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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "H.I.T.S.: Santiago raises stakes?... State inquiring?..."
Plain Talker: "Director Removed From Plainfield's Cable Channel"
Santiago Imbroglio - SL: "Police chief seeks reinstatement, saying his removal was political"
..... - CN: "Santiago petitions court for post"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Theater: "Hollywood Theatre reopening paves East Orange's walk into new era"
..... - Late paper work: "Montville loses $1.8M open space grant due to late paperwork"
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth: "City dumps developer of strip mall; School board says it was repaying supporter"
Elizabeth: "Final penalties issued for misbehaving cops"
Fanwood: "No pretrial program for Fanwood officer"
South Plainfield: "AG probes tainted debris at sites"
Union Twp.: "Police woes spill over to parade"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Corzine comes to chat"
Atlantic City: "Developers (and Buyers) Are All In for the Second-Home Market"
Douglass College - SL: "Rally aims to save Douglass College's identity"
..... - CN: "Douglass College rally: Assembly backs keeping school separate"
Legislature: "Arguments continue over 'Wal-Mart' health care bill"
..... - Gambling - SL: "Hand-held gambling devices on the table"
Newark: Sharpe's sharp deal: Tom Moran: "$50M Newark deal is vintage Sharpe James"
.......... - "Questions surround development panels; creation of 2 'firms' stirs contention"
NJT: "Bistate Support Brightens Prospects for N.J. Transit"
Ports Brouhaha:
..... - SL: "Another Dubai deal under microscope"
.......... - "P&O exec sheds light on Dubai-port deal"
..... - NYT: "Doubts Back Home Fuel G.O.P. Worries Over Ports Deal"
.......... - Dubai: "U.S. Is Reviewing Second Dubai-Owned Company"
..... - Scripps-Howard News: "Warning siren went unheeded on port deal"
............ The US knew in 2002 that al Qaeda had infiltrated UAE security and other agencies
Schools Construction Corp.: "Bad location, questionable dealings taint $8M project"
S.H.A.C. Trial: "Six Animal Rights Advocates Are Convicted of Terrorism"
State Jobs: "Swelling payroll: Since 2002, state employees up 8 percent"
UMDNJ: "Corzine tries to ease anxiety at UMDNJ"
Veterans: "Guard chief reports stress syndrome soaring with returning vets"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - National Journal: "What Bush Was Told About Iraq"
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying - SL: "Panel to keep closer eye on surveillance"
..... - Lobbygate - Daily News (Philly): "How Santorum got $8.5 million for his charity's largest donor"
2006 Elections: Media Preview? - Chicago Trib: "TV ads push Iraq war support"
IRS: Tax Collection Outsourcing - National Journal: "Treasury union rallies against outsourcing"
.........Is this the real reason behind Bush's India visit?. . .;-)
Iraq War Deaths - 'Z' Magazine: "Burying The Lancet Report"
Mine Safety - NYT: "U.S. Is Reducing Safety Penalties for Mine Flaws"
Patriot Act - NYT: "Senate Approves Renewal of Antiterrorism Bill"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Click image to enlarge)Altruism Innate?: "Babies show early signs of altruism"
Bristol-Meyers Squibb: "Former exec at Bristol shifts blame in $3B fraud"
The Color of Money: "The sawbuck gains a whole new hue"
.........The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has more details here
Countercultural Christians: "Rebels With a Cross"
Dutch Auctions: "Pick-Your-Price Public Offerings"
Film-making: "Low-budget filmmaking all the rage -- but takes business savvy, too"
Hollywood Guidebooks: "Please Don't Touch the Celebrities"
Public Records: "Push to Create Standards for Documents"
Real Estate: "Boomers Downsize Extra Large"
Springsteen: "Bruce evokes another icon born in the USA -- Seeger"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - The video: "There in black and white, a show of incompetency"
.........Best line: "...confirmed Americans' suspicions of government leaders: They can run
.........a good meeting but little else."
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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