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Monday, November 13, 2006

Muhlenberg: Losing yet maybe winning... UMDNJ in another mess... 'Plainfield rule' being circumvented in DC?...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________



Plainfield Today: "Muhlenberg: Losing by the rules, yet maybe winning"


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WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________


Today
: City Council Working Conference CANCELLED. Per legal notice of Mon 11/6/2006 in SL.

Friday : 6 PM. Potluck. 7 PM Program. Think Globally / Act Locally: Urban Political Organizing, Robert Edwards. First Unitarian Society. 724 Park Avenue. Info: 756-0750. FREE.

Saturday: Sat 18. 8 PM. Crescent Concerts: Music for Brass, Choir & Organ. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. $20/$15 at door.

Events for this week are here

Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"

Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']


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BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Ahavas Sholom Synagogue: "City's last synagogue fights for relevance"

'Rogue cops': "Case against accused cops still ripples through Newark"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

DEP & Beaches: "No access, no aid for beaches"
Legislature: "Ethics panel to mull Bryant probe"
Pfizer: "Pfizer swallows bitter medicine at heart conference"
Supreme Court: "Right to remain silent is going on trial in Jersey"
Towns: Camden: "State tries to help Camden rise, as new ills grow"

UMDNJ - Editorial, SL: "UMDNJ's violation of trust"
..... - CN: "UMDNJ illegally took $36 million, report says"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________















Editorial Cartoon: Auth, Philadelphia Inquirer

2006 Election - Analysis, WP: "Midterm Election Leaves Political Landscape Blurry"
2008 Election - SL: "Senators grab the lead in presidential derby"
Bush - Analysis, Newsweek: "The Prodigal Returns"
..... - Daddy's Team - Newsweek: "The Rescue Squad"
Congress - WP: "Pelosi Endorses Murtha as Next Majority Leader"
Cuba - SL: "U.S. thinks Castro is in grave health"
Immigration - WP: "Democrats May Proceed With Caution on Immigration"
Iraq - NYT: "Democrats Push for Troop Cuts Within Months"
..... - SL: "Iraq's Maliki vows change in his Cabinet"
RNC Chair Ken Mehlman - YouTube: "Mehlman 'outed' by Bill Maher" -- Flash movie.
Rove - Newsweek: "The Architect's Faulty Specs"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Catholic Church: "Catholic Bishops To Readjust Priorities"
Gown v. Town v. Zoning?: "For Georgetown 'Apostles,' A Rowhouse Rebellion" -- Animal House incorporates as religious group to circumvent zoning rules. And who is responsible for the 6-unrelated-adults rule? Plainfield.
Heart Attacks: "ER plan seeks faster heart attack care"

Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: PHS | Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Relief and Aid Contacts:
Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/
Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/

Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"

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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 | TNS - The New Standard | TT - Trenton Times |

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