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12/28/2005 - Wednesday
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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
.......... - "Kwanzaa Celebration hosted by Division of Recreation"
No Plainfield crime, politics, school, business or other local news in papers today.
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Edison: "On the way out, Spadoro vetoes paid benefits for successor Choi"
............ In the Ledger's print edition, the story details a veto by Spadoro to an ordinance giving
............ Choi a paid benefit package. Spadoro has never accepted paid benefits, and says he
............ believes elected officials should pay their own way.
South Plainfield: "Reversing course, Democrats want to make bias case settlement public"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Railway Transfer Stations: "Injunction halts waste site proposed in the Pinelands"
........... This Federal case is important because railroads argue they are exempt from state laws
UMDNJ - Ledger: "UMDNJ set to give feds full control of finances"
.......... - Courier: "Feds say UMDNJ trashing evidence"
Property Taxes: "Property tax squeeze yields few answers, much agonizing"
Schools Construction Corp.: "Apartments for one-time school site SCC spent $9M to assemble"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - NBC/San Diego: "ACLU investigates spying on San Diego group"
.................... - Truthout: "NSA Spied on UN Diplomats in Push for Invasion of Iraq"
.................... - Washington Post: "Scholar stands by his writings on torture, domestic eavesdropping"
.......... - 'Rendition': "Use of cell phones by CIA during operation let Italian police identify them"
................. If the whole affair weren't so wicked it would be laughable. You must read how
................. amateurish these CIA 'pros' were. Then pray.
.................. - Guardian, UK: "US embassy near admitting Syria rendition flight, contradicting the ambassador"
.................. - Independent, UK: "Bush's envoy sparks another diplomatic incident over war claims"
.................. - Ledger: "CIA Probes Renditions of Terror Suspects"
Economy: "Cheery economic news rings hollow for many"
Impeachment Talk:
.......... - The Nation: "The I-Word is Gaining Ground"
.................... - Jonathan Schell: "The Hidden State Steps Forward"
.......... - The Progressive: "Impeachment Buzz"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Gun Violence: "Toronto, one nof North America's safest cities, has record surge of gun violence"
'Hedcuts' Online Exhibit: "Picturing Business in America"
............ This online exhibit by the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery goes into the history
............ and process of creating those fascinating little portraits used by the Wall Street Journal
............ to illustrate their stories. Check it out!
Labor's Inflatable Rat: "Labor's huge rubber rat, caught in a legal maze: free speech or picketing?"
Police Recruits: "Police Forces, Their Ranks Thin, Offer Bonuses, Bounties and More"
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: "As claims rise, VA takes stock; many fear service cuts"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Marshall Plan needed for New Orleans; US has history of help on huge scale"
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