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1. America, land of the free – Who are we kidding?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the 21st Century published by M.E. Sharpe. ALSO BY ROY NERSESIAN Congratulations – New Jersey ranks among the deadbeats for pension funding Do hedge fund managers deserve a lower tax ...

2. Good heavens! Analysis of sin finds New Jersey second most virtuous state
(Life/Style)

But Garden State ranks 10th among state's that profit from sin BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Here is stunning good news for New Jerseyans on the eve of The Rapture (the opening earthquake ...

3. Wikileaks among topics at First Global Conference on Transparency Research in Newark
(World/International)

... general public employees and not public safety employees," he said. In China, which ranks local on international assessments of government openness, researchers found significant variations among provinces. ...

4. Congratulations – New Jersey ranks among the deadbeats for pension funding
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY ROY NERSESIAN STRAIGHT TALK Financial deadbeats, of course, joining California, New York and Connecticut. According to the summary of NJ state finances conducted by the Pew Center on the States: ...

5. Royal wedding: William’s pledge to Kate is good example for sexuality in the wider world
(Life/Style)

... from which only here eyes were visible. She and other Egyptian women “closed ranks around me” and called for soldiers to beat back the crowd, which they did. With these women as a protective shield, Logan ...

6. 2011 N.Y. Auto Show: Muscle cars and speed kings of the year
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... older and bigger drivers. At the top of the heap is the 220 mile per hour Corvette ZR-1. Its supercharged V-8 engine cranks out 638 horsepower and lets the car bolt from 0 to 60 miles per hour in about ...

7. 2011 NFL Draft: New Orleans Saints analysis and prediction
(Sports/Professional)

... lineman. Phil Taylor is a run stopper at nose tackle, but is probably better suited to the 3-4. Corey Liuget of Illinois and Muhammad Wilkerson are both climbing the ranks quickly. WHERE THEY ARE EXPECTED ...

8. Why are NFL owners really locking out the players?
(Sports/Professional)

... Football League Players Association collective bargaining agreement which gives the NFL the right to offer college players a chance to join the players ranks through that mechanism even though the college ...

9. Peeps are still a best-selling Easter treat
(Life/Style)

... by the Just Born Candy Company, which was founded by Russian immigrant Sam Born. The privately owned company cranks out over 2 billion Peeps a year. Just Born, based in Bethlehem, Pa., expects to sell ...

10. Princeton names former Tiger Mitch Henderson new basketball coach
(Sports/Professional)

... was a first team All-Big Ten Selection in 2004 and ranks eighth on Northwestern's career scoring list. Thompson completed his Northwestern career last season, leaving as the school's all-time leader in ...

11. Former N.J. corrections officer, Luis S. Roman, pleads guilty to prison smuggling scheme
(N.J./State)

... in common with the criminal inmates he was supposed to be guarding,” Attorney General Paula T. Dow said. “With this plea, he will officially join their ranks.” “This correction officer shamelessly ...

12. 7,000 scamming N.J. seniors are just as wrong as crooked politicians
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  Steve Adubato: N.J. student walk out is a disgrace Steve Adubato: Bob Franks a class act in N.J. politics Christie's civics lesson at Montclair High School More here  ...

13. Christie conditionally vetoes legislation related to wage concession agreements for teachers
(N.J./State)

... however, would actually imposes substantial changes to powers and authority of these investigators, amending the civil service title series and collapsing all of the existing ranks in the unit into a single ...

14. Gov. Chris Christie among highest paid U.S. governors
(N.J./State)

BY SHARON HARRIS-ZLOTNICK NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Governor Chris Christie now ranks high on another list. A salary chart for America’s 50 governors reports that Christie is the fourth highest paid governor ...

15. Birthers pressured over Obama birth certificate
(U.S./Nation)

... even former President Bill Clinton has issued a warning to Republicans with regards to the issue of “birthers” within their ranks: Don't go there. Clinton sounded off on ABC's “Good Morning America about ...

16. Opinions split on possible UMDNJ, Rutgers merger
(Health/Healthquest)

... into the top ranks of all American universities in total research funding. According to onthebanks.com, Rutgers ranked 64th in federally financed research and development expenditures in 2009. This ranking ...

17. April Fool's Day pranks endure despite economy
(Life/Style)

... 33 percent of respondents said they’d been the victim of an office April Fool’s Day prank –- and a quarter said they’d pulled some jokes themselves. CNN reported some of the more popular pranks from ...

18. Cumberland ranks as least healthy county in N.J.
(Health/Healthquest)

BY SHARON HARRIS-ZLOTNICK NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Feeling good? Praise the county you live in. Feeling bad? Blame the county you live in. Either way, where you reside seems to affect your health and ...

19. April Fools’ Day pranks: Internet is a large territory
(Life/Style)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM April Fools' Day is coming fast, and the territory for pranks is larger than ever before. Now you can even do them digitally. The Fake-A-Call smartphone app for ...

20. PSEG Nuclear monitors Fukashima reactor crisis while South Jersey nuke plan proceeds
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... generated in the state, which ranks second in the United States after Vermont. That total stands to drop if PSEG Nuclear does not go ahead with its new project. In December, the Christie Administration ...