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PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Van Wyck Brooks Historic District meeting tonight"
Plain Talker: "Board of Education Fills Vacancy"
Courier: "Plainfield Superintendent apologizes for charter school omission"
..... - Theater: "Act IV's production of romantic comedy, 'Sylvia' this weekend and next"
..... - Eating Out: "Anthony's Place: All in the family"
'Acoustic Cafe' [MP3 file]: "Shiloh Baptist Church's music ministry sings out"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Assembly: "Cohen ready for new duties as Deputy Speaker in Assembly"
Kenilworth: "Kenilworth keeps post office open late"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine Cabinet - SL: "Levin comes back to reclaim old job, with more friends"
Menendez: "Senate race yet to spark voter interest"
Menenedez' vacant House seat: "Democrats supporting Sires for Congress over Vas"
Bosses - NYT: Bergen County's Ferreiro: "A county leader at the core of a pay-to-play fight"
..... Previous articles in series: Ray Lesniak, George Norcross, John Lynch, Steve Adubato, Sr.
DYFS - SL: "Advocates delay request for a takeover of DYFS"
Eminent Domain - SL: "Kinder, gentler redevelopment? Eminent domain a good tool, but a flawed one"
Ethics...again: "Departing Human Services Commissioner Davy fished for business via email"
Harvey lands on his feet: "Former AG Harvey takes position with N.Y. law firm"
Medicare: "Medicare tour helps seniors unravel presciption mysteries"
Norcross - SL: "U.S. attorney rips AG's office over corruption probe, 'too tainted' to pursue"
..... - NYT: "State investigators did such a bad job, US won't pursue case against Norcross"
Ocean County - SL: "Ocean board reverses, earns a dying employee's gratitude"
..... - NYT: "Freeholder Vote Domestic Partner to Get Pension"
Tenafly: "Tenafly approves expansion of eruv"
UMDNJ: "Layoffs looming at University Hospital; $36M from state never got into its accounts"
..... - "School delays Petillo's severance; Options sought if he is ever convicted"
US Judges: "White House agrees to fill vacancies in Trenton, Camden and Newark"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - NYT: "In 'State of the Union' address, Bush is seen avoiding large initiatives"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - Truthout: "Medicare Drug Bill Tied to Abramoff"
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - WP: "Rift Between Parties Over NSA Wiretapping Grows"
.......... - YubaNet: "Bush rebuffed 2002 Congressional effort to relax FISA standards"
.................... Attorney Glenn Greenwald first pulled it all together on his blog here
Army - AP: "Penatgon-fund study: Army stretched to breaking point"
............... - WP: "Rumsfeld: Army Not 'Broken'; He disputes reports warning of war's strains"
Iraq - NYT: "Audit Describes Misuse of Funds in Iraq Projects"
Patriot Act - Boston Globe: "AG's memo raises questions; Suggests it's not needed for domestic spying"
Supreme Court: "Senate debate on Alito slides into a partisan war of words"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
All Politics is...Unconscious?!: "A Shocker: Partisan Thought Is Unconscious"
Computers - Protecting Yours: "New program takes aim at purveyors of malicious software"
..... - 'StopBadWare.org' is here. The FTC's 'OnGuardOnline.gov' is here.
Eminent Domain: "Humble Oklahoma Church Is at Center of Debate on Eminent Domain"
Immigrants - Getting Money Home - CSM: "Banks aim to help immigrants send money home"
Photo-manipulation: "It May Look Authentic; Here's How to Tell It Isn't"
Pope Benedict XVI: "First encyclical reaffirms value of charity, church teachings on sex"
Senior-proofing homes - SL: "Safety-minded renovations needed as population ages"
..... - County, State and National resources are here
School Dress codes: "Boy Wins Fight to Wear Skirt to School"
Spying on Profs - NYT: "Conservative UCLA Alumnus Pulls Offer to Buy Lecture Tapes"
ABBREVIATIONS FOR FREQUENTLY CITED NEWS SOURCES
CN - Courier News
SL - Star-Ledger
NYT - New York Times
WP - Washington Post
AFP - Agence France Presse
AP - Associated Press
APP - Asbury Park Press
BR - Bergen Record
CSM - Christian Science Monitor
CP - Courier Post [Cherry Hill]
HNT - Home News Tribune [New Brunswick]
JJ - Jersey Journal
LAT - Los Angeles Times
ND - Newsday
NOLA - Times-Picayune
NPR - National Public Radio
PNJ - Politics NJ
TT - Trenton Times
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