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1. Pulitzer Prize 2012 awarded to a few surprises: See who was left out
(U.S./Nation)

... Inquirer, which has been bouncing between ownerships the last few years, won its 19th Pulitzer for its seven-part series, “Assault on Learning,” a look at violence in Philadelphia’s public schools. According ...

2. Norcross pledges not to interfere with Philly Inquirer and Daily News content
(N.J./State)

... Jersey journalists Thursday to pledge he will not interfere with editorial decisions or news coverage. Norcross is part of a group of businessmen who purchased The Inquirer and the Daily News on Monday ...

3. George Norcross and Leon Katz among buyers of Philly newspapers
(N.J./State)

Paying about $60 million for The Inquirer, Daily News New Jersey Democratic Party boss George Norcross III and former New Jersey Nets owner Leon Katz are part of a groups of businessmen that are trying ...

4. Mega Millions winning numbers for Tuesday: No jackpot winner but 5 New Jerseyans could get a prize
(Money/Economy)

... lump sum payout of $170 million. That amount marked the fifth largest total in the history of U.S. lotteries. The good news: According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, while no one hit all the numbers, ...

5. N.J. bill will increase 'keep right' law fine in attempt to calm road rage
(N.J./State)

... emergency vehicles are on the right shoulder. The remaining option would be the left. Norcross told the Inquirer, “Being trapped behind a slower vehicle is "one of the biggest triggers for road rage. ...

6. Shame on NBC
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

At least the National Inquirer admits they do it for the money. When NBC broadcast the Mimi Alford interview about her affair with JFK, they claimed it was so she could "unburden" herself. BS. They ...

7. Newt Gingrich and Fla. Space Coast: Will voters be over the moon?
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... took the criticism in stride. “I accept the charge that I am grandiose,” Gingrich said, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.“Americans are instinctively grandiose.” At a debate in 2011, Romney told ...

8. Smokin' Joe Frazier has Muhammad Ali in his corner
(Sports/Professional)

... prayers. Joe has a lot of friends pulling for him - and I'm one of them.' The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Frazier petitioned President Richard Nixon to have Ali's boxing license reinstated ...

9. Jerome Harrison’s brain tumor discovered just in time
(Sports/Professional)

... Philadelphia Inquirer mentioned that a series of events led to the tumor discovery. Harrison initially left the Eagles for Detroit last summer as a free agent. The Lions needed a running back because starter ...

10. Phil Mitsch, a N.J. Senate candidate, defends equating women to prostitutes
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Inquirer's editorial board. "That shows the utmost respect for women. . . . What I was trying to say to men was, ‘Men, look, if you got to go out and play around and you can't be honest with a woman and ...

11. Should Gov. Christie tell N.J. when he leaves the state?
(N.J./State)

... released the recordings of the Colorado trip last week. An editorial published in the Philadelphia Inquirer states Governor Christie has the right to talk to anyone he pleases, go wherever he wants, ...

12. Scarduzio’s at Showboat continues the surge of new Atlantic City restaurants this summer
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Plaza Café in the city’s Comcast Center. Table 31, noted as one of the city’s best restaurants and awarded the “Three Bell: Excellent” by The Philadelphia Inquirer, has grown from a steakhouse-bistro into ...

13. Will the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News be tenants in their own building?
(U.S./Nation)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM And the newspaper cutbacks continue. Philadelphia Media Network has announced the sale of the 18-floor office building housing The Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily ...

14. N.J. Senator Donald Norcross says he was not pressured to resign from labor union
(N.J./State)

... as head of the Southern New Jersey Central Labor Council on Labor Day weekend. Norcross, 52, from Camden, told The Philadelphia Inquirer that his decision had nothing to do with the union members’ unhappiness ...

15. Interview with The Big Lead founder, Jason McIntyre
(Sports/Professional)

... Philly teams as well. I'm also reading the Inquirer and Daily News with more frequency than I used to. I'm rooting for another Phillies-Yankees World Series, and if the NFL lockout ever ends, it wouldn't ...

16. Jamaican national Roger 'Kirk' Folkes pleads guilty to drug smuggling charges
(N.J./State)

... a statutory mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison, a statutory maximum of life in prison, and fines of up to $4 million if convicted of the aforementioned charges, the Jamaican Inquirer reported. Spencer ...

17. Watching Chris Christie could be more interesting than watching the royal wedding
(Opinion/Commentary)

... was overturned by Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno in her capacity as Secretary of State. Guadagno’s ruling came on the same day the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Christie personally attempted to ...

18. N.J. gaming to be focus of forum at Rutgers
(N.J./State)

... chairman of Newmark Knight Frank and American Racing Entertainment Karyn Malinowski, director of Rutgers Equine Science Center Suzette Parmley, business reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer James ...

19. N.J. to see drop in monthly electric bills
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... thanks to power auctions conducted this week that were supervised by the Board of Public Utilities. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the BPU on Wednesday approved auctions that it projects will decrease ...

20. Camden police will overlook some crime due to layoffs
(N.J./State)

... to make concessions, a charge the Fraternal Order of Police denies. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports about 92 percent of his remaining officers will be dedicated to street patrol and investigations, ...