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1. New baby named ‘Like’ finds approval on Facebook
(Life/Style)

... Bono of U2 fame named his son Memphis Eve. Former Cosby Kid, Lisa Bonet named her son, Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa. Tennis player Arthur Ashe named his daughter Camera, while hip hop artist ...

2. Jon Stewart - Bill O'Reilly debate centers on White House poetry slams and Common invitation
(Entertainment/Movies)

... believes that Shakur had been wrongly convicted. The Daily Show host, raised in Lawrenceville, pointed out that Bono and Bob Dylan had already been invited to the White House, despite recording controversial ...

3. Should the N.Y. Mets be community owned like the Green Bay Packers?
(Sports/Professional)

... officially tipped off on Tuesday, February 22, will run for four weeks and includes billboards, online advertising and social media, all done pro bono with the idea of giving the people a chance to chime ...

4. ‘Spider-Man’ way back when: ‘Jumbo’
(Entertainment/Movies)

... spring in their "On Your Toes" was yet another Rodgers & Hart evergreen: "There's A Small Hotel." Let's see what Bono and The Edge offers audiences in "Spider-Man." So "Jumbo" turned out to be ...

5. Chris Dudley lacking NBA support for gubernatorial run in Oregon
(Sports/Professional)

... to bolster campaigns and money. In fact, Hollywood has produced one President, Ronald Reagan. Others like Fred Thompson, George Murphy, Fred Granby, Sonny Bono and Al Franken went onto Congress. Arnold ...

6. Stephen Colbert breaks new ground in Washington (with VIDEO)
(U.S./Nation)

... to Bono. She thanked him for using his celebrity to illuminate the plight of undocumented farm workers, who make up 50 to 75 percent of seasonal crop workers. Lofgren and Colbert met on a vegetable ...

7. The football culture needs to be changed
(Sports/Professional)

... through their pro-bono medical program to provide these men with the dignity they so deserve." "Iron" Mike Webster's bust stands in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Webster might have been ...

8. 3 Republican legislators challenge gay marriage effort at N.J. Supreme Court
(N.J./State)

... equality in New Jersey-marriage equality is the only solution." Lambda Legal, with pro bono co-counsel from the Gibbons firm, including partner Lawrence Lustberg, filed a Motion in Aid of Litigants' ...

9. Plowing through red tape for New Jersey farmers
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Bono of Middlesex County and Assemblyman Scott Rumana of Wayne should remember when agriculture played a more prominent role in their communities. Now is the time for farmers to emerge from a protective ...

10. Student's tip helped save Bridgewater Raritan High from Columbine-like tragedy
(N.J./State)

... knowledge of any possible threat to the well being of the school, report that information to a school official," said Bridgewater Raritan High School Principal James Riccobono. This tip allowed the investigation ...

11. New Jersey man featured on Chinese postage stamps
(World/International)

... Township High School became Zhiyu High School in 2004. In the United States, Hu has sponsored a regional children's table tennis tournament for several years. He has also done legal work pro bono, without ...

12. U2 beats Pope for the Giants Stadium attendance record
(Entertainment/Movies)

... previous record was held by Pope John Paul II after his visit to the stadium in 1995 (82,948). The significance of the historic feat was not lost on lead singer Bono. "News just in," said Bono from ...

13. Happy 60th birthday Bruce Springsteen
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Mick Jagger, Bono and U2, Axl Rose with Guns N' Roses, and Led Zeppelin. Interestingly, no female rockers make it into the top 25. Both women and men place Bruce and Elvis in their top two slots. ...

14. Independent gubernatorial candidate Daggett challenges ballot placement in lawsuit
(N.J./State)

...  The lawsuit, filed pro bono by the law firm of Cuyler Burk in Parsippany, asserts that the present system violates both the New Jersey and U.S. constitution and seeks an injunction preventing use of ...

15. Pro-bono production of 'Bye Bye Birdie' debuts at NJPAC
(Entertainment/Movies)

... to support NJVLA's pro bono work and drawn to the opportunity to return to their first passion, will participate in the production. Pearson began singing as a child in the choir, with his particularly ...

16. Chinh Le approved as New Jersey’s civil rights director
(N.J./State)

... students in the Civil Litigation Clinic and the law school's pro bono programs. He has also been serving as a consultant to the Center for Institutional and Social Change at Columbia's law school for the ...

17. New Jersey civil rights chief nomination draws criticism
(N.J./State)

... in the Civil Litigation Clinic and the law school's pro bono programs. He has also been serving as a consultant to the Center for Institutional and Social Change at Columbia's law school for the past year. ...

18. State investment in Rutgers is repaid six times over
(Opinion/Commentary)

... which plants are most resistant to deer foraging. Among our student body's numerous public service efforts, Rutgers undergraduates mentor urban teens and Rutgers law students provide pro bono services ...

19. Chaz Bono
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Good for him.

20. Cher supports sex change: Chaz Bono may help America understand transgender issues
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY LIZ BARRETT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM When the person born Chastity Bono announced Thursday that he is in the process of transitioning from female to male — via hormones and surgical procedures — jaws ...