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* PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Queen City House Tour set for June"
PHS Boys Basketball: "#2 Plainfield overcomes #3 Bridgewater-Raritan in double OT epic"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Assemblyman Cryan: "Would-be developer says he slipped Cryan $2,000"
............. Corzine puts election of Cryan as State Dem chair on indefinite hold
Cranford: "Cranford man creating Web pages for towns in county"
Elizabeth: "Tide shifting along the waterfront with townhouse development"
Fanwood: "Voluntary recycling effort helps nonprofit groups thrive"
Manville / NYC: "Manville grad shot in NYC cop mix-up in grave condition after incident in Bronx"
North Plainfield/Plainfield Runaways: "Teens' cross-country trek cut short in New Mexico"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
The Auditor - For Political Junkies: "Sunday, January 29, 2006"
....... The online version is missing the section on Zulima Farber's ties with UMDNJ.
Corzine:
..... - Appointments: "Public Advocate: Ronald Chen, Rutgers-Law dean"
..... - Taxes - OpEd, CN: "Talk of tax increases premature -- at best"
Homicides: The Ledger has an online article on homicides in Essex County, and their
adjudication. The story is here. A Google map that can be sliced and diced a gazillion
ways is here. A chart [PDF] showing the outcomes รก la Tufte is here. Dazzling.
This is the first of three parts -- follow up on Monday and Tuesday.
Question: Are the patterns and reasons similar in Plainfield and Union County?
Norcross Investigation:
..... - Philly Inq: "Corzine to review JCA probe that U.S. attorney called a bungled job"
..... - CP: "Experts: Christie's explanation is 'unusual'"..... - CP: "Civil suit still looms as test for Norcross"..... - CP: "In Palmyra, few show interest in probe's end"
..... - CP: "Palmyra Tapes Timeline"..... - CP: "Norcross emerges unbowed"
28th Legislative District: "Democrats try again to fill Donald Tucker's Assembly seat"
DYFS: "DYFS ignored 13 complaints made in 2004"
Medicare Part D - Courier:
..... - "For seniors and druggists, confusion is widespread"
..... - "Amid Plan D successes, many still struggling"
..... - "NJ wants oversight of drug middlemen operations"
New Brunswick Seminary: "14th president installed, predecessor booted over same-sex wedding"
Newark: "Council actions raise questions over land deal linked to planning board member"
PSE&G: "Amid debate on Exelon deal, PSEG execs exercise $54M in perks"
Schools: "Orange High School policy puts a premium on promptness"
....... This is news? They were doing this back in the ice ages, when I was in school.
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ stifling research; 'Delays' cost millions in grants"
....... Kean / Byrne Dialogs: "Sorting the mess at UMDNJ"
Unemployment Insurance Fund: "Fund in trouble; Increased contributions urged"
....... Let me see if I get this right: 1) The fund is plundered for non-unemployment
....... fund reasons, 2) The situation is over 10 years old and no one ever moved
....... to fix it. What's wrong with this picture?
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Polls: "Washington Post-ABC News Polls, Back to 2/25/2001"
............. OK, reference freaks! Clip and save this d-e-t-a-i-l-e-d polls summary.
..... - Analysis, WP: "Bush's Midterm Challenge"
..... - State of Union Speech - NYT: "Health Care Is Now at Top of Bush's Agenda"
.......... - OpEd, Ledger: "The state of Bush's union"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - ND: "Interior Secretary Norton Posed for Photo With Abramoff"
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - OpEd, Ledger: John Farmer, Jr.: "Surveillance nation"
.......... - Editorial, NY Times: "Spies, Lies and Wiretaps"
............... The Times accuses the administration of two 'very dangerous' lies...
