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1. President Obama's Bain Capital bashing could become a major campaign flaw
(Opinion/Commentary)

... to parse the message is problematic. A number of prominent Democrats and others not so prominent have gone public with their concerns over the direction of the Obama campaign, warning that the continued ...

2. Scott Walker victory latest hurdle for Obama campaign
(U.S./Nation)

... and an uptick in the unemployment rate to 8.2 percent worry Democrats, The Associated Press reported. "That's a bad number so there's concern," Rep. Peter Welch, D-VT told the Associated Press. "We can ...

3. Wisc. recall election: Can Scott Walker win with Christie in his corner?
(U.S./Nation)

... protests by tens of thousands followed, and 14 Senate Democrats fled the state for three weeks in a failed effort to deny a quorum and block the law. The plan was passed by the Republican controlled ...

4. N.J. Dems primary: Rothman v. Pascrell is Obama v. Clinton
(N.J./State)

... Obama or former president Bill Clinton. The two are backing opposing sides in the nomination for the Ninth District. Democrats Rep. Steve Rothman and Rep. Bill Pascrell have both served eight terms in ...

5. Rejection of Chatham's Bruce Harris to N.J. Supreme Court angers Christie
(N.J./State)

... in his career that Christie has lost one of the biggest political battles in the state. The fight for two Supreme Court seats has become a long-standing feud between Republicans and Democrats squaring ...

6. Gov. Christie's sports betting stance is a bold political move
(Opinion/Commentary)

... analyst with the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Richard Stockton College. RECENT COLUMNS BY CARL GOLDEN N.J.'s revenue shortfall should curb tax cut plans In Christie-Democrats tax ...

7. Gov. Chris Christie travels to East Brunswick, N.J. for Town Hall this morning
(N.J./State)

...  He will discuss his plan in light of the Senate Democrats’ counterplan, to provide property tax credits for homeowners. Democratic leaders insist their plan would save middle class families more than ...

8. Mitt Romney's cheap shot at Jimmy Carter shows why he will lose to President Obama
(Opinion/Commentary)

... will not defeat President Obama. Irwin S. Stoolmacher is president of Stoolmacher Consultant Group, a nonprofit consulting firm. RECENT COLUMNS BY IRWIN STOOLMACHER Republicans and Democrats must ...

9. Nearly 40 organizations demand millionaire’s tax as part of any budget deal
(Money/Economy)

... Caucus New Jersey Tenants Organization New Jersey Workers Environment Council New Jersey Working Families Alliance New Labor People's Organization for Progress Progressive Democrats of America, ...

10. White House nominates Allison M. McFarlane as NRC leader following Jaczko resignation
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... dueling hearings led by Democrats in the Senate, who supported his safety-first approach, and Republicans in the House who backed the four dissenting commissioners and called for his resignation. Those ...

11. Mayor Cory Booker was right on ‘Meet the Press’: It's ‘nauseating!’
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  But that’s not what was “nauseating” to Booker, and is also nauseating to me and many Americans, about how the Democrats and the Obama campaign machine are attacking Romney and Bain. What they are doing ...

12. Cory Booker vs. Obama: Mitt Romney ads were 'nauseating,' says mayor
(U.S./Nation)

Previously known for media savvy, Newark Mayor Cory Booker turned his appearance on "Meet the Press" into a problem for fellow Democrats by defending Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney against ...

13. Fractious NRC Commission forces Chairman Gregory Jaczko’s resignation
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... despite the its long-standing aversion to imposing costly fixes on the politically powerful industry. And it ends a bitter public feud which led to extraordinary dueling hearings led by Democrats in the ...

14. N.J.'s revenue shortfall should curb tax cut plans
(Opinion/Commentary)

... it twice before and has promised to do so again while characterizing Democrats as tax raisers and obstructionists on tax relief. It would clearly be a losing hand for Democrats. The disappointing revenue ...

15. Violence Against Women Act: Rep. Sandy Adams fronts GOP battle for female voters
(U.S./Nation)

BY ADELE SAMMARCO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM It’s been called "The War on Women" in a critical election year. Lines have been drawn in the sand between congressional Democrats and Republicans over a wide ...

16. In Christie-Democrats tax cut debate, OLS may play central role
(Opinion/Commentary)

... gave the Governor an opportunity to drive a wedge between the two Democrats and the two houses of the Legislature. He scathingly dismissed Greenwald’s proposal and aligned himself with Sweeney to a point ...

17. Newsweek's gay Obama cover one-ups Time's breastfeeding controversy
(U.S./Nation)

... is supported by half of Americans. 65 percent of Democrats support the issue, while 22 percent of Republicans back equality in marriage. 57 percent of Independents support gay marriage.  ...

18. Bristol Palin goes grizzly on Obama for gay marriage stance
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY MICHAEL HAYNE NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY When President Obama stated that he was in favor of same-sex marriage, it delivered a clear-cut signal that, as the standard-bearer of the Democrats, ...

19. Poll finds 51% of New Jersey voters have favorable view of Christie
(N.J./State)

29% of Democrats have good opinion of Republican governor BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A majority of New Jersey voters (51 percent) say they have a favorable view of Republican Gov. Chris ...

20. 'Bipartisan' Christie shows true colors to right-wing think tank Cato Institute
(Opinion/Commentary)

... world, bipartisanship means others simply acquiescing to his desires both politically and policy-wise. The Christie definition of bipartisanship is dictating the policies and getting Democrats to vote ...