City services directory... Pop Warner Per Rally today... Muhlenberg (editorial)...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Services Directory - Handy Reference" -- Contact numbers for City and other services.

Muhlenberg - Editorial, CN: "Marks of success for hospital"
Pop Warner: "Pop Warner pep rally at City Hall today, 2:30 PM"

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - 'Granny Flats': "The Apartment Atop the Garage Is Back in Vogue"


WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________

Today: 2:30 PM. Pop Warner League Pep Rally. City Hall steps. See Courier story.

Dec 4 - 19: Holiday Food & Toy Drive. Non-perishable food items, new or nearly-new toys. During Library Hours. Plainfield Public Library. Info: 757-1111 x111.

Next Friday: 7 PM. Annual Children's Christmas Celebration. Tree Lighting, Carols, Refreshments. Drake House, West Front & Plainfield Ave. FREE.
Next Friday: 8 PM. John Kee (The Prince of Gospel) Gospel Concert. Shiloh Baptist Church, 517 West 4th St. Tickets available at Church office. Info: (908) 754-3919 or www.shilohplainfield.org/

Next Saturday: 11:30 AM. Holiday Puppet Show: 'The Elves' Toy'; and visit by Santa. Plainfield Public Library. 8th & Park. Info: 757-1111 x128. FREE.

Next Saturday: 8 PM. NJ Gay Mens Chorus: Holly Days & Starry Nights. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. Info: (609) 396-7774. $25 at door.


Events for this week are here

Union County: "Road construction updates".

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

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Morristown & Erie Rwy.: "Windy weather delays Union bridge demolition"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Auto Insurance: "Insurance highest in nation for 16th of 18 years"
Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital: "Remarkable teachers instruct resilient kids"
Economy: "N.J. tech scene suffers slowdown"
Gay Marriage: "For gay activists, it's still political season in N.J."
Hockey Betting Ring: "Betting ring probe turns to NHL coach"
Lobbyists: "GOP lobbyist, founder of The Strategy Group, admits $2.5 million fraud"
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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: Toles, Washington Post

Afghanistan - NYT: "Taliban Truce in District of Afghanistan Sets Off Debate"
Congress - NYT: "Next Chairman for Intelligence Opposed War"
Iraq - SL: "White House taking a new look at quest to unite Iraq factions"
Iraq Study Group - Analysis, WP: "Iraq Plan Strives To Bridge Divide"
Lebanon - WP: "Crisis Intensifies in Lebanon As Hezbollah Takes to Streets"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________


'Breaking Home Ties', Norman Rockwell. (Photo,NPR)
"Lost Rockwell fetches $15.4 million"

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 |

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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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Fresh financial finagling fallout... AIDS forum today... Abbott funding... FOSH spotlights city... Cipel on McGreevey...

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ALERT: The Annual Holiday Treelighting has been RESCHEDULED from tonight to NEXT THURSDAY. For more info, call 753-3310.

Tired of the Holiday BLISTERPAK WARS? Check out the story and products in OF INTEREST.

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Fresh fallout from McGee financial finagling"
Plain Talker: "AIDS Forum Today"

Abbott Funding: Tom Moran: "'A' stands for apple, Abbott and abandon"
FOSH - OpEd, CN: Mary Kolesnyk: "Friends of Sleepy Hollow helps spotlight Plainfield"
McGreevey - SL: "In a bind, McGreevey made up claim that he is gay, Cipel says"
.......... - CN: "Cipel to Larry King: McGreevey not gay"
Monday Afternoon Club: "Soprano will perform Monday at church" (scroll down)
Policing: "Judges, police see danger in anti-informant Web site" -- The website is here.

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Bridge, Tunnel Tolls: "No hikes in tolls or fares as P.A. presents budget"
..... - Overcrowding: "Woodbridge house has 10 in basement" -- And Plainfield???
..... - Affordable Housing: "Montclair housing group looks to tap developer fees" -- Developer's fees are set aside in a fund to underwrite affordable housing.
............... - "Hillsborough putting affordable-housing onus on developers"
..... - Landfill Development: "DEP rules may sink landfill renewal"


WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________

Today: Tree Lighting rescheduled to NEXT THURSDAY. Info: 753-3310.

Dec 4 - 19: Holiday Food & Toy Drive. Non-perishable food items, new or nearly-new toys. During Library Hours. Plainfield Public Library. Info: 757-1111 x111.

Next Friday: 7 PM. Annual Children's Christmas Celebration. Tree Lighting, Carols, Refreshments. Drake House, West Front & Plainfield Ave. FREE.
Next Friday: 8 PM. John Kee (The Prince of Gospel) Gospel Concert. Shiloh Baptist Church, 517 West 4th St. Tickets available at Church office. Info: (908) 754-3919 or www.shilohplainfield.org/

Next Saturday: 11:30 AM. Holiday Puppet Show: 'The Elves' Toy'; and visit by Santa. Plainfield Public Library. 8th & Park. Info: 757-1111 x128. FREE.

Next Saturday: 8 PM. NJ Gay Mens Chorus: Holly Days & Starry Nights. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. Info: (609) 396-7774. $25 at door.

