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Saturday, June 17, 2006

17 - Sat - Green et al proposal ignites debate... Pride Film Fest continues... Abbott woes detailed... PArk-Madison award...

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Since the Green / Moriarty / Sweeney proposal has helped ignite the state budget debate, all State Budget stories will be posted in the Plainfield section for the duration. -- Dan

Wondering about Courier and Ledger coverage of Plainfield? It's part of a nationwide problem -- check out 'Adapt or die' in the Of Interest section...



PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________


Plainfield Today: "Plainfield Pride Film Festival continues"
Plain Talker: "Abbott Woes Detailed"
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Green / Moriarty / Sweeney: David Rebovich: "Campaigning for and against the budget"
State Budget - SL: "Assembly leaders tell Corzine sales tax hike is dead"
..... - CN: "Lawmakers eye pensions as way to ease budget crisis"
..... - Quinnipiac Poll: "Voters oppose Corzine's sales tax proposal"
........... - story also details resistance to the plan from Assembly Democrats...
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Anti-Gang Program: "Anti-gang pilot program to expand next month" -- and why not Plainfield?
Park-Madison Office Building: "County honored for Park Madison complex"
Obituary: "Daniel Gilbreth, 88, one of the 'Cheaper by the dozen' kids"
..... - The Gilbreths originally lived in Plainfield, moving to Montclair ca. 1922

Connections? Food For Thought

(Photo, Star-Ledger)
..... - Cops & Segways: "Cops' futuristic two-wheel transports are the talk of Ocean Grove"
.......... - With a gallery of photos -- coming soon to Plainfield?
..... - Catastrophes: "NJ cities aren't ready for catastrophes; Evacuation plans faulted"
..... - Gangs: "New Jersey's 'Gang Free' website"

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Franklin (Somerset Co.): "Franklin Dems name new reform leader"


BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________

Lame Duck Council Members: "Bad times ahead for lame duck Newark Councilmembers"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Menendez / Kean - SL: "Menendez lashes Kean for remarks"
........ - NYT: "Menendez Takes Gloves Off While Kean Keeps His On"
........ - CN: "Fed-up Menendez rips Kean in speech before county officials"
........... - "Menendez campaign: Sires and Adler also took casino money"
........... - PoliticsNJ: "Menendez slams Kean on ethics"
..... - Kean - CN: "Kean says N.J. deserves corruption-free senator"
........ - SL: "Kean TV ads feature candidate with Sen. McCain"

Death Penalty - Editorial, SL: "The death penalty is a loser"
Medical Marijuana - Editorial, SL: "Legalize medicinal pot"
St. Barnabas HealthCare: "Saint Barnabas' bond rating likely to suffer, say analysts"

Towns:

..... - Newark:
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Camden: "Another round of drug overdoses; Fentanyl suspected"
..... - Ocean Grove: "Cops' futuristic two-wheel transports are the talk of Ocean Grove"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Haditha - SL/LAT: "General completes report on the killings at Haditha"
Iraq - SL: "House rejects timetable for troop withdrawal in Iraq"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

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

Cliché Corner - AJR: "Rearranging the deck chairs"
Episcopal Church: "Episcopalians Pressued on Gay Bishop Ban"
Newspapers - American Journalism Review: "Adapt or Die"
..... - the pickle the papers are in -- and suggestions about what to do
Wikipedia: "Growing Wikipedia Revises Its 'Anyone Can Edit' Policy"

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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"

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
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Friday, June 16, 2006

16 - Fri - HITS: More on missing $$$... Green/Moriarty/Sweeney press Corzine on contracts... Pride Film Festival...


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As war deaths reach 2500 [see Nation & World], the Ledger's John Farmer excoriates the GOP leadership's 'phony debate' in Congress. You should remember John Farmer is a Republican and was Tom Kean's attorney general.


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Plainfield Today: "HITS: More on missing $$$... Parking... Schools construction... Master Plan...."

Green / Moriarty / Sweeney Proposal: "Corzine pressed on contracts"

Film Festival: "Pride Film Festival running this weekend" -- and a link to films being shown
HIV Health Fair: "Health Center, Muhlenberg will sponsor HIV fair"