2006 Elections - LAT: "Possible Primary Battle for Lieberman as Dems Diverge"
'Challenger' Anniversary - WP: "Families Mark Challenger 20th Anniversary"
Gays and UN - NYT: "U.S. supports Iran in vote to deny status to two gay rights groups"
Guantanamo - Times of London: "Hunger strikers close to death"
Iraq - LAT: "Kidnappers Threaten to Kill Four Activists"
........The four are members of 'Christian Peacemaker Teams,' an international
........ecumenical group growing out of the Mennonite and Brethren tradition.
........The group works with Christian, Jewish, Muslim and secular peace groups
........around the world. They have been in Iraq since 2002...before the US invasion.
........Their website is here, their Iraq page here, and a Wikipedia article is here.
Palestine - BBC: "Palestinian groups clash in Gaza"
Supreme Court - OpEd, LAT: Jonathan Zimmerman: "Alito's mythical feel-good America"
.......... The 60's wasn't as he 'remembers' it...
Editorial Cartoon: Nick Anderson - Bush as Gollum
Editorial Cartoon: Bob Englehart - Katrina Documents
Click on either cartoon to go to cartoonist's web page.
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
eBay: "Seeing Fakes, Angry Traders Confront EBay"
........ Related: "Let the Buyer Be Wary: Tips to Spot Knockoffs"
Newspapers - NYT: "All the News That Fits the Allocated Space"
..... If you have any interest in how the Times -- or the Ledger or Courier -- allocates
..... its 'news hole' year in and year out, read this, courtesy of the Public Editor.
Planning / Zoning Issues: "In Montclair, size matters ... to the planning board"
Potholes: "Fewer pesky craters this year, thanks to unusually mild weather"
Workplace Spying: "Most big bosses are playing Big Brother"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - FEMA: "FEMA Workers Accused of Bribery"
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 Tribune [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City] | LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
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* PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "PHS grad Bourke-White gets an exhibit at Rutgers...after 85 years"
22nd Legislative District [last item]: "Linda Stender named deputy speaker"
Crime - SL: "Plainfielder seized after wild chase through 3 Union County towns"
PHS Boys Basketball: "Plainfield roars past Shabazz"
Muhlenberg's new Nursing School building: Today's Courier has a story about
.....construction at the Somerset Medical Center. When was the last time you saw
.....a story in the paper's about Muhlenberg's construction project? Take a ride down
.....Park Avenue and have a look for yourself... -- Dan
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Edison: "Firefighters battle 150-acre brush fire at Raritan Arsenal"
............ This is that big black cloud on the horizon yesterday.
Scotch Plains: "Deer hunt in Scotch Plains to begin today"
Somerset Co. Girls Swimming - CN: "Mount St. Mary in its own class at counties"
..... - SL: "Floyd guides Mount St. Mary to Somerset title"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - Ledger: "New sales taxes cut from transition team proposal"
..... - Courier: "Tax increases far from decided"
.......... - "Corzine mulls advisors options"
..... - NY Times: "Higher Taxes and Layoffs Are in Advice for Corzine" Menendez' vacant House seat: "Corzine won't order election in 13th District"
Body Parts scandal: "Grisly Traffic in Body Parts Assumes National Proportions"
DYFS: "Corzine advisors: DYFS needs 'immediate attention'"
Economy: "Slowing U.S. economy a bad sign for N.J."
Kearney Bridge: "Bridge probe raises concern"
Newark Housing Authority - Ledger: "Lucas retires from troubled NHA as audit report looms"
..... - NY Times: "Housing Chief in Newark Sets His Retirement"
Varsity Sports Referees: "Minority Varsity refs complain 'old boy' network leaves them out"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - WP: "Press Conference: The Imperial and Evasive President"
............ and video of the dangling camera and tripod is here
..... - CNN: "CNN/USAToday/Gallup Poll: Most think Bush is failing second term"
............ The poll results are here as a series of tables and here as a PDF file..... - Katrina Files - Editorial, Ledger: "Stonewalling on the storm"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - WP: "ABC Poll: Most Want Bush to Disclose Abramoff Links"
................. The poll results are here
.......... - Editorial, WP: "Mr. Abramoff's Meetings, Again"
................. Who in White House met with him, about what? Stonewalling is unacceptable.
