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1. Isaac on Hurricane Katrina anniversary: Bad memories for GOP
(U.S./Nation)

... and Party Chairman Reince Priebus maintains the GOP can "have a great week" despite the storm. "It's a mess all around and it's fraught with risk," Sally Bradshaw, a Florida Republican and longtime ...

2. GOP hurting after Akin's comments, but Obama's lead is shrinking
(Opinion/Commentary)

... dollars trying to tag Republicans as the party of the rich and the 1 percent," said Frank Donatelli, the chairman of GOPAC, a group dedicated to training Republican candidates, according to NBC News. "Republicans ...

3. New austerity creates impetus for local action
(Opinion/Commentary)

... factors; these difficulties will not go away when the economy improves as austerity becomes the “new normal.” The Task Force, co-chaired by former Federal Reserve Chairman, Paul Volker and former New ...

4. How did a jet-skier bypass JFK airport's $100M security system?
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... contractor Raytheon. The system uses sensors, motion detectors and video surveillance. Peter King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said, according to NBC New York, "If it had been a ...

5. Romney chooses VP option of death, Rep. Paul Ryan, as his running mate
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Wally Cleaver of politics is more than just the young Budget Committee chairman; he's the freaking intellectual and Washingtonian superstar of the GOP. Only in D.C. could a man who authored a budget that ...

6. Campaign: Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are America's 'Comeback Team'
(U.S./Nation)

... 42-year old Congressman Paul Ryan from Wisconsin, an advocate of reduced government spending, to join the Republican ticket on Saturday. Ryan is a seven-term congressman, and became chairman of the House ...

7. Ben Bernanke sees another recession on horizon
(Money/Economy)

... economic and financial conditions," said Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, according to CBS, in a pre-recorded speech to the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth. ...

8. Usain Bolt disturbed by London Olympics' odd rules
(Sports/Professional)

... it happens to be in the world, there are different protocols in most places," London organizing committee chairman Sebastian Coe said. "That's the nature of it." The London Organizing committee will ...

9. NCAA shuts door on Paterno family appeal
(Sports/Professional)

... committee chairman, told CBSSports.com. CBSSports.com also reported the family’s next steps could include a suit against Penn State. The family is answering questions on the matter, however. Another ...

10. The hypocrisy of big time college sports
(Sports/Professional)

... the NCAA has tax-exempt status reared its ugly head for the first time in years. In fall 2006, Bill Thomas, a former House representative and a chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, called into question ...

11. USGA research center in Far Hills uses technology to solve golf's controversies
(Sports/Professional)

... meetings on the rules and equipment standards. This is consistent with our responsibility to serve the best interests of the game.” R&A Chairman Peter Dawson told this to the assembled media the ...

12. Olympic badminton players get hook for losing games
(Sports/Professional)

... this? They start playing mistakes.” Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London organizing committee, added, “It’s depressing, who wants to sit through something like that? The badminton federation will take ...

13. Spending cuts to military could cause job loss
(U.S./Nation)

... McKeon, the Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, isn’t buying the speculative nature of things; claiming the guidance is politically motivated. "People will still get laid off because ...

14. August 1 debt crisis a reality, says financial expert
(Money/Economy)

... Chairman Ben Bernanke's policies will ultimately result in a “Greek-style” debt crisis where the dollar plunges and consumer prices and interest rates spike. This coming crisis, according to Schiff, is ...

15. Poverty in the United States: The unfinished war
(Opinion/Commentary)

... foreign policy, economic issues, media studies, and domestic affairs. From 1990 to 1994, he served as Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The Port Authority operates the Hudson River ...

16. The Olympic torch is a Nazi invention
(Sports/Professional)

... to WSJ.com, 114 anti-Semitic laws had already been put into place by 1936, yet American Olympic Committee chairman Avery Brundage did not want to move or boycott the Games. Hitler's propaganda officer ...

17. N.J. reps opposed House offshore oil drilling bill
(U.S./Nation)

... the Gulf of Mexico and three off Alaska’s coast. Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., chairman of the House Committee on National Resources., said the GOP plan would generate $600 million in additional revenue ...

18. Rupert Murdoch is gone but British paper scandal may follow
(World/International)

... chairman of both divisions and will become CEO of entertainment, managing Twentieth Century Fox and Fox News. A News Corp. statement called the move “nothing more than a corporate housecleaning exercise ...

19. Police officer fatalities down in 2012 so far
(U.S./Nation)

... first half of 2012, but suffered its first loss shortly afterward. Craig Floyd, the Chairman of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund in Washington said, according to 1015.com, “New Jersey ...

20. Gov. Christie: No to NGA Vice Chair, yes to Vice Presidency?
(N.J./State)

BY GINA G. SCALA NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Is there anything more to Gov. Chris Christie declining the vice chairman post of the National Governors Association than just time constraints? Christie’s ...