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1. N.J. lawmakers need to reform affordable housing, arbitration and civil service rules before year ends
(Opinion/Commentary)

... with a union representing civilian workers, it can impose its final offer. But in an impasse with a police or fire union, a third-party arbitrator is called in to decide the terms of the new contract. ...

2. Obama’s wage freeze hits 80,311 New Jersey workers
(U.S./Nation)

... President Obama on Monday announced a two-year wage freeze on all federal civilian employees, including 80,311 in New Jersey. The only people exempt are uniformed members of the five armed services. ...

3. Movie review: ‘Fair Game’ with Naomi Watts and Sean Penn
(Entertainment/Movies)

... still make their plights palpable. The interwoven plot threads are particularly poignant in the wake of heretofore secret estimates that 122,000 civilians have died in Iraq since the invasion that followed ...

4. Assemblymen sponsoring legislation to raise money for families of Jersey soldiers on active duty
(N.J./State)

... cope during difficult times when a wage-earner has temporarily left civilian employment to be placed on active military duty. The council provides education, counseling and financial planning so the spouses ...

5. The LED Alternative
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... enriched uranium, something we're only doing so the Pentagon can cushion the cost of bomb making. Had we used thorium as most civilian physicists were advocating we do in the 50's, we wouldn't be in ...

6. keyboard coward
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

i have been a police officer for 10 years, 6 of which were spent in the air force security forces with 2 tours in iraq and 4 as a civilian police officer... i am also an avid traveling phish fan and have ...

7. World War I at the Cresskill Circle
(Life/Style)

... capable of seating 2,500 people). Facilities-Camp Base Hospital: Pending opening of base hospital, use was made of nearby civilian medical facilities. Organized Oct. 1917; formally opened Jan. 9, 1918. ...

8. Where do I vote?
(N.J./State)

... must be received by the County Board of Election by 8 p.m. on Election day. New Jersey Citizens Guide to Government reports civilian absentee ballots are available to registered voters who cannot vote ...

9. Cablevision-Fox dispute could help Democrats
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the Imam backing the project is a terrorist sympathizer who refuses to condemn attacks on civilians, that Muslim groups building the center have deep ties to radical anti-American and anti-Semitic organizations ...

10. Movie review: ‘Red’ amasses stockpile of talent
(Entertainment/Movies)

... order to kill Gen. René Schneider Chereau, commander-in-chief of Chile's armed forces, when he would not go along with the agency's coup against the elected civilian government. This "Red" is also yet ...

11. Navy SEAL from N.J. Denis Miranda dies in Afghanistan
(N.J./State)

... military official in Washington, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press that one other coalition service member, an Afghan National Army soldier and a U.S. civilian were wounded ...

12. Whitman vs. McMahon
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... in a hail of anti-aircraft fire. And Ronald Reagan hallucinated that he helped liberate a concentration camp, rather than participating in the making of civilian propaganda films during World War II.  ...

13. Christie signs bills to honor New Jersey military veterans
(N.J./State)

... members and contracted civilian buglers who have served to honor deceased veterans at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery. Eligibility for the Honor Guard Ribbon is determined by the adjutant ...

14. My message in a bottle for my neighbor, the president
(Life/Style)

... evil in the world. And what is the death of one young couple, compared to the deaths of many military members and civilians from roadside bombs. I would tell the president that the stoning death of this ...

15. New Jersey author probes his family's past
(Life/Style)

... Besides his years as an Air Force Reserve command first sergeant, he currently works as a civilian technical writer for the Army at Fort Monmouth. Still, his family history project began uneventfully, ...

16. Christie signs bill creating Fort Monmouth revitalization authority
(N.J./State)

... the BRAC guidelines, the base must close no later than Sept. 15, 2011, at which point the Fort Monmouth property will be used entirely for civilian purposes. The redevelopment plan calls for the promotion ...

17. Exactly who was Joe E. Brown?
(Entertainment/Movies)

... spent a good deal of time entertaining troops, here and abroad, and at his own expense. He is one of two civilians to have received the Bronze Star for his work during World War II. He had cameo roles ...

18. U.S. Marine Cesar Laurean goes on trial for murder of another Marine
(U.S./Nation)

... being missing is issued. January 9, 2008: The Marine Corps says it is cooperating with the Onslow County Sheriff's investigation into Lauterbach's disappearance. January 10, 2008: Civilian authorities ...

19. Connecticut shooting carried out by worker who allegedly experienced racial harassment
(U.S./Nation)

... soldiers. Hasan was eventually shot by Army Civilian Police officers and is now paralyzed from the waist down. He has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted murder ...

20. Christie’s N.J. property tax toolkit needs a hammer
(Opinion/Commentary)

... and fire employee unions. When a town or other public employer can't reach a contract agreement with a union representing civilian workers, it can impose its final offer. But in an impasse with a police ...