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - NY Times: "New Poll Finds Mixed Support for Wiretaps"
...................... Times/CBS Poll data graphic is here
............... - Analysis: "Bush Presses On in Legal Defense for Wiretapping"
.......... - WP: "2003 draft legislation undermines Bush claims on spying"
................. If he had authority, as he claims, why propose to write spying into law?
..... - Lobbygate - WP: "K Street's New Ways Spawn More Pork"
.......... - Graphic: "Pork has nearly tripled in last 10 years"
Democrats Fracture - WP: "Blogs attack from Left as Democrats reach for Center"
............ Comedian Will Rogers once famously said: "I belong to no organized
............ political group. I'm a Democrat."
Economy - WP: "Spending slowdown curbs growth; GDP's 4th Quarter weakest in 3 years"
Iraq - AP: "Documents Show Army Seized Wives As Tactic"
..... - 'Planted' News - LA Times: "Planted Articles May Be Violation of Pentagon directive"
Palestine - Salon: "How Do You Like Your Democracy Now, Mr. Bush?"
..... - Analysis, WP: "U.S. Policy Seen as Big Loser in Palestinian Vote"
..... - OpEd, Courier: E. J. Dionne: "Bush can take lessons from election"
Pentagon Report - Defense News: "U.S. Propaganda Aimed at Foreigners Reaches Public"'School of the Americas' - Truthout: "Torture School Protesters Face Six Months in Prison"
............ Plainfield's own intrepid Patty and Bob Bender were among the 19,000 peace
............ activists there at Ft. Benning on November 18-20.
Editorial Cartoons:
Click on image to go to the original website of cartoon.
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Ann Coulter, Comedienne - CNN: "Poison Justice Stevens, Coulter jokes"
Black History Month: "Park Service plans museum to recognize Carter G. Woodson"
Education: "Students and Teachers, From K to 12, Hit the Podcasts"
Gay Unions - Maryland: "Md.'s Black Caucus fractured, civil rights pull as strong as Church's"
Geek Patrol - Privacy & Security:
..... - Software for You: "Privacy for People Who Don't Show Their Navels"
..... - Everyone is Watching You: "A growing web of watchers builds a surveillance society"
..... - Cams: "The New Security: Cameras That Never Forget Your Face"
Grocery Checkout Scanners: "Consumers lose $1- $2.5B annually to scanner errors"
Health - Diabetes: "U.S. Regulators Approve Insulin in Inhaled Form"
Reality TV - 'The Shop': "Watch Out for Barbers' Clippers, and Zingers"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina: "New Orleans feels cast adrift; Perception of DC's indifference compounds despair"
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 Tribune [New Brunswick] | JJ - Jersey Journal | LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune | NPR - National Public Radio | PNJ - Politics NJ | TT - Trenton Times
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* PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plain Talker: "School Budget Discussion Raises More Questions"
Ledger: "Plainfield board fills vacancy"
Crime: In Ledger print-only story, Plainfielder Kevin Harris found guilty of shooting
ex-schoolmate on Halsey Street in May, 2004.
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Edison: "Choi wants more local meetings televised, starts with Planning Board"
Hillside/Roselle - SL: "Restaurants put Caribbean cuisine on the map"
Piscataway - CN: "Court places $18M value on Halper farm"
..... - SL: "Family awarded $18M for 75 acres"Sayreville: "Developers present plans for National Lead site"
Summit: "Summit teachers' salary guide includes increases of up to 25%"
Winfield: "Acting chief is demoted to sergeant"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - CN: "Corzine pushes for needle-exchange legislation for drug users"
..... - Cabinet - CN: "Levin to face full Senate after judiciary approval"
.......... - SL: "Senate panel endorses Levin"
Menendez' House seat - SL: "Costs dictate Corzine won't call early election for Menendez seat"
....... Perhaps, but NPR said yesterday that Corzine didn't have the authority to fill the seat
Assembly - CN: "Officials: Corrections backlog overcrowding jails; Solution? Speed parole"
..... - SL: "Parole board chief offers reforms to save money"
Bio-terror alert - SL: "N.J. National Guard field-tests unit of WMD experts"
Citizens Campaign - SL: "Newark gets mixed reviews in survey"
Drugs - SL: "Ex-Customs boss gets 24 years for moving cocaine through Newark port"
Ethics...yet again - SL: "Outgoing official's e-mail spurs call for ethics inquiry"
Fiscal Situation - CN: "Panel advises Gov. Corzine to broaden sales, gas taxes"
..... - SL: "Tax increases and job cuts urged for N.J."
.......... - "Quinnipiac poll finds Jerseyans downbeat on budget, tax prospects"
'Home Rule,' Elephant in the room - SL: Bob Braun: "Want 'real reform'? Target 'home rule'"
Hudson County - JJ: "Suit demands corrupt official, contractors give back money"
Kearney Bridge - SL: "DOT failed to heed warning about bridge"
Norcross Affair - Editorial, Ledger: "A slumping AG's office"
..... - Editorial, Courier: "Time for attorneys to forge new relationship"
..... - NY Times: "Ex-Prosecutors in Trenton Respond to U.S. Scolding" Ocean County - CN: "Freeholders grant domestic partner pension benefits"
Schools Construction Corp.: "Criminal charges may arise from SCC mess"
'Smart Growth': "Eileen Swan takes reins of the Office of Smart Growth"
Supreme Court: "Justices order bank to repay Essex $600,000 in corrupt 1989 bond issue"
........Talk about the wheels of justice grinding slowly...
UMDNJ: "Corzine asks leaders of UMDNJ to resign"
..... - OpEd, SL: Tom Moran: "Entitlement sits behind the wheel at UMDNJ"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - SL: "Bush insists 'I don't know' Abramoff and refuses to release photos"
.......... - NYT: "Bush takes prosecutor off case with Federal judgeship"
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - NY Times: "Bush Sees No Need for Law to Approve Eavesdropping"
.......... - WP: "Bush Reasserts Presidential Prerogatives"
............... - "Varied Rationales Muddle Issue of NSA Eavesdropping"
..... - Lobbygate - SL: "GOP senators call off bimonthly job solicitations"..... - Plamegate: "Reporters' Information Sought by Libby Defense"
Iraq: "Iraq commander admits the Army is 'stretched'"
Palestine - SL: "Bush is left to wonder: What hath democracy wrought?"
.......... - Analysis - SL: "The big question: Now what?"
.......... - OpEd, SL: "Bush loses Palestinian election gamble"
.......... - Editorial, SL: "The Hamas complication"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Montclair: "After vandalism, Iris beds to bloom once again thanks to grant"
Oprah: "Live on 'Oprah,' a Memoirist Is Kicked Out of the Book Club"
..... - "Ms. Winfrey Takes a Guest to the Televised Woodshed"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Bush: No state plan, no money"
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 Tribune [New Brunswick]
JJ - Jersey Journal
LAT - Los Angeles Times
ND - Newsday
NOLA - Times-Picayune
NPR - National Public Radio
PNJ - Politics NJ
TT - Trenton Times
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PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Van Wyck Brooks Historic District meeting tonight"
Plain Talker: "Board of Education Fills Vacancy"
Courier: "Plainfield Superintendent apologizes for charter school omission"
..... - Theater: "Act IV's production of romantic comedy, 'Sylvia' this weekend and next"
..... - Eating Out: "Anthony's Place: All in the family"
'Acoustic Cafe' [MP3 file]: "Shiloh Baptist Church's music ministry sings out"
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Assembly: "Cohen ready for new duties as Deputy Speaker in Assembly"
Kenilworth: "Kenilworth keeps post office open late"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine Cabinet - SL: "Levin comes back to reclaim old job, with more friends"
Menendez: "Senate race yet to spark voter interest"
Menenedez' vacant House seat: "Democrats supporting Sires for Congress over Vas"
Bosses - NYT: Bergen County's Ferreiro: "A county leader at the core of a pay-to-play fight"
..... Previous articles in series: Ray Lesniak, George Norcross, John Lynch, Steve Adubato, Sr.
