11 - Saturday

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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: "Helen Miller's perfect memorial: A new Senior Center"
Plain Talker: "A Personal Memory Of Helen Miller"

Earthquake Relief Fundraiser: "Evening of revelry to aid survivors"
Crime: "Plainfielder involved in armed home invasion"

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Berkeley Heights: "Berkeley Heights a finalist as practice site for Jets"
Linden: "Suliga crash investigators find no criminal reckless conduct"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: "Corzine ponders loan to fund road projects"

Camden's Starved Kids Speak Out:
..... - SL: "Once-starved son confronts mom"
..... - CN: "Woman who starved adopted sons gets 7 years in prison"
..... - NYT: "95 pounds heavier, angry son faces mother who starved him"
Farber - SL: "New AG picks 2 experienced prosecutors"
..... - CN: "Farber hires 2 assistants"
Jersey City-Kearney Bridge Deaths:
..... - SL: "Jersey City police probe blames DOT in cop deaths"
.......... - Jersey City police have released the video, which is here
..... - NYT: "Police Chief Places Blame for Deaths of Two Officers"
Newark Mayoral Race - Booker v. James?:
..... - NYT: "Rival Returns in Newark, Making a Rematch Possible"
Troopers and gambling: "Troopers get a reminder: On-the-job gambling prohibited"
..... - Related story: "State gambling case renews interest in legal sports betting"
UMDNJ: "Monitor tells trustees to launch own search for new UMDNJ chief"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here


NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Bush - Newsday: "Law enforcement officials skeptical of Bush on L.A. plot"

Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - WP: "Lobbyist told reporter of nearly a dozen contacts with Bush"
............... - "Abramoff Pressed GSA Contact on Getting Land"
.......... - AP: "Three More Lawmakers Tied to Lobbyist"
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - NYT: "Republican Speaks Up, Leading Others to Challenge Wiretaps"
.......... - LAT: "Consensus Grows for Curbs on Surveillance"
.......... - OpEd, WP: E.J. Dionne: "Changing Winds on Surveillance"
..... - Plamegate - National Journal: "Cheney 'Authorized' Libby to leak classified info"

2006 Elections - AP: "Republican Chief Outlines 2006 Strategy"
.......... - WP: "RNC Chief Defends Wiretaps; Assails Democrats on Security"
Army Recruitment - NYT: "With enlistment of Blacks down, Army turns to Hispanics"
Conservatives: "Conservatives Unsettled About Movement's Future"
Iran - Truthout: "The Next War? - Crossing the Rubicon"
Iraq War Runup - WP: "Ex-CIA official, Bush appointee, faults use of data on Iraq"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

The 'Ex-Gay' trap: Dan Savage: "Don't let your babies grow up to be ex-gay cowboys"
Catholic Church: "Married Catholic priest admits wife-beating, child abuse"
....... Many people are unaware of married Roman Catholic priests. The Roman Church has
....... provided that Episcopal priests who cannot agree with the ordination of women or gays
....... can be ordained as Catholic priests. There's no guarantee they won't run off the rails.
Israel (breaking news): "Ariel Sharon Undergoes Emergency Surgery"
Retiree Benefits Plans: "Benefits Go the Way of Pensions"
....... The corporate abandonment of retirees continues...chart here
Review - 'Company' by Max Barry: "The Dark Corner of Dilbert's Cubicle"


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Hearings: "Ex-FEMA Chief 'Brownie' Shifts Katrina Blame to DHS"


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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10 - Friday

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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.

BREAKING NEWS: Word was received late Thursday afternoon of the death of former
Councilwoman Helen Miller, who had been in failing health recently. CN obit below.

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Dan heads for the exit"

A1 Rose Movers sued: "Plainfield moving company among 8 AG's office suing"
Letter to Editor, CN: Michael Jessie: "Past greats knew value of liberty"
Obituary: "Helen Miller, former Plainfield councilwoman, seniors advocate"
TEAMS Charter School: "Science bus makes stop in Plainfield"

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Linden: "DOT plans to put safety barriers up on Rts. 1&9"
Union County: "Freeholders eye layoffs as way to trim FY2007 budget"
Union Twp.: "AG charges Wal-Mart with discrimination"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: "Governor taps trio to help bring 'stability' to UMDNJ"

