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1. State widens ban on sale, possession of synthetic marijuana in New Jersey
(N.J./State)

... calls reporting exposure to synthetic marijuana in 2011 – a 711 percent increase from 2010. Seventy percent of the synthetic marijuana reports last year originated in Middlesex, Ocean, Monmouth, Morris, ...

2. Billionaire Warren Buffett goes after Chris Christie: 'What we need is a tax policy'
(U.S./Nation)

... earning more than $1 million annually pay at least the same rate in taxes as those from middle-class households. “He should just write a check and shut up,” the Republican Governor said on CNN’s “Piers ...

3. N.Y. Knicks' Jeremy Lin: Not just 'Lin-sanity,' but a true leader
(Sports/Professional)

... team. Jeremy Lin has proven himself to be a team player. Morals So far, Lin has come off as squeaky clean. It would be surprising if he were to be found in the middle of a dust-up at a late night ...

4. REVIEW: ‘Assistance’ studies a staff’s afflictions
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... in the nasty producer’s thrall is never articulated by the characters. Perhaps if we saw some example of Weisinger’s alleged genius, we’d understand their plight. So there’s a big hole in the middle ...

5. REVIEW: Meet ‘Rutherford & Son’
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... as playwrights. Set in the north of England, Sowerby’s absorbing story regards an upper middle class family dominated by John Rutherford (Robert Hogan), a ruthless glass manufacturer whose tyranny affects ...

6. Political fears driving up gas prices are legitimate
(Opinion/Commentary)

... circumstances in the Middle East are a very real threat, and crude oil could be in short supply of crisis proportions, the United States may need to rely on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. President ...

7. 'The Help' actress Jessica Chastain voted Oscars' 'Best Dressed' in Alexander McQueen gown
(Life/Style)

... now costs 45 cents Smartphone stress, addiction makes you check Twitter like a middle schooler (VIDEO) Girl Scout's transgender rant gives us excuse to eat more cookies  ...

8. Trout in the Classroom program offers N.J. students appreciation of nature and conservation
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to New Jersey State Science Core Curriculum Standards at the middle school level, though classes ranging from pre-school through college levels also can participate in the program. "As a biology teacher, ...

9. N.J. recycling efforts get state aid boost
(N.J./State)

... Improvement Authority, $166,100. Hudson Improvement Authority, $336,600; Hunterdon Utilities Authority, $11,100; Mercer Improvement Authority, $210,100; Middlesex Division of Solid Waste Management, ...

10. N.Y. Knicks' Jeremy Lin: My Chinatown viewing experience
(Sports/Professional)

... they began to drift out of the restaurant. The first to enter Nom Wah who clearly was here to view the game was a middle-aged Chinese man wearing an Iman Shumpert jersey by the name of Chris Tan. He ...

11. Working men and woman
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Christie is a perfect example of a politician who is only interested in his/her own needs/wants and those of his political supporters. He doesn't give a damn about the middle class, the poor or working ...

12. Free Manning NOW
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

The following is a common derogatory comment from a US soldier and those who are supporting the military occupation of the Middle East. There are many citizens now who hold Manning to be a patriotic, "whistleblower," ...

13. Tech-savvy Pope Benedict XVI sets up Lenten Twitter
(World/International)

... is in hell, says Westboro Baptist Church Price of a U.S. stamp now costs 45 cents Smartphone stress, addiction makes you check Twitter like a middle schooler (VIDEO) Girl Scout's transgender rant ...

14. British singer Adele flips off award show for interrupting speech
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM At the Brit Awards on Tuesday night in London, singer Adele had her own Super Bowl moment. Not long after hip-hop’s M.I.A. gave the middle finger at the Super Bowl ...

15. Warren Buffett gets a Chris Christie smackdown
(U.S./Nation)

... wealthy at a rate at least as high as that of middle-class Americans. He penned his support in an op-ed New York Times piece last August entitled, "Stop Coddling the Super Rich". Christie was on ...

16. Gov. Christie misses the point when ignoring property taxes
(Opinion/Commentary)

... he is with middle-class and poor New Jerseyans struggling each and every day to make ends meet in Chris Christie’s New Jersey. For the middle-class and the poor, and for the senior citizens and the disabled, ...

17. Assembly committee to consider N.J. minimum wage hike Thursday
(Money/Economy)

... and Greenwald in sponsoring the proposal are: Assembly members Jerry Green (D-Union) /Middlesex/Somerset), Gordon Johnson (D-Bergen), Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson) and John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex). The ...

18. Oakland A's sign Manny Ramirez: Billy Beane's 'Moneyball' at work
(Sports/Professional)

... general manager Billy Beane would take a shot with Ramirez. “You don’t have to hit home runs to drive in runs,” Melvin said. “And if we get to the point where he’s DHing in the middle of the season, ...

19. Burger made in test-tube set to 'meat' the demand
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... now costs 45 cents Smartphone stress, addiction makes you check Twitter like a middle schooler (VIDEO) Girl Scout's transgender rant gives us excuse to eat more cookies Serena Williams does not love ...

20. N.J. Democratic leaders to focus on middle class when reviewing Christie's budget
(N.J./State)

... budget, declaring it political theater, and describe his call for a 10 percent state income reduction, a tax cut for the rich at the expense of the middle-class. “Gov. Christie just doesn’t get it,” ...