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* Mr. Charles Billups' viewing will be at 10 a.m. this morning at Calvary Baptist Church,
324 Monroe Avenue, followed by the funeral at 11 a.m.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
(Mr. Billups at New Dems Brunch, 2003, is standing, 3rd from right)
Plainfield Today: "Charles Billups, leader of his neighborhood, inspiration to his community"
Plain Talker: "Public Safety, Revelations and Recriminations"
..... - and, on candidate filings for the June Primary: "Filings Produce No Primary Contests"
Council Conference on Crime - CN: "Crime result of systemic failures, officials tell residents"
..... - SL: "Gangs, narcotics torment Plainfield"
Plainfield GOP Fields Primary Candidates: "Plainfield [next to last item]"
..... - Running for Wards 2/3 at-large is Angela Perun, former Democratic
..... - councilor and Assemblywoman and mentor of current Council President
..... - Ray Blanco. In Ward 1, it's Arlington Johnson.
Connections?
Food For Thought
..... - Abbott Schools: "Corzine defies expectations in call to freeze aid to needy schools"
..... - Anti-Litter Grants: "Newark goes to top of list to receive anti-litter funds"
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth: "Officer's whistelblower lawsuit heading to court"
Linden: "In Linden, still running after 30 years"
Rahway: "Fish get some help making it over dam"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Mike Derer/AP)
Immigrant Rallies - SL: "Making a stand for citizenship; Justice sought in Lady Liberty's shadow"
..... - CN: "N.J. immigrant rights rally draws thousands"
..... - NYT: "Eclectic Crowd Joins a Call for the Rights of Immigrants"
Menendez/Kean Race - SL: "Longshots enter Senate chase against both candidates"
..... - CN"U.S. Senate contenders must first face primary challengers"
..... - NYT: "Kean Is Challenged From the Right in U.S. Senate Race"
Abbott Schools - NYT: "Corzine defies liberal expectations in call to freeze aid to needy schools"
Budget - SL: "Rutgers Economist pitches sales tax as option"
..... - CN: "Economists concerned of budget's impact"Sen. Wayne Bryant: "Corzine gives Bryant a vote of confidence"
'Clean Communities' Grants: "Newark goes to top of list to receive anti-litter funds"
Kushner Affair: "Investigation into Kushner entangles three more"
Meadowlands: "A ray of sunshine in state's renewable energy picture"
Parkway: "Parkway hopes new span is route to relief"
Ramapough Shooting - SL: "Man shot by officer succumbs; Lethal force under investigation"
..... - NYT: "Tribe Member Dies After Police Shooting at a Back-Roads Party"
Schools Construction Corp.: "SCC ousts consultant who reaped thousands"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Booker event sparks charge of hypocrisy"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here.......... - "Corchado's beef on election chief: Says official backs Newark rival"
..... - Belleville: "Hearing set on man's claims of continued police harassment"..... - East Orange: "Pastor, wife still targets of fraud and ID theft probe"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, New York Times)
Bush - NYT: "With One Filing, Prosecutor Puts Bush in Spotlight"
..... - Nation: "Final Jeopardy: Asking the Right Question About Bush's Involvement"
Scandal Central:..... - Plamegate - Truthout: "Bush and Cheney Discussed Plame Prior to Leak"
2002 Elections - AP: "Phone-Jamming Records Point to White House"
Immigrant Rallies - NYT: "Immigrants Rally in Scores of Cities for Legal Status"
..... - LAT: "Across the U.S., `We Are America'"
Iran - Independent/UK: "Target Iran: US hints at a new battlefront"
..... - Guardian/UK: "US plans strike to topple Iran regime - report"
Rumsfeld - NYT: "Third Retired General Wants Rumsfeld Out"
Voting - Truthout: "Does HAVA Solve Voter Purging?"
White House Press Briefing - TPM: "McClellan Gets Peppered On Iran, Libby, et al."
