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1. Abbott vs. Burke makes as much sense as Abbott and Costello 'Who's on first?'
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  Abbott opponents say throwing millions at poor-performing schools hasn’t really changed anything. Kids in Paterson, they point out, still don’t perform anywhere near kids in Princeton, who attend one ...

2. N.J. wrestler Jordan Burroughs helps lift U.S. over Russia in 2011 Beat the Streets Gala
(Sports/Professional)

... wrapped up his junior year at the University of Nebraska, won his first match ever facing a Russian opponent, stopping Aniuar Geduev of Russia, 1-0, 2-1 to help team USA defeat Russia 5-2 in a freestyle ...

3. Susan N. Wilson receives Planned Parenthood/Mercer’s Sanger Circle award
(Life/Style)

... of Planned Parenthood as an organization this momentous year.” Predicting it will remain a “hot button issue” in the 2012 campaign, she expressed “particular pride” at receiving the award. Sanger’s opponents, ...

4. The case for owning treasury bills
(Money/Economy)

... to be another Michael Price or a Bill Miller? Another corollary is: Never bet the ranch. Even if you have four aces and a king, one of your opponents be sitting on a royal flush. True, it’s hard for ...

5. David DeWeese in 1st District
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

The Republican opponent to State Senator Van Drew had 5 part time jobs. Last December he quickly put in his pension paperwork after he found out the laws would soon change. He retired at the ripe old age ...

6. MMA fighter to enter cage while also battling cancer
(Sports/Professional)

... a type of cancer. When Fairlamb fights again in New Jersey on April 22 in UCC 4, along with opponent Mo Fowzi, Fairlamb’s body will be facing its toughest battle — CML – Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. “This ...

7. Is Olympian Carl Lewis eligible for N.J. Senate seat?
(N.J./State)

... candidate Lewis started off his campaign by inviting his 8th District opponent, Sen. Dawn Marie Addiego, out to lunch.  ...

8. Act now to save New Jersey’s wine industry
(Opinion/Commentary)

... shipped directly to their homes from vineyards all across the country. It is now time for New Jersey residents to be able to do the same. Opponents of direct shipping would have you believe that enactment ...

9. Neo-Nazi rally at N.J. Statehouse this weekend moves state senators to honor WWII veterans
(N.J./State)

... Jerseyans who died fighting the Nazis in World War WWII. The demonstration in front of the Statehouse has been approved by the State Police for no more than 100 people. Opponents of the rally are attempting ...

10. Former N.J. Congressman John Adler remembered
(Opinion/Commentary)

... traditionally Republican district, and I think his views might have been influenced by the fact that he faced a tough opponent with a lot of money in the upcoming election. In the end, he lost the 2010 ...

11. New Jersey prepares for latest battle in decades-old Abbott v. Burke war
(Opinion/Commentary)

... fully funded. With the aid cuts implemented last year, opponents argued it violated the Court’s finding. Doyne agreed. Doyne rejected the state’s assertion that it could not be clearly demonstrated that ...

12. Poll: Black voters strong supporters of Gov. Christie's plan for charter school expansion
(N.J./State)

... while not otherwise supportive of Gov. Christie, are generally behind his plans for charter schools and vouchers.” Among all voters, supporters of charter schools edge opponents, 44 percent to 42 percent. ...

13. Rutgers law professor Paul Tractenberg is wrong about education aid in New Jersey
(Opinion/Commentary)

... local schools. If opponents of this proposal cry foul, let them answer the following questions: Should people of color be responsible for educating their children? Are people of color capable ...

14. U.S. Supreme Court decision could impact 'rescue money' campaign financing
(Opinion/Commentary)

... spirit of western progressivism, the Arizona law provides added funds to these candidates when outspent by their non-participating opponents. And that’s the rub. The provision allocating “rescue money” ...

15. N.J. Treasurer says Gov. Christie will veto millionaires tax
(N.J./State)

... would be in position to use the veto against Republican opponents. The governor, with the support of Republican legislator contends a tax on millionaires would drive the wealthy out of the New Jersey and ...

16. Do New Jersey’s leaders need a time out?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... troubling as the discourse surrounding this incident has been, it sadly is not an isolated occurrence. The exchanges between political opponents – at all levels of government – have reached new lows. Sometimes ...

17. N.J. among states considering lower cigarette tax
(N.J./State)

... Massachusetts, while opponents say that even if the state experienced higher sales as a result, it still would lose millions of dollars in revenue. Backers of the tax-cutting bills make the case that ...

18. Public interest advocates warn against telephone deregulation bill
(N.J./State)

... of State Utility Consumer Advocates that found landline phone rates climbed in 17 of 20 states that deregulated the service. The increases ranged from 8 percent to 100 percent. The report comes as opponents ...

19. N.J. Senator Dick Codey to release lively memoir
(N.J./State)

... power in his book Me, Governor? that's due out in June, saying Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo has held a grudge ever since Codey backed an opponent in a 2002 county election. The former governor ...

20. New Jersey prefers Democratics keeping check on Republican Gov. Christie
(N.J./State)

... nearly half the state’s registered voters (48 percent) say President Obama deserves re-election, while 39 percent disagree. Republicans are split on an opponent, with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney ...