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The Republican Who Might Bring Gay Marriage to Jersey

John R. Bohrer | Posted 01.06.2010 | Politics

Read More: Asbury Park, Jennifer Beck, Chris Christie, New Jersey State Senate, Cory Booker, John McCain, Sean Kean, Garden State Equality, Bill Baroni, New Jersey State Assembly, Same-Sex Marriage, Kip Bateman, New Jersey, Christopher "Kip" Bateman, Tom Kean Jr., Marriage Equality, Nj, Andrew Ciesla, Republicans, Christopher J. Christie, Thomas H. Kean Jr., Steven Goldstein, Jen Beck, Gay Marriage, Politics News
John R. Bohrer

Contrary to popular belief, New Jersey's same sex marriage equality legislation isn't dead yet. When the bill cleared the state Senate Judiciary Comm...

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The Libyan UN Ambassador's 27-Year Presence in Englewood and Why Kaddafi Never Made it There

Rep. Steven Rothman | Posted 01.05.2010 | New York

Read More: Libya, Englewood, New Jersey, Muammar Gaddafi, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Kaddafi, Steve Rothman, New York News
Rep. Steven Rothman

Mommar Kaddafi is a madman with the blood of innocent Americans and others on his hands. However, he has still not stepped foot on the Englewood, NJ property his country has owned for 27 years.

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Public Pensions Are $2 Trillion Short: Report

ft.com | Posted 01.05.2010 | Business

Read More: State Retirement Fund, New Jersey, 401k, Calpers, Retirement, Pensions, Public Pensions, Orin Kramer, Business News

The US public pension system faces a higher-than-expected shortfall of more than $2,000bn that will increase pressure on many states' strained finance...

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MTV Hates Your Brain

Jessica Olien | Posted 01.04.2010 | Entertainment

Read More: Television, Jersey Shore, Mtv, New Jersey, Bad Tv, Entertainment News
Jessica Olien

There is at times a strange sense of pleasure to be had from watching reality television. A gross miscalculation of human nature? Yes. But still, escapism.

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Mikhail Prokhorov, New Nets Owner, Hosts Vladimr Putin In Courchevel

nypost.com | Posted 01.04.2010 | New York

Read More: Vladimir Putin, New Jersey Nets, New Jersey, Prokhorov Hosts Putin in France, Mikhail Prokhorov, New York News

The Russian billionaire and soon-to-be New Jersey Nets owner, Mikhail Prokhorov, invited Vladimir Putin to stay at his chalet in Courchevel after the ...

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Doubling Down on Baby M: New Jersey's Ongoing Resistance to Surrogacy

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 01.04.2010 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Women's Rights, Law, Women's Issues, Reproductive Rights, Equal Rights, Men's Rights, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Baby M, California, Liberty, Gay Rights, Surrogate Motherhood, New Jersey, Freedom, Ethics, Contraception, Bioethics, Medicine, Muller v. Oregon, Family, Abortion, Women, Gender Discrimination, Parenting, Libertarian, Sexuality, Gender, Gender Equality, Human Rights, Women's Health, Health, Sex, Michigan, Libertarianism, Politics News
Jacob M. Appel

That a woman consented to use her body as a surrogate was irrelevant, because there are some acts to which nobody is permitted to consent. As well-meaning as this approach might have been, its underpinnings are inescapably sexist.

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Seaside Heights, "Jersey Shore" Town, Distances Itself From MTV Show

AP | Posted 12.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Reality TV, Jersey Shore, Italian-Americans, New Jersey, Seaside Heights, Reality Show, Jersey Shore Show, Mtv Jersey Shore, New York News

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — The New Jersey beach town that's home to MTV's "Jersey Shore" is trying to distance itself from the controversy surround...

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Daron Mayes' Shooting: Jalik Jones Pleads Not Guilty In 5-Year-Old's Death

AP | Posted 12.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Shooting, Jalik Jones, New Jersey, Crime, New York, Daron Mayes, New York News

PATERSON, N.J. — A New Jersey man has pleaded not guilty in the accidental shooting death of a 5-year-old boy by his 6-year-old brother. Twenty...

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Unsolicited Text Message Ads Should Be Banned: NJ Lawmakers

AP | BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI | Posted 12.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Text Message Ads Ban, Text Messages, New Jersey, Text Messaging, New York, Texting, New York News

TRENTON, N.J. — A pair of state lawmakers are hoping to stop unsolicited text message advertisements from being sent to New Jersey residents by ...

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David Goldman: Sean Doesn't Call Me "Dad" Yet (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 12.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Sean Goldman Comes Home, David Goldman, New Jersey, Sean Goldman, Brazil Custody Battle, Brazil, New York, New York News

TRENTON, N.J. — A man who brought his son home to the United States from Brazil after winning a bitter custody battle said in an interview aired...