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Christian Coalition: "Christian Coalition Shrinks as Debt Grows"
Conservative Judaism: "Jewish Seminary's New Leader Supports Ordination of Gays"
Earthquakes - NYT: "The Ground Shook, a City Fell, and the Lessons Still Resound"
..... - A photo of SF quake's aftermath is here, map of faults and intensities is here
Body Parts Regeneration: "Regrow Your Own"
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
ABBREVIATIONS FOR FREQUENTLY CITED NEWS SOURCES
CN - Courier News | SL - Star-Ledger | NYT - New York Times | WP - Washington Post |
AFP - Agence France Presse | AP - Associated Press | APP - Asbury Park Press | BR - Bergen Record |
CSM - Christian Science Monitor | CP - Courier Post [Cherry Hill] | HNT - Home News [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City] | LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio | PNJ - Politics NJ | TT - Trenton Times | *
*
The Monday film series accompanying the Library's Holocaust exhibit begins at
6:00 P.M. tonight with the free screening of The Diary of Anne Frank.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "TW3: April 3 - April 9, 2006: Crime & policing.. Conference meetings.."
Mondays, PLAINFIELD TODAY is a digest of Plainfield-only news from the past week:
That Was The Week That Was -- or TW3 -- with links to the online stories. Plain Talker: "Crime Will Be Topic Of Tonight's Conference Meeting"
Library's Holocaust Exhibit - SL: "Their faces are serene, their memories horrific"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Police chief protection - Letter, CN: "All police have removal protection"
.......... - The writer is executive director of NJ Association of Chiefs of Police..... - The Art of the Leak: "In Politics, Leaking Stories Is a Fine Art"
..... - 2006 Election: "Can Menendez Count on Black Voters?"..... - Gang DVDs: "Craving fame leads to shame"..... - NJ Immigration Debate: "Latino officials absent in immigration debate"..... - Dual Officeholding: "Double dippers defend 2 paydays"
..... - Crime & Development: "2 killed outside Newark bars; fear harm to redevelopment ventures"
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Eminent Domain - Editorial, CN: "Eminent domain has its place in Somerville"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez/Kean Race - NYT: "Can Menendez Count on Black Voters?"
Budget: "7% sales tax will add to N.J.'s odious ranking"
Daycare Ripoffs: "How public money fed private greed"
Dual Officeholding: "Double dippers defend 2 paydays"Immigration Debate: "Latino officials absent in immigration debate"NJ Symphony - NYT: "Struggling to Shake Off Its Past"
Parkway: "For some, new Driscoll span opens today"
School Construction Corp.: "Costly no-bid contract draws scrutiny at SCC"
UMDNJ: "Mob link probed in hospital food pact"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "2 killed outside Newark bars; fear harm to redevelopment ventures"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here..... - Philipsburg: "Factory, charged with safety violations, means much-needed jobs for town"
..... - Montclair: "Hundreds in Montclair condemn genocide in Darfur"..... - Winslow Twp.: "4 arrested after tip on school terror plan"..... - East Orange: "East Orange church backs accused pastor"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - SL: John Farmer: "President's solid GOP base is crumbling"
..... - NYT: "Bush Ordered Declassification, Official Says"
..... - WP: "President May Be Running Out of Time to Rebound"
..... - LAT: "Controversy May Sap Bush's Credibility"
..... - CSM: "Why 'leaker in chief' charge harms the president"
..... - Truthout: William Fisher: "Grading Our MBA President"
Scandal Central:..... - DeLay - Opinion, AlterNet: Mollie Ivins: "A Good Swift Kick"..... - Plamegate - WP: "A 'Concerted Effort' to Discredit Bush Critic"
2006 Elections - WP: "GOP Sees Disturbing Reflection in The Mirror"
Army - NYT: "Young Officers Leaving Army at a High Rate"
Cheney - SL: "Vice presidency is Cheney's endgame; stage set for wide-open 2008 race"
EPA - WP: "Stringent Montana Pollution Rules Draw Federal Objections"
..... - Everyone agrees the companies can afford to clean up pollution, but...Halliburton - Houston Chron: "Doctor alleges Halliburton water linked to infections"
Immigration - NYT: "Protests Staged for Immigrants Across the U.S."
..... - SL: "Key senator sees hope for bill on immigration"
Iran - New Yorker: Seymour Hersh: "Would Bush go to war to stop Tehran"
..... - WP: "U.S. Is Studying Military Strike Options on Iran"McCain - OpEd, Hearst: Helen Thomas: "Want more Bush? Elect McCain"
..... - Helen Thomas is dean of the Washington press corps and a fabled questioner
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Design: "Old-Time Modernism Takes A Victory Lap"
Executive Pay - Annual Survey, NYT: "Off to the Races Again, Leaving Many Behind"
..... - Charts: CEO-Worker Divide | Pay for Performance? | It Pays to Be the Boss
Fashion Politics: "Cynthia McKinney: Why a Hairstyle Made Headlines"
The Art of the Leak: "In Politics, Leaking Stories Is a Fine Art"
Politics & Religion - OpEd, NYT: Garry Wills: "Christ Among the Partisans"
Real Estate: "In Jersey's slower market, it helps to be near a train station"
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
ABBREVIATIONS FOR FREQUENTLY CITED NEWS SOURCES
CN - Courier News | SL - Star-Ledger | NYT - New York Times | WP - Washington Post |
AFP - Agence France Presse | AP - Associated Press | APP - Asbury Park Press | BR - Bergen Record |
CSM - Christian Science Monitor | CP - Courier Post [Cherry Hill] | HNT - Home News [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City] | LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio | PNJ - Politics NJ | TT - Trenton Times | *
*The Plainfield Public Library's Holocaust exhibit opens today with a reception
at 2:30 P.M. The film series starts tomorrow evening.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Holocaust Exhibit Debuts Sunday at Plainfield Public Library"
and an accompanying "Monday Night Film Series - Time To Remember - 7 Holocaust Films"
Board of Ed Forum: "School board hopefuls appearing at LWV forum"
Boys & Girls Club: "When it comes to guiding kids, Plainfield club is doing just fine"
Public Schools: "Plainfield schools on the upgrade; Key test scores up"
Obituary - SL: "Charles E. Billups" and CN: "Charles E. Billups"
Track & Field: "Union Catholic sweeps distance medley events at PHS relays"
Connections?
Food For Thought
..... - Security: "Fingerprint ID readers put in 4 Elizabeth public housing complexes"
..... - Legislature: "Bryant is a scarpper for his constituency"..... - Trees: "Cherry blossom fest plants seeds to save trees"..... - Party Committees: "Study: 40% of state's county party committee seats empty"..... - 100 Day Milepost: "Edison mayor gaining traction and approval with policies"
..... - High School Conflicts: "Student mediators try to keep the peace"
..... - Corruption, American-style: "The world's fattest piggy bank"
New tire/electronics recycle event listed for 6/10/2006 is here
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Biking Routes: "County looks to designate safe routes to encourage more bicycling"
Edison: "As 100th day approaches, Choi gaining traction and approval with policies"
Elizabeth: "The future of security: Fingerprint ID readers put in 4 public housing complexes"
Summit: "Thanks to SAGE, seniors retool their talents"
Union Twp.: "In neighbors' complaints, he senses bias"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
MIA: Ledger print edition has major story on ID theft at UMDNJ. The security breach was
stifled for 6 weeks -- story not online...
Corzine: "Corzine: Citgo must fund island cleanup"
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, April 09, 2006"
Budget - Feedback: "Hey, guv, want to save? Public has some advice"
..... - Trooper Plan: "Corzine's trooper plan seen as costly"
Parole Politics?: "Replacements granted parole to board chief's son"
Public Records - OpEd, CN: Martin O'Shea: "League of Municipalities serves own interest"
Ramapough Shooting: Analysis: "Trouble on the mountain as cultures collide"
Telecom Business: "Requiem for New Jersey's telecom glory days"
UMDNJ: "Probed for UMDNJ job, Bryant is no stranger to dissent"
Veterans: "Homeless shelter may get aid boost"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "As James departs, all eyes are on developers"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here..... - East Orange: "Prominent pastor charged with identity and credit card thefts"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - FindLaw: John Dean: "The President and Vice President Are Not In the Clear Yet"
..... - KR News: "Libby testimony shows a White House pattern of intelligence leaks"
..... - NYT: Analysis: "Leak - Hating President As Leaker - In - Chief?"
