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1. New Jersey’s GOP votes for offshore drilling – and ocean pollution
(Opinion/Commentary)

... of the world’s reserves but consumes 25 percent of the world’s oil production – 20 million barrels a day -- two-thirds of which we import. We need the jobs. A con. Our recession and 9 percent unemployment ...

2. Are we headed for a treasury default apocalypse?
(Money/Economy)

... occur. Indeed, some would see it as a buying opportunity. This is essentially the view of Stanley Druckenmiller, former fund manager for George Soros and considered one of the world’s most successful ...

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

... vulnerable societies Japan’s earthquake adds to world’s birth pangs Dutch disease is heading toward the United States What’s going on in Egypt?: The little and big pictures Economic recovery? Not ...

4. REVIEW: ‘Sleeping Beauty Wakes’ at McCarter Theatre
(Entertainment/Movies)

... the Ancient Greeks, through Aristotle and Shakespeare to the world’s first sleep clinic in 1925. And then we meet the cast of eight: four patients (Steve Judkins, Adinah Alexander, Jimmy Ray Bennett ...

5. Four-day Jersey Fresh equestrian competition begins Thursday in Allentown
(Sports/Professional)

More than 120 riders from six countries to participate What has become one of the world’s top equestrian competitions, the 2011 Jersey Fresh CCI, will be held Thursday through Sunday at the Horse Park ...

6. Do hedge fund managers deserve a lower tax rate?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... have come home to roost Why Tea Party won’t get a balanced federal budget Add China to your list of vulnerable societies Japan’s earthquake adds to world’s birth pangs Dutch disease is heading ...

7. Falling dollar: How investors can cope
(Money/Economy)

BY GERALD J. ROBINSON NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM It’s headline news. The dollar has fallen to a 3-year low. Indeed, so far this year the dollar has dropped 5.8 percent against the world’s major currencies, ...

8. Ideas for the perfect Mother's Day gift
(Life/Style)

... you feel, and don’t correct the spelling. Decorate my chair. Last year my then-10-year-old son put a sign on my chair at breakfast that said “Reserved for the World’s Best Mother.” It’s embarrassing ...

9. Facebook is starting to see a decline
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... don’t need to show off pictures of my patio or tell you about my recent vacation. I don’t need to be known. Well, that’s not true. I need to be known as the world’s funniest and richest columnist. But ...

10. 2011 N.Y. Auto Show: Muscle cars and speed kings of the year
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... there is the Bentley Continental GT, the ultimate in refined, expensive, muscle cars. For $250,000, one can slide behind the wheel of one of the world’s fastest production sedans, whose W-12, twin-turbocharged ...

11. If GE pays no taxes – why should any company?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... earthquake adds to world’s birth pangs Dutch disease is heading toward the United States What’s going on in Egypt?: The little and big pictures Economic recovery? Not for workers at Woodbridge Logistics ...

12. David L. Rebuck named director of N.J. Division of Gaming Enforcement
(N.J./State)

... again be one of the world’s premier gaming and tourist destinations. As director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement, I will strive to promote that transformation while ensuring that the agency retains ...

13. Preview: Third annual Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Showboat and Bally’s - will feature some of the culinary world’s most renowned chefs, including Sunny Anderson, Guy Fieri, Robert Irvine, and Pat and Gina Neely. Due to the success of the 2010 Atlantic ...

14. Entitlements have come home to roost
(Opinion/Commentary)

... get a balanced federal budget Add China to your list of vulnerable societies Japan’s earthquake adds to world’s birth pangs Dutch disease is heading toward the United States What’s going on in ...

15. Masters 2011: Golfers practice through unusual circumstances
(Sports/Professional)

... world’s second-ranked player, almost had some problems getting to the Masters. According to the Chicago Tribune, he was on his private jet bound for Augusta when it had to return to Houston for an emergency ...

16. Why Tea Party won’t get a balanced federal budget
(Opinion/Commentary)

... China to your list of vulnerable societies Japan’s earthquake adds to world’s birth pangs Dutch disease is heading toward the United States What’s going on in Egypt?: The little and big pictures ...

17. New Jersey Marathon running to a new level
(Sports/Professional)

... two of the world’s most popular marathon cities, Philadelphia and New York (both in the fall) and could be prime for a mega event of its own, or one that the business and sporting community can embrace ...

18. Tuberculosis declining in New Jersey
(Health/Healthquest)

... Control, one third of the world’s population is infected with TB, and more than nine million become sick with the disease each year, and nearly two million die. TB is a leading killer of people who are ...

19. Students, environmental activists mark World Water Day in New Jersey
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... working to solve the world’s water crisis estimates that somewhere in the world a child dies every twenty seconds from a water-borne disease, accounting for 1.4 million deaths a year. Alarming facts ...

20. New Jersey’s turnpike travel landmark: A ‘ship’ in a cornfield
(Life/Style)

... present – but it does in fact have a nautical connection. The facility is known as CSEDS, or the Combat System Engineering Development Site. It is used primarily to test the world’s most powerful and ...