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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: "PHS grad Bourke-White gets an exhibit at Rutgers...after 85 years"
22nd Legislative District [last item]: "Linda Stender named deputy speaker"
Crime - SL: "Plainfielder seized after wild chase through 3 Union County towns"
PHS Boys Basketball: "Plainfield roars past Shabazz"
Muhlenberg's new Nursing School building: Today's Courier has a story about
.....construction at the Somerset Medical Center. When was the last time you saw
.....a story in the paper's about Muhlenberg's construction project? Take a ride down
.....Park Avenue and have a look for yourself... -- Dan
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Edison: "Firefighters battle 150-acre brush fire at Raritan Arsenal"
............ This is that big black cloud on the horizon yesterday.
Scotch Plains: "Deer hunt in Scotch Plains to begin today"
Somerset Co. Girls Swimming - CN: "Mount St. Mary in its own class at counties"
..... - SL: "Floyd guides Mount St. Mary to Somerset title"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - Ledger: "New sales taxes cut from transition team proposal"
..... - Courier: "Tax increases far from decided"
.......... - "Corzine mulls advisors options"
..... - NY Times: "Higher Taxes and Layoffs Are in Advice for Corzine" Menendez' vacant House seat: "Corzine won't order election in 13th District"
Body Parts scandal: "Grisly Traffic in Body Parts Assumes National Proportions"
DYFS: "Corzine advisors: DYFS needs 'immediate attention'"
Economy: "Slowing U.S. economy a bad sign for N.J."
Kearney Bridge: "Bridge probe raises concern"
Newark Housing Authority - Ledger: "Lucas retires from troubled NHA as audit report looms"
..... - NY Times: "Housing Chief in Newark Sets His Retirement"
Varsity Sports Referees: "Minority Varsity refs complain 'old boy' network leaves them out"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - WP: "Press Conference: The Imperial and Evasive President"
............ and video of the dangling camera and tripod is here
..... - CNN: "CNN/USAToday/Gallup Poll: Most think Bush is failing second term"
............ The poll results are here as a series of tables and here as a PDF file..... - Katrina Files - Editorial, Ledger: "Stonewalling on the storm"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - WP: "ABC Poll: Most Want Bush to Disclose Abramoff Links"
................. The poll results are here
.......... - Editorial, WP: "Mr. Abramoff's Meetings, Again"
................. Who in White House met with him, about what? Stonewalling is unacceptable.
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - NY Times: "New Poll Finds Mixed Support for Wiretaps"
...................... Times/CBS Poll data graphic is here
............... - Analysis: "Bush Presses On in Legal Defense for Wiretapping"
.......... - WP: "2003 draft legislation undermines Bush claims on spying"
................. If he had authority, as he claims, why propose to write spying into law?
..... - Lobbygate - WP: "K Street's New Ways Spawn More Pork"
.......... - Graphic: "Pork has nearly tripled in last 10 years"
Democrats Fracture - WP: "Blogs attack from Left as Democrats reach for Center"
............ Comedian Will Rogers once famously said: "I belong to no organized
............ political group. I'm a Democrat."
Economy - WP: "Spending slowdown curbs growth; GDP's 4th Quarter weakest in 3 years"
Iraq - AP: "Documents Show Army Seized Wives As Tactic"
..... - 'Planted' News - LA Times: "Planted Articles May Be Violation of Pentagon directive"
Palestine - Salon: "How Do You Like Your Democracy Now, Mr. Bush?"
..... - Analysis, WP: "U.S. Policy Seen as Big Loser in Palestinian Vote"
..... - OpEd, Courier: E. J. Dionne: "Bush can take lessons from election"
Pentagon Report - Defense News: "U.S. Propaganda Aimed at Foreigners Reaches Public"'School of the Americas' - Truthout: "Torture School Protesters Face Six Months in Prison"
............ Plainfield's own intrepid Patty and Bob Bender were among the 19,000 peace
............ activists there at Ft. Benning on November 18-20.
Editorial Cartoons:
Click on image to go to the original website of cartoon.