DYFS - SL: "Advocates delay request for a takeover of DYFS"
Eminent Domain - SL: "Kinder, gentler redevelopment? Eminent domain a good tool, but a flawed one"
Ethics...again: "Departing Human Services Commissioner Davy fished for business via email"
Harvey lands on his feet: "Former AG Harvey takes position with N.Y. law firm"
Medicare: "Medicare tour helps seniors unravel presciption mysteries"
Norcross - SL: "U.S. attorney rips AG's office over corruption probe, 'too tainted' to pursue"
..... - NYT: "State investigators did such a bad job, US won't pursue case against Norcross"
Ocean County - SL: "Ocean board reverses, earns a dying employee's gratitude"
..... - NYT: "Freeholder Vote Domestic Partner to Get Pension"
Tenafly: "Tenafly approves expansion of eruv"
UMDNJ: "Layoffs looming at University Hospital; $36M from state never got into its accounts"
..... - "School delays Petillo's severance; Options sought if he is ever convicted"
US Judges: "White House agrees to fill vacancies in Trenton, Camden and Newark"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - NYT: "In 'State of the Union' address, Bush is seen avoiding large initiatives"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - Truthout: "Medicare Drug Bill Tied to Abramoff"
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - WP: "Rift Between Parties Over NSA Wiretapping Grows"
.......... - YubaNet: "Bush rebuffed 2002 Congressional effort to relax FISA standards"
.................... Attorney Glenn Greenwald first pulled it all together on his blog here
Army - AP: "Penatgon-fund study: Army stretched to breaking point"
............... - WP: "Rumsfeld: Army Not 'Broken'; He disputes reports warning of war's strains"
Iraq - NYT: "Audit Describes Misuse of Funds in Iraq Projects"
Patriot Act - Boston Globe: "AG's memo raises questions; Suggests it's not needed for domestic spying"
Supreme Court: "Senate debate on Alito slides into a partisan war of words"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
All Politics is...Unconscious?!: "A Shocker: Partisan Thought Is Unconscious"
Computers - Protecting Yours: "New program takes aim at purveyors of malicious software"
..... - 'StopBadWare.org' is here. The FTC's 'OnGuardOnline.gov' is here.
Eminent Domain: "Humble Oklahoma Church Is at Center of Debate on Eminent Domain"
Immigrants - Getting Money Home - CSM: "Banks aim to help immigrants send money home"
Photo-manipulation: "It May Look Authentic; Here's How to Tell It Isn't"
Pope Benedict XVI: "First encyclical reaffirms value of charity, church teachings on sex"
Senior-proofing homes - SL: "Safety-minded renovations needed as population ages"
..... - County, State and National resources are here
School Dress codes: "Boy Wins Fight to Wear Skirt to School"
Spying on Profs - NYT: "Conservative UCLA Alumnus Pulls Offer to Buy Lecture Tapes"
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 Tribune [New Brunswick]
JJ - Jersey Journal
LAT - Los Angeles Times
ND - Newsday
NOLA - Times-Picayune
NPR - National Public Radio
PNJ - Politics NJ
TT - Trenton Times
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PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Reminder: Dr. Richard Neblett's memorial service is 11:30 am today,
United Church of Christ, corner West 7th & Madison Avenue.
Plainfield Today: "Corrected post: Earthquake relief fundraiser"
Plain Talker: "School Budget Lapse Shrinks To Less Than $400,000"
Ledger: "Hospitals receive $5 million for emergency preparedness"
Courier [next to last item]: "Council president Blanco completes course for elected officials"
..... - Letter to Editor: Sandy Spector: "Approximate law is not law at all"
..... - Plainfield Public Library/LVA [last item]: "Lawyers to speak to literacy volunteers"
..... - PHC: "Health Center hosts holiday open house"
The Courier print edition also has a story on AKA activities in the Community section, but
not online. Also a brief review of Anthony's Place cafe and deli on South Avenue in Local.
