New Jersey

Christie Election Will Make NJ an Educational Battleground

Thomas W. Carroll | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Read More: Tuition Tax Credits, John Corzine, Chris Christie, New Jersey, Charter Schools, Race to the Top, Education Reform, New York News

Christie is strongly committed to strengthening New Jersey's weak charter-school law, and pushing through an education tax credit focused on low-income students in failing schools.

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The Power of Fear and the Obligation to Hope

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

It was not surprising to learn that New Jersey and Virginia both elected Republican Governors. But I could not have predicted the loss in the tiny, liberal, free state of Maine.

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How The Star Ledger Gave Jon Corzine A Lifeline

Politico | JOHN BOHRER | | Posted 11.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, Jon Corzine, New Jersey, Star Ledger, Media News

If New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine wins a second term Tuesday, it will come in spite of a struggling economy and rising unemployment. And, also, becaus...

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New York State and New Jersey Elections Live

HuffingtonPost | Posted 11.03.2009 | New York

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Today's Alleged "Bellwether" Elections Aren't Bellwethers and Don't Say Much About Nat'l Politics

David Sirota | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jon Corzine, Virginia, New Jersey, Election Day 2009, Election Day, 2009 Elections, Politics News

While the Democratic Party certainly has its problems right now, these contests do a better job of illustrating severe Republican weakness than anything else.

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Election Night Preview: GDP Trumps Gay Marriage

Joe Scarborough | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Virginia, Bob Mcdonnell, Joe Scarborough, Jon Corzine, Chris Christie, New Jersey, Doug Hoffman, Morning Joe, Politics News

All the president's men know that a Republican sweep in New Jersey and Virginia will strike fear in the hearts of those swing state Democrats who now hold the future of health care in their sweaty moderate hands.

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NJ Governor's Race Down To The Wire

AP | ANGELA DELLI SANTI | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Christie Corzine Race, New Jersey Election Results, Chris Christie, Governors Race, Christie Corzine, New Jersey Governors Race, New Jersey Election 2009, New Jersey Election, Jon Corzine, New Jersey, New Jersey Polls, Politics News

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey's candidates for governor darted through the state on the last day of a campaign being billed as a vote on President ...

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How Important Are These Off-Year Races?

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Mcdonnell, 2010 Elections, Corzine, 2010 Election, Christie, John Corzine, Obama, Incumbent, Creigh Deeds, Approval Ratings, Virginia, Rnc, White House, New Jersey, Governors Races, Analysis, Bill Owens, Incumbents, Chris Christie, Third Party Candidates, Doug Hoffman, Scozzafava, Dede Scozzafava, 2009 Elections, Elections, Governors Race, Independents, Mid-Term Elections, Gubernatorial, Dnc, Deeds, Politics News

At the very least, the results in the governors' races, if not predictive, are quite likely to drive the political narrative, bolstering or diminishin...

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Chris Christie Rips Off Monty Python, Troupe Threatens Suit

Martin Lewis | Posted 11.02.2009 | New York

Chris Christie, the Republican candidate for Governor of New Jersey, has created an election commercial that steals copyright-protected material from Monty Python without permission or credit.

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Thirsting for Justice

Deborah Jacobs | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, Cory Booker, Human Rights, New Jersey, Newark, Water, United Nations, Politics News

Since August, Newark turned off nearly 600 water accounts in an attempt to collect $29 million in unpaid bills. Newark's desire to collect this debt is entirely understandable, but unpaid bills do not trump human rights or public health.

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New Jersey's Next Governor Is Unknowable

John R. Bohrer | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Chris Christie, Jon Corzine, Joe Wilson You Lie, New Jersey, 2009, New Jersey Governor Race, Joe Wilson, New Jersey Politics, New York News

The miraculous resurrection of Governor Jon Corzine in the crucial month of October has had a lot of people thinking the Democrat is running away with the thing. Not so.

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Martians in New Jersey: Remembering the War of the Worlds

Michael Kaplan | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Aliens, Hysteria, Anniversary, Hoax, Fake-News, War, Panic, Radio, Great Depression, Halloween, Orson Welles, New Jersey, New York News

Orson Welles was a talented director, and, at the age of 22, a very naughty boy.

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Rove's Misread of Tuesday's Elections

Joe Trippi | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Virginia, Karl Rove, New Jersey, Democratic Party, Republican Party, 2010 Elections, New York, New York News

Voters are increasingly seeing themselves as "us" and both parties in Washington as "them." The results next Tuesday will likely demonstrate the voter's frustration with those in power, regardless of party.

