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1. Whitney Houston is A Survivor, Not A Loser!
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The Whitney Houston portion of the show started off great, until it came to discussing her present day. They attempted to declare her a hasbeen and said that she did not make a big comeback. Her album ...

2. Steve Adubato: What do we have to lose by Christie taking over Atlantic City?
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... of the most significant portions of the plan has to do with Atlantic City. Christie is proposing that the state of New Jersey take over gambling and tourism activities in the city. It's no secret that ...

3. N.J. black bear hunt gets final approval for December
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... Division of Fish and Wildlife in coming months. The hunt would be held in portions of a 1,000 square-mile area north of Route 80 in Morris, Sussex, Warren and Passaic counties. Since the 1980s, New Jersey's ...

4. N.J. firefighter’s home badly damaged by blaze
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... damage was at the center of the roof, which later collapsed into the top portion of the house. "They pretty much lost everything," 2nd Lt. Tom Platt of the borough Volunteer Fire Company told the APP.com. ...

5. Navigating New Jersey’s interstates
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... one or more of New Jersey's interstates. In my case, that means the northernmost portion of I-287, starting from Riverdale in northern Morris County, skirting the towns of Wanaque, Oakland, Ringwood, ...

6. Less smoking hurts revenue stream for state budgets
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... of the participating companies have been withholding a portion of their payments - as much as 18 percent - since 2006, banking on a ruling that at least some states haven't properly enforced these laws ...

7. Steve Jobs argues Apple’s iPhone 4 not only smart phone with reception problems
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... more calls than the previous version of the smartphone, the iPhone 3GS, but said the issue had been "blown so out of proportion that it's incredible." Jobs said the iPhone 4 had received the highest ...

8. Here's the deal
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... despearately. The $100 million investment will reap long-term gains beyond its face value. It's important to recognize that the $100 million is portioned-out over a three year period, beginning in ...

9. Christie proposes capping salaries of N.J. school superintendents
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... continue to receive salaries that are out of proportion with the private sector and current economic realities,'' Christie told reporters." On the other hand, many administrators like Superintendent Uszenski ...

10. N.J. black bear hunt approved for fall
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... He said he will make his final decision by early August. Gov. Chris Christie also supports the hunt. New Jersey Sierra Club director Jeff Tittel said state budget cuts mean the nonlethal portions ...

11. U.S. Senator Bob Menendez facing a tough road
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... of America. The impact of this increase would fall disproportionately on New Jersey taxpayers, whose average dollar incomes are higher than those of other states, necessitated by the higher cost of living ...

12. How will N.J. properly fund education in the future?
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... a disproportionate burden on the our residents. If other states can do it, surely we can too. Celeste Riley, a Democrat, is an Assemblywoman representing 3rd Legislative District in Cumberland, Gloucester ...

13. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ — Then and Now
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... economic injustice that has left a disproportionate number of African-Americans — 25 percent — living in poverty. He would see it in the criminal injustice that has left a disproportionate number of African-American ...

14. U.S. Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn New Jersey's growth-regulating Highlands Act
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... development restrictions in Northwest Jersey. The six-year-old act aims to protect water supplies by limiting development across portions of nine counties. From the start, however, it encountered opposition ...

15. Iran: A train wreck in the making
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... portion of the 18 million bpd in Middle East oil exports will stop before Iranian military power on sea and air is neutralized and the mines that will surely be laid are cleared for safe vessel passage. ...

16. Hospital charges are not consumer friendly to many
(Health/Healthquest)

... in part because patients' needs vary. Uninsured patients and those with high-deductible health plans — a small, but growing, portion of the market — are the most sensitive to price because they pay more ...

17. Aggressive black bear captured and euthanized in Passaic County
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... behavior. The June 24th attack caused a portion of the state park to be closed for the past week and prompted a delay in a local fireworks display. Meanwhile, an unsuccessful attempt was made Thursday ...

18. Archaeologists dig into African American history in N.J.
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... one." The site of the Timbuctoo archeological dig covers four or five acres, with a good portion of it being acquired by Westampton Township from private owners.  ...

19. Block Island swordfish?
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I witnessed the decline firsthand, from the 400+ lb harpooned fish that we used to portion and cook on BI... to today's average 88 lb fish that is caught vial long-line. Far beneath it's spawning weight. ...

20. Reduce risk of diabetes by switching to brown rice
(Health/Healthquest)

... leaving the inner white kernel. The end product is then often enriched, to replace a portion of the nutrients lost during the refining process. However, white rice is essentially a starch. Sun explains ...