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1. N.J. gets closer to allowing direct wine shipments with Senate approval
(N.J./State)

The state Senate Thursday approved legislation that would allow New Jersey consumers to receive direct shipments of wine from wineries. The bill, S-766, would authorize the state Alcoholic Beverage Commission ...

2. Heroin drug trade a growing industry in Afghanistan
(World/International)

... given way to greater emphasis on efforts to interdict drug shipments and arrest traffickers. It has renewed efforts to promote the production of alternative crops and livelihoods for farmers who are now ...

3. Remade in America: An end to the Walmart fairy tale on manufacturing in China
(Opinion/Commentary)

... are located halfway around the world. But for niche markets, and for products that have to be tailored to the specifications of the customer, waiting 6-8 weeks for trans-Pacific shipments may not keep ...

4. Wine Shipments to NJ
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

I'm glad to hear that NJ might finally get in step with the rest of the USA. Once I ordered wine from CA and it had to be delivered to me from a local liquor store. This is an unnecessary restriction on ...

5. Direct shipping of wine to New Jersey homes approved by Senate committee
(N.J./State)

Legislation that would allow New Jersey consumers to receive direct shipments from wineries was approved Thursday by a Senate committee. The proposal's sponsors, Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney (D-Gloucester) ...

6. Bill allowing direct shipment of wine to New Jersey homes approved by state Senate committee
(Life/Style)

Legislation that would allow New Jersey consumers to receive direct shipments from wineries was approved Thursday by a Senate committee. The proposal's sponsors, Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney ...

7. Evidence that al-Qaeda is funding terror operations with drugs
(U.S./Nation)

... use the same transshipment techniques in Africa that they've successfully used in Latin America. The Colombian traffickers' utilized al-Qaeda's protection services in order to make certain shipments arrived ...

8. Not much H1N1 swine flu shot etiquette on display at health clinics
(Life/Style)

... preventing sick patients seeking appointments from getting through. Vaccine shipments that do arrive go quickly, increasing the frustration among those turned away. And frustration can turn to anger when ...

9. H1N1 swine flu now considered widespread in New Jersey
(Health/Healthquest)

... 1.3 million doses of vaccine and more than 567,000 doses have been distributed to nearly 891 providers statewide. She said shipments of the vaccine will continue to arrive throughout the fall and winter. ...

10. America’s food supply, imported foods vulnerable to terrorism
(U.S./Nation)

... example, CBP maintains that the system importers use to provide information to FDA on food shipments; FDA electronically reviews food imports and inspects some foreign food production facilities to prevent ...

11. State offers electronic registry for Swine Flu vaccine delivery sites
(Health/Healthquest)

Health care providers and other qualified organizations can apply to receive H1N1 flu (Swine Flu) vaccine shipments and serve as vaccination sites this fall, state Health Commissioner Heather Howard announced ...

12. New Jersey preparing for return of swine flu this fall
(Health/Healthquest)

... the end of last month, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended that certain groups at highest risk be prioritized if the vaccine is initially available in limited shipments. ...

13. New N.J. law S1774 targets gun rights instead of criminals
(Opinion/Commentary)

... guns. S1774 does nothing to punish criminal behavior with guns, and it ignores known sources of illegal trafficking, like the FedEx theft ring that recently stole hundreds of handguns from legal shipments ...

14. WHO: Anti-swine flu vaccine to be ready by September
(Health/Healthquest)

... are going on in five countries. The World Health Organizations says vaccine manufacturers are on track to develop a vaccine for the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. It says more than 400 shipments ...

15. U.S. uses false Taliban aid in Afghanistan charge to pressure Iran
(World/International)

... training to the Taliban on small unit tactics, small arms, explosives and indirect fire weapons." It also charged that Iran had "arranged arms shipments including small arms and associated ammunition, ...

16. Lautenberg introduces bill to secure hazardous shipping cargo
(N.J./State)

Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) announced Friday the introduction of a bill designed to protect America's communities and economy by improving the security of hazardous cargo shipments, including liquefied ...

17. Lautenberg introduces bill aimed at reducing road congestion
(U.S./Nation)

... of the nation's non-North American trade by weight and 75 percent by value. In addition, approximately three-quarters of international shipments to and from the United States, measured in weight, arrive ...