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Mikhail Prokhorov, Russian Billionaire, One Step Closer To Owning Nets

AP | TOM CANAVAN | Posted 12.17.2009 | New York

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A Russian billionaire has moved a step closer to becoming the NBA's first non-North American owner. Mikhail Prokhorov's...

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Taleon Goffney, Twin Gay Porn Star, Gets Three Years For Burglary

AP | Posted 12.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Pornography, Burglary, Gay Porn, New Jersey, Crime, Twin Porn Stars, Spider-Man, Taleon Goffney, Keyontyli Goffney, New York News

CAMDEN, N.J. — A man known to police as "Spider-Man" for his daring escapes and who starred in gay porn videos with his twin brother has been se...

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Bridgewater-Raritan High School Reopens After "Columbine-like" Plot Thwarted

AP | SAMANTHA HENRY | Posted 12.14.2009 | New York

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BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Students returned Monday to a New Jersey high school that prosecutors say was the target of a "Columbine-like" plot and were...

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Port Authority Approves $6.3 Billion Budget, Cuts 150 Jobs

AP | Posted 12.11.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is cutting 150 positions and slashing overtime. The moves are part of the Port Authori...

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New Jersey, Just Say No

Sara Haile-Mariam | Posted 12.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Equality, Ruben Diaz, Young People, New Jersey, Campus Progress, Gay Marriage, New York, Marriage Equality, New York News
Sara Haile-Mariam

We must ask why the same freedom that enables a State Senator to say "no" in Albany prohibits a same-sex couple from saying "I do" in Brooklyn.

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New Jersey Gay Marriage Vote Delayed

AP | ANGELA DELLI SANTI | Posted 12.10.2009 | New York

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TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey's Senate president has agreed to postpone Thursday's scheduled vote on a bill to legalize same-sex marriages, and som...

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Equality - What Are We So Afraid Of?

Douglas Forbes | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gay Rights, New Jersey, Civil Unions, Civil Rights, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Douglas Forbes

How can it possibly not be time that America acknowledges marriage for one and all? Otherwise, the people of this nation must exercise their right and responsibility to abolish this failed form and reinstitute it altogether.

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Quadriplegic Hunter Takes Aim After 30 Years And Court Case

AP | DAVID PORTER | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

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CLINTON, N.J. — In a wooded area up a dirt road off an interstate highway, Jamie Cap peers down the sight of his new shotgun at a target about 4...

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Tahaya Buchanan, Fugitive, Worked For Homeland Security While On The Run

AP | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

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NEWARK, N.J. — Prosecutors don't understand how a fugitive wanted in New Jersey worked for the Homeland Security Department in Georgia despite a...

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Man With Cerebral Palsy A Star Volunteer At Disabilities Organization

Posted 12.08.2009 | Impact

Read More: Matt Payton, Project Freedom, Robbinsville NJ, Volunteering, New Jersey, Cerebral Palsy, Disabilities, Impact News

Matt Payton wanted, like many young people, to move out of his parents' house. It was a natural inkling, but one confounded by more problems than your...

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In New Jersey, Marriage Equality Does an Economy Good

John R. Bohrer | Posted 12.07.2009 | New York

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John R. Bohrer

Marriage equality is perhaps the most painless, inexpensive way for the New Jersey legislature to grow the state economy.

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Arianna On The Problems Posed By Tea Party Activists In 2010 Elections (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 12.05.2009 | Media

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Huff TV

Democratic National Committee Chairman, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine recently weighed in on the Tea Party movement, saying that Democrats stand to gain fro...

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New Jersey Interest-Rate Swap Costs State $22k A Day

bloomberg.com | Posted 12.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Jim McGreevey, Jon Corzine, Chris Christie, Bank of Montreal, New Jersey, Business News

Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey taxpayers are being saddled with a bill of about $657,000 a month from Bank of Montreal for an interest-rate swap app...

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Gay Marriage: New Jersey Vote Set Next Week

AP | Posted 12.03.2009 | New York

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TRENTON, N.J. — A bill to legalize gay marriage in New Jersey will be posted for a vote next week. Sen. Ray Lesniak, a member of the Senate Jud...

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Republicans Fail To Overturn Order Targeting Voter Intimidation In New Jersey

AP | BILL NEWILL | Posted 12.02.2009 | New York

Read More: Voter Fraud, Gop, Rnc, Voter Intimidation, Ballot Security, New Jersey, Voting Rights Act, Republicans, Minority, Voting, New York News

TRENTON, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey has denied a request by the Republican National Committee to dissolve a 27-year-old court order ai...

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Where Should You Talk (and Listen) to an Independent? Online, of Course

Noah Mallin | Posted 12.02.2009 | Technology

Read More: Virginia, Bob Mcdonnell, New Jersey, Property Tax, United States, Facebook, Barack Obama, Society and Culture, Politics, Barack Obama Presidential Campaign 2008, Google, Technology News
Noah Mallin

Why not reach Independents at a place where most people turn to when they are seeking more information? That is, online, through search engines.

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Orthodox Rabbis Join New Jersey Gay Marriage Debate

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 12.01.2009 | New York

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LAKEWOOD, N.J. — The leaders in the local large Orthodox Jewish community go to great lengths to keep out the outside world, discouraging nonbus...

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Howard Thompson Jr. Wins Right To Preach In Prison

AP | Posted 11.30.2009 | New York

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TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey prisoner has won a settlement that allows him to preach at services inside the prison. Howard Thompson Jr. is an i...

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Edelmiro Gonzales Chased Down, Shot Wife And Sons: Police

AP | Posted 11.29.2009 | New York

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PATERSON, N.J. — A man chased down and shot his wife and their two young sons in northern New Jersey on Saturday – killing one boy –...

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Gay Marriage Stalls In New York, New Jersey

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 11.25.2009 | New York

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MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — The state-to-state march to legalize gay marriage across the left-leaning Northeast has lost more momentum since a major se...

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Harold Turner Subpoenas Chris Christie: Blogger Accused Of Making Threats Calls On Governor-Elect To Testify

AP | DAVID PORTER | Posted 11.25.2009 | New York

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NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey blogger scheduled to go on trial next week on charges that he threatened three federal judges in hate-filled posting...

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Kenneth Rose Sr.'s Body Found In North Carolina After Wild Jersey Storms Sank Boat In New Jersey

AP | WAYNE PARRY | Posted 11.25.2009 | New York

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A body that washed ashore at a North Carolina wildlife refuge over the weekend has been identified as the owner of a comme...

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Italian-Americans Protest MTV's 'Guido' Show 'Jersey Shore'

Posted 11.24.2009 | Entertainment

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AP Text, scroll down for 'Jersey Shore' trailer: FAIRFIELD, N.J. - A national Italian-American organization based in New Jersey says an MTV reality s...

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Bon Jovi's Sambora Scores Philanthropic Points Home In New Jersey

Joe Favorito | Posted 11.23.2009 | Sports

Read More: Pop Music, Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, New Jersey, Music Philanthropy, Heather Locklear, Los Angeles Lakers, Basketball, New York Knicks, Bon Jovi, Brain Tumors, Sports Philanthropy, Sports News
Joe Favorito

Sambora, who spends most of his time rocking the world as lead guitarist for Bon Jovi, has never forgotten the ties that were formed during his days as a basketball player and student in suburban New Jersey.

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John Brek, Airport Guard In Obama Threat Case, Sentenced

AP | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York

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NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey airport security guard overheard talking about shooting President Barack Obama will be released from jail. John Bre...

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