Connections? Food For Thought














..... - Dual Officeholding: "Advocates demanding end to double-dipping"
.......... - Full text of the NJPP report "One To A Customer" [PDF file]
..... - Eminent Domain - NYT: "Battle to Revise Eminent Domain Law Escalates"
..... - Daylaborers: "NYC to Consider Job Centers for Day Labor"
..... - Fentanyl: "More than 100 drug abusers have died from J&J's synthetic narcotic"
..... - Wal-Mart: Tom Moran: "Don't let the prices fool you: Wal-Mart is no bargain for N.J"
..... - World Cup: "A little bit of Costa Rica in Bound Brook"
..... - 'Good Lawyers Gone Bad': "Office of Attorney Ethics releases annual report"
..... - Superfund Sites: "Senators assail EPA for laxity in cleaning up Superfund sites"
..... - Preschools: "Preschool stole funds from kids, state says"
..... - Terrorism Drill: "Terrorism drill sparks alarm in Westfield"
..... - Oxycontin Ring: "Newark officer arrested in prescription drug scheme"
..... - Liquor Licenses: "Montclair tables action on 'parking' liquor license at garage"
..... - Accessibility: Joan Whitlow: "An obstacle course for the wheelchair-bound"
..... - Planning Board: "Bound Brook board member removed over 'racist' letter"

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Bound Brook: "Futbol: A little bit of Costa Rica in Bound Brook"
Dunellen: "Explosive removed from Dunellen home"
Edison: "Naked cop guilty for story after crash"
..... - "Ex-DCA chief fills key job in Edison"
Elizabeth: "After 12 years, whistleblowing sergeant is victor in court, to tune of $600K"
Scotch Plains: "Scientists to tackle section of Union County in Bio-Blitz"
Westfield: "Westfield to drop lease for school for troubled teens"


BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________

Bond Ordinance: "Bonding delayed; Booker's objections get $34M ordinance tabled"
Police Director - NYT: "Newark: Police Director Retiring"

.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here

NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Menendez / Kean Race: "Quinnipiac Poll: Menendez-Kean still close race"

Anti-Corruption Bill - SL: "Anti-corruption bill drops mandatory jail terms"
..... - CN: "Farber: Let bad politicians keep benefits"
..... - NYT: "Attorney General Opposes Anti-Corruption Bill"
Budget: "Codey sees no alternative to sales tax hike"
Eminent Domain - NYT: "Battle to Revise Eminent Domain Law Escalates"
Rutgers: "Rutgers to open public affairs school on Newark campus"
St. Barnabas HealthCare - SL: "Saint Barnabas to settle fraud charges"
.......... -Whistleblowers: "Whistleblowers behind the probe could be very rich"
..... - NYT: "Health Care Group to Repay $265 Million to Medicare"
Verizon & NSA - NYT: "New Jersey Demands Data on Phone Call Surveillance and Is Sued by U.S."
..... - SL: "ACLU petitions BPU for probe of phone-record access"
Xanadu: "Partner sought in Xanadu deal"

Towns:

..... - Newark: "Commission saves Newark YWCA facade"
..... - Orange: "Rasheed wins West Ward council seat"
..... - Toms River - SL: "2 charged with altering water quality reports"
.......... - NYT: "Water Managers Indicted Over Tests"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - SL: "Specter says he will press White House on spying"

2500 Dead - SL: "A war measured in deaths and dollars hits new levels"
Indecency - SL: "Broadcasters could be running for cover"
Iraq - NYT: "Congress Erupts in Partisan Fight Over Iraq War"
..... - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "A phony war debate led by sham warriors"
..... - Analysis - LAT: "Iraq Debate Pits Uncertainty Against Anxiety"
Jefferson Affair - NYT: "Democrats Vote to Force Jefferson Off Key Committee"
Mine Safety - SL: "Bush enacts overhaul of mine safety"
Supreme Court - LAT: "Supreme Court Weakens Police 'Knock and Announce' Rule"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

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

Catholicisim: "American bishops OK changes in the Mass"
Fentanyl: "More than 100 drug abusers have died from J&J's synthetic narcotic"
Hearing: "Study: Blacks hear better than whites"
Skin Cancer: "Even with sunscreen, there's risk of cancer"

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"

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, June 15, 2006

15 - Thu - Pride Film Fest... Gang arrests... School construction forum... Master Plan hearing... Corzine: Ignore Green et al on givebacks...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Plainfield Pride Film Festival this weekend"
Plain Talker: "Still No Phone" -- Bernice logs in at the Internet cafe...where you can, too!

Green / Moriarty / Sweeney Proposal: "Corzine to unions: Never mind legislators' idea for givebacks"

Crime Stats - NYT: "Small Cities Hit Hard in Crime Report" -- with a tri-state stat chart
Gangs & Fugitives - CN: "City gang members arrested in nationwide sting"
..... - SL: "Plainfield police cooperate in Fed seizure of dozens during N.J. raids"
..... - NYT: "2,100 Are Arrested on Immigration Violations"
Master Plan: "City meeting to focus on Master Plan, transit concept at 8 PM" and Tuesday's Plainfield Today
Plainwood Square Summer Concerts: "Summer concert series launches tonight at 6 PM"
School Construction Forum: "School construction forum Thursday evening (tonight) at 8 PM"
Tri-County Red Cross: "Singing at Carnegie Hall? Unbelievable!"

Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Retiree nourishes poor students: "Scholars Hatch From Former Professor's Nest Egg"
..... - Ripping Off Immigrants: "Dollars and Dreams: Immigrants as Prey"
..... - Animal Charity Fraud - SL: "Jersey court shuts down abused-animal charity"
........ - CN: "State slams alleged faux fundraiser with fine"
..... - Emergency Rooms: "ER care in critical condition, study finds"
..... - Abbott Schools: "Advocates demand Abbott school reform"
..... - Preschool: "Preschool director indicted with 2 others in theft case"
..... - Development: "Builder let go in Devils arena flap over cost"
..... - Union County Parks: "Boulders and plants to cut pollution at Warinanco"
........ - Meanwhile, has anyone seen work at Cedar Brook Lake recently? Seems awfully quiet...
..... - Tax Increases: "Perth Amboy residents decry huge tax hike"
..... - 'Special Meeting' Zoning Board fees: "Fees increasing for nearly everything"
..... - Same-sex partner benefits: "Montclair workers to reap benefits for same-sex mates"
..... - School Cell Phone Ban: "School Phone Ban Stirs, Yes, a Lot of Talk"

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Edison: "Edison Twp. council votes down creation of fire director job"
Perth Amboy: "Perth Amboy residents decry huge tax hike"
Roselle: "Roselle council race loser contests result"
Scotch Plains / Fanwood: "Teachers to hear details of contract"
Union County Hiring Freeze: "County hires 41 since freeze; Freeholders assailed for exceptions"


BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________

Transition: "Newark waiting for Booker and allies to deliver"
..... - OpEd, SL: "A cleaning must follow the sweep"
Council: "Lame duck city council can't manage a quorum"

.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: "Corzine says he's willing to appoint state comptroller"
Menendez / Kean Race: "Menendez has raised more, but Kean's family fortune is fatter"

Budget:

..... - "Tourette advocates: A 'little' budget cut could bleed us dry"
..... - "Corzine's budget cuts spark students to petition legislators"
DYFS: "DYFS gets a positive report card on safety"
Media Access to Prisoners: "State to end prison ban on interviews with inmates"
..... - Editorial, CN: "Jail media ban foolish, arbitrary"
Military Surplus: "N.J. smelter admits unauthorized sale of missile parts to China"
Pfizer - LAT: "NIH Researcher Gave Samples to Pfizer, Pocketed $600,000"
Prisco Parole Probe: "Ex-chairman mum about McGreevey parole flap"
Rutgers: "Donation revives plan for Rutgers makeover"
Verizon Spying for NSA: "Feds warn Jersey not to subpoena telephone records"

Towns:

..... - Newark: "Devils Arena builder let go in flap over cost"
..... - Holmdel: "Pastoral Site of Historic Bell Inventions Faces the End"
..... - Parsippany: "Parsippany approves Hindu temple plan"
..... - Orange: "Ruling on ballots could leave election in Orange a dead heat"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

2006 Elections - Analysis, LAT: "GOP Hopes to Close Door on Scandal"
Atlanta - NYT: "Ex-Mayor Given 30-Month Term and Financial Penalty in Tax Case"
Congressional Financial Disclosures: "Some highlights of congressional disclosure reports"
Non-citizens - NYT: "Judge Rules That U.S. Has Broad Powers to Detain Noncitizens Indefinitely"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

(Illustration, New York Times)
Women & The Presidency: "The Ascent of a Woman"


Peter, Paul & Mary: "Peter, Paul & Mary Still Have a Song to Sing All Over This Land"
..... - Mary, recovered from leukemia, and the guys -- still singing out after 46 years are about to get a lifetime achievement award. You can listen to some of their top tracks on rhapsody.com

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

Clinton on Talk Circuit: "Talk isn't cheap for Clinton: He made $7.5M last year"
Coulter: Bob Braun: "After book's criticism, all 9/11 widows can do is turn the page"
Drugs: "Officials Seeking Source of Lethal Heroin Mixture"
Garden Pests: "Biological weapons wage war on pests"

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_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Fraud: "FEMA official catches flak at hearing on hurricane relief fraud"

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"

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, June 14, 2006

14 - Wed - School construction forum tomorrow... PHS coach on hot seat... Guilt in '83 slaying... Emerson School groundbreaking...

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Plainfield Today: "School construction forum tomorrow evening"

1983 Murder of Marcus Jones - CN: "Man admits guilt in '83 slaying"
..... - SL: "Former South Plainfielder admits guilt in 1983 Plainfield killing"
Emerson School: "$14M Emerson Elementary breaks ground, project moves ahead"
PHS Athletic Director: "Omission on application puts focus on athletic director"


Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Jayson Williams - CN: "Williams loses bids on two retrial motions"
........ - SL: "Supremes to decide if Williams retrial will see cover-up evidence"
..... - Crime Stats: "UCR - 2005 Preliminary - New Jersey" -- Spreadsheet as a graphic, click to enlarge
..... - Privatizing Toll Roads: "Strapped States Try New Route, Lease Toll Roads to Foreign Firms"
..... - Human Trafficking: "Judge wants 11 deported Hondurans back in N.J."
..... - Sweeney: Tom Moran: "Straight-talking Sweeney ruins the fun at union convention"
..... - Vas Campaign: "Consultant says Vas campaign owes her $4,000"
..... - Teacher Contracts: "With no contract, teachers wearing their gripes"
..... - Eminent Domain - Editorial, CN: "Eminent domain should be tough sell"

Events for this week are here

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Bridgewater: "Bridgewater taps captain to be new police chief"
Bridgewater Commons: "DNA match leads police to charges in '03 watches heist"
Edison: "Choi foes charge return of 'machine'"
Scotch Plains: "Decision postponed on trying Jerseyan as spy"
Vauxhall: "Mall manager looks at big picture with store closings"
Westfield: "Monster smash"


BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________

Council Runoffs - SL: "Booker's six choices for council win runoffs"
........ - Analysis: "Two sons win races, but third falls short"
..... - NYT: "Team Booker Sweeps Municipal Races in Newark"
..... - CN:
Lame Duck Council: "Plan to vote on Newark condos raises eyebrows"
..... - It's billed as an 'emergency meeting' -- what's the emergency?

The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: "Corzine asks Republicans for budget help; one offers praise"
.......... - Town Meeting: "Corzine holds town meeting on budget tonight in Paterson"
..... - NYT: "As '07 Budget Draws Near, Corzine Meets Republicans"
Menendez: "Menendez uses excerpts from kickoff speech in first broadcast ad"
Kean - SL: "First lady visits, and Kean avoids Route 1"
..... - NYT: "Laura Bush Stumps for Kean, and Things Go Smoothly"
..... - CN: "First lady Laura Bush stumps for Kean Jr. at fundraiser"

Budget: "Budget, tax debates rage on in Trenton"
Green Acres: "Trust awards more than $80 million to save open space and farmland"
Ground Zero Development: "Leases called key to 9/11 project"
Legislature: "Sen. Sweeney finds no co-sponsor for bill cutting lawmakers' pay"
..... - Sweeney: Tom Moran: "Straight-talking Sweeney ruins the fun at union convention"
Prisons Construction Probe: "2 pulled out of state jobs amid probe"
Prisons & Media: "State slams door on media access to prisons"

Towns:

..... - Newark: "21 arrested, $137K in drugs seized at Bradley Court housing complex"
..... - Jersey City: "Tainted soil at $130M Jersey City golf course raises concerns"
..... - Bayonne: "Bayonne Mayor Doria triumphs in mayoral runoff"
..... - East Orange: "Bowser saluted for national post"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - ABC: "Safavian case goes to jury"
..... - Plamegate - WP: "Karl Rove Won't Be Charged in CIA Leak Case"
........ - I'll post my source's explanation of their 'Rove's indicted' story as soon as they post it -- Dan

Dems 'Take Back America' Conference - WP: "Activists Boo Clinton"
EPA - LAT: "EPA Rule Loosened After Oil Chief's Letter to Rove" -- plus a PDF of the letter
Iraq - SL: "President assures Iraqi leader"
..... - NYT: "House Approves $66 Billion for Iraq War"
Lewis Investigation - WP: "Lewis Hires Legal Team Amid Investigation"
Star Chamber returns? - Newsday: "Defense Lawyers Shut Out by New Secrecy"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

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

Blogs Revolutionize Politics?: "Could a 15-Year-Old With a Laptop Be the New Campaign Media Guru?"
Diabetes: "Next diabetes drugs seem to keep the weight off"
..... - I understand rooting for the home team, but the real news in diabetes treatment and weight loss is Amylin's products Byetta and Symlin, as presented at the ADA meeting on Sunday.

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_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Fraud: "Fraudulent Katrina and Rita Claims Top $1 Billion"

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"

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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