Auto Insurance: "'04 car insurer profits remain level"
Black History: "Teaching black history struggles to gain traction among state schools"
Electricity Bills - Yours: "Auction sends electric bills skyrocketing"
Heroism Scholarships: "Boys went above and beyond to earn scholarships for valor"
Hockey Betting Scandal: "Gretzky in damage control on wiretap; 2nd trooper suspended"
Legislature: "Clean-water fund gains"
..... - "Unions leader reaches across the aisle to the Republican side"
..... - "School librarian Oadline Truitt takes Assembly seat"
..... - "Just a trim, please: Barber bill advances"
..... - "Stender's school lunch bill passes committee"
..... - "Laser bill among 22 passed by Assembly"
Monmouth County: "2 former officials plead guilty in Monmouth corruption case"
Newark: "Feds want to hear from Newark cop who escorted mobster funeral"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here


NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - Reuters: "Abramoff: Bush knew me, all right"
.......... - Wall Street Journal: "White House Can't Sweep Aside Abramoff"
.......... - USAToday: "Abramoff paid for GOP aide's trip, records show"
.......... - WP: "Abramoff Team and Reid's Office Had Frequent Contact"
..... - DeLay - AP: "Though Indicted, DeLay Lands Coveted Appropriations Spot"
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - Financial Times/UK: "Bush faces Republican revolt over spying"
.......... - Guardian/UK: "The president, the stripper and the attorney general"
............... 'Gonzales' defence reads like a blend of Kafka, Le Carré and Mel Brooks'
..... - Plamegate - WP: "Libby Testified He Was Told To Leak Data About Iraq"
.......... - AP: "Libby: White House 'superiors' OK'd leaks"
.......... - Truthout: "Cheney Spearheaded Effort to Discredit Wilson"
..... - Torture - AP: "House Committee Squashes Torture Queries"

2006 Elections - WP: "Cheney Says NSA Spying Should Be an Election Issue"
Army - WV Gazette: "Army blasted over charging wounded soldier for damaged body armor"
....... Seriously wounded by roadside bomb and now medically discharged,
....... he was charged by Army for damaged gear
China - ABC News: "Groups says Yahoo aided government crackdown on dissident"
Drug Companies - Tennessean: "Hastert, Frist said to rig bill for drug firms"
Patriot Act - SL: "Tweaks to Patriot Act appear to break Senate deadlock"
Surveillance - Le Monde: "US Suspected of Having Tapped Greek Leaders' Phones"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Black History Month: "The philosopher-king; New Jerseyan led unusual experiment in democracy"
Culinary Fraud?: "Culinary fraud sniffed out in cans of chichi 'olive oil'"
The King Funeral - Analysis: "Of his own volition, Bush was trapped like a rat"
....... A central tenet of the civil rights movement has always been speaking truth to power
....... to effect change. Truth spoke to power at Coretta's funeral...will there be change?


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Levees: "White House Knew of Levee's Failure on Night of Storm"


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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09 - Thursday

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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: "Using Blogs: Searching a blog, or all blogs"
Plain Talker: "Senior Center Plans Up For Review"

Bias crime: "Plainfield leaders take activist to task; dispute claim of bias crime surge"
......... Freeholder O'Mapp gets double mention...
Fire: "West 7th Street fire is under investigation"
Letter to Editor, CN: Nancy Piwowar: "City must fix mayor problem"
PHS Boys Basketball - Tournament Schedule: "Plainfield vs. Union/Roselle Park"
Surveillance: "Feds give towns new low-key surveillance tools"
Real Estate Sales - SL:
..... - Ward 1 : 269 Leland Ave - $324,000 | 1336 East 2nd St - $360,000
..... - Ward 2 : 837 Richmond St - $359,900 | 1135 Denmark Rd - $423,000
..... - Ward 3 : 718 West 8th St - $659,900 | 312 West 6th St - $435,000
..... - Ward 4 : 1659 South 2nd St - $363,000 | 938 West 4th St - $342,000

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Union County Dems - from the Politics NJ website:
Former Assembly Speaker Albio Sires will have the support of the Union County Democratic organization in his bid for Congress in the 13th district. Sires has won the endorsement of Democratic County Chairman Charlotte DeFillipo, State Sen. Ray Lesniak, Assemblymen Neil Cohen, Jerry Green and Joseph Cryan, Assemblywoman Linda Stender, Surrogate James LaCorte and Freeholder Angel Estrada of Elizabeth. (02/06/06)

