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Gay marriage wave shows major shift

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Rachel Weiner - Feb. 14 (News Report) - In California, a federal appeals court struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, declaring it unconstitutional. In New Jersey, the state Senate passed a bill to legalize gay marriage, two years after a similar measure went down in defeat. And on Monday Washington became the seventh state to legalize gay marriage when Gov. Chris Gregoire (D) signed it into law. Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) is pushing for gay marriage legislation, but he’s short a few votes and says the bill needs more Republican support.

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New Jersey Governor's Helicopter Ride Latest In Often-Criticized Tradition

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Matt Sledge - Jun. 02 (News Report) - Chris Christie was in a rush to get from his son's baseball game in Montvale, N.J. to Princeton -- but his decision on Tuesday to skip the hour-and-a-half car ride in exchange for a state police helicopter may have national political implications. Christie apparently did not use the helicopter for state business; instead, he wanted to get back to the governor's mansion for a meeting with Iowa donors hoping he'll run for president.

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Govs face budget blowback

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:06:47 -0700

The Politico - By Alexander Burns - Mar. 28 (News Analysis) - Almost every governor who’s tried to deliver a take-your-medicine message has paid a price. And widespread polling data suggests a chasm between what Americans say they want and the price they’re prepared to pay to get there.

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Prank Xbox Live Massacre Messages Land Maryland Teen in Jail

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

switched.com - By Terrence O'Brien - Feb. 11 (Opinion) - Maryland teenager who is now headed to court to face charges of sending threatening messages to about 100 people via a stolen Xbox Live account.

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FBI Rounds Up 100 Mobsters in Biggest Mafia Bust in New York History

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

NBC New York - By Jonathan Dienst - Jan. 20 (News Report) - The FBI calls it the biggest mafia round-up in New York history. More than 100 suspected mobsters were arrested this morning in connection with numerous federal investigations into New York area mob groups as first reported on NBCNewYork.com.

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FBI targets mob in major sweep

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - By David Ariosto - Jan. 20 (News) - Federal agents conducted a series of early morning raids Thursday targeting organized crime families in a major sweep across New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island, according to a source with direct knowledge of the case.

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The Looming Crisis in the States

Sat, 25 Dec 2010 16:26:41 -0800

New York Times - Dec. 25 (Opinion) - Spending cuts alone will not solve the states’ fiscal problems. More effective and targeted tax increases, and some help from Washington, are needed.

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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie becoming a national hero of GOP

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Perry Bacon Jr. - Oct. 30 (News) - ...only a year into office, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has also emerged as one of the most popular figures in the Republican Party, a blunt-talking governor who unabashedly attacks unions and Democratic groups, cuts spending, blocks tax increases and runs his relatively liberal state in a conservative mold.

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The End of the Tunnel

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Paul Krugman, New York Times - Oct. 08 (Opinion) - American politics these days is anything but rational. Example: Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey just canceled the Hudson River tunnel project.

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Ban on School Christmas Carols Upheld

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

beliefnet - By Jeanette Rundquist - Oct. 05 (News) - "Silent Night" and other religious songs will remain off the program at holiday concerts in one New Jersey school district -- and possibly others across the country -- after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a school ban on religious holiday music.

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N.J.'s high-minded media experiment

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Philadelphia Inquirer - Jul. 14 (Opinion) - NJ's high-minded media experimentPhiladelphia Inquirer... lasting animosity generated or grudges held: NJN's reporters were every bit as professional and capable as their colleagues in the rest of the media. ...and more??

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Obama Faces His Anzio

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Paul Krugman - Nov. 06 (Opinion) - President Obama chose a cautious approach rather than bold action on the economy, and the decision may haunt Democrats for years to come.

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Hark! The Voters Speak!

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Gail Collins - Nov. 05 (Opinion) - Endorsements don’t work if they’re oblique and half-hearted, as if they had been sent via Candygram.

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In New Jersey, Two Glasses Half-Empty

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

FiveThirtyEight - By Nate Silver - Oct. 04 (News Analysis) - Rothenberg is absolutely correct that it would be improper to convey the impression that Jon Corzine, the embattled Democratic governor of New Jersey, is surging in his race against Republican challenger Chris Christie. Corzine's numbers, which have been stuck around 40 percent some time, haven't really moved at all. What's happened, rather, is that Christie has been losing support:

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Panel Seeks End to Death Penalty for New Jersey

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:20:28 -0800

New York Times - By Laura Mansnerus - Jan. 03 (News Report) - New Jersey's last execution was in 1963, and its death row population has shrunk to nine men. Many appeals have been extended for years by a process known as "proportionality review," meant to assure that capital sentencing was not being arbitrarily applied, before the State Supreme Court.

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