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12/31/2005 - Saturday
CLIPPINGS is also online here - where you can track down new and old postings and stories
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
PLAINFIELD TODAY: "The great Swearing-In Mystery answered"
................. Check the blog posting above for the Courier News' correction
............ And a 'Happy New Year' greeting is here . . .
Mayor Robinson-Briggs' Inaugural [last item]: "Mayor schedules 'Unity Ball' for Feb. 4"
School Board - Letter to Editor, Courier: Rick Taylor: "Education board needs revamp"
Courier News has two Plainfield shots among their 'Photos of the Year':
............ Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church's new organ is here
............ YWCA's restored theater is here
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bedminster: "Fears of rowdy crowds shift reorg site after flier urges protests"
Bound Brook: "Council's GOP majority could replace several borough appointees"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Fort Monmouth planning delay prompts concerns; Corzine wants say"
Blogger of Judges and Justice: "Mystery blogger quits Newark's U.S. Attorney's Office"
..................... Wonkette has some stuff about blogger David Lat here
Harvey - Editorial, Courier: "Harvey going out in usual style"
State Slogan: "State slogan contest extended an extra week"
Water Supplies: "Water experts warn Jersey will run dry without planning"
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Findlaw: John Dean: "Bush as the new Nixon: Both wiretapped illegally, and impeachably"
.......... - Rolling Stone: "The Magical Victory Tour"
Scandal Central:
.......... - Abramoff Affair: "Lobbyist Is Given Deadline to Take Deal or Go to Trial"
.......... - Domestic spying:
.................... - Ledger and Courier: "Feds probing who told media of secret spying"
.................... - LA Times: "Justice Dept. opens inquiry into who leaked spying story to NY Times"
.................... - Guardian-UK: "NSA bugged website visitors despite ban on doing so"
USA Patriot Act: "Short Patriot Act renewal gets grudging OK from Bush"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Crime: "New York City: Crime falls across New York City for 17th consecutive year"
...................... An excellent chart detailing homicide stats is here.
Pensions: "How bedrock promises of security have fractured across America"
Time: The 'Leap' Second: "Earth's slowing rotation requires a clock change"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Kashmir: "Aid agencies predicted winter disaster - now it is reality for people of Kashmir"
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