..... - Editorial, CN: "Bush's leak policy: Don't do as I do"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff: "Lobbying Cases Shine Spotlight on Family Ties"
.......... - Chart showing ties between family members and lobbyists is here
..... - Domestic spying - Wired: "Whistle-Blower Outs NSA's AT&T Spy Room"
Immigration - OpEd, CN: Partha Banerjee: "It's time for a fair national immigration policy"
Iraq War - NWIndiana Times: "Former diplomat: Iraq war made world less safe"
..... - Analysis - NYT: "U.S. Study Paints Somber Portrait of Iraqi Discord"
Power: "Washington's First and Last Lesson: Power Is Fleeting"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Drag Queen Shoe Woes: "If the Shoe Fits, You're Lucky"
Gossip - NY Post's Stern: "The Gossip’s Little Black Book"
Housework Wars: "You Want It Clean? You Clean It!"
Illegal Immigrants: "Hero or criminal? Presbyterian lay minister puts water in desert"
Lawns: "When It's Time to Replant the Lawn"
Real Estate: "Setting a Sale Price in a Slow Market"
..... - "Foreclosure Auctions: Bidder Beware"
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
ABBREVIATIONS FOR FREQUENTLY CITED NEWS SOURCES
CN - Courier News | SL - Star-Ledger | NYT - New York Times | WP - Washington Post |
AFP - Agence France Presse | AP - Associated Press | APP - Asbury Park Press | BR - Bergen Record |
CSM - Christian Science Monitor | CP - Courier Post [Cherry Hill] | HNT - Home News [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City] | LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio | PNJ - Politics NJ | TT - Trenton Times | *
* NOTE: Phyllis Mason's memorial service is this afternoon, 3 P.M., Grace
Episcopal Church, corner of East 7th Street and Cleveland Avenue. Parking
available in the city lot directly across from the church.
QUEST's School Board Candidate Forum is today at Washington Community
School, 427 Darrow Avenue, 1 - 3 P.M.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Holocaust Exhibit Debuts Tomorrow at Plainfield Public Library"
and an accompanying "Monday Night Film Series - Time To Remember - 7 Holocaust Films"
Obituary: "Charles E. Billups, retired machinist, community activist"
Connections?
Food For Thought
..... - Campaigning: "Newark Councilman: Elections chief playing politics"
..... - Email: "E-Mail Message Sent in Error Turns Campaign Psst to Oops"
Quest's Board of Ed candidate forum, Saturday, April 8, is here
Rummage Sale at UCC-Congregational is here
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Linden - Politics NJ's Quote of the Day:
"I keep this up here, all up here in this little head." -- Linden Mayor John Gregorio, saying
he'll hold a grudge against Councilman Robert Frazier, who he called a "snake" for ending
the "long-standing practice of paying city workers to plow the mayor's driveway."
(Star-Ledger, 04/07/06)
Somerset County: "Somerset Democrats back freeholder bids"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Abbott Funding - SL: "Court to hear Abbott case"
..... - CN: "Corzine asks for court OK on Abbott school funds"
..... - NYT: "Corzine Wants Poor Schools to Make Do With Less Aid"
Abortion - SL: "Court rules jury must hear abortion information case"
..... - CN: "Court rules for claimant in abortion suit"
Transportation Projects: "State lists agenda of transit projects"
Towns - Newark: "Councilman: Elections chief playing politics in campaign"
.......... - 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____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - SL: "Bush drags down GOP as ratings drop again"
.................... - Republican pollster terms numbers 'scary'
............... - "White House takes heat on declassification timing"
..... - NYT: Analysis: "For President, First a Leak; Now, a Jam"
..... - CN: "N.J. Dems assail Bush for involvement in CIA leak case"
Immigration - SL: "Immigration deal falls through as the Senate splits"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Email: "E-Mail Message Sent in Error Turns Campaign Psst to Oops" Humor - Mark Fiore Animation: "Migraphobia"
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
ABBREVIATIONS FOR FREQUENTLY CITED NEWS SOURCES
CN - Courier News | SL - Star-Ledger | NYT - New York Times | WP - Washington Post |
AFP - Agence France Presse | AP - Associated Press | APP - Asbury Park Press | BR - Bergen Record |
CSM - Christian Science Monitor | CP - Courier Post [Cherry Hill] | HNT - Home News [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City] | LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio | PNJ - Politics NJ | TT - Trenton Times | *
*NOTE: Phyllis Mason's memorial service is tomorrow afternoon, 3 P.M., Grace
Episcopal Church, corner of East 7th Street and Cleveland Avenue. Parking
available in the city lot directly across from the church.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "H.I.T.S.: Council confusion? County spying on you? More cops on the street?"
