Still kludging. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system is restored.............;-(
Dan
12/17/2005 - Saturday
CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY
No Plainfield crime, politics, school, business or other news in papers today.
The sun is shining. What are you doing inside? Get out there and shop!
High School sports: "Courier's All-Area Fall 2005 Picks"
Letter to Editor: Marilyn Brown - Courier: "Christmas should not be a bad word"
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Linden: "Pipe break leaks 84,000 gallons of oil into Rahway River"
North Plainfield: "Teen's case against school going to jury"
Middlesex County: "Feds take HeadStart away from MCEOC; 'Deficiencies in fiscal management' cited"
Piscataway: "Shop brings trains to life for model fans since 1933"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine's Senate Farewell - Courier: "Mixed legacy: Corzine departs with both wins and losses"
............... - Ledger: "Corzine's Senate farewell is a bittersweet reflection"
............... - NY Times: "Corzine Bids a 'Bittersweet' Farewell"
Stem Cell research - Ledger: "N.J. stem cell research takes a first step as state awards $5M"
............... - Courier: "Stem-cell research grants awarded"
............... - NY Times: "New Jersey Awards $5 Million in Grants for Stem Cell Research"
Douglass College / Rutgers: "Rutgers trustees back plan to merge colleges"
Ft. Monmouth redevelopment: "Corzine move to hold redevelopment funds stirs power grab fears"
High Schools and Community Service: "Volunteering becomes graduation mandate"
................. Only Abraham Clark and UC Magnet sign on for pilot program in Union County
Monmouth County corruption scandal: "Ex-official gets four years; attempted bribery for zoning favors"
Muslim profiling: "N.J. Muslim leader who criticized detention is himself detained"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Jim Lehrer interview: "Says Iraq vote won't end violence; and 'we're behind' on training Iraqi forces"
............... - Reuters: "In survey of ten US presidents, Bush fares badly"
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair - Business Week: "Op-Eds for Sale: Columnist from libertarian think tank admits accepting cash"
............... - NY Times: "Copley columnist, Cato fellow resigns post, admitting Abramoff paid him"
............... - AP: "Sen. Burns [R-MT] to Return $150K Abramoff-Linked Money"
............... - Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "Ralph Reed, ex-Christian Coalition head, 'regrets' work for Abramoff"
.......... - DeLay case - AP [breaking news]: "Bush Defends, Explains Comment on DeLay"
.......... - Domestic spying - AP [breaking news]: "Bush personally approved eavesdropping, official says"
............... - AP: "Report of NSA Spying Prompts Call for Probe"
............... - Washington Post: "Bipartisan anger, calls for hearings greet news of stateside surveillance"
.................... - The NY Times' scoop is tarnished by revelation it sat on the story for a year - more here
............... - LA Times: "Congress acted in 1978 to prohibit the domestic surveillance now at issue"
.......... - Plamegate - Slate: "The 'Out to Lunch' Defense; Karl Rove's story doesn't make sense"
............... - Salon: "Rove's Moment of Truth? Believing his tales requires ignoring glaring facts"
2006 Elections - A Preview: "Red District, Blue Candidate, Purple Heart"
Congress and Intelligence: "Congress doesn't see same intelligence as president, report finds"
.......... - and the report by the Congressional Research Service is here in full
Domestic Violence Act [breaking news]: "Senate OKs Deal to Increase Funding"
FEC: "Bush Picks Controversial Nominees for Elections Commission"
Presidential powers: "One principle as Bush advisers push 'presidential prerogatives'"
USA Patriot Act - NY Times: "Supporters of Patriot Act suffer a stinging defeat in Senate"
.......... - Ledger: "Divided Senate refuses to renew anti-terror law"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Exhibit: "Memories of Striving and Struggle: African American Vernacular Photography"
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Happy Holidays: "Is Christmas being harnessed as a wedge issue?"
Media: "Robert Novak Leaving CNN to Join Fox News"
Media: "Howard Stern Bids Farewell to the Censors"
Overcrowded Housing: "L.I. ordered to give notice of house raids where overcrowding is suspected"
Religious Right and Jews: "US Jews feel threatened by religious right"
Real Estate - Second homes: "Small but Sufficient"
.......... - But you must see the prices -- check out that 'starter' Cape Cod in Connecticut here
Transvestite Restrooms: "Ladies, gents... and transvestites: Brazilian city installs third type of loo"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Tax Incentives OKd for Katrina-Hit Businesses"
............... - "BellSouth takes back a gift to the disaster-ravaged city to make a point"
