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1. Group says cutting N.J. unemployment benefits would be punishing victims
(Money/Economy)

... with the exception of Maine, are currently borrowing. Governor Christie's proposal would attempt to restore New Jersey's unemployment insurance fund by cutting benefits and raising taxes. It would reduce ...

2. Israeli-Palestinian tensions rise over East Jerusalem
(World/International)

... of Israeli security forces remained on high alert as further riots were predicted. Palestinian security forces were also placed on high alert amidst fears that protests could spread to Israeli checkpoints ...

3. Financial crisis hasn’t stopped countries from investing in arms
(World/International)

... for more than 75 percent of all exports of major conventional weapons, The United States and Russia remained by far the largest exporters, accounting for 30 percent and 24 percent of all exports, respectively. ...

4. Daughter unable to revive ‘Mission Impossible’ star Peter Graves
(Entertainment/Movies)

... home, but Graves remained outside, one of his daughters went to look for him and found the actor unconsciousness. His daughter performed CPR, but was unsuccessful in reviving her father. Best known for ...

5. Rhode Island routs St. Louis, 63-47, to keep NCAA hopes alive
(Sports/Professional)

... - just give them a lot of credit." As he's done several times in the past, Majerus remained adamant with his dislike for conference tournaments. "It wouldn't make any difference if we won this because ...

6. Willie Mays, The Life, The Legend: Book honors most complete baseball player ever to play the game
(Sports/Professional)

... at the Polo Grounds, Candlestick Park and Shea Stadium, his personal life has always remained private and guarded. It is only now with the release of his first authorized biography, Willie Mays, The ...

7. New Jersey’s tale of the two Red Banks
(Life/Style)

... Haven't you ever felt a bit sorry for the unsuspecting out-of-stater without a clue about what happened to their straight shot from Florida to Maine? If that were not enough, New Jersey has more than ...

8. Sugarloaf in Maine: It’s ‘sweet’ skiing at its best
(Sports/Professional)

... this season. And what a weekend it was! For starters, Sugarloaf/USA, Maine's highest skiable peak at 4,237 feet, had received six feet of the white stuff during a major East Coast blizzard a few weeks ...

9. N.J. State Trooper murderer Sundiata Acoli denied parole
(N.J./State)

... was assigned to a Management Control Unit where he was only allowed out of his cell for ten minutes a day to shower and twice a week to partake in recreation activities. He remained at the MCU for almost ...

10. Georgetown’s Austin Freeman facing life with diabetes
(Sports/Professional)

... Wednesday he scored only eight points but was in the game for 37 minutes. His routine has remained mostly unchanged, save a few small tweaks. He now watches his diet more closely and checks his sugar ...

11. New Jersey's ski conditions fine, but New England's are awesome
(Sports/Professional)

... for instance, posted almost five feet of snow. Saddleback in Maine reported a record 64-inches – that's nearly six feet! What does this mean to the recreational skier and snowboarder? Well, if you plan ...

12. Questioning the role of a lieutenant governor
(U.S./Nation)

... the association and forced to run on the same ticket if he remained a Democrat, gubernatorial candidate Adlai Stevenson III formed a separate party to pursue the governorship, only to get trounced. Now, ...

13. Celebrating 200 years of Frederic Chopin
(Entertainment/Movies)

... most of his adult life in Paris and was the toast of the cultural capital. But he remained a staunch Polish nationalist, angered by the loss of his country's independence following the Napoleonic wars. ...

14. Remembering New Jersey's Millicent Fenwick at 100: Outspoken, unique and 'the conscience of Congress'


(Life/Style)

... left with two young children and a pile of debts. Refusing money from her family, she scraped by on her own. Eventually, she inherited a fortune when her father died in 1956 but remained frugal, counting ...

15. The stimulus one year later
(U.S./Nation)

... other government databases.) Susan Collins, the senator from Maine who was one of three Republicans to vote for the stimulus, calls the board's record "mixed." In a statement to ProPublica, she credited ...

16. N.J. director Kevin Smith kicked off plane for being too fat to fly
(Entertainment/Movies)

... trip but decided to fly standby on an earlier flight, where only one seat remained, according to the airline. He was already seated when a Southwest attendant told him "Captain Leysath deemed me a 'safety ...

17. Valentine’s Day gift: New Jersey college sweethearts
(Life/Style)

... and I was single, new to campus, waiting to meet the man of my life." Though brief, the encounter remained on both their minds. But it wasn't until months later that Doody showed up, ostensibly for a ...

18. Evidence contradicts perceived relationship between Taliban and Osama bin Laden
(World/International)

... Foreign Minister Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil told IPS in an interview that the regime "put bin Laden in Kandahar to control him better." Kandahar remained the Taliban political headquarters after the organization's ...

19. ‘Charlie Wilson’s War’ Congressman dies
(U.S./Nation)

... since then," Gohel stated. Wilson said that one of his regrets was that he was not able to get more funding for schools, hospitals and roads in Afghanistan once the Soviets finally left. Still, he remained ...

20. Year of the Tiger
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... in recent decades and trade in tiger parts for traditional Chinese medicines and products like rugs has remained strong despite its illegality. "Right now, the value of tigers is weighed in body parts ...