Plain Talker: "Crime Will Be Topic Of Conference Meeting"
Council: "Council to hold conference on crime"
Gun Leads to Arrests: "Arrests made following gun incident"
..... - Adults tried to prevent police taking teen with gun into custody
Obituary: "Peter R. 'Al' Briggs Sr., Vietnam War veteran"
Connections?
Food For Thought
..... - Eminent Domain: "Asbury Park board loses eminent-domain wrangle"
............... - A 'must-read', if only for the chutzpah factor! ..... - Cab Companies: "Dover pulls 3 of 4 local taxicab firms off the road"..... - Gangs: "11 youths arrested; Gunshot during incident at mall"..... - Police HQ: "New spacious headquarters awaits E. Orange police force"..... - Daylaborers: "Lakewood approves muster zone plan"
Quest's Board of Ed candidate forum, Saturday, April 8, is here
Rummage Sale at UCC-Congregational is here
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bedminster - CN: "Joerger recall election moving forward"
..... - SL: "Bedminster puts signature of approval on recall bid"
Edison: "Unhappy trails for mounted cop patrol"
Fanwood: "Fanwood considers the cash value of history"
Franklin Twp.: "Robinson shares father's legacy"
Linden: "For Gregorio, this spat isn't business, it's strictly personal"
Mountainside: "Taxpayers may face 9% hike in budget"
Perth Amboy: "Cathedral International plans expansion to Cranbury"
Somerset County: "Wilson, Sullivan get the nod from Somerset Dems"
Union County Jail: "Guard sues county jail, charging racial bias"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez/Kean Race: "Kean to face opponent in GOP primary"
Attorney General: "Farber to create a unit to combat public corruption"
Budget: "Landscapers, drivers, gyms protest the cost of new taxes"
The Mehri Affair - Analysis, Truthout: "An Arab-American Gets "Dubai'd""
Newark Mayoral Race: "James and Booker staged a sitdown; No deals were made?"
..... -OpEd, SL: John Whitlow: "Booker shows his hand but only so far"
Pension Scams: "School exec rebuffed in bid to boost pension"
Pharma Lobbying: "Industry Puts $44 Million into State Lobbying"
..... - The NJ Pharma lobbying overview is here
Ramapough Shooting: "Officer claims self-defense in shooting of tribe member"
Rutgers: "Rutgers updates do's and don'ts of campus politicking"
School Muder Plot: "Teens charged with terrorism in plot to slay 25 at high school"
UMDNJ: "Legislator drawn into the scandal at UMDNJ"
..... - Column, SL: Tom Moran: "Veteran graft-buster brings the fight to UMDNJ"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - AP: "Testimony ties Bush to leak of classified data"
Scandal Central:..... - Plamegate - Truthout: "Bush at Center of Intelligence Leak"
.......... - Fitzgerald filing: "Evidence Suggests White House Conspiracy"
Immigration - SL: "Senate hammers out deal; Creates a guest worker program"
Iraq - ThinkProgress: "The Architects of War: Where are They Now?"
..... - Congress - KRWire: "Debate in Congress over Iraq war grows louder"
State Dept. Role - Guardian/UK: "The tethered goat strategy"
..... - Amid an internal crisis of credibility, Condi has washed her hands of her department
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Reviews - Film: "Sir, No Sir: How GI Resistance Altered The Course Of History"
Media: "New Newspaper Launches in Baltimore"
..... - With circulations sagging, papers try new tacks. Here it is in-depth local news...
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "FEMA Reneges on Volunteer Housing"
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
ABBREVIATIONS FOR FREQUENTLY CITED NEWS SOURCES
CN - Courier News | SL - Star-Ledger | NYT - New York Times | WP - Washington Post |
AFP - Agence France Presse | AP - Associated Press | APP - Asbury Park Press | BR - Bergen Record |
CSM - Christian Science Monitor | CP - Courier Post [Cherry Hill] | HNT - Home News [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City] | LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio | PNJ - Politics NJ | TT - Trenton Times | *
