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Steve RothmanThe Bergen County Congressman escorts Barack Obama on the House floor -- a public display of his growing political clout. |
Monica HonisThe Teaneck Councilwoman, up for re-election on Tuesday, is in trouble over making a "gas chamber" reference. |
Joseph CryanThe Democratic State Chairman gets the State Senate to hold a special session on Thursday to confirm his brother-in-law as a Judge. |
Frank MinorThe Mayor of Logan faces a sexual harassment claim. |
Anthony ColeyJon Corzine's former spokesman gets a better gig: he's Ted Kennedy's new Communications Director. |
SAMMY RIVERSThe Mayor of Passaic is expected to enter his plea today in a federal corruption indictment. |
Millicent FenwickThe late Congresswoman's legacy is kept alive as Frank Lautenberg and Rob Andrews spar over debates. |
FRANK WEEDENThe former Trenton mayoral candidate is removed from a council meeting after an obscenity-filled tirade. |
New JerseyThere is an agreement in McGreevey v. McGreevey! |
EnCapEnCap Golf Holdings files for Chapter 11 and their Meadowlands project is dead. |
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Wally Edge
Ivan Zapien will leave his post as Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Robert Menendez to accept a position in the private sector. He will be ... >
Bob Torricelli
Everything that I admire and fear about the Democratic Party was on display this week. The compassion for creating affordable housing and the ... >
Michael Patrick Carroll
McCain announce his intention to appoint real judges, and both teh Times and the Journal muff the story. >
Debbie Holtz
Let’s get this straight. Does U.S. Attorney Chris Christie think he only has a role to play when there’s a violation of US federal ... >
Steve Lonegan
FOR 190 YEARS, New Jersey had no income tax and no sales tax. As recently as 1966, it had only the third-highest property taxes in the nation.
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Dr. Joseph Marbach
The budget proposed by Gov. Jon Corzine has produced myriad negative reactions, featuring various interests seeking to limit the impact of the cuts ... >
Rob Tornoe
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Michael P. Riccards
With her victory by ten points in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton has re emerged as a very viable candidate for the Democratic nomination. It is ... >
Carla Katz
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May 12, 2008
“The bottom line is that giving contractors, focused on their own bottom line, the authority to sample toxic sites, determine a cleanup method, and then certify to D.E.P. that the site is clean, guts the whole meaning of government oversight and real environmental protection. It’s Whitmanesque.” -- CWA Local 1034 President Carla Katz, criticizing Gov. Jon Corzine
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Maverick label a fit for Sabrin― Courier-Post
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McGreevey talks fizzle, so it's time for testimony― Star-Ledger
Can Corzine Still Pass as a Liberal? He Thinks So― New York Times
Rep.'s seat up for grabs― Gloucester County Times
Outgoing lawmakers late with final reports― Philadelphia Inquirer
Convictions still haunt ex-mayors― The Record
Republican candidates differ on abortion― Star-Ledger
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