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Saturday, April 22, 2006

22 - Sat - Teen shot in back... People are dying to hear... Darden on schools' lobbying...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "People are dying to hear..."

Shooting: "Plainfield teenager critical after being shot in the back"
Letters - CN: Robert Darden: "Schools' Lobbying: Wrong use of funds"
..... - Valerie Cummings: "City forum offered hope for future"

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

North Plainfield: "After years of hiccups, boro begins municipal building renovations"
Jayson Williams - CN: "Jayson Williams retrial gets OK"
..... - SL: "Appeals panel upholds retrial of ex-NBA star"

NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Anthrax Samples - SL: "Anthrax vials could be missing, but health aides play down risk"
..... - CN: "State lab can't find anthrax samples"
State Pension Investments - Editorial, SL: "Moral investment move"

Towns
. - Newark: "Newark Mayor Rebukes State in Fund Dispute"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Scandal Central:
..... - Abu Ghraib: "Getting Closer to the Top?"
..... - CIA 'Renditions' - Le Monde: "Seven CIA Flights Went Through France"

CIA Leaks - WP: "CIA Officer Is Fired for Media Leaks"
.......... - Career officer may have leaked domestic spying, CIA 'renditions'
..... - NYT: "C.I.A. Fires Senior Officer Over Leaks"
Immigrants - NYT: "Immigrant Groups Plan Campaign to Bring Legal Changes"
..... - LAT: "Nationwide Raids Intensify Focus on the Employment of Illegals"
............... - Includes a map of locations
Lobbying and National Security - WP: "Power Player Faces Charges for Talking"
..... - Condi Leaks?: "Lawyer: Rice Allegedly Leaked Defense Info"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Breast Cancer: "Study: Minorities are screened less, more likely to die from the disease"
Gas Prices: "The Battle Over the Blame for Gas Prices"
..... - and in New Jersey: "Lack of ethanol fuels gasoline shortage"

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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.

ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS 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 |

(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have
expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.
Plainfiield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are
Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)

Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a
period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken
or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive
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Friday, April 21, 2006

21 - Fri - HITS: Laddie a gold-digger?... Rev. Rick riffs on schools... CSI: Plainfield...

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Mark your calendars: Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs will present her report on the
first 100 days of her administration next Thursday, 4/27, 6:00 P.M., Washington School

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________











Plainfield Today: "HITS: Laddie a gold-digger?... Rev. Rick riffs on schools... CSI: Plainfield..."

Crime - SL: "Police: Plainfield man ran East End marijuana operation"
Fire: "Tuesday night fire destroys Brewster Court home"


Connections?
Food For Thought

..... - Immigration: Robert Samuelson: "Conspiracy Against Assimilation"
..... - Condos: "Condos coming to Bound Brook"
..... - Public Housing Rents: "27% of Tenants Face More Rent Under NYC Plan"
..... - Transition Plans: "Booker nonprofit creating a guide on urban issues"
..... - Public Records: "Old Bridge to simplify access, make executive sessions more timely"
..... - Construction Inspections: "Licenses suspended amid flak over W. Orange club"
.......... DCA: Inspectors have no right to ignore planning or zoning board decisions
...... - Shootings: "Newark cops seize more guns; Violence grows, shootings rise nearly 10%"

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Bound Brook: "Condos coming to Bound Brook"
Clark: "Councilman's attendance a campaign question; missed 25% of meetings"
Cops' Fireworks, Drinking: "Detectives' fireworks fiasco sparks disciplinary charges"
..... - This is the story that was MIA yesterday...
Edison: "Ford promises to clean up toxic debris"
Elizabeth: "City goes to US Supreme Court over 2001 ejection of Monteiro from meeting"
New Brunswick: "Cop's use of 'disproportionate' force faces probe"
Route 22: "Corridor improvements to break ground next year"
Union County Budget: "4.8% tax increase in county budget"
Westfield: "Calm day at Westfield High; Police, dogs were in place as a precaution"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine - SL: "I won't wait for you, Corzine tells Legislature; asks faster action on tax reform"
..... - CN: "Corzine acknowledges state's tax woes"

DEP: "New Jersey close to drought"
DYFS - SL: "Budget panel warns DYFS it can't count on extra funds"
..... - NYT: "Trenton Child Safety Czar Fights Uphill"
Gas Prices: "Gas prices climb with no relief on horizon"
'Governor's School': "A quick change of fortune for the Governor's School"
State Pension Investments: "State to wrap up Sudan divestment by August"
State Sen. Wayne Bryant: "Son's death is latest setback for embattled state senator"
Voting Machines: "Judge doubts voting machine timetable"
'Water tax': "Proposed water tax picks up support as drought watch looms"
Towns:

