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1. Ditch diet for IHOP National Pancake Day: It's for charity!
(U.S./Nation)

... website, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on February 28, the International House of Pancakes is inviting guests to celebrate National Pancake Day with a free short stack of Buttermilk pancakes. They are requesting ...

2. Microsoft Windows phone defeats Android, iPhone in speed tests
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... best smartphones in the business, the #1 request on our suggestions page is to make an ad campaign featuring the challenges," Rudolph said, according to tomsguide.com. GeekWire reported that the Microsoft ...

3. 'Nightline' tour of Apple factories in China put Foxconn on the spot
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... at Apple’s general shareholders meeting in Cupertino, California Thursday morning. Apple joined the Fair Labor Association this year, and requested that the organization inspect their factories.  ...

4. Full text of Gov. Christie’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Address
(Money/Economy)

... role as a transportation hub unmatched. So in this budget, consistent with my plan, I request $89 million to fund the Transportation Capital Plan. This investment will put even more of our hard working ...

5. N.Y. Knicks' Jeremy Lin: Take it easy on ESPN and grandma
(Sports/Professional)

Knick point guard Jeremy Lin followed his latest Linsane performance with two requests: that folks not be too harsh on the editor who wrote a seemingly offensive headline and that media in Taiwan not harass ...

6. Christie has soft spot for Whitney Houston by lowering flags
(N.J./State)

... in East Orange. After becoming famous, she still visited the public school she attended there regularly, and her family requested that donations be sent there in lieu of flowers.  ...

7. Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas: 'Come hungry, leave in an ambulance'
(Health/Healthquest)

... Grill’s most requested meals in the Nevada hot spot. Now it appears the man suffered a coronary after eating the fatty burger last Saturday, making national headlines. The restaurant is modeled after ...

8. Oprah's desperate call for OWN viewers lands her in Nielsen rating trouble
(Entertainment/Movies)

... and tweeted that she did so at the request of Nielsen, adding that she "intended no harm." Incidences of outright solicitation of viewers are rare, but Nielsen takes them seriously. Last November, late-night ...

9. China Labor Watch calls Apple factory inspections a PR stunt
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

...  USA Today reported that a review of Apple’s Chinese factories in January found matters such as underage and involuntary workers and workers putting in over-60-hour weeks. Apple has requested that the ...

10. Small business lending on the uptick in January 2012
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Lending Index, my company's monthly analysis of 1,000 loan applications, found that approval rates of small business financing requests in January 2012 by small banks and non-bank lenders increased to ...

11. N.J. Senate approves increased funding for job training programs
(Money/Economy)

Legislation that would allow the New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development to request additional funding from the state to provide basic skills training to help displaced ...

12. Steve Jobs FBI investigation questioned Apple founder's integrity
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... who questioned his honesty. The files came from FBI interviews with people who knew Jobs. They were released after a Freedom of Information Act request. ZDNet reported that the FBI put together a file ...

13. Amazon looks at N.J. for expansion, asks for sales tax holiday
(Money/Economy)

... their warehouses. However, Amazon is requesting a sales tax holiday through 2014 or later. State Assembly majority leader Lou Greenwald, involved in the negotiations with Amazon said, according to CBS ...

14. Merck develops drug that deals with its own side effects
(Life/Style)

... yellow triangular pill. Our internal tests indicate Lexmora© leaves a patient feeling exactly the same as before he took it,” noted Frazier. Merck has requested fast track approval of Lexmora© with the ...

15. Frank Sinatra won by himself?? I don't think so clown..
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

I am the grandson of Jimmy Skelly(Petrozelli) one of the original founding members of the Hoboken Four that included (At mommie's request) Frank Sinatra. You see, Frank was a weird boy who didn't have ...

16. NJDEP intervenes in federal court challenge to Clean Air Act petition
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to intervene in response to the power company's appeal of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision in the matter. The EPA last year granted a DEP request under the Clean Air Act, to force GenOn ...

17. Snooki and JWoww may be toast of 'Jersey Shore,' but not Hoboken
(Entertainment/Movies)

... subhead “Jersey Shore Spin-off Film Permit Request”: “Based on protecting public safety and quality of life concerns for Hoboken residents, the City has denied a film permit for a spin-off of the 'Jersey ...

18. With Mitt Romney in the lead, fiery-mouthed Christie may stay out of Nevada
(U.S./Nation)

... Campaign Media Analysis Group. Just last year, Christie turned down requests from party leaders and donors to enter the Republican presidential primary race. He was considered a key supporter for Romney ...

19. Newark special education case illustrates dilemma faced by all people with disabilities
(Opinion/Commentary)

... must face when seeking a judicial remedy. The parents filed their original complaint more than years ago, citing the failure of the school district to respond in a timely fashion when a request was made ...

20. Sen. Weinberg reintroduces government transparency bills
(N.J./State)

... an OPRA request, not just New Jersey residents, and by allowing records requests to be made on documents other than the adopted form, so long as it contains notice that it is an OPRA request and contains ...