New Brunswick

COHEN STATEMENT ON WORLD-CLASS STEM CELL RESEARCH FACILITY GROUNDBREAKING

Lawmaker Says Facility Will Unlock Keys to Lifesaving Treatments, Boost State Economy

(TRENTON) - Assembly Deputy Speaker Neil Cohen, a prominent supporter of stem-cell research and lead Assembly sponsor of the law creating world-class stem cell research facilities in New Jersey, today issued the following statement on the groundbreaking for the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick:

Eleven current and former New Jersey state legislators who served with John Lynch are among the 172 people who are asking a federal judge to give the former Senate President a lenient sentence during a hearing next week, according to a Star-Ledger report. Lynch, who was among the state's most powerful politicians for two decades, faces up to 41 months in prison after pleading guilty to corruption charges.

Lynch's backers are: Robert Smith, a Middlesex County Democrat who moved up to the Senate when Lynch retired in 2001; Middlesex County Democratic Assemblymen Peter Barnes and Joseph Egan, a longtime Lynch ally who has spent 25 years as a New Brunswick City Councilman; former Democratic State Senators John Russo (who preceeded Lynch as the Senate President), William Hamilton, Thomas Paterniti, and Gerald Stockman; former Republican State Senators Raymond Bateman (who served in the Senate with Lynch's father), John Dorsey, Jack Sinagra and John Gallagher.

The anticipated guilty plea of John Lynch will end a reign of power that has extended through eight Governors, not including John Bennett. Lynch has spent most of his life in politics: his father, John A. Lynch, was the longtime Mayor of New Brunswick and served as Middlesex County's State Senator from 1955 until his retirement in 1977. (He was the Senate President in 1966, when the Democrats took control for the first time since 1914.) He was elected New Brunswick Democratic Municipal Chairman in 1975, Mayor in 1978, and State Senator in 1981. He was the Majority Leader from 1986 to 1990, the Senate President from 1990 to 1992, and the Minority Leader from 1992 to 1998. He has been the undisputed political boss of Middlesex County -- one of the state's premier Democratic political machines. Since leaving the Senate in 2001 -- reportedly to reap the benefits of his efforts to elect James E. McGreevey as Governor -- Lynch has run one of the largest Democratic political action committees in the state.

Forrester: Fight Against Corruption is Fight Against the Old Boys' Network

Women for Forrester Rally at Douglass College

Gubernatorial nominee Doug Forrester today rallied at Douglass College with women from across the state. Forrester was joined by State Senator Diane Allen, Douglass College student government members, and alumnae of the college as he discussed his agenda for promoting women in his administration and affirmed his support for Douglass College.

You Gotta be Flexible to Straddle All These Issues

New Brunswick - Doug Forrester has straddled so many issues you'd think he was a gymnast. The Forrester campaign prefers the term "evolving position" as opposed to flip-flop. Still, regardless of terminology the fact remains, there's a good chance that the sun will rise with Doug advocating one side of an issue only to set with him advocating the opposite.

(First things first) ON NFL FOOTBALL

Flip: Forrester roots for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Flop: Forrester roots for the New York Giants.

VICTORY 2005 Gives Forrester a Voice
in a Series of New Ads

New Brunswick - Today, Victory 2005 released the first in a series of new ads that aim to give voters a better idea of who Doug Forrester really is and what he stands for.

These are the first ads in the general election campaign where Doug speaks for himself, and we feel that the content is very telling of Mr. Forrester's character and his ability to lead.

The first spot it titled "knows where to look", and can be viewed at www.njdems.org/video/wheretolook.wmv. An ad-watch is attached below. The second spot will be released on Tuesday October 25th.

Doug's Deceptive Ad Called
"Misleading", "Incorrect" and "Just Wrong"

New Brunswick - NBC 4 took Forrester to task last night for an ad that they call "misleading", "incorrect" and "just wrong". The station was specifically referring to Forrester's claim that Senator Corzine voted to raise taxes 133 times.