..... - Newark - SL: "Booker, Rice vow to make Newark safer"
.......... - Booker - SL: "Booker nonprofit creating a guide on urban issues"
.......... - Sharpe - NYT: "Newark Ordered to Freeze Funds Linked to Departing Mayor"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Newark Housing Authority: "Council Prez Bradley resigns post on housing authority"
Newark Police: "Police seize more guns; City's violence grows as shootings rise nearly 10%"
..... - West Orange: "Licenses suspended amid ongoing flak over W. Orange club"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

China - NYT: "Bush and Chinese leader vow to cooperate on Iran"
..... - SL: "Transcript: What Bush and Hu said in Washington"
Congress & Iraq War - SL: "Iraq bill cuts gear for troops but adds controversial aircraft"
FCC: "FCC expands payola probe of 4 major radio companies"
Guant
รกnamo: "Release of Gitmo list stirs anger in nations"
Immigration - Employers - SL: "'Targeted' immigration raid rounds up 1,194"
..... - NYT: "U.S. Crackdown Set Over Hiring of Immigrants"
Medicare - SL: "Feds beat goals for Medicare Part D"
Immigration - OpEd, WP: Robert Samuelson: "Conspiracy Against Assimilation"
Iraq - NYT: "Shiite Drops Bid to Keep Post as Premier"
Supreme Court - SL: "A new go-between for courts, Congress"
White House Staff - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Bush made his spokesman unbelievable"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Commuting: "Commute gone wild for quality of lifestyle"
Judaism, Conservative: "Facing interfaith couples, a Jewish movement thaws"
Maypoles: "Maypole Festivals: Dancing to Celebrate Spring"
Medical Marijuana: "F.D.A. Dismisses Medical Benefit From Marijuana"
Redacting Documents: "NSA paper on redacting documents" (PDF file)
....... You must click 'Accept' at bottom of page to get access to document.
....... This is THE doc on redaction, from the people in charge!
.... - Microsoft Redaction Tool Info: "Redaction add-in for MS Word 2003"


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SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Rebuilding: "Hillborough teacher helps clear homes of Katrina victims"


PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS:
The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.

ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS 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 |

(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have
expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.
Plainfiield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are
Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)

Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a
period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken
or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive
the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.

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Thursday, April 20, 2006

20 - Thur - Council's Wed debut.. Inspections, crime leade concerns.. Sharpe to be honored at Plainfield brunch..

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Council's Wednesday debut"
Plain Talker: "Inspections, Crime Lead Public Concerns"

DuCret Student Makes Good: "Step by step to cultural arbiter of the county"
Green Brook Flood Control: "With video of devastation, officials plead for further funds"
Veterans: "American Legion Post seeking veterans"
WKMB Brunch: "Sharpe, Maddox and Soaries to be honored at celebrity brunch"
..... Hmmmm...Read this carefully. Does it say they are going to be there?

MIA: Major story about Frances Robinson of Plainfield seeking posthumous masters degree
from Akron U for her son Charles Plinton, who committed suicide after being suspended
by the school over drugs even after a criminal court had cleared him. Print edition only.


Connections?
Food For Thought

..... - Voting Machines: "Voting machine glitch casts doubt on election outcome"

Events for this week are here

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

MIA: Story on unnamed undercover drug cops from a number of towns who set off seized
fireworks, sparking a truck fire. Also facing departmental charges are 20 others who drank
beer on duty that same night. Saying the conduct is 'not to be excused,' Prosecutor Romankow
says he will not be pressing criminal charges....


