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HuffPost's David Weiner Weighs In On "Fat" Ad In New Jersey Governor's Race

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Chris Christie, Fat Ad, New Jersey, Overweight, Weight, Corzine, Christie, Governor's Race, John Corzine, David Weiner, Media News

HuffPost New York Editor David Weiner spoke to New York's WPIX News about a "fat campaign commercial" that New Jersey Governor John Corzine's campaign...

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Radio DJ Diane Prior's Husband Pleads Guilty to Simple Assault

Joe Territo | Posted 11.29.2009 | New York

Read More: New Jersey, Diane Prior, John Paragano, Dj Diane Prior, Union Township, Crime, Domestic Abuse, New York News
Joe Territo

John Paragano, the estranged husband of New York Radio DJ Diane Prior, today pleaded guilty of pushing her while in an argument two years ago at their...

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Joseph Rios: Ronnie Holloway Beating Cop Indicted

Posted 11.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Police Brutality, Video, Rios Indicted, Passaic, New Jersey, Ronnie Holloway, Joseph Rios, New York News

Police officer Joseph Rios, who was caught on surveillance tape beating a disabled man, has been indicted on misconduct and assault charges. Rios sto...

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Chris Christie's 'Macaca Moment' on Health Care

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Gop, Chris Christie, 2010 Elections, 2009 Elections, 2009, New Jersey Governor Race, New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie Mammograms, Jon Corzine, George Allen and Macaca, New Jersey, Breast Cancer, Health Care Reform, Mammograms, Christopher Christie, Cancer, Christopher J. Christie, Republicans, Mammogram, Health Care, Macaca, New York News
John R. Bohrer

Christie is now on film, getting short with someone for daring to question the whims of the health care industry. 2009-09-28-Untitld1.jpg

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Change at the Helm of New Jersey's Largest Newspaper

Joe Territo | Posted 11.28.2009 | New York

Read More: NJ.Com, New Jersey, Star Ledger, Newspapers, Kevin Whitmer, Jim Willse, Journalism, New York Daily News, New York News
Joe Territo

Jim Willse, editor of The Star-Ledger for the past 15 years, today announced that he will retire next month.

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Bruce Springsteen Symposium: Hundreds Of Academics Meet In New Jersey For Lectures On The Boss

AP | KILEY ARMSTRONG | Posted 11.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Asbury Park, Glory Days: A Bruce Springsteen Symposium, New Jersey, Stone Pony Bar, Bruce Springsteen Birthday, Bruce Springsteen, New York News

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Hold still, Bruce – this won't hurt a bit! Scholars from around the world are dissecting the Springsteen legend ...

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Fat Campaign Commercial: Corzine Campaign Takes Shot At Chris Christie's Weight In New Ad (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 11.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Video, Dirty Ads, Chris Christie, Jon Corzine, New Jersey, Poll, Campaign Ads, New Jersey Governor, New York News

In the increasingly ugly campaign battle between Governor Corzine and his Republican challenger Chris Christie, it was only a matter of time before th...

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G-20 Diary: Hitting the Fan

Michelle Pilecki | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Protests, Anarchists, G-20, Pittsburgh, Army Reserves, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, New Jersey, Politics News
Michelle Pilecki

There's more inanity going on in Pittsburgh on the Post-Gazette's site, or any "news" outlet that likes to showcase violence than there is on the ground.

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The Great Divide: Divorce, American Style

Tina Traster | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Valley Cottage, Suburbia, Divorce, Family Court, Attempted Murder, Allen Pelcak, Laura Matousek, New Jersey, Dead-Beat Dad, Living News
Tina Traster

In America, fathers who can't pay child support are "deadbeats" rather than men who have become overwhelmed or sabotaged by unreasonable financial obligations ordered by family court judges.

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The Messy Reality of High School Hazing

Rosalind Wiseman | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Relational Aggression, High School, Hazing, Bullying, Millburn, Teenage Girls, New Jersey, Fraternities, Living News
Rosalind Wiseman

Why do we take as a given that membership in a group should depend on being broken, demeaned and humiliated?

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Ford's Lucky Day Revisited

Geri Spieler | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dublin, Gerald Ford, Judge, Sara-Jane-Moore, Sarah Jane Kahn, West Virginia, Prison, Secret Service, Charleston, St Francis Hotel, Assassination, Attempt, Fbi, New Jersey, San Francisco, Samuel Conti, Politics News
Geri Spieler

Thirty-four years later, the Secret Service is still trying to understand the mind of that 45 year old woman, mother and doctor's wife who aimed and shot at Gerald Ford.

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Hector Castro, 82, Charged With Fondling Wal-Mart Patrons

AP | Posted 11.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Hector Castro, Secaucus, New Jersey, Lewdness, Wal-Mart, New York News

TRENTON, N.J. — Police in New Jersey say an 82-year-old sex offender has been charged with fondling female Wal-Mart customers. Hector Castro of...