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Berkelely Hts., New Providence: "2 local police departments achieve accreditation"
Bound Brook: "Boro could earn up to $29K per year from Verizon tower"
Elizabeth: "Harbor seal causes quite a stir at city marina"
Kean U.: "At 90, guitar pioneer Les Paul shows he hasn't missed a beat"
Newark International - SL: "Many in area could find noise conditions worse under new plan"
Muslim Girls' Basketball - SL: "Hoops and hijabs: S. Brunswick girls make impression on the court"
Somerset Co. Sheriff: "Provenzano pays county back for dry cleaning"
Warren/Watchung - Ledger: "Voters approve $3.2M school proposal"
..... - CN: "Voters approve additional $3M for Watchung Hills upgrades"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - SL: "Corzine seeks new start with board at UMDNJ"
..... - Cabinet - Editorial, SL: "Confirm Zulima Farber"
Menendez - Senate seat - SL: "Pallone will back Menendez for Senate seat"
..... - CN: "Pallone refuses run at Senate seat"
Menendez' vacant House seat - SL: "Vas criticizes Sires for taking contributions from casinos"
Homeland Security - SL: "PATH station to test bomb-detection plan"
Medicare - SL: "N.J. spurns Medicare's repayment 'solution'"
..... - CN: "Feds could pay state back for Medicare overruns"
Newark - SL: "Devils barely beat Newark deadline for area financing"
..... - "State eyes fire director's status; City failed to ask for extension of leave"
Pensions: "Fired corrections executive stayed on, got pension"
Special Ed - SL: "Federal court puts further burden on special-ed families"
UMDNJ - SL: "UMDNJ paid $69,000 for one official's limos"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:..... - DeLay - Newsday: "Texas DA subpoenas former DeLay campaign aide"
..... - Torture - Reuters: "US 'outsourced' torture, European investigator says"
.......... - Financial Times/UK: "US employs ‘gangster’ methods, says report on CIA"
2006 Elections - OpEd, WP: E. J. Dionne: "Rove's Early Warning"
al-Qaeda - Juan Cole, U Mich.: "Top 10 mistakes of Bush in reacting to al-Qaeda"
Congress - WP: "GOP's closed-door deal makes $22 Billion difference to HMOs"
Iraq: Rebuilding - NYT: "Iraq Rebuilding Badly Hobbled, U.S. Report Finds"
.......... - NYT: "Audit Describes Misuse of Funds in Iraq Projects"
..... - Oil - WP: "Dip in Iraqi Oil Production Holds Ominous Harbinger"
Katrina - NYT: "White House Declines to Provide Storm Papers"
.......... - Ledger/AP: "Senators: Bush stonewalling Katrina probe"
McCain-Feingold Act - LAT: "Some Issue Ads Could Be Exempt, Supremes Say"
Pentagon - WP: "Strategy review calls for more elite forces to fortify military"
............ Iraq left out of planning, considered to be an 'anomaly'...
Supreme Court - SL: "Nomination of Alito is passed to full Senate"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Biz - TT: "Trenton Times, Star-Ledger plan to combine some operations"
eBay [again] - SL: "Drop shops like one in Raritan Boro pop up to collect fare for eBay"
Geek Patrol: "New coalition launches Wednesday, battles 'badware'"
............ check their site out here
Gift? Bribe?: "Ethics 101: When does a gift become a bribe?"
National Security Admin.: "Distrust of NSA has roots in '70s"
Sex Harassment: "AAUW Study: Campus sex harassment common"
TV: "Smacked down by rivals, UPN to join WB; 'CW' debuts on Channel 11 in fall"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "New Orleans Wants to Destroy Historic Homes"
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