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1. Protecting your investment portfolio against contagion
(Money/Economy)

... the nimble restructuring of portfolios to protect them from serious damage. Portfolio protection is, effectively, a "safety net" to protect portfolios from catastrophic market declines. Think of dynamic ...

2. Poll finds New Jerseyans favor Gov. Christie over N.J. teachers union
(N.J./State)

... Just back from the Republican Governors Conference in Arizona, Christie's margin of 10 percentage points is a four-point decline from a month ago. New Jerseyans split on the NJEA: 39 percent have a favorable ...

3. N.J. DEP rejects appeal to postpone black bear hunt
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Education and Resource Group, declined to postpone the six-day hunt that begins Dec. 6 in parts of Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Passaic, Morris, Somerset and Bergen counties. "The facts are clear, we have ...

4. New Jersey crime rate drops 9 percent
(N.J./State)

... eighth consecutive year in which violent crime declined in the state. The number of murders dropped in 2009 from 376 to 320, the lowest reported murder rate in a decade. In 2000 there were 288 murders ...

5. Atlantic City casinos see gambling revenue dive
(Money/Economy)

Non-gaming revenue up by 8.3% BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Talk about rotten luck, gambling revenues for Atlantic City's 11 casinos declined by 24.3 percent during for July, August and ...

6. New Jersey unemployment rate drops to 9.2 percent
(Money/Economy)

... declines experienced in 2009. Over the first 10 months of 2010, private sector payrolls have increased slightly, up by 1,500 jobs while the same ten-month period in 2009 saw private sector employment fall ...

7. Bergen Record editorial goes against individual liberty
(Opinion/Commentary)

... be advanced against further encroachments." And, "freedom is indivisible. As soon as one starts to restrict it, one enters upon a decline on which it is difficult to stop." In short, we should be careful ...

8. N.J. lawmakers united against airport scanners
(N.J./State)

... a person's body and gives screeners the ability to check for weapons or other prohibited items. Travelers who decline to go through the scanner are subjected to a pat-down that the lawmakers said involves ...

9. Is nuclear power facing a reversal of fortune?
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... in 2012, and will decline after that Moody's stated. Entergy, like the rest of the nuclear industry, bet its future on an exorbitant, continually rising, natural gas price which did not materialize due ...

10. ‘American Idol’s’ Antonella Barba performs in Hoboken
(Entertainment/Movies)

... declined. Glassman added, "I'm saying three inches — that is all that I'm asking for." This Jersey crew's conversation would not be complete without bringing up Kim G's former friend, "The Real Housewife ...

11. New Jersey’s horse industry too important to forsake
(Opinion/Commentary)

... leading to a decline in our quality of life as urban sprawl would replace these open spaces. The Assembly has already taken steps to help the horse racing industry, approving a bill sponsored by Assemblyman ...

12. Post-election ruminations
(Opinion/Commentary)

... teachers, and decline to re-nominate a state Supreme Court Justice without giving a reason — beware of elected officials who are unwilling to compromise and only look at short-term implications of their ...

13. Now Gov. Christie’s fighting NJEA over crayons
(N.J./State)

... declined an offer made six weeks earlier to speak with thousands of New Jersey teachers about the challenges facing public education in the state. Hendricks based her decision on the union's disinterest ...

14. How much is Derek Jeter worth as face of N.Y. Yankees?
(Sports/Professional)

... no athlete embodies the spirit of a champion more than Derek Jeter." Close's words make clear that he and Jeter will seek a deal that rewards Jeter not just for his performance on the field — which declined ...

15. New Jersey must continue to invest in the pharma and biotech industry
(Opinion/Commentary)

... and the positive impact the biotech industry has on the state's economy, New Jersey's role as a leader in biotechnology has declined. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, North Carolina, Massachusetts, ...

16. Richard Codey criticizes N.J. education commissioner
(N.J./State)

... the convention Thursday and Friday because union leaders oppose Christie's proposals. It marks the first time in 156 years the state education commissioner has declined to attend. "If the administration's ...

17. N.J. commissioner of education Hendricks follows Christie’s lead on NJEA relations
(N.J./State)

Declines invite to attend teachers' convention BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM As the war of words and insults between Gov. Chris Christie and the New Jersey Education Association rages on, ...

18. Fed is trying to increase inflation?
(Money/Economy)

...  Investor's fear of inflation was again demonstrated last week when the price of gold bounced up in anticipation of inflation and a decline in the dollar that the Fed move seemed to threaten. The Fed, ...

19. All ingredients are in place for a collapse of U.S. dollar
(Money/Economy)

... will decline more and more, then the fate of the money is sealed. In other words, we are at the proverbial crossroads. If, as expected, the Federal Reserve announces another round of "quantitative easing," ...

20. Paul Moriarty panders to unemployed constituency he created
(Opinion/Commentary)

... I campaigned against such pension credits when I ran for the Assembly. So many of our citizens don't get health-perks for part-time work — which is why I declined Assembly health perks and paid out-of-pocket ...