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Four Year Old Handed Out Cocaine At Newark Daycare, Thought It Was Candy

Joe Territo | Posted 11.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Daycare, Drugs, Newark, New Jersey, Police, Cops, Cocaine, New York News
Joe Territo

Police said the boy's father, afraid of getting caught with cocaine, had hidden it in his son's pockets and told him it was candy.

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Obama Is the Boot, But the Foot Is All Local

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Michael Steele, Jon Corzine, Andrew Cuomo, 2010, New Jersey, David Paterson, New York Politics, Barack Obama, 2009, New York News
John R. Bohrer

It's been the silent consensus of New York Democratic leaders for months now that Paterson needs to go. Paterson did not respond well to these critics, injecting race into the equation.

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Muslim Day of Prayer Expected to Draw Some Unwanted Attention

Sabria Jawhar | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mosques, National Mall, Muslim Day of Prayer, Muslims, Prayer, New Jersey Mosque, Muslim, New Jersey, Politics News
Sabria Jawhar

It's a wonderful thing to see Muslims wear their patriotism on their sleeve and demonstrate the deep love for their country. But the event also is turning into a religious war spurred by fringe groups.

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Former VP Al Gore To Stump For NJ Gov. Jon Corzine in Atlantic City Next Week

Joe Territo | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Jon Corzine, Al Gore, New Jersey, Politics, Chris Christie, New Jersey Democrats, Atlantic City, New Jersey Assembly, New York News
Joe Territo

Former Vice President Al Gore is scheduled to deliver the keynote address to the New Jersey Democratic State Conference in Atlantic City next Friday,...

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Smoking Ban May Cross Hudson To New Jersey Beaches, Parks

Joe Territo | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Boardwalk, New Jersey, Barbare Buono, Beaches, Michael Bloomberg, Belmar, New York News
Joe Territo

Following New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's announcement of a smoking ban in city beaches and parks, State Sen. Barbara Buono today proposed doing th...

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Johns Hopkins Student From New Jersey Kills Intruder With Samurai Sword

Joe Territo | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Burglary, Wall, Samurai Sword, Robbery, New Jersey, Johns Hopkins, Theft, Self-Defense, Baltimore Sun, New York News
Joe Territo

A Johns Hopkins student from Wall, N.J., killed a man who broke into his Baltimore garage with a samurai sword, according to a report in the Baltimore...

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Babette Perry, New Jersey Pharmacy Technician, Sues Employer Over Fake OxyContin Holdup

AP | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Babette Perry, Hampton Behavioral Health Center, Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder, Pharmacy Technician Sues, Pharmacy Technician Sues Employer, Oxycontin, New Jersey, Universal Health Services Inc., New York News

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — A New Jersey pharmacy technician who says she was traumatized when a masked gunman burst into her store demanding OxyContin ...

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Choose Life: Was Moses Really Pro-Life or Pro-Abortion?

Bruce Feiler | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, New Jersey, Ronald Reagan, Boston, New York, Al Gore Nobel Prize, Choose Life License Plates, Al Gore, Moses, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Judaism, Politics News
Bruce Feiler

From the "Baby Moses Law" in Texas to a pitched battle over "Choose Life" on license plates, the Bible's leading prophet has become the latest touchstone in America's hottest hot-button issue.

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New Jersey Lets the Sun Shine In

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 11.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Solar Energy, Economic Stimulus Package, Green Energy, New Jersey, Carbon Footprint, Green News
Jonathan A. Schein

The hands-down winner in offering solar energy incentives is none other than New Jersey, followed by Pennsylvania. Why New Jersey?

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New Jersey Governor Candidate Chris Christie's Wrong-Way One-Way Drive

Joe Territo | Posted 10.20.2009 | Home

Read More: Chris Christie, New Jersey, Elizabeth, Jon Corzine, Driving, Motorcycles, New Jersey Governor, Home News
Joe Territo

Republican candidate for Governor Chris Christie in 2002 got lost in Elizabeth and attempted to turn right onto a street that was one-way in the other direction.

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Michael Jordan Bringing His Motorcycle Racing Team to New Jersey Labor Day Weekend

Joe Territo | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Michael Jordan, Millville, Motorcyle Racing, Basketball, New Jersey, Jordan Suzuki, Daily Journal, New York News
Joe Territo

Jordan likely will be very visible at the race. However -- sorry fans -- he is not planning to sign autographs.

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Atlantic City (and all of New Jersey) Bets on Green Energy

Joe Territo | Posted 10.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Wind Power, Atlantic City, Delaware Bay, Green Energy, New Jersey, Solar Power, New York News
Joe Territo

The next time you hold your nose while filling up at the Vince Lombardi rest stop, breathe easy knowing New Jersey is doing its part to clean up our environment and decrease dependence on fossil fuels.

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Mafia Looking For Cut Of Stimulus Pie

New York Times | WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM | Posted 09.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Corruption, New York, Economic Stimulus Package, Mob, Organized Crime, Five Familes, Fbi, Mafia, Economic Stimulus, New Jersey, New York News

Everybody is looking for stimulus money. From bridge builders to food stamp recipients, from roofers to subway riders, from teachers to housing proje...

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