Elizabeth: "Officer in pursuit of drug suspects is hit by 2 vehicles"











NYPD

Manville / NYC - Eric Hernandez - SL: "Manville mourns as N.Y. cop dies"
..... - CN: "Manville alum shot by fellow cop dies"
..... - NYT: "Shot in Case of Mistaken Identity, Officer Dies After 11-Day Ordeal"
.......... - "Extraordinary Medical Effort Can't Stop the Deadly Work of 3 Bullets"
Rahway: "Tons of garbage discovered in Rahway house"
Roselle: "Recall Campaign fails"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: "Corzine lines up 2 leaders for UMDNJ board"

Davy's email blitz: "U.S. probe targeting ex-official with state"
........ Even in the heartland of corruption, some things are just beyond the pale...
Gambling Scandal: "Gretzky talked about betting ring on wiretap"
Menendez: "Auto union aid boosts Menendez"
Muhammad Cartoons: "NJ Muslims decry cartoons, violent reprisals in Islamic world"
Newark: "City's best-kept secret: Will James run?"
Schools Construction Corp.: "Current projects over budget, all 'suburban' money gone"
Totowa: "At one-year vigil for victim, lawmakers urge state to help find killer"
UMDNJ: "Tangle over phone services; Freeze in $5M payments angers companies"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here


NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
















Bush Budget - Truthdig: Robert Scheer: "Take From the Poor, Give to the Military"
.......... - The Federal Budget, full text is here

Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - LAT: "Lobbyist's Ties to Lawmaker Examined"
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - CSM: "US plans massive data sweep. Will it go too far?"
.......... - LAT: "White House agrees to meet -- finally -- with two intelligence committees"
.......... - WP: "Secret Court warned spy data may have led improperly to warrants"

2006 Elections - AP: "Iraq War Draws Veterans Into Politics"
Gonzales Testimony - Editorial, NYT: "The Art of Saying Nothing"
Iraq - The Coalition - SL: "U.S. allies filter homeward; even Britain eyes exit"
Muhammad Cartoons - CSM: "Muslim Americans split on cartoons"
NASA - NYT: "Young Bush appointee resigns his post at NASA" Small bang.
Senate - LAT: "After Harsh Letter, McCain and Obama Enjoy Civil Phone Call"
Social Security - WP: "Bush's Social Security Sleight of Hand"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Business: "Univision Considers Going on the Block"
Charity Fundraising: "Seeking New Sources of Money, Charities Get in on Poker Craze"
Geek Patrol - High Def TV: "Why HDTV is getting a fuzzy reception"
King Funeral: "A Eulogy for King, a Scolding for Bush"
Poker: "Seeking New Sources of Money, Charities Get in on Poker Craze"
Sports - Varsity Bowling?: "Making Varsity, With a Ball That Has Holes in It"


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Rebuilding: "Storm Victims Face Big Delay to Get Trailers"
.......... - "Slow-moving bureaucracy leaves N.O. stuck in a cycle of waiting"


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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08 - Wednesday

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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.


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Plainfield Today: "Getting the most out of blogs: Understanding Permalinks"
Plain Talker: "Attorney will Receive $7,500 To Research Mayoral Issue"

Courier has nice cover picture on 'Community' section of Mayor Robinson-Briggs being
visited at her home by Girls Scouts selling their trademark cookies. Not in online edition.

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Edison - Column, SL: Tom Moran: "The reformer navigates a minefield in Edison"
Linden: "U.S. revisits crash that killed drunk cop, chastises city"
Manville: "Robbers pistol-whip employee, steal packages at travel agency"
New Brunswick: "Cahill: On the menu, top-notch development"
Rahway: "Rahway probing officer's accident; Did go-go bar visit preced car crash?"
Roselle Park: "Roselle Park shuffles school administrators"
Scotch Plains: "Town Hall primed for $3 million makeover"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: Schools Constructions Corp.: "School-building agency retooled"
Menendez' Vacant House Seat: "Vas challenges Sires to debates"

Gambling scandal hits pro hockey - Ledger:
..... - "Coach and trooper allegedly took bets from players, Gretzky's wife"
..... - "Gretzky's wife takes center ice in probe"
..... - "AG, lawyer at odds over trooper's story" Get a load of the loot list for this trooper!
..... - "NHL skates into an age-old problem"