Events for this week are here

Union County: "Road construction updates".

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

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Edison: "Choi hires consultants on image and policies"
Elizabeth: "Battle pits schools against council" -- And you thought Plainfield politics was a blood sport!
..... - Fraud: "Pharmacy owner accused of $2.8M Medicare fraud"
Morristown & Erie Rwy: "Rail trestle in Union about to come down" -- Go, Gordon!
Summit: "$13.3 million project will expand 2 school sites"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Ironbound: "Journalist pens a manual on customs for immigrants - in Portuguese"
Schools - SL: "Class action claims No Child Left Behind Act was ignored"
..... - NYT: "Lawsuit Filed Over City Schools"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

A.C. Murders: "The Atlantic City slayings"
Amtrak - Editorial, SL: "Realism on the rails"
Highlands Master Plan: "More limits on building in Highlands"
Judge Suspended - SL: "Judge suspended without pay over controversial remarks"
..... - NYT: "Judge’s Words Cost Him a Suspension of 30 Days"
..... - CN: "Outspoken judge suspended from state's high court"
Rutgers: "For Scarlet Knights, winning football takes a lot of green"
Turnpike Authority: "Ethics complaint is filed against Turnpike official" -- A former Menendez campaign official.
UMDNJ - SL: "New whistle-blower sues UMDNJ"
..... - NYT: "Ex-Official Sues Medical School"
Towns: Chatham: "Graffiti at Chatham rail station spurs gang probe"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Union Protests - SL: "Thousands rally against cut in benefits"
..... - NYT: "Protest Over Benefit Reductions"
..... - CN: "Workers take on Trenton"
.......... - Somerville: "In Somerville, union rallies for benefits"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here


NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________


Editorial Cartoon: Matson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Congress - SL: "Record spending bill for Iraq war will test Democrats"
EPA - SL: "EPA proposes new rules for reporting release of toxic chemicals after protest"
GOP - WP: "GOP Must Correct Its Mistakes, Mehlman Says"
Homeland Security - SL: "Secret system gives all travelers terror risk scores"
Iraq & Region:
..... - Iraq Study Group - WP: "Iraq Panel to Urge Pullout Of Combat Troops by '08"
..... - Bush On Iraq - NYT: "Bush, in Meeting on Iraq, Rejects a Quick Pullout"
..... - Analysis, SL: "The outlines of a new course in Iraq" -- Truncated version of much longer piece in print edition.
..... - Iraqi Sunnis - WP: "U.S. Considers Ending Outreach to Sunnis"
..... - Iranian Shi'a - Truthdig: Robert Scheer: "Learning to Live With the Ayatollahs"
..... - Saudi Arabia - OpEd, WP: "Stepping Into Iraq: Saudi Arabia Will Protect Sunnis if the U.S. Leaves"
.......... - Reuters: "Saudi will intervene in Iraq if U.S. withdraws: aide" -- With Iran interested in the fate of the Shi'a majority, we have the ingredients for a regional powderkeg. Thank you, George W. Bush!

Voting Machines - HeraldTrib (FL): "Congress to look at voting problems"
The 'West' - Analysis, SL: John Farmer: "The West has rarely been so rudderless"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________


End Package Rage: "Do Not Pry Open Until Christmas" -- Tired of blisterpacks? There are two tools to help -- OpenX (and a review) and Kwikcut -- check them out.

Conservative Judaism & Gays: "Conservative Rabbis Reconsider Stance on Gay Sex"
Pediatric AIDS/HIV: "Bill Clinton negotiates price cut for children's HIV/AIDS treatment"


(Photo, Washington Post)
Pope's Turkey Visit: "A silent prayer, a loud message"

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_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Aid: WP: "FEMA Told to Resume Storm Aid Immediately" -- Denial of aid declared 'unconstitutional'

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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What hangs on a word... Muhlenberg one of best in country... Quakers oppose torture... Tree Lighting & Santa's Visit tomorrow...

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BREAKING NEWS: NYTimes and WashPost on Bush-Maliki's meeting. See NATION/WORLD.

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "What hangs on a word?"

Muhlenberg: "Muhlenberg stands up to performance under pressure" -- Named one of best in country for quick angioplasty response.
Letter: Quaker Society: "Torture violates human dignity"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________

Tomorrow: 6 PM. Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony. City Hall steps. Refreshments. Photo with Santa. FREE.