Edison: "Edison session to focus on cleanup of tainted concrete"
Elizabeth: "Elizabeth is a set for up-and-coming filmmaker"
Linden: "A Giant goes long for reading; Umenyiora says education comes before sports"
North Plainfield: "Borough man arrested in North Plainfield stabbing"
Summit: "Car stop yields a record drug bust - 10 lbs. of marijuana" - Cheech and Chong?
Westfield: "Lawyer's theft conviction tossed out"
Union County: "Arts and culture grant-writing program May 3"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: "Property tax convention: Legislative resistance puts proposal on a 2008 timetable"

DYFS: "Corzine sees 'failure' in reforms for child welfare"
Ground Zero Development: "Bid to restart Ground Zero negotiations"
Medical Education: "State board gives a clean bill to Touro Medical School plan"
..... - "Medical training meets the street; Newark students treat patients"
Pharma: "Study links money with drug experts"
Ramapough Shooting: "Corzine promises a fair probe into deadly scuffle"
School Budgets - SL: "Voters reject nearly half of school budgets, most since 1994"
..... - CN: "Central Jersey voters vent property tax frustrations at the polls"
.............. - "Tax disgust statewide helped fuel levy defeats"
Supreme Court - SL: "Justices overrule Legislature on arming probation officers"
..... - CN: "Law arming probation officers voided"
Wealth: "Got Money? Where New Jersey's wealthy live" - and map of wealthy counties
Xanadu: "How a Mall in the Meadowlands Is Bleeding a Company"
Towns:

..... - Newark - NYT: "Booker Says Newark Mayor Is 'Giving Away Our Land'"
.......... - Rice Campaign: "James comes out stumping for Rice as mayor"
.......... - East Ward: "Debate gets intense in East Ward challenge"
.......... - Sharpe James: "James will lead Urban Issues Institute at Essex County College"
............... - Campaign Funds: "Questions arise over James' use of funds"
....... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Hoboken: "Ex-mayor loses health coverage and $31K in pay over graft conviction"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Immigration - LAT: "Faith Shapes Views at a Church of Immigrants"
Israel - OpEd, NYT: Tony Judt: "A Lobby, Not a Conspiracy"
White House Staff - WP: "As McClellan Leaves, Rove Gives Up Policy Post in Shake-Up"
..... - Analysis, WP: "White House Shifts Into Survival Mode"
.......... - "Top Bush Aide Loses a Post in Overhaul"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Education: "Boys Are No Match for Girls in Completing High School"
Obituary: "Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg, Scholar, Mensch and Blunt Advocate for Civil Rights"
Profile: "Fox News' Brit Hume: Moving to the Right"

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SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |


PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS:
The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.

ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS 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 |

(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have
expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.
Plainfiield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are
Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)

Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a
period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken
or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive
the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.

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Wednesday, April 19, 2006

19 - Wed - Barksdale and Abdul-Haqq top charts.. Thank God for Ray Blanco.. Rick Taylor weighs in..

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Breaking news: "Board of Ed - Dailies' election tallies"

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Barksdale and Abdul-Haqq top vote getters"
.......... - "Thank God for Ray Blanco!"
Plain Talker: "Barksdale, Abdul-Haqq Lead BOE Winners"

School Board - CN: "Activist joins Plainfield school board"
Letters to Editor - CN: Maria Pellum: "City should better image, fight crime"
.......... - Rev. Rick Taylor: "City superintendent unaccountable"

Connections?
Food For Thought

..... - Sweetheart deals: "Booker criticizes city sale of properties; says builders get deals'"

Events for this week are here

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Union County School Budgets: "School budgets fail in 8 of 19 county districts"
Somerset County School Budgets: "10 of 19 school budgets defeated yesterday"
Middlessex County School Budgets: "School budgets fail in 15 of 24 county districts"
Bridgewater: "Bridgewater-Raritan Boro residents approve $126M budget"
Dunellen: "Dunellen: Budget defeated by thin margin"
Middlesex Boro: "Middlesex Borough: Two incumbents snag board seats"
Scotch Plains/Fanwood: "Scotch Plains-Fanwood: Nelson, Whitehouse, Woerner win seats"
South Plainfield: "Residents refuse $50 million budget"
Union Twp.: "GOP squabbling over primary candidacies"
Warren/Watchung: "Watchung Hills: Trio of newcomers welcomed to board"
Westfield: "Shooting rumor leaves high school on guard"
.......... - "Proposed district budget approved"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: "Tax files of the rich and powerful; Corzine tops list, paying $13 million"

DYFS: "DYFS suffers crisis in personnel, keeping caseworkers a problem"
Ramapough Shooting: "Corzine-Ramapough meeting set for today"
Tobacco Settlement Money: "State sues tobacco firms in dispute over payments"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ cashier faces trial on charges of stealing $30,000"
Towns:

..... - Newark: "Booker criticizes city sale of properties; says builders get 'rock-bottom prices'"
....... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
.......... - "Mayor's yachting season went up in flames; James sues for overheating engine"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Bush - Vanity Fair: Carl Bernstein: "Senate Hearings on Bush, Now"

