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Saturday, September 16, 2006

Evironmental Fair today... Wine Discovery tomorrow... Complete Lynch coverage... Senators rebuff Bush on torture...

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TODAY: ENVIRONMENTAL FAIR: Sponsored by the PMUA. Library Park, 11 AM - 3 PM. Bungee, rock climb, Moonbounce, entertainment, more.

TOMORROW:
WINE DISCOVERY: Join the Friends of the Library for a sampling of red, white and sparkling wines. Food & music. Benefits Library programming. $45 per person, bring checks to 'FOPPL' to door on Sunday. At Belle Lawn, 1050 Rahway Road. 3 - 6 PM.

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "And ANOTHER thing..."
Plain Talker: "Hispanic Celebration Begins"

McGreevey - Bergen Record: "Cipel affair made me feel 'invincible'"

'Concerned Citizens': "Citizens group meets Monday on violence"
Schools: "Plainfield schools get tough on cell phones"
..... - "Schools sponsoring Friday recreation"

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

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Hispanic Heritage Month Events Online Calendar: English and Spanish.
Events for this week are here

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



BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Booker to new cops: "Free Newark residents of fear, mayor tells new police officers"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: "County Improvement authorities rebuffed on bid to expand powers"
Menendez / Kean Race: "A Kean on the Ballot? What Else Is New?"
.......... - "Dems blast Kean on ethics"

Lynch Corruption Case - SL: "Lynch pleads guilty to fraud, tax evasion charges"
.......... - Corzine reaction: "GOP and governor decry 'culture of corruption'"
.......... - Cahill's reaction: "New Brunswick mayor upset by predecessor"
.......... - Tom Moran: "The big one that didn't get away"
.......... - The Company: "Ensnared, firm's gone from sand mining to sandlot"
..... - HNT: "Lynch pleads guilty; Sentencing in December on fraud, tax evasion"
..... - CN: "Party boss pleads guilty"
..... - NYT: "Ex-Leader of New Jersey Senate Is Guilty of Corruption"
.......... - Chris Christie: "U.S. Attorney Emerges as a Legal, and Political, Force"
..... - Bergen Record: "Ex-Senate president admits he got payoffs"

Minority Businesses: "More Jersey pacts to go to minorities"
PSE&G / Exelon: "Failed merger leaves advocates cheering, investors jeering"
Rutgers: "Rutgers looking to raise $1 billion, explore merger with UMDNJ"
Statehouse: "Security changes coming to Statehouse"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.

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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________














Editorial Cartoon: Larry Wright, The Detroit News

Bush on Tribunals - Editorial, WP: "Bush lobbies Congress for torture"
..... - Editorial, SL: "Tortured logic on terror"
..... - NYT: "Bush Says G.O.P. Rebels Are Putting Nation at Risk"
.......... - "Excerpt From Bush’s Remarks" and "Complete Transcript" -- plus chart.
Bush on bin Laden: "George Bush, Chief Flipflopper"
Corruption - WP: "Abramoff Investigation: Rep. Ney Admits Selling Influence"
Darfur - SL: "Bush urges U.N. to send peacekeepers into Darfur"
Iraq - Baghdad - NYT: "Iraqis Plan to Ring Baghdad With Trenches"
Iraq & bin Laden - WP: "CIA Learned in '02 That Bin Laden Had No Iraq Ties"
Iraq - Poorly Equipped Troops: "Murtha Lays the Dead at Rumsfeld's Door"
Plame Leak: "New Clues in the Plame Mystery" -- yet ANOTHER piece in this puzzle.


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________










(Photo, NY Times)

Spinach Scare - NYT: "Likely Source of Bad Spinach Is Named as Outbreak Widens"
..... - SL: "Spinach pulled off store shelves, menus" -- You would never eat ANYTHING from the store without washing it first, right?

Pope Benedict's remarks on Islam - SL: "Pope's words on Islam evoke torrent of protest"
..... - Bergen Record: "Pope angers NJ Muslims"
..... - WP: "Remarks by Pope Prompt Muslim Outrage, Protests"
..... - Transcript: "Pope Benedict's Speech at Regensburg University"

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

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


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

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

Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"

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 | TNS - The New Standard | 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. Plainfield 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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Friday, September 15, 2006

15 - Fri - HITS: Roundup... Condos rejected... McGreevey... Schools in funding plan... Booker models constituent relations...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "HITS: 9/15/06 - Roundup..."










