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: "PMUA's 10th Anniversary dinner had surprises for some"
Plain Talker: "Council to change decades old meeting schedule"
REMINDER: Earthquake Relief Fundraiser. Tonight. 7:00 PM. $35 minimum donation. Food, dancing,
auction. Address: 1127 Watchung Avenue. Details at PLAINFIELD EVENTS
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Linden: "Gregorio's son draws probation on abduction of teens"
Piscataway: "Time runs out for Halpers; family must leave Piscataway farm by Feb. 27"
Roselle: "Contractor gets jail for cheating customers"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Corzine's transit fund rescue to sidestep gas tax increase"
Asbury Park: "Asbury Park Gives Developer a Deadline for a Project Long Overdue"
Eminent Domain: "Plan to make over the waterfront roils Little Ferry"
Merck: "Merck wins another Vioxx lawsuit in its first federal court test"
Port Newark - NYT: "Menendez and Clinton seek to stop Ports deal, citing security"
.......... - Background: "Oil's a Means, Not an End, at Dubai Inc."
..... - WP: "White House Defends Port Sale to Arab Company"
Postal Workers Union - NYT: "2 Union Leaders Charged in Theft of $400,000"
State Police: "Magistrate wants edited report on State Police 'Lords'"
UMDNJ - SL: "Corzine selects chief for UMDNJ"
..... - NYT: "Corzine Nominates a Medical School President"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Abu Ghraib:
.......... - Guardian/UK: "Abu Ghraib leaked report reveals full extent of abuse"
.......... - Agence France Presse: "New Abu Ghraib images highlight worst of Iraq occupation"
.......... - WP: "Iraqi President Condemns U.S. After New Abuse Footage"
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - NYT: "Senate Chairman Splits With Bush on Spy Program"
..... - Plamegate - Editor & Publisher: "Prosecutor resists Libby's request for more info on reporters"
Cheney - Editor & Publisher: "Iraq: What Cheney Truly Has to Answer For"
Iraq - Financial Times/UK: "Iraq economy falls below pre-war levels"
Iraq War Runup - LAT: "Niger Uranium Rumors Kept Alive by White House, Pentagon"
Venezuela - Reuters: "US Pursues "Inoculation" Strategy to Curb Chavez"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Real Estate: "Farewell, Condo Cash-Outs"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Tourism: "A not-so-Fat Tuesday nears; Big Easy scales back its Mardi Gras party"
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 [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City] | LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio | PNJ - Politics NJ | TT - Trenton Times |
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