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1. Wyclef Jean pondering run for president of Haiti
(Entertainment/Movies)

... hired a new accounting firm after the allegations surfaced. The New York Post reports that Jean will formally announce his bid for the presidency of Haiti within two weeks. The former Fugees star is ...

2. President Barack Obama makes 49-minute visit to Edison to boost his small business aid legislation
(Money/Economy)

... Oct. 30, 1 when he led rallies for Corzine in Newark and Camden just a few days before the Democrat was defeated in his re-election bid by Republican Christie.  ...

3. Legal group, ACLU accuse FBI of targeting Muslims
(U.S./Nation)

... broad ranges of information on Muslims and others not accused of crimes. "Law-abiding American Muslims have experienced increasing levels of discriminatory, invasive and abusive conduct by federal agents," ...

4. N.J. Obama visit set for Tastee Sub Shop in Edison
(Money/Economy)

... 30, when he led rallies for Corzine in Newark and Camden just a few days before the Democrat was defeated in his re-election bid by Republican Chris Christie.  ...

5. Christie uses ‘Race to the Top’ good news to slam NJEA
(N.J./State)

... NJEA joined in support of the funding application. It opposed the failed 2009 bid. The Wall Street Journal Tuesday reported that while New Jersey is a finalist, it does not appear to be as strongly positioned ...

6. President Barack Obama to visit Edison small business on Wednesday to discuss economy
(N.J./State)

... just a few days before the Democrat was defeated in his re-election bid by Republican Chris Christie.  ...

7. President Barack Obama taping ABC’s ‘The View’ during trip to New Jersey
(U.S./Nation)

... show. The president's appearance is part of the show's continuing "Red, White & View" campaign, which is committed to political guests and discussions. The show welcomed Vice President Joe Biden in ...

8. A memorable case of plagiarism has its roots in New Jersey
(Life/Style)

... of plagiarism? (Poe may just have meant: imitating British writers too much.) And Theodore Dreiser. Even Vice President Joseph Biden has admitted that he plagiarized a paper during his first year at law ...

9. President Barack Obama coming to Edison to address the economy
(N.J./State)

... a few days before the Democrat was defeated in his re-election bid by Republican Chris Christie.  ...

10. Anger follows Rutgers’ decision not to grow marijuana
(Health/Healthquest)

... two important differences between the Amherst scenario and the one occurring with Rutgers. "UMass requested a growers bid from the DEA in a state that has not legalized medical marijuana to this day,'' ...

11. DRPA official loses $2,500 in pay, must reimburse $600 for giving daughter E-ZPass
(N.J./State)

... sector had improperly used a company account, a small fine would not suffice. But when you're politically-connected, you get to walk away after paying a small fine and promising not to do it again. Law-abiding ...

12. Health care law changes you might not know
(Health/Healthquest)

... at the American College of Preventive Medicine, predicts manufacturers of vaccines and diagnostic tests will push for their products to be labeled preventive services in a bid to have them covered at no ...

13. N.J. Democrats move to place Reform New Jersey Now under pay-to-play standards
(N.J./State)

... affected by the pay-to-play statutes ... or by applicable executive orders." As a 501(c)(4) issue-advocacy organization, Reform Jersey Now is not required to disclose its donors. It doesn't have to abide ...

14. Being lucky made all the difference for George Steinbrenner
(Sports/Professional)

... and Gulf and Western outbid the Tribune Company's WPIX, Channel 11 and Dolan's SportsChannel. Steinbrenner was kicked out of baseball by Commissioner Fay Vincent in 1990 for paying Howard Spira to spy ...

15. Christie supporting group that eludes campaign finance limits
(N.J./State)

... issue-advocacy organization, Reform Jersey Now is not required to disclose its donors. It doesn't have to abide by pay-to-play laws, which ban those with state contracts worth more than $17,500 from donating ...

16. No state compares to Arizona’s sports business follies
(Sports/Professional)

... build a ballpark for a Major League baseball team. Over in Tempe, Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals owner Bill Bidwill, who came to the Valley of the Sun with his St. Louis Cardinals football team in 1988, wasn't ...

17. Were is the justice
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... bids so that he would get the contracts gets 3 years in prison and is there now. What about the fact that the other companies that bid were also owned by Kert? He pleaded to involvement in bid rigging ...

18. U.S. Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn New Jersey's growth-regulating Highlands Act
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY JOE TYRRELL NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Ending a quixotic challenge to New Jersey's Highland Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to consider a lawsuit filed by nine property owners seeking to lift ...

19. LeBron James game had to be played by Knicks and Nets
(Sports/Professional)

... it have been worth the fight and the time for the losers, no matter what city they are from. The answer is not as simple as a yes or no. Like the battle for bids on any level, the messages that need ...

20. Audit finds N.J. government wasted millions on 19,000 unused phone lines
(N.J./State)

... out a no-bid contract with each extension," Boxer said. "As a result, the public cannot be sure that the state is getting a fair price." The audit also found: During a one-year period, the state paid ...