Cheney - Law Prof Blog: "'Katrina tax' benefits for non-Katrina charitable gifts"
Colombia: "Death squad allegations threaten to derail Bush's last Latin ally"
FBI: "Writer's survivors resent bid by FBI to scrutinize files"
Freddie Mac - WP: "Freddie Mac Settles FEC Fundraising Probe With Record Fine"
Immigration Reform - CSM: "Hiring illegals is just as illegal"
Iraq - Reconstruction - LAT: "Corruption Scandal Brings Down Former Air Force Star"
..... - Militias - KR Newswire: "U.S. knew Shiite militias were a threat but took no action"
..... - Civil War? - Truthout: "The Ongoing War on Truth in Iraq"
..... - Veterans - WP: "Limbs Lost to Enemy Fire, Women Forge a New Reality"
'No Child Left Behind' - AP: "States Omitting Minorities' Test Scores"
Rumsfeld on Rumsfeld - AP: "Rumsfeld: Some grumbling inevitable"
Smithsonian - WP: "End Smithsonian-Showtime Deal, Filmmakers and Historians Ask"
White House Staff - AP: "Bush names budget aide and talks of more moves"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Pope Benedict XVI: "Low-key pontiff surprises friends and opponents"

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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.

ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS 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 |

(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have
expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.
Plainfiield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are
Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)

Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a
period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken
or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive
the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006

18 - Tue - Barksdale and Abdul-Haqq slimed.. New Council schedule kicks in.. QUEST challenges Bd of Ed on ethics..

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Sleaze alert: A last-minute mailing attempts to slime Board of Ed candidates
Pat Barksdale and Rasheed Abdul-Haqq. Read my post in Plainfield Today,
get mad, and get your friends, family and neighbors to vote.
-- Dan


PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Barksdale and Abdul-Haqq slimed in last-minute mailing piece"
............... - "Board of Ed 'Pick 3' - 1 6 7"
Plain Talker: "New Meeting Schedule Kicks In"

School Board - Letter: "QUEST challenges School Board on ethics issues"
Plainfield Artist Honored [last item]: "Group to honor Mel Holston at annual lunch"

Connections?
Food For Thought

..... - Schools: "Corzine backs new scrutiny of school district spending"
..... - Taxes: "Settlement creating different assessments causes tension and confusion"

Events for this week are here

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NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: "Corzine issues sales tax challenge: Find alternative"

Health Insurance: "State eyes way to mandate universal coverage, like Mass."
Prof. Sharpe James?: "James eyed to head up Urban Issues Institute"
Legislature: "Stalling on needle exchange, stem cell researcy angers Corzine"
John Lynch - SL: "Bribery indictment points to two friends of Lynch"
..... - APP: "Indictment linked to party boss"
Pensions and 'Blood Money': "Darfur crisis pulls on Jersey's purse strings"
Schools - SL: "Corzine backs new scrutiny of school district spending"
..... - CN: "Law offers districts financial bailouts"
Taxes: "Legal settlement creating different assessments causes tension and confusion"
Towns:

..... - Newark: "James sounds off on benefit for Booker; Says ex-rival using pay-to-play"
............... - NYT: "Voucher Issue a Touchy Topic in Newark Race"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Newark - Council Races: "Boos and cheers in North Ward debate"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Scandal Central:
..... - Iraq Reconstruction - Boston Globe: "US firms suspected of bilking Iraq funds"

Climate Change - SF Chron: "Scientists say they're being gagged by Bush White House"
Iraq War Runup - Truthout: "State Department Memo: '16 Words' Were False"
Rumsfeld - Bloomberg: "Rumsfeld May Be Permanently Tainted by War in Iraq"
..... - Newsweek: "Anatomy of a Revolt: Why the Generals Spoke Out"
..... - Guardian/UK: "Call goes out for top brass to back Rumsfeld"
White House Staff - NYT: "New Chief of Staff: The White House Exits Are Open"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Breast Cancer: "Breast cancer drug found to carry fewer side effects"
Mounted Police Comback?: "A New Crime Fighter, for $10 in Hay and Oats"

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


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Health Impact: "Storm Evacuees Found to Suffer Health Setbacks"


PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS:
The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.

ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS 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 |

(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have
expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.
Plainfiield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are
Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)

Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a
period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken
or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive
the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.

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