombing al-Jazeera:
===> NY Times: "Jazeera Wants Bomb Memo Answers"
===> Guardian [UK]: "Al-Jazeera demands answers of British government after claim Bush wanted to bomb HQ"
=====> "The leak that revealed Bush's deep obsession with al-Jazeera"
===> Mirror [UK]: "Jazeera's Wadah Kanfar seeks Blair meeting"
Chutzpah Dept.: "FEMA's fabled Brownie's new job: Readiness Consultant"
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Gay criminal looks for loophole?: "Gay partner seeks spousal privilege against testifying in Roslyn schools emmbezzlement case"
Blogging: "As Corporate Ad Money Flows Their Way, Bloggers Risk Their Rebel Reputation"
Paul Revere Williams, early Black L.A. architect: "Landmark home escapes demolition, takes to the road "
Brookhaven, Long Island: "Novice revives Brookhaven's Democrats; Transition without fear or favor"
Marketing: "Advertisers embrace the power that Gospel has to offer in reaching affluent Black Christians"
Just for fun: "The world's worst web pages"
Geek Patrol: "Wireless moves the cash register to where you are - literally"
===> "'Flock,' a browser that caters to the blog-minded"
Real Estate - Adjustables or ARMs: "As payments rise, homeowners struggle with alternative loans"
Pension funds go gambling: "Pension officers - NJ included - putting billions into hedge funds"
Winter heating season: "As Costs Soar, Middle Class Seeks Aid"
Medicare changes: "Insurers' Tactics in Marketing Drug Plan Draw Complaints"
Vatican and gay priests: "Gay NJ priest: Vatican edict will force others away"
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Katrina - New Orleans: "New Orleans Health Care Another Katrina Casualty"
=======> "Mardi Gras to the Rescue? Doubts Grow."
===> Mississippi: "Recovery Is Stagnant In Post-Katrina Towns"
RELIEF: Online donation resources
=> Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
=> Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
=> Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/news/katrina.cfm
=> United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/Hurricane_ReliefYou_6553.html
=> Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/katrina/
=> NYTimes Relief Information page: http://tinyurl.com/d7tpg
=> Courier News relief info: http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050906/NEWS/50901001
=> FEMA list: http://www.nj.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news-2/112615864767180.xml&coll=1
KATRINA CLEARINGHOUSE: Katrina Blankenship has converted her website into a clearinghouse for Katrina survivors.