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Ann Coulter, Comedienne - CNN: "Poison Justice Stevens, Coulter jokes"
Black History Month: "Park Service plans museum to recognize Carter G. Woodson"
Education: "Students and Teachers, From K to 12, Hit the Podcasts"
Gay Unions - Maryland: "Md.'s Black Caucus fractured, civil rights pull as strong as Church's"
Geek Patrol - Privacy & Security:
..... - Software for You: "Privacy for People Who Don't Show Their Navels"
..... - Everyone is Watching You: "A growing web of watchers builds a surveillance society"
..... - Cams: "The New Security: Cameras That Never Forget Your Face"
Grocery Checkout Scanners: "Consumers lose $1- $2.5B annually to scanner errors"
Health - Diabetes: "U.S. Regulators Approve Insulin in Inhaled Form"
Reality TV - 'The Shop': "Watch Out for Barbers' Clippers, and Zingers"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina: "New Orleans feels cast adrift; Perception of DC's indifference compounds despair"
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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* PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plain Talker: "School Budget Discussion Raises More Questions"
Ledger: "Plainfield board fills vacancy"
Crime: In Ledger print-only story, Plainfielder Kevin Harris found guilty of shooting
ex-schoolmate on Halsey Street in May, 2004.
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Edison: "Choi wants more local meetings televised, starts with Planning Board"
Hillside/Roselle - SL: "Restaurants put Caribbean cuisine on the map"
Piscataway - CN: "Court places $18M value on Halper farm"
..... - SL: "Family awarded $18M for 75 acres"Sayreville: "Developers present plans for National Lead site"
Summit: "Summit teachers' salary guide includes increases of up to 25%"
Winfield: "Acting chief is demoted to sergeant"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - CN: "Corzine pushes for needle-exchange legislation for drug users"
..... - Cabinet - CN: "Levin to face full Senate after judiciary approval"
.......... - SL: "Senate panel endorses Levin"
Menendez' House seat - SL: "Costs dictate Corzine won't call early election for Menendez seat"
....... Perhaps, but NPR said yesterday that Corzine didn't have the authority to fill the seat
Assembly - CN: "Officials: Corrections backlog overcrowding jails; Solution? Speed parole"
..... - SL: "Parole board chief offers reforms to save money"
Bio-terror alert - SL: "N.J. National Guard field-tests unit of WMD experts"
Citizens Campaign - SL: "Newark gets mixed reviews in survey"
Drugs - SL: "Ex-Customs boss gets 24 years for moving cocaine through Newark port"
Ethics...yet again - SL: "Outgoing official's e-mail spurs call for ethics inquiry"
Fiscal Situation - CN: "Panel advises Gov. Corzine to broaden sales, gas taxes"
..... - SL: "Tax increases and job cuts urged for N.J."
.......... - "Quinnipiac poll finds Jerseyans downbeat on budget, tax prospects"
'Home Rule,' Elephant in the room - SL: Bob Braun: "Want 'real reform'? Target 'home rule'"
Hudson County - JJ: "Suit demands corrupt official, contractors give back money"
Kearney Bridge - SL: "DOT failed to heed warning about bridge"
Norcross Affair - Editorial, Ledger: "A slumping AG's office"
..... - Editorial, Courier: "Time for attorneys to forge new relationship"
..... - NY Times: "Ex-Prosecutors in Trenton Respond to U.S. Scolding" Ocean County - CN: "Freeholders grant domestic partner pension benefits"
Schools Construction Corp.: "Criminal charges may arise from SCC mess"
'Smart Growth': "Eileen Swan takes reins of the Office of Smart Growth"
Supreme Court: "Justices order bank to repay Essex $600,000 in corrupt 1989 bond issue"
........Talk about the wheels of justice grinding slowly...
UMDNJ: "Corzine asks leaders of UMDNJ to resign"
..... - OpEd, SL: Tom Moran: "Entitlement sits behind the wheel at UMDNJ"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - SL: "Bush insists 'I don't know' Abramoff and refuses to release photos"
.......... - NYT: "Bush takes prosecutor off case with Federal judgeship"
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - NY Times: "Bush Sees No Need for Law to Approve Eavesdropping"
.......... - WP: "Bush Reasserts Presidential Prerogatives"
............... - "Varied Rationales Muddle Issue of NSA Eavesdropping"
..... - Lobbygate - SL: "GOP senators call off bimonthly job solicitations"..... - Plamegate: "Reporters' Information Sought by Libby Defense"
Iraq: "Iraq commander admits the Army is 'stretched'"
Palestine - SL: "Bush is left to wonder: What hath democracy wrought?"
.......... - Analysis - SL: "The big question: Now what?"