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Chris Christie: "I'm Pretty Fat"

AP | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Chris Christie Fat, Chris Christie New Jersey, New Jersey, Chris Christie Obese, Don Imus, Chris Christie Corzine, Chris Christie Overweight, Fat Governor, New Jersey Governor's Race, New York News

TRENTON, N.J. — The Republican in New Jersey's race for governor wants the incumbent to weigh in more candidly about the challenger's heft. Chr...

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Obama Plants Tree On White House Lawn In Spot Where Bush's Tree "Did Not Take" (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Scarlet Oak, Stephen W. Rochon, Benjamin Harrison, New Jersey, Halka Nurseries of Millstone Township, George W. Bush, Littleleaf Linden, Barack Obama Plants Tree, White House North Lawn, Barack Obama, Slideshow, Green News

Of all the matters Barack Obama inherited from his predecessor, this one was relatively small. There was a historically-significant hole on the Whit...

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Plucky 84-Year-Old Bikes 150 Miles For MS

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.29.2009 | Impact

Read More: MS Bike Ride, Philanthropy, Lan Yin Eiko Tsai, Bike Ride, New Jersey, MS Bike Riders, Charity Bike Ride, Fitness, Multiple Sclerosis, City to Shore, Volunteerism, Impact News

Lan Yin "Eiko" Tsai, attired in a classy dress and pumps, is a standout among the spandex-clad crowd at New Jersey's City to Shore, a 150-mile bike ri...

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Edward Ates Claims He's Too Fat To Have Killed His Son-In-Law

AP | BETH DeFALCO | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Murder, Shooting, Stacey Ates, New Jersey, Crime, Too Fat to Kill, Obesity, Paul Duncsak, Edward Ates, New York News

HACKENSACK, N.J. — A man accused of running up and down a flight of stairs to kill a former son-in-law is offering a novel defense: At 5 feet 8 ...

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Independent Voters Shifting Away From Obama, Democrats

RealClearPolitics | Salena Zito | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

A poll of opinion polls shows Americans' attitudes are changing rapidly. They are less and less thrilled about the country's direction and Congress, ...

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Jose Feliciano, Church Janitor, Charged In Rev. Ed Hinds' Murder

AP | VICTOR EPSTEIN | Posted 10.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Murder, Ed Hinds, New Jersey, St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Ed Hinds' Murder, Reverend Ed Hinds, Chatham, Jose Feliciano, Church Janitor Charged, New York News

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Authorities investigating the slaying of a priest arrested the church janitor Saturday, alleging he stabbed the cleric 32 tim...

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A Jersey Girl and the Poet Springsteen

Laura Baudo Sillerman | Posted 10.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jersey Girl, Giants Stadium, New Jersey, Music, Walt Whitman, Laura Baudo, Poetry Friday, Bruce Springsteen, Giants Staidum October 9, Giants Stadium Last Concerts, Bruce Sprinsteen Giants Stadium, Entertainment News

Bruce Springsteen played the last concert ever to be played in Giants Stadium on Friday, October 9. The Stadium is slated for demolition this year.

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News Organizations Win Ruling Against NJ Exit Poll Ban

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media

Read More: New Jersey Exit Polls, Exit Polls, New Jersey, Media News

The National Election Pool — a consortium that includes The Associated Press, CNN, Fox, ABC, NBC and CBS — has just won a ruling in New Je...

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New Jersey Man Arrested After Bragging on YouTube About Being a Pedophile

Joe Territo | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Sex-Crimes, New-Jersey, Middletown, Child Endangerment, New York News

A 21-year-old man from Middletown, N.J., was arrested Thursday after -- police said -- he bragged on YouTube.com about having sexual encounters with t...

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Rev. Ed Hinds, Catholic Priest, Found Slain In Church Rectory

AP | VICTOR EPSTEIN | Posted 10.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Priest Murdered, St. Patrick's Church, Ed Hinds, New Jersey, Priest Slain, Reverend Ed Hinds, Chatham New Jersey, Catholic Priest, New York News

CHATHAM, N.J. — A Roman Catholic priest was found slain Friday morning in his clerical robes in the rectory of his northern New Jersey parish, a...

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Raja Rajaratnam, Billionaire Hedge Fund Founder, Sued For Allegedly Funding Tamil Tigers

Reuters | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Raj Rajaratnam, New Jersey, Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers Sri Lanka, Rajaratnam, Galleon Group, Galleon Hedge Fund, World News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused billionaire Raja Rajaratnam, founder of the Galleon hedge fund, and his family's foundation were sued in a U.S. court on ...

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Bon Jovi To Open Giants-Jets Stadium: AP source

AP | TOM CANAVAN | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Jon Bon Jovi, Giants Stadium, New Jersey, New York Giants, The Circle, Jets, New York Jets, Bon Jovi, New York News

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Bon Jovi will play the kickoff concert next spring at the new $1.6 billion stadium that will serve as the home for the G...

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