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Bulldogs Attack Brandon Quann, Four Other Children

AP | Posted 12.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Brandon Quann, Bulldogs, New Jersey, New York, Dog Attack, New York News

WINSLOW, N.J. — Authorities say a pair of bulldogs attacked five New Jersey children until the oldest fought off the dogs with a shovel. The do...

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David Goldman, Sean Goldman Finally Reunited In Brazil

AP | BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted 12.25.2009 | New York

Read More: David Goldman, Sean Goldman, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Us, New Jersey, New York News

ORLANDO, Fla. - The father of a 9-year-old boy at the center of a five-year custody battle across two continents looked at his son sleeping on a fligh...

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New Year's Resolutions: 'The Show Me' State Of Mind

James M. Lynch | Posted 12.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Lies, Holidays, Holiday Season, Hope, Writing, Self-Confidence, Empty-Promises, Holiday Season Commentary, Enjoying Life, New Year's Commentary, Self-Help, Joy, New Year's Resolutions, New Jersey, Reason, Self-Improvement, Quitting Smoking, Diet Plans, Excuses, Truth, The Balanced Life, Living News
James M. Lynch

Here's my challenge to you: In this coming year let's light this world up with positive energy and a life of joy and possibility. But don't just tell me. Show me.

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Duke Energy Settlement: Plant Polluting Region's Air Agrees To Cut Emissions

nytimes.com | MIREYA NAVARRO | Posted 12.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Duke Energy Agrees to Cut Emissions, Carbon Emissions, New Jersey, Connecticut, Duke Energy, Adirondacks, Pollution, Air Pollution, New York, New York News

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut joined the federal government and two environmental groups in a 1999 lawsuit over pollution from the Duke plant, ...

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Sean Goldman Must Be Returned To New Jersey Father, Brazilian Court Rules

AP | BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted 12.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Custody Case, New Jersey, Trade, David Goldman, Sean Goldman, Brazil, Us, New York News

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's chief justice ruled in favor of a U.S. man who has waged a five-year legal battle for his son, ordering Brazilian rela...

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Jersey Shore: The Apotheosis of Reality

Simon Maxwell Apter | Posted 12.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Television, Reality TV, Jersey Shore, Italian-Americans, New Jersey, Mtv, Mtv Jersey Shore, Entertainment News
Simon Maxwell Apter

A month into the show, I must admit: I absolutely adore MTV's Jersey Shore. After all, Jersey Shore represents the triumph of the American Dream, pure and simple.

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Nigel Jackson Turns Junk Into Money

columbiajournalist.org | Posted 12.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Long Island, New Jersey, Queens, Auctions Second Hand, Nigel Jackson, New York, New York City, New York News

Since he was 17 years old, Nigel Jackson of Saint Albans, Queens, has been collecting second-hand valuables and selling them for profit. Between flea ...

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"Jersey Shore" Town, Seaside Heights, Angry With Depiction

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 12.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Snooki, Jersey Shore, Seaside Heights, UNICO National, Stereotypes, Mtv, Jerse Shore Show, New Jersey, Italian-Americans, Snooki Punch, New York News

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — On MTV's reality television show "Jersey Shore," the Beachcomber Bar is a place where the clothes are skimpy and punches can...

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Maria Osorio Gets Terminal HIV Diagnosis Later Proven False

nypost.com | Posted 12.21.2009 | New York

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Gabriel Lezcano, Woman Misdiagnosed With Hiv, Harlem-Hospital, Maria Osorio, New Jersey, New York, New York News

Maria Osorio, 54, of Passaic, went for a mammogram at Harlem Hospital last February and was offered a free instant cheek swab and blood test. That's w...

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My Problem with Jersey Shore

Michael Rugnetta | Posted 12.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Goodfellas, Reality TV, Jersey Shore, The Godfather, New Jersey, The Sopranos, Italian-Americans, Mtv Jersey Shore, Entertainment News
Michael Rugnetta

Good programming provides us with built-in commentary through nuanced connections between a subculture and our broader culture. Jersey Shore frustrates me because there is absolutely none of this commentary.

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Senator Lautenberg Holds Brazil Trade Bill Over Custody Battle

AP | Posted 12.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Brazil Supreme Court, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey Dad, Brazil, Lautenberg, Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey, Brazil Trade Bill, Brazil Custody Battle, Politics News

WASHINGTON — A New Jersey senator plans to hold up a trade bill that would benefit Brazil because of a long-running battle over a 9-year-old boy...

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Snow Storm Headed For New York, New Jersey

wins.com | Posted 12.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Weather, New Jersey, New York, Snow Storm, Snow, New York News

The National Weather Service says much of the Tri-State area could receive a blanket of snow, along with heavy winds, over the weekend....

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

AP | TOM CANAVAN | Posted 12.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Sports, New Jersey Nets, New Jersey, Mikhail Prokhorov, Russian Billionaire to Own Nets, Basketball, New York, Nba, New York News

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

Read More: Plotting Student Arrested, New Jersey, Bridgewater Raritan High School, Columbine, New York News

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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