.......... - OpEd, SL: "Bush loses Palestinian election gamble"
.......... - Editorial, SL: "The Hamas complication"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Montclair: "After vandalism, Iris beds to bloom once again thanks to grant"
Oprah: "Live on 'Oprah,' a Memoirist Is Kicked Out of the Book Club"
..... - "Ms. Winfrey Takes a Guest to the Televised Woodshed"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Bush: No state plan, no money"
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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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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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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PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Reminder: Dr. Richard Neblett's memorial service is 11:30 am today,
United Church of Christ, corner West 7th & Madison Avenue.
Plainfield Today: "Corrected post: Earthquake relief fundraiser"
Plain Talker: "School Budget Lapse Shrinks To Less Than $400,000"
Ledger: "Hospitals receive $5 million for emergency preparedness"
Courier [next to last item]: "Council president Blanco completes course for elected officials"
..... - Letter to Editor: Sandy Spector: "Approximate law is not law at all"
..... - Plainfield Public Library/LVA [last item]: "Lawyers to speak to literacy volunteers"
..... - PHC: "Health Center hosts holiday open house"
The Courier print edition also has a story on AKA activities in the Community section, but
not online. Also a brief review of Anthony's Place cafe and deli on South Avenue in Local.
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Berkelely Hts., New Providence: "2 local police departments achieve accreditation"
Bound Brook: "Boro could earn up to $29K per year from Verizon tower"
Elizabeth: "Harbor seal causes quite a stir at city marina"
Kean U.: "At 90, guitar pioneer Les Paul shows he hasn't missed a beat"
Newark International - SL: "Many in area could find noise conditions worse under new plan"
Muslim Girls' Basketball - SL: "Hoops and hijabs: S. Brunswick girls make impression on the court"
Somerset Co. Sheriff: "Provenzano pays county back for dry cleaning"
Warren/Watchung - Ledger: "Voters approve $3.2M school proposal"
..... - CN: "Voters approve additional $3M for Watchung Hills upgrades"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - SL: "Corzine seeks new start with board at UMDNJ"
..... - Cabinet - Editorial, SL: "Confirm Zulima Farber"
Menendez - Senate seat - SL: "Pallone will back Menendez for Senate seat"
..... - CN: "Pallone refuses run at Senate seat"
Menendez' vacant House seat - SL: "Vas criticizes Sires for taking contributions from casinos"
Homeland Security - SL: "PATH station to test bomb-detection plan"
Medicare - SL: "N.J. spurns Medicare's repayment 'solution'"
..... - CN: "Feds could pay state back for Medicare overruns"
Newark - SL: "Devils barely beat Newark deadline for area financing"
..... - "State eyes fire director's status; City failed to ask for extension of leave"
Pensions: "Fired corrections executive stayed on, got pension"
Special Ed - SL: "Federal court puts further burden on special-ed families"
UMDNJ - SL: "UMDNJ paid $69,000 for one official's limos"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:..... - DeLay - Newsday: "Texas DA subpoenas former DeLay campaign aide"
..... - Torture - Reuters: "US 'outsourced' torture, European investigator says"
.......... - Financial Times/UK: "US employs ‘gangster’ methods, says report on CIA"
2006 Elections - OpEd, WP: E. J. Dionne: "Rove's Early Warning"
al-Qaeda - Juan Cole, U Mich.: "Top 10 mistakes of Bush in reacting to al-Qaeda"
Congress - WP: "GOP's closed-door deal makes $22 Billion difference to HMOs"
Iraq: Rebuilding - NYT: "Iraq Rebuilding Badly Hobbled, U.S. Report Finds"
.......... - NYT: "Audit Describes Misuse of Funds in Iraq Projects"
..... - Oil - WP: "Dip in Iraqi Oil Production Holds Ominous Harbinger"
Katrina - NYT: "White House Declines to Provide Storm Papers"
.......... - Ledger/AP: "Senators: Bush stonewalling Katrina probe"
McCain-Feingold Act - LAT: "Some Issue Ads Could Be Exempt, Supremes Say"
Pentagon - WP: "Strategy review calls for more elite forces to fortify military"
............ Iraq left out of planning, considered to be an 'anomaly'...
Supreme Court - SL: "Nomination of Alito is passed to full Senate"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Biz - TT: "Trenton Times, Star-Ledger plan to combine some operations"
eBay [again] - SL: "Drop shops like one in Raritan Boro pop up to collect fare for eBay"
Geek Patrol: "New coalition launches Wednesday, battles 'badware'"
............ check their site out here
Gift? Bribe?: "Ethics 101: When does a gift become a bribe?"
