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1. Assembly approves bill to roll back turnpike, parkway tolls levied to fund now-defunct Hudson rail tunnel
(N.J./State)

... bipartisan vote, Michael Drewniak, Christie's press secretary, said, "This is nothing more than a transparent political ploy. It is the height of irresponsibility that they choose to be so cavalier with ...

2. Christie praises delegation opposing $271 million refund of ARC aid
(N.J./State)

... Jersey Congressional delegation, all of whom signed a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood expressing opposition to the federal government’s demand that the state government reimburse $271 ...

3. Group organizes to fight N.J. privatization efforts
(N.J./State)

... rest stops and career centers for the unemployed and the toll collections. Kevin Roberts, Christie's assistant press secretary, told reporters the coalition does not seem to want "an honest discussion ...

4. N.J. court system to be examined for access and fairness
(N.J./State)

... Court Services, AOC Susanne K. Johnson, assistant secretary, New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners Karen June, volunteer services manager, AOC Tamara Kendig, communications manager, AOC Nancy L. Manuele, ...

5. S&P lowers New Jersey’s credit rating
(N.J./State)

... output of goods and services. "The Legislature must take a sober look at this report and its message, which could hardly be clearer," Michael Drewniak, Christie's press secretary said. "Governor ...

6. ILA union official, Newark cop and third man indicted in alleged scheme to extort longshoremen
(N.J./State)

... obtained by the state Division of Criminal Justice Gangs & Organized Crime Bureau charges among the three Nunzio LaGrasso, 60, of Florham Park, secretary-treasurer of ILA Local 1478. LaGrasso is vice ...

7. N.J.'s U.S. senators, Amtrak find a way for a new commuter rail tunnel to Manhattan
(N.J./State)

... the plan for the Gateway tunnel come a day before Vice President Biden and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will appear at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station to announce the Obama aministration's ...

8. Muslim Brotherhood taking over in Egypt is not good for Israel
(World/International)

... depth under the tutelage of the late Dr. Ibrahim Abu-LuGhod, a Palestinian Arab who was one of the two representatives of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) who met with former Secretary of State ...

9. Sen. Weinberg wants to know why Christie administration hired former corruption trial witness
(N.J./State)

... Health and Senior Services at a salary of $110,000 annually. The hiring came amid a statewide hiring and pay hike freeze. According to Michael Drewniak, Christie's press secretary, Crosbie was hired ...

10. Steve Sweeney should walk away from PVSC issue
(Opinion/Commentary)

... immortalized in song by Rogers: "Somewhere in the darkness, the gambler, he broke even." That means he died. Carl Golden served as press secretary to Govs. Kean and Whitman. ALSO BY CARL GOLDEN ...

11. Farmers markets: vital for everyone
(Opinion/Commentary)

... farmer, served as New Jersey's Secretary of Agriculture from 2001-2008. He's on the Internet at CharlieKuperus.com. ALSO BY CHARLES KUPERUS If New Jersey is to have a bright future we need to plan ...

12. Sweeney says N.J. Turnpike and Parkway tolls raised to finance ARC tunnel can be rolled back
(N.J./State)

... money for road repair and construction and mass transit improvements. Last month, Michael Drewniak, Christie's press secretary, described Sweeney and Sen. Nicholas Sacco (D-Hudson), a co-sponsor of the ...

13. REVIEW: ‘Milk Train’ makes a stop at Roundabout
(Entertainment/Movies)

... secretary. Then Christopher (Darren Pettie) arrives, a hunky vagabond with a saintly aura and an unfortunate reputation for visiting rich ladies shortly before they die. Popping pills and injecting morphine, ...

14. Christie launches TV, print ad campaign to lure tax-stung businesses to New Jersey
(N.J./State)

... tax rates and a 46 percent percent increase in corporate tax rates. Kevin Roberts, Christie's assistant press secretary, said that at this point, the administration is using approximately $300,000 in ...

15. To Bruce Novozinsky
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... are issues of crime and unemployment, but we would like to see the church be part of the solution. The Bishop's move, and his press secretary's comments, do not represent that intention. Catholic Charities ...

16. Court tells Christie administration to act on providing affordable housing
(N.J./State)

... — at a time when such regulations are impeding economic recovery by preventing both non-profit and for-profit builders from meeting the demands of the market." Michael Drewniak, Christie's press secretary, ...

17. Movie review: ‘The Green Hornet’ aspires to respire
(Entertainment/Movies)

... interest in Cameron Diaz. As Britt's highly overqualified secretary, poor Cameron is stuck in the same place as her character, nowhere, while the boys keep moving. Diaz is not the only one who takes ...

18. Grading Gov. Christie’s first year in office
(Opinion/Commentary)

... find a job. Between the Race to the Top and charter school grant funding debacles, the firing of education commissioner Bret Schundler, the failure to fill the position of Secretary of Higher Education ...

19. Gov. Christie is finding a way to reach across the aisle
(Opinion/Commentary)

... school grant funding debacles, the firing of education commissioner Bret Schundler, the failure to fill the position of secretary of higher education..." You get the idea. Lots of Dems are on the attack. ...

20. N.J. Supreme Court names ‘special master’ to examine legality of Gov. Christie's school aid cuts
(N.J./State)

... funding is sufficient. Michael Drewniak, Christie's press secretary, said, "We believe the funding levels in the current fiscal year budget — which were necessary to close an $11 billion deficit — were ...