(Photo, NY Times)

McGreevey - SL: "McGreevey: In love from the first kiss"
..... - NYT: "McGreevey Finds Revising an Image Is Not So Easy"
.......... - Corzine reaction: "Corzine put off by 'prurience' in McGreevey book"
..... - CN: "Early copy of McGreevey tell-all reveals his life"

School Funding: "School funding for Plainfield in TF proposal"
South Ave Condos - SL: "Condo plan rejected by zoners in Plainfield"
..... - CN: "Plainfield rejects apartment complex plan"
Suit Against County Paratransit: "Plainfield man's sister sues county in fatal fall from bus"
'Sullivan Law' Appeal: "Plainfield family fights war on 2 fronts"

Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
GSP/Rte 280: "Construction to begin today on interchange"

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Inspections: "Union Twp. Landlords protest 2-family inspection law"
..... - Overcrowding: "Lambertville looking into house with 30, including 10 kids"
..... - Constituent Meetings: "Booker gives new meaning to 'chat room'"

Hispanic Heritage Month Events Online Calendar: English and Spanish.
Events for this week are here

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


TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Carteret: "Gateway ribbon-cutting: 146 condos, 32 townhouses, 700-space deck"
Edison: "$53M, 3-year project to widen a section of Rt. 1 from GSP to 287"
Hillsborough: "Town mulls drop in building permit fees"
Hillside: "Budget is presented on deadline; No tax hike sought"
New Brunswick: "Changing face of city: 4 times as many Hispanics as in'80"
Roselle Park: "Mayor outlines crime-prevention proposal and forum on gangs"
Union Twp.: "Landlords protest two-family inspection law"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Constituent Meetings: "Booker gives new meaning to 'chat room' in Newark"
..... - OpEd: Joan Whitlow: "Questions about the city where I (at least) live"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Menendez / Kean Race: "New Menendez TV ad portrays senator as corruption fighter"
..... - "Democrats question donations to Kean"
..... - "Republicans seek to block last-minute candidate switch"
..... - "Kean, Menendez fling mud, accusations over security"

Bonds: "State assures rating agencies it's working to pay $40M"
Legislature: "Arm us, probation officers ask"
Lynch & Corruption - SL: "Power broker Lynch to admit corruption" -- Throwing himself under the bus to save others?
..... - NYT: "Guilty Plea Expected From Former Senate Leader in Trenton"
..... - HNT: "Guilty plea expected today on corruption, tax evasion"
PSE&G / Exelon Merger - SL: "Exelon pulls plug on PSEG merger"
..... - NYT: "New Jersey Opposition Leads to Utility Merger’s Collapse"
Schools Construction - SL: "Cost of school building backlog is $3.25 billion"
..... - NYT: "A Push for $3 Billion for New Jersey School Projects"
..... - CN: See Plainfield section.
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Tax Sharing: "Tax sharing plan from Minnesota urged for Jersey"
..... - "Officials consider regional taxation"
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Towns: East Orange: "Arrests net gang leaders, authorities say"


Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________















Editorial Cartoon: Marlette, Tulsa World


Al Qaeda - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "The man who helped make Osama possible"
Detainee Bill - NYT: "An Unexpected Collision Over Detainees"
..... - Powell Opposition - WP: "Powell Opposes Bush Interrogation Legislation" -- and NYT blog.
.......... - SL: "Powell leads Senate charge against Bush on terror detainees"
Iran - Reuters: "IAEA protests "dishonest" U.S. report on Iran"
Iraq War Runup - Newsweek Web Exclusive: "Atta in Prague"
Media - NY Observer: "Times Studies How to Shake Feds" -- Disposable Phones, Erasable Notes, 'Act Like a Drug Dealer'
Oil Royalties Ripoff - NYT: "Royalty Agreement Near" -- BP, Shell ripped off gov.
..... - "Interior Official Assails Agency for Ethics Slide in Oil Leases"
Plame Leak: "Novak changes his story on Plame leak - again" -- Novak's Armitage column.