National Security Admin.: "Distrust of NSA has roots in '70s"
Sex Harassment: "AAUW Study: Campus sex harassment common"
TV: "Smacked down by rivals, UPN to join WB; 'CW' debuts on Channel 11 in fall"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "New Orleans Wants to Destroy Historic Homes"
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Plainfield Today: "Councilman Burney sponsors earthquake relief fundraiser"
PHS Girls Track: "Plainfield girls race to Union County title"
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Edison: "Residents decry Hartz Mountain's plans for former Ford plant"
Fanwood: "Fanwood lobbyist indicted in impersonation of federal agent"
Long Hill: "NJ's first openly gay mayor's rise defies conventional wisdom"
Piscataway: "Town faces higher price for Halper farm, used unreliable appraisal"
Roselle: "Body found in Newark park identified as missing Roselle student, 14"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - Inaugural Speech - PNJ: David Rebovich: "Gov. Corzine, Between The Lines"
..... - Cabinet - PNJ: "Corzine Administration Photo Gallery"
..... - Farber for AG - Ledger: "Key panel approves nominee for AG"
.......... - Courier: "Farber nod cleared by judiciary committee"
.......... - NY Times: "Nearing Confirmation, a Corzine Nominee Hears Tough Questions"
Menendez: "Menendez extends a welcoming hand to South Jersey leaders"
Menendez' Vacant Seat - JJ: "Gov mulls filling seat of Menendez with special election"
5th Congressional District - SL: "Ex-aide to Clinton, McGreevey joins 5th District race"
Abortion: "Anti-abortion proponents rally at the Statehouse"
Apartment Rents: "N.J.'s rents found unaffordable; average 2-bedroom is $1,085"
Charter Schools: "Six new schools approved, and 12 get renewed"
Health Benefits for Elected Officials: "Morristown petition stirs controversy"
Immigrant Issues: "Advocates want state to focus on immigrants"
Lobbying - NYT: "Amid Scandals, States Overhaul Lobbying Laws"
Vineland - NYT: "A Holocaust reparations settlement makes its way to South Jersey"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - Ledger: "President contends wiretaps are legal"
.......... - Courier:
.......... - NY Times: "Administration starts weeklong blitz defending eavesdropping"
..... - Lobbygate:
.......... - Ripon Society - WP: "Lobbyists Help Fund Ripon Society Trips for Lawmakers"
.......... - Reform - Speech by Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX): "Searching for a New Direction"
.......... - Bush / Abramoff Pix - Time: "When George Met Jack; The Unpublished Photos"
............... - WP: "Photos of Bush With Abramoff Are Withheld"
..... - Plamegate - Truthout: "Fitzgerald probing Niger forgeries, possible conspiracy"
Abortion - SL: "Abortion protesters in capital hear Bush say 'We will prevail'"
DOJ - WP: "Politics alleged in Voting Rights Division, DOJ officials accused of influence"
Energy Profiteering - NYT: "As Profits Soar, Companies Pay U.S. Less for Gas Rights"
Federal Judge James Payne - Salon: "Bush Nominee Broke Law"
Ford - CSM: "Another US automaker down - but not out"
Greenspan: An Evaluation - WP: "Imbalances Make Fed Chair's Legacy Unclear"
Halliburton - Boston Globe: "Halliburton knowingly gives troops tainted water"
Immigrants - CSM: "2 California PDs differ over local police role in enforcing immigration laws"
Iraq - Analysis, TomPaine: "How the election has set the stage for Civil War"
..... - Civilian Casualties - TomDispatch: "Letters from 2 Vietnam Vets on 'collateral damage' in Iraq"
Medicare - WP: "The Eye of a Medicare Hurricane"
.......... With an excellent interactive graphic here to help people through the maze...
.......... And a special section of articles on the new program is here
Nuclear Coverup - PlanetArk: "Firstenergy Admits to Nuclear Power Plant Cover-Up"
Pentagon Fraud - NYT: "DoD fraud-hunters dismiss evidence of fraud from retired officer"
Roe v. Wade - LAT: "States step up abortion fight, hoping Supremes will revisit decision"
Supreme Court - Editorial, NYT: "Judge Alito's Radical Views"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Health: "Walking can chase blues away"
O Canada! : "Canadians Move Right, Elect New Leadership"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Preparedness: "White House got early warning on Katrina, including breaches, flooding"
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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