1. Len Berman on Sports: Lingerie Football League ... and World Cup Prostitutes Doing Their Homework
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BY LEN BERMAN TOP 5 FOR JAN. 9, 2013 1. Quick Hits Baseball Hall of Fame ballot results will be announced at 2pm Eastern today. Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is undergoing ...

2. NYJets
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It's no wonder that Jets fans, who were slapped in the face by Ryan and Johnson are selling discounted PSL's. Allowing a failed clown Head Coach to have any say in hiring a GM shows Johnson knows even ...

3. Oprah Winfrey Takes on Lance Armstrong; Cyclist to Give First Interview Since His Career Crumbled
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BY PAULA SCHWARTZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Will Lance Armstrong ask for forgiveness or just try to fabricate more lies when Oprah Winfrey interviews the former seven-time Tour de France cycling champion? ...

4. Off Broadway review: 'Water by the Spoonful' offers compassion
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BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM New York audiences already have seen “Other Desert Cities” and “Sons of the Prophet,” which were well-deserved finalists for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for drama. ...

5. Len Berman on Sports: Dynasty in Alabama; RG3 Injury Controversy Heats Up
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BY LEN BERMAN TOP 5 FOR JAN. 8, 2013 1. Quick Hits Alabama crushes Notre Dame 42-14 to win the BCS Championship game. The Lakers season is going from bad to worse as Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol ...

6. Hypocrites in Congress: Here's a List of 37 Obstructionists
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... assistance after spring freezes. 2. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN): Asked for disaster relief after flooding. 3. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL): Promoted relief funds after a tornado. 4. Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA): ...

7. Jets Mania: Rex Ryan Tattoo Now Found on Tee Shirts
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BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The most recent saga in the New York Jets dog-and-pony show has seen Crosstown New York apparel turn coach Rex Ryan’s tattoo into a tee shirt. Ryan took a vacation ...

8. Len Berman on Sports: Will NHL Fans Forgive and Forget? Bama Big Favorite Against Irish
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... building with the Lakers, and the other night the Clippers beat the Lakers 107-102. The tweet of the weekend came from the Clips Chris Paul. In the first quarter, he turned the ball over and Kobe Bryant ...

9. Writers Guild of America Nominations for Best Screenplays
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BY PAULA SCHWARTZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The Writers Guild of America announced their nominations for best original, adapted and documentary screenplays. So what does that mean for the Oscars? That's ...

10. Amour Named Best Movie of Year by The National Society of Film Critics
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BY PAULA SCHWARTZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Amour was named the best picture of the year by the 60 members of The National Society of Film Critics, who met yeserday at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Center in ...

11. Sandy Relief Aid infighting: Only $9 Billion Approved; Talk of 'Pork' Projects takes Center Stage
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... remember, Paul Ryan, chairman of the House budget committee, opposed the bill, saying, according to philly.com, “Washington's legislative response refuses to distinguish - or even prioritize - disaster ...

12. Flawed Business of Selecting Baseball Hall of Famers
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BY EVAN WEINER NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY Sometimes you wonder about the hotel owner in a place like Sharon Springs, New York who circles the calendar every January in anticipation of the Baseball ...

13. N.J. Dems Pay Campaign Finance Fine
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... Jeff Brindle, in a NJ.com article. Brindle also noted that the fine is the 9th largest in his agency’s history. The Democratic Committee executive director, Paul Penna said in a statement and strongly ...

14. The Oscars Will Have Special Tribute to James Bond films
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BY PAULA SCHWARTZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY The James Bond movies are 50 years old and the producers of the Academy Awards just announced they will have a special tribute to the superspy on ...

15. Oscars: Movies That Have an Inside Track to Win Best FIlm, Courtesy of Producers Guild of America
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BY PAULA SCHWARTZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Oscar prognosticators pay special attention to The Producers Guild of America (PGA), which just announced their nominees, including their picks for the 10 best ...

16. Monmouth and MAAC bonded by common values and goals
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... at the press conference: these people share bonds that go back a long ways. Monmouth President Paul Gaffney and Rider University President Mordechai Rozanski were all smiles as they talked about how ...

17. Len Berman on Sports: Rex Ryan Frolics in Bahamas While Jets Problems Loom Large
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BY LEN BERMAN TOP 5 FOR JAN. 3, 2013 1. Quick Hits Louisville surprised Florida in the Sugar Bowl 33-23. Baltimore All-Pro linebacker Ray Lewis will retire after the playoffs. Syracuse basketball ...

18. Marijuana Clubs: It's Legal, for Members Only ... in Some Places
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... legal, but one has already closed. Club 64 opened in Denver, shockingly, at 4:20 p.m. on Monday, while White Horse Inn owner Paul Lovato opened his club even earlier. But Lovato’s lease didn’t actually ...

19. Jets Epilogue and Note to Owner Woody Johnson: Control Your Message in 2013
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BY EVAN WEINER NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY There really isn't much of an autopsy report on the 2012 New York Jets football team's season. The Jets franchise is mediocre but not any worse than ...

20. Giants Preview and NFL Playoff Chances: G-Men Will Fall Short This Year
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... have a combined nine sacks. Jason Pierre-Paul has ten less quarterback takedowns than he did last season. Also the team’s linebackers are looking increasingly problematic, as Keith Rivers, Michael Boley, ...