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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
====== "Third flu clinic scheduled for December 3rd"
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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Legislature - Ledger: "It's lame-duck time in Trenton"
==== - Courier: "Agenda tackles touchy issues"
Corzine's Senate seat - NY Observer: "Scramble Is On To Get Corzine’s Seat"
==== - Bergen Record: "New name for Senate speculation: Cory Booker"
Campaign ad reform? Editorial - Courier: "Let's play nice? Not in New Jersey"
Exit 15X mess: "Pike parking plan at Secaucus exit ignites a debate"
Criminal justice system - Sentences: "Disparities are emerging in criminal sentencings"
Katrina evacuees: "FEMA terminating hotel payments in NJ"
Abu Ghraib's NJ connection: "Lawyer gains allies in fight to clear Abu Ghraib defendant; Cheney and Rumsfeld may have to testify"
Merck: "Set to Announce Details of Restructuring Plan"
Jersey City: "Port Liberté: Condos With Views of Lady Liberty, Skylines and Greens"
Newark - Ironbound: "Shaken by violence, residents welcome Guardian Angels to Ironbound"
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Scandal Central:
==== Plamegate - LA Times: "Another Time reporter agrees to testify; Concerning conversations with Rove's attorney"
======= - NY Times: "Another Time Reporter Is Asked to Testify in Leak Case"
==== Woodwardgate: "Who Spoke to Woodward?" - Handy graphic guide to the likely suspects
==== Illegal Campaign Contributions: "Feds probing SunCruz Casinos links to GOP campaign cash"
======= If the Miami Herald wants you to register, there is a hassle-free copy here
==== The Torture Debate, OpEd - Washington Post: "Torture, American-style; this debate comes down to words vs. deeds"
======= Writer David Luban is a law professor at both Georgetown University and Stanford University; links to sources are given.
Iraq:
==== 'Coalition of the willing': "U.S., Iraq urge remaining partners to delay pullouts, 27 countries make up 20K of 177K"
==== US troops' mental health: "The struggle to gauge a war's psychological cost"
==== Withdrawal has a history: "Saving Face and How to Say Farewell"
==== Analysis by Ledger's John Farmer: "Bush's fall from grace jeopardizes Iraq policy"
==== Iraq Veterans take on a new battle: "Running for Congress; 'Fighting Dems' reject Washington hierarchy"
==== Debating Iraq in Crawford - Edmonton Journal [Canada]: "Duelling rallies converge in Texas"
==== Frank Rich, OpEd - NY Times: "Iraq Lies Backfire" - if you had trouble with yesterday's NYT link, a hassle-free version is here
Our Bully at the UN meets resistance: "Britain opposes Bolton tactic on UN reform"
Border Security: "Bush to lay out plan this week, will it energize or roil GOP in 2006 elections?"
Economists needed: "Help Wanted: Academic Economists, Pro-Bush"
Domestic Surveillance: "Pentagon expands domestic surveillance; Terrorism fears spur proposals for new powers"
Medicare: "Medicare 'Plan Finder' website looks for an audience; difficult for seniors to navigate"
Construction Industry scam in Mass.: "Wages scheme alleged; Immigrant laborers treated as 'independent contractors'"
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Real Estate: "National Association of Realtors paints a rosy housing picture when it isn't, says Merrill Lynch"
====== The thing to watch in this story is the ripple effect on the economy
==== Reverse Mortgages - National Consumer Law Center: "Tips for Consumers on Reverse Mortgages"
====== - Consumers Union: "Reverse Mortgage Consumer Tip Sheet"
====== - SmartMoney: "Debt-Management Tips for Seniors"
Holiday Shopping: "Mall Stores See Trouble in Sales Data"
Arming of off-duty police: "Mistaken shootings by other officers prompt reappraisal"
Premature births: "As premature births rise, so do infants' survival rates"
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Katrina - Government Aid: "Katrina aid falls short of promises; Antipoverty funding loses momentum"
Pakistan: "Heavy rains hurt efforts for Pakistan quake relief"
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.
