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1. ‘The Starry Messenger’ represents bad news for Matthew Broderick
(Entertainment/Movies)

... a dying old man provide sharp portrayals. But Broderick and Moreno are undone by the aimlessness of their characters and the pointlessness of the play. Boosted to Off Broadway prominence in part by premiering ...

2. Poll finds New Jersey the 25th happiest state in the nation
(Life/Style)

... and design work, as well as sports, entertainment and media jobs. The number of gays, foreign-born residents and bohemians such as artists also boosted the happiest score. Rentfrow told LiveScience, ...

3. Monmouth’s weekend poll gives Corzine razor thin lead
(N.J./State)

... Friday. "This race is still as close as it can be,'' said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University/Gannett Newspapers poll. "It's possible that President Obama's visit boosted the governor's ...

4. ‘Sons of Anarchy’ creator Kurt Sutter weighs in on TV business: Emmys, ratings and Leno in primetime
(Entertainment/Movies)

... less scripted dramas and therefore, less work for them. But on the flip side, the Leno move has also boosted viewership for "Sons of Anarchy," which competes with it head to head at 10 p.m. Tuesdays. ...

5. Report: American consumers spend more and make less
(Money/Economy)

... Department reports that Americans boosted spending 0.4 percent in June — slightly more than what economists had expected. It was the second consecutive monthly rise in consumer spending, and it was accompanied ...

6. U.S. Commerce Department reports 11 percent surge in home sales
(Money/Economy)

... starting to increase their construction of new homes," Gault said. From 2003 through 2007, a housing boom boosted the U.S. economy, spawning construction across the country and providing millions of ...

7. Obama battles defense establishment over spending on the $143 million F-22 Raptor
(U.S./Nation)

... hi-tech systems, have been mobilizing to prevent the proposed cuts. Already in anticipation of changes, the three biggest companies - Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman - boosted their multi-million-dollar ...

8. State governments face a financial crisis over budgets
(U.S./Nation)

... a record $1 billion in tax increases begin; Las Vegas now has an 8.1 percent sales tax. Twenty-five states boosted taxes this year, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a Washington, ...

9. States divided on raising road taxes
(U.S./Nation)

... and Oklahoma legislatures also boosted transportation spending without increasing taxes. Meantime, the road and transit needs piled up in other states. Arkansas lawmakers set up a commission to ...

10. How the federal government botched the DNA backlog crisis
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... has boosted the bottom line of Gordon Thomas Honeywell's DNA clients. Applied Biosystems, an international scientific research company and the world's largest producer of DNA testing equipment and supplies, ...