Events for this week are here

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

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

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Berkeley Heights: "Mayoral recount to start Monday"
Edison: "Suit against mayor faults police promotions"
Hillside: "Council moves to take control out of mayor's hands" -- DeFilippo forces continue pressure.
Piscataway: "Firefighter apologizes for parade incident"
Roselle: "Roselle adopts limits on sex offenders"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Booker: "Booker gets hefty praise with Phat Friend Award"
Weequahic HS: "The new pride of Weequahic High"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

A.C. Murders: "Atlantic City victims shared same demons"
Bear Hunt: "Bears get a reprieve as hunt is off"
Bryant Investigation: "Feds seek records from Cherry Hill"
Hockey Betting Ring: "Plea deal on tap in betting ring"
Family Leave - Editorial, CN: "Paid leave an ideal that may not be attainable"
Immigration Fraud: "Immigration Fraud Charged in West Orange"
Iraq War: "Corzine expects more Iraq duty for N.J. Guard"
Lucent: "Au revoir: Lucent becomes Alcatel Lucent today"
NJT: "NJ Transit sued by 3 disabled riders for insensitivity"
Real Estate: "Northeast new-home sales drop 39%"
Rutgers: "Middle East Coexistence House makes room for understanding"
.......... - Bob Braun: "To cheer for Rutgers, gimme an N, gimme a J"
SCC: "Firms connected to cost overruns get $4M more"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
____________________

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here


NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________


Editorial Cartoon: Gorrell, Creators Syndicate

Bush - Maliki Meeting - WP (breaking): "Bush: Calls for Iraq Withdrawal Unrealistic"
.......... - NYT (breaking): "Bush Proclaims Support for Iraqi Premier"
Defense Nominee: "Gates at odds with boss"
Hadley Memo: "Excerpts from memo that questioned Iraq leader's competence"
Iraq - CNN: "Colin Powell says Iraq in a 'civil war'"
.......... - OpEd, SL: "Will war supporters pay any price, bear any burden in Iraq?"
Iraq Study Group - NYT: "Iraq Panel to Recommend Pullback of Combat Troops"
.......... - WP: "Study Group to Call for Pullback"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________


(Illustration, NY Times)
Laptops for 3rd World Kids: "For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs a Big Debate" -- You read about it HERE, months ago.

AIDS - WP: "Church Is Urged to Disinvite Obama"
Cosmetic Medicine: "More Doctors Turning to the Business of Beauty"
Medicine: "Conflicts of interest diagnosed on medical watchdog boards"


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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Biz Expo has message... Budget hearing... State Aid... Pop Warner wins chance at nationals...

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REMINDER: 5th Wednesday, NO RECYCLE PICKUP today.

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________



Plainfield Today: "Biz Expo brings 'em out"
Plain Talker: "Shop Plainfield!", "Daniels: Track City Assets"

Extraordinary Aid: "Plainfield taxpayers catch small break"
Pop Warner: "Plainfield Pop Warner team headed to 'Super Bowl' at Disney World"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________

Today: 7 PM. New Democrats for Plainfield. Annual General Meeting. YMCA. Info: (908) 561-7325.

Friday: 6 PM. Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony. City Hall steps. Refreshments. Photo with Santa. FREE.

Events for this week are here

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

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

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Edison: "Officials seek probe of Choi's role in computer contract process"
Linden: "Gregorio asks for Linden recount"
Roseland: "$250,000 to settle tax assessor's claim over pressure to change assessment"
Roselle Park: "Student still battling meningitis"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Devils Arena: Joan Whitlow: "Easier to believe in Tinkerbell than the arena"
James Investigation - NYT: "City Hall Receives Subpoenas Over Land Sales"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

A.C. Murders - SL: "A name to go with final face from A.C. ditch"
..... - NYT: "Officials Identify 4th Body"
..... - CN:
Amtrak - SL: "Jersey rail study urges federal-state takeover"
..... - NYT: "New Ownership for Rail Line Recommended"
..... - CN:
Business Outlook: "Business leaders gloomy about '07"
Health: "N.J.'s cancer survival rate rises, but race is still significant"
Princeton Endowment Fight: "Heirs allege college misuses gift"
Smoking Ban: "As Atlantic City Eyes Smoking Ban, Casinos Fear Losses"
State Gov: "120 jobs slashed from Office of Law and Public Safety"
Student Data: "NJ SMART drags education records into the 21st century"
Supremes: "Lead-paint case reaches top court"
UMDNJ: "Exec says he faced retaliation after reporting coverup"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Editorial, CN: "New tolls wrong route to tax relief"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here


NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________


Editorial Cartoon: Mike Lane, Cagle Cartoons

Bush - FirstPost/UK: OpEd: "Is Bush back on the sauce?"
CIA 'Secret' Prisons - BBC: "EU nations 'knew about CIA jails'"
.......... - WP: "European Report Details Flights By CIA Aircraft"
Iraq - Analysis - SL: Tom Moran: "Andrews proposes a way out of the morass"
.......... - NYT: "Deeper Crisis, Less U.S. Sway in Iraq"
..... - NSC Adviser’s Memo "Hadley Cites Doubts About Iraqi Leader"
..... - Runup - Truthout: "The Melbourne Minutes: Bush and Australians planned war 13 months before it began"
..... - Troop Reductions - AP: "Bush Says U.S. Won't Pull Out of Iraq"
Medicare - SL: "Medicare drug plan below budget"
NATO - Int'l Herald Tribune: "NATO strives to mend rift over its future role"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Black Attorneys, Big Firms: "Lawyers Debate Why Blacks Lag at Major Firms"
Christian Coalition: "Christian Coalition Pres.-Elect Leaves"
Real Estate: "Home prices, sales slide in the Northeast"

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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