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1. Michael Jackson tribute planned for June 26
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Project" - Herbie Hancock "Roadsongs" - The Derek Trucks Band "Ridin' Solo" - Keith Sweat "We Are Born" - Sia "Outlaw" - Mark Chesnutt "Tattoos & Tequila" - Vince Neil "Homeland" - Laurie ...

2. Former Philadelphia 76er Manute Bol remembered
(Sports/Professional)

... radio talk show host and former president of the Sudan Campaign Coalition, worked with the late Manute Bol on returning South Sudanese refugees to their homeland. Madison said Bol was a tall giant in ...

3. Brazil: The football nation
(World/International)

... denying the sport that made it famous. The museum of Rio de Janeiro's Maracaná stadium artistically synthesizes this history in one of its exhibitions. "Patria das chuteiras" (Homeland of football boots) ...

4. N.J. DEP revising public access for ocean and river waters
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... by federal law from providing public access because of homeland security concerns. Martin said the rules mostly would affect inner harbors in urban areas. Martin said all proposed and immediate changes ...

5. Israelis and Palestinians: There can be a better future
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the quest for conflict resolution during much of the 20th century, and still continues today. For world Jewry, the catastrophe of the Holocaust made Jewish statehood in the ancient homeland a vital necessity ...

6. Miss USA Rima Fakih a product of a diverse Lebanon
(World/International)

... than Palestinians who remained in their homeland. The same can be said of Lebanon," he adds. According to Hanafi, tolerance to others is always an extremely healthy sign in any society. In Lebanon, however, ...

7. Gulf oil spill not a danger to Jersey Shore, says N.J. DEP chief
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... be open for business, with the summer season kicking off this Memorial Day weekend. However, we are keeping close Martin said the DEP, State Police, state Emergency Management, the state Office of Homeland ...

8. Cory Booker goes to Washington
(N.J./State)

... Rybak also participated in the meeting. State officials were not invited to the White House meeting, said Jose Lozano, a spokesman for the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness. Lozano ...

9. Newark Airport security breach inspiration for bill seeking tougher penalties
(N.J./State)

A bill designed to toughen penalties for airport security breaches was released Thursday by the Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee. The proposal (A-2288) stems from the Jan. ...

10. Bills seeking N.J. "millionaire's tax,'' and dedicating $637 million for seniors, disabled scheduled for approval
(N.J./State)

... Alert law and enact the Jessica Lunsford Act to increase sentences for sex offenders and people who harbor them. The Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee will meet with New Jersey's ...

11. Israeli ‘Settlements’: A New Jersey story
(Opinion/Commentary)

... to the ancient homeland, the Etzion bloc was first settled by Jews in the 1920s. The leading Jewish community of the Etzion bloc was a kibbutz known as Kfar Etzion. On November 29, 1947, the United ...

12. In aftermath of Times Sq. bomb scare, New Jersey's preparedness to be reviewed Thursday
(N.J./State)

Assembly panel to hold public meeting with homeland security director The Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee will hold a public hearing Thursday with the state homeland security ...

13. Tea Party movement must not know about Radio, TV Marti
(U.S./Nation)

... lifting of curbs imposed by President George W. Bush on family-related travel and remittances by Cuban Americans to their homeland, appears to have largely stalled over the past six months. The two countries ...

14. Bill mandating security plans for N.J. colleges approved by Assembly committee
(N.J./State)

...  The measure (A-2405) would require colleges to file with state homeland security and higher education officials comprehensive five-year campus security plans that identify a baseline of preparedness ...

15. How the immigration issue plays out locally in New Jersey
(N.J./State)

... that shape the decision to immigrate. Finally, people who come here don't just cut off their ties to the countries they leave. They and their U.S.- born children often sustain their homeland ties — in ...

16. Manhattan street vendor’s tip helps thwart bomb attack in Times Square
(U.S./Nation)

... local first responders against terroristic threats." Congressman Adler has been a strong proponent of increasing homeland security and first responder funding. He supported the American Recovery ...

17. New Jersey state police facing manpower crisis
(N.J./State)

... for search-and-rescue efforts, and for homeland security-related missions,'' she said. The agency will also get 145 new patrol cars and 600 cars will be outfitted with new digital recording equipment ...

18. Preparing different N.J. fire departments to work together in a major emergency
(Life/Style)

... in Flanders and, through mutual aid, surrounding towns. It is made up of about 50 members, all of whom receive training in fire suppression, rescue, hazardous materials response, homeland security issues ...

19. Rothman: Save N.J's Coast Guard safety and security teams from budget cuts
(Opinion/Commentary)

Congressman Steve Rothman (D-NJ), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittees on Homeland Security, Defense, and State and Foreign Operations, sent the following letter to the chairman and the ranking ...

20. Col. Lakin
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... in public that his homeland is Kenya and he was born there. Col. Lakin is a hero, those of you who don't see that are cowards and traitors! I took an oath, I will never abandon that oath, for to do so ...