Advance Placement Tests: "Few in poor districts ever take the exams"
East Orange: "Property revaluations detailed; First such effort in 32 years"
Election Reform - SL: "Pilot program on fundraising encourages election reformers"
..... - CN: "State not ready to give up 'clean' election goal"
Finances - SL: "Auditor: Nobody's minding the store; Describes lack of financial oversight"
..... - CN: "Auditor: State ignoring savings tips"
Homeowner Association Rules: "Judges say residents cannot sign away rights"
..... - Companion story: "In Camelot, rules hardly seem ideal"
Jersey City: "Start of train passenger screening goes smoothly at Exchange Place"
McMansions: "Livingston debates 'McMansion limits'"
Medicare: "Local druggists call Medicare plans an Rx for disaster"
Middletown: "School board charges superintendent inflated vacation time"
Newark: "Newark a likely site for armed homeland security copter"
Pay-to-play - Editorial, SL: "'Fair and open' nonsense"
Totowa: "One Year After Chemist's Murder, a Stalled Inquiry Angers Relatives"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here


NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Bush - SL: "President's budget unlikely to endure election-year politics"
..... - Analysis, WP: "Budget Plan Assumes Too Much, Demands Too Little"

Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - Boston Globe: "Abramoff's grand aims came early"
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - Boston Globe: "GOP senators add heat; Specter urges AG to get court review"
.......... - LA Times: "Gonzales ends up defending his credibility against claims he misled"
.......... - NYT: "Republican Who Oversees N.S.A. Calls for Wiretap Inquiry"
............... - "Ex - President Carter: Eavesdropping Illegal"
..... - Plamegate - AlterNet: "The Betrayal of Valerie Plame"

Boehner / Lobby connection - WP: "Boehner Rents D.C. Apartment Owned by Lobbyist"
FDA / Lobby connection - WP: "Former FDA Chief Joins Lobby Shop"
H-Bomb Plans - Oakland Tribune: "Lab officials excited by new H-bomb project"
Iraq - Guardian/UK: "US general admits presence of troops 'a destabilizing factor'"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Diet: "Low-Fat Diet's Benefits Rejected; Study Finds No Drop In Risk for Disease"
Coretta Scott King Funeral - NYT: "At Mrs. King's Funeral, a Mix of Elegy and Politics"
..... - WP: "Coretta Scott King's Legacy Celebrated in Final Farewell"
.............. - Photo galleries of the funeral and her life are here
The Muhammad Cartoons: "A Startling New Lesson in the Power of Imagery"
Real Estate: "2 Web Sites Push Further Into Services Real Estate Agents Offer"
....... The info site, Zillow, is here. The bidding site, Redfin, is here.


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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07 - Tuesday

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: "Tomorrow... tomorrow... tomorrow..."

Crime: "Four men charged in Plainfield kidnappings, robbery"
Collegiate Basketball: "Plainfield's Muhammad helps lead Cincinnati past Louisville"
Medicare: "Pallone in Plainfield: Medicare changes are tough pill for druggists to swallow"
Tax Overpayments: "Council authorizes transfer of unclaimed, overpaid taxes to surplus"
Workplace Accident: "Plainfield man injured in industrial accident"

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Edison: "Edison mayor and council clash on hiring attorney, business administrator"
Linden: "Drug lord in murder plot gets 20 years; 'Little Gotti' used fear to rule"
Sayreville: "Sayreville picks Weiner Lesniak, law firm with political ties to Democrats"
Scotch Plains: "Volunteers to raise funds for Jewish Federation of Central Jersey"
Somerville: "Muslim center gains ground in fight for Somerville mosque"
Union Twp.: "Woman says officer put her at risk for identity theft"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Legislature:
..... - Cabinet: "Corzine DEP and Human Services choices sail on to full Senate vote"
..... - Cell Phones - SL: "Crackdown advances on cell phone drivers"
.......... - CN: "Senators reintroduce cell phone bill"
..... - Katrina: "Assemblyman criticizes N.Y. hurricane assistance"
..... - Medicare: "New Medicare drug plan baffles senators, citizens"
..... - Property Taxes: "Access to tax records clears panel"
Maplewood: "Police station to be first 'green' cop shop in New Jersey"
Newark: "City lets Devils slide on hotel; Both sides concede to move arena along"
Paterson: "Ex-official at Paterson schools pleads guilty to taking bribes"
Schools Data: "State cannot decipher vast trove of school data"
'Sunshine' Law - Editorial, CN: "Bright idea: Let more 'Sunshine' in"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here


NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Bush - SL: "Bush budget geared to military; Tax cuts crimp family aid, NJ railways"

Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying hearings:
.......... - CN: "Senators challenge Gonzales on domestic spying program"
.......... - Boston Globe: "Prominent conservatives break with Bush on spying"
.......... - NYT: "In Limelight at Wiretap Hearing: 2 Laws, but Which Should Rule?"
.............. - The Times has excerpts here, an analysis here, and Findlaw docs here
.......... - USAToday: "Telecoms let NSA spy on calls"

CIA - WP: "Top Counterterrorism Officer Removed Amid Turmoil at CIA"
Iraq - Independent/UK: "Britain could start pulling out of Iraq in May, US general says"
..... - NYT: "Oil Graft Fuels the Insurgency, Iraq and U.S. Say"
Muhammed Cartoons: "Caricatures stoke Muslim rage across globe"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________











Eminent Domain: "Court faults seizure of house to aid religious group which built private school"
Geek Patrol: "Making the case for file backups"
King Funeral - WP: "King Funeral Site Reflects Changes in Black America"
..... - Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A full coverage section is here
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: "Sailor gets angry reply to bottle message"
Obituary: "Myron Waldman, Who Drew 'Betty Boop' Cartoon, Is Dead at 97"
Tripping through British museum: "Clumsy visitor brings fall of Qing dynasty vases"
Web Reviews: "Hotel Reviews Online: In Bed With Hope, Half-Truths and Hype"
........ As the Web becomes important in influencing commerce, worries that
........ hotels -- and other online merchants -- influence 'user' reviews


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Rebuilding: "The 'devastation tour' is New Orleans' newest attraction"


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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06 - Monday

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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.

Steelers - 21, Seahawks - 10. But you knew that already, right?

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Enhancements to 'Plainfield Today' and 'Clippings'"

A quiet day in the Ledger and the Courier is a 'good news, bad news' thing. The good
news is there are no horrific crime stories. The bad news is there are no stories.

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NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Budget: "Bill comes due for years of fiscal irresponsibility"
....... Quickie States survey...Winners: Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,
....... Idaho. Basket cases: New Jersey, California, Michigan, Louisiana, Mississippi
Contracts: "'Fair and open' criticized as neither; Bid reform leaves same cast in place"
Medicaid: "Managed-care boosters tout huge cost savings if plan adopted"
Totowa: "Leak from plant spills fuel oil into river"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here


NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Bush - Guardian/UK: "Crises over Hamas and Iran underline neocon mission's collapse"
..... - OpEd, SL/LAT: Bacevich: "The contrived charge of isolationism"

Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - Nation: "Can Justice Be Trusted?"
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - SL: "Wiretaps face doubts: Specter says AG has not offered a strong case"
.......... - Reuters: "Gonzales to downplay spy program's scope: Time"
.......... - WP: "Surveillance Net Yields Few Suspects"
..... - Plamegate - NYT: "New Details: Libby ties Cheney to C.I.A. Leak Case"
.......... - WP: "More Allegations of Libby Lies Revealed"

2006 Elections - WP: "Battle for Congress Hinges on Handful of Races"
Analysis - CommonDreams: Warren Whipple: "The Problem With the "Terror" Thingy"
Cartoon Furor - Newsday: "Protesters set embassy fires in Syria"
..... - WP: "Lebanon Protesters Set Embassy Afire"
Iran - SL: "Iran shuts nuclear door, then nudges it open"
Pentagon Strategy - WP: "Ability to wage 'Long War' is key to Pentagon 20-year plan"
..... - AFP: "Pentagon report singles out China as potential military rival"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Culture shock: "Found in Korea: 'Brack Power' condoms"
.......Discovered accidentally while researching blogging...one hardly knows where to begin...
Internet: "The End of the Internet: Are The Telcos Planning A Takeover?"
Litter: "Oakland considers levy to stem litter, tax on eateries would pay for cleanups"
King Ceremonies: "Thousands Pay Respects to King"
..... - WP: "A very public mourning for all the Kings' children"
Needle Exchanges: "Pediatrics group supports needle programs, talking to teens"
Unions - UAW: "Autoworkers takes driver's seat, sets new legislative agendas"
Wiki Politics: "On Capitol Hill, Partisanship Tests Web Site's Policies"


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Levees: "Floodwall standards set by Corps will be subject of much scrutiny"


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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