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1. Mega Millions winning numbers for Tuesday: No jackpot winner but 5 New Jerseyans could get a prize
(Money/Economy)

... NUMBERS The Mega Millions game still holds the record for the largest payout by a lottery in the United States when two tickets split a jackpot of $390 million, and one of those winners came from New ...

2. Sweden may go cashless: Physical crime vs. cyber crime
(Money/Economy)

... economy, compared to about 9 percent in the Eurozone and 7 percent in the United States, according to the Bank for International Settlements, an umbrella organization for the world’s central banks. “Less ...

3. world history ignorance
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

What a joke, this news item states.."In an effort to honor Ireland just before St. Patrick’s Day, Nike named their new limited edition shoe after the layered beer drink made of stout and lager.."It should ...

4. Apple critic Mike Daisey stands by Foxconn iPad factory story
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... fabrications,” the This American Life website states. “This week, we detail the errors in Mike Daisey's story about visiting Foxconn, which makes iPads and other products for Apple in China. Marketplace's ...

5. The McCain-Feingold soft money ban should be repealed
(Opinion/Commentary)

... his own and not necessarily those of the Commission. RECENT COLUMNS BY JEFF BRINDLE States must enact Super PAC legislation requiring disclosure Political billboards in N.J. are a thing of the past ...

6. Atheists to hold Secular Coalition's Lobby Day for Reason event on Capitol Hill Friday
(U.S./Nation)

... to pre-register. More than 280 nontheistic Americans from 36 states and the District of Columbia registered for the event. More than 150 meetings with Congressional staff are scheduled--as of today there ...

7. Revolution
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... protects our rights so stated in the Decleration of Independence it is our right to change or abolish it. Orgize and revolt and take up arms. If you do t other states will join. Be American join the f ...

8. Gas prices in N.J. could be worse
(Money/Economy)

... a 17 percent rise since the beginning of the year. Seven states currently have gas prices listed above $4 a gallon: Alaska, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, New York and Washington. Gas prices ...

9. Surprise! New Jersey top state in integrity and transparency
(N.J./State)

... dissuade corruption and foster openness in government. The study found that only five states are doing a good job, with New Jersey ranking number 1 with a score of 87 and a grade of B+. The other four ...

10. Report finds New Jersey's 72 hospitals provide quality care for heart attack victims
(Health/Healthquest)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM New Jersey’s 72 hospitals provide quality care for heart attack victims but are slightly behind hospitals in other states when it comes to providing two procedures ...

11. 'Surging Seas': N.J. in top 5 states most threatened by rising sea levels, study says
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... as one of the top five states most threatened by rising sea levels which are increasing the likelihood of more catastrophic tidal flooding during storms, the Press of Atlantic City reported. The study, ...

12. Gilbert and Sullivan: The facts behind the fame
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... favorite tales about Sullivan: Visiting the United States, he was sitting in a tavern out West. A big, burly cowboy came over to him and said, “Let’s go outside and fight.” Shocked, Sullivan said, “Why ...

13. How many laws do we need?
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... the power of the people remains in the hands of the people. I'm also sick of people who say that the 2nd Amendment is only for the right of the states to keep a militia. The bill of rights - ALL of ...

14. N.J. Assembly Committee moves to enhance transportation safety for people with disabilities
(Opinion/Commentary)

... when riding in automobiles and traveling as pedestrians. The bill itself states that, “For the purposes of this act, the term "passenger automobile" shall include vans, pick-up trucks, and utility vehicles”. ...

15. For Newt Gingrich, the party is over
(Opinion/Commentary)

... week’s primaries in Alabama and Mississippi --- two deep South states crucial to the viability of his candidacy --- should convince him that soldiering on with virtually no chance of winning future contests ...

16. New Jersey gets $27.8M in homeland security aid
(U.S./Nation)

... one of 11 Tier I urban regions considered at a greater risk of a terrorist attack. This year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is distributing more than $1.3 billion to states for a wide variety ...

17. Global warming means rising sea levels: Are N.J. shore towns at risk?
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY YURI RESETOVS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A new study, published March 14, states that over 12,000 square miles of America’s low-level coasts may be growing more vulnerable to the risk of flooding.  The ...

18. Where were you?
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... Senator Sweeney the Senate President and a candidate for United States Senator when Lautenberg retires. LaRossa, Salanitri, Falzon, Frech, Qarmout did squat. All THEY are doing is running against the ...

19. Red Bulls soccer stadium in Harrison was not worth the cost
(Sports/Professional)

... hard way. Evan Weiner, the winner of the United States Sports Academy's 2010 Ronald Reagan Media Award, is an author, radio-TV commentator and speaker on "The Politics of Sports Business." His book, ...

20. For Dick Cheney, are angry Canadians as scary as waterboarding?
(U.S./Nation)

... violations including the United States' use of waterboarding while interrogating terrorist suspects, local newspapers there have reported. Cheney’s visit to Vancouver in September as part of the book ...