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

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

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


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

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

Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"

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 | TNS - The New Standard | 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. Plainfield 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, September 14, 2006

14 - Thu - $12M notes puzzle today... Board denies South Ave condos... McGreevey revelation...

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TONIGHT: RECEPTION & PRESENTATION, Hispanic Heritage Month, 7 PM, Public Library

CORRECTION: FUSP Potluck & Talk by Councilor Burney is FRIDAY, 6 PM.


PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________









Plainfield Today: "$12M notes sale today is a puzzle"
Plain Talker: "Zoning Board Denies South Avenue Condo Project"

Concerned Citizens: "Civic group to look at gang violence"
McGreevey: "McGreevey reveals start of gay affair"

..... - OpEd, SL: Paul Mulshine: "Buying love with the public purse"

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

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Construction Inspections: "Blundering building official faces probe" -- and the case file.
..... - Immigrant Women: "Female immigrants send most of their wages home"
..... - Zoning: "East Orange board delays vote on $200M condo plan" -- Board's authority to change zoning also questioned.
..... - Overcrowding: "Police find 30 crammed into Lambertville home"

Hispanic Heritage Month Events Online Calendar: English and Spanish.
Events for this week are here

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


TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Berkeley Heights: "Move westward is big step forward for Summit Medical Group"
Union Twp: "Shortcut to Italy, by way of Union"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Police Director: "McCarthy contesting conviction in melee"
Essex County: "Taking down gangs a federal matter now"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

MIA -- Ledger has a PRINT ONLY article on anti-gang programs AG will discuss tomorrow.

Menendez / Kean Race: "Menendez declines to debate Kean on 'Meet The Press'"

Death Penalty - SL: "Survivors of murder victims argue both sides of issue before panel"
..... - CN: "Advocates: No relief with death penalty"
NJ Transit: "NJ Transit names headquarters after agency's 'founding father'"
School Construction Loan: "Lenders will get $275K interest before construction loan begins"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Consolidation: "Hidden cost of streamlining: Lawsuits by public employees"
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Towns: East Orange: "Zoning board delays vote on $200M condo plan" -- Board's authority to change zoning also questioned.


Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
















Editorial Cartoon: Horey

2006 Elections - WP: "In R.I., a Model for GOP Voter Turnout"

..... - NYT: "Aim & Fire: Vets Group Fires On GOP Over Body Armor Votes" -- view the video.
.......... - "In Unpredictable District, Some Say Bush Is Politicizing Terrorism"
.......... - "Democrats Form New Group for Fund-Raising and Ads"
9/11 Aftermath - SL: "Probe sought of Whitman and WTC site"
Bush & Religion - WP: "Bush Tells Group He Sees a 'Third Awakening'"
.......... - National Review: "The Corner: On religion in America"
Domestic Eavesdropping - Editorial, SL: "Don't silence spying debate"
Plame Affair - WP: "Novak Accuses His Plame Source Of Distortion"
.......... - SL: "CIA agent sues another who blew her cover"
Voting Machines - SL: "Princeton team offers proof that e-voting can be easily rigged"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________












(Photo, NY Times)
Health: "The War Over Salt"

Hispanic immigrants: "Study: Spanish use dies quickly among generations of Hispanics"

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

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


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

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

Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"

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 | TNS - The New Standard | 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. Plainfield 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, September 13, 2006

13 - Wed - Why you'll NEED a wine tasting... Hispanic Heritage month... McGreevey meets Oprah...

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Tonight: Zoning Board continues hearing on South Ave condo proposal, 8 PM, City Hall Library.

Tomorrow: Reception and Presentation opening Hispanic Heritage Month, 7 PM, Public Library.


PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "You'll NEED the wine-tasting after this..."
Plain Talker: "Hispanic Heritage Month"

McGreevey - SL: "On a new stage, McGreevey takes 'Confession' to Oprah"
..... - CN: "Friends in tow, McGreevey shares memoirs on 'Oprah'"
..... - NYT: "McGreevey Tells Oprah Winfrey About New Book, and New Life"
Budget: "Plainfield taxpayers can expect to pay more"
Crime: "East Orange man sought in East 5th Street slaying"
'First Suburbs': "'First suburbs' are finding strength in numbers"

Hispanic Heritage Month [2nd item]: "Library kicks off celebration"
HIV Testing: "Free HIV testing offered at mobile lab"

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

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Homophobia at State Dem Convention?: Tom Moran: "He was no Cher, they were not sunny"
..... - Bidding & Ethics: "Montclair councilor sues colleagues over contracts"
..... - Affordable Housing: "Affordable housing units open in affluent Harding"
..... - Real Estate: "Online Tool Lets You Research Properties" -- Property Shark site.
..... - Real Estate: "The Immigration Equation: Will Immigrants Save the Market?"
..... - Real Estate: "The Pork-Bellies Approach to Housing"

Hispanic Heritage Month Events Online Calendar: English and Spanish.
Events for this week are here

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....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
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..Click HERE to get listing form..|
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Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']


TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Franklin Twp.: "Township halts reassessment amid public outcry"
Roselle: "Roselle board hears a handful of gripes"
Somerset Co.: "Prison for animal rights activists"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Council: "Booker meets resistance on layoffs"
Planning: "Regional Plan Ass'n putting plans together in Newark"
Vailsburg Shootings - SL: "'Good worker' charged in Newark triple homicide"

..... - NYT: "Man Arrested in Three Killings"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Menendez - SL: "Menendez faces complaint about actions as a shareholder"
.......... - "Menendez' TV ads focus on port security and Bush"
..... - CN: "Menendez hit with new ethics complaint"

Biz: "Bristol-Myers opens door to suitors after firing chief"
Child Advocate: "Pediatrician E. Susan Hodgson takes reins as state child advocate"
Death Penalty: "N.J. panel counts cost of death penalty"
Homeland Security: "Submarine new tool in security arsenal"
Human Trafficking: "Bar owner pleads guilty to harboring illegal aliens"
Port Security: "N.J. senators want all or nothing for port security"
Seton Hall Fire Trial: "Defense wants 2 Seton fire trials"
Soccer: "Red Bulls unveil details for a $220 million soccer stadium"

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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
School Funding: "Revision of funding hinges on special education issues"
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Towns: East Orange: "Crime reduction gives East Orange an image boost" -- Mayor, Police Director give report to City Hall audience.


Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
















Editorial Cartoon: Sack, Minneapolis Star-Tribune

2006 Primaries: "Moderate Chafee holds off challenger in RI; Clinton and Spitzer win in NY"
ABC's 9/11 Film - E&P: "American Airlines Latest to Hit ABC's Film -- Legal Action to Follow?"

..... - Adweek: "American Could Pull Ads From ABC"
Afghanistan - Philly Inquirer: "U.S. strategy may be helping Taliban, expert says"
Al Qaeda-Iraq Connection - E&P: "Despite Senate Report, Tony Snow Continues Pointing Press to Saddam/Zarqawi Link"
Bush - Analysis, SL: John Farmer: "Instead of unity, Bush chose divisiveness"
Bush - Scare Tactics, Rolling Stone: "RollingStone: Bush's Phony War"
Domestic Spying - Editorial, CN: "Request for phone-list info proper ... and safe"
Iraq - MSNBC: "Marine calls situation in Anbar province dire"
Lebanon - הארץ
/Haaretz: "IDF commander: We fired more than a million cluster bombs in Lebanon"
Syria - SL: "Syrians stop attack on U.S. Embassy"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________












(Photo, NY Times)

'Monopoly' Game: "'Here & Now' edition has branded playing pieces" -- But you can still get the CLASSIC edition!
Real Estate: "If Houses Could Talk: Online Tool Lets You Research Properties" -- Property Shark site.
Real Estate: "The Immigration Equation: Will Immigrants Save the Market?"
Real Estate: "The Pork-Bellies Approach to Housing"

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

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


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

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

Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"

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 | TNS - The New Standard | 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. Plainfield 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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