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1. Shame on you!!!
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I want to see the Govenors pension and benefit plan. Did you know that any high ranking offical "governors, senators, president" has there pension and benefits paid for life after 5 years. Yes, that ...

2. Ali-Frazier I: My memory of forty years ago today
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BY ALAN J. STEINBERG NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM March 8, 1971. Forty years ago today. Muhammad Ali versus Joe Frazier. Fight of the Champions. Two undefeated boxers fighting for the heavyweight championship ...

3. N.J. National Guard soldiers deploy for Afghanistan
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... Patrick Daugherty said the Guard’s 30 armories are represented by each of New Jersey’s 21 counties with more than 8,000 guardsmen, like Major Keith Mackey, of Shamong Township, whose Operational Mentor ...

4. Mike Tyson takes on pigeon racing in Animal Planet series
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... In another life, he was a professional boxer, and some would say, somewhat crazed. Imdb.com reports that from 1987-1990, he was the undisputed world heavyweight champion, winning his first 19 fights by ...

5. Skippy peanut butter recalled in N.J. by FDA
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... Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. Skippy urges consumers who may have these recalled jars ...

6. NFL labor talks: Understanding the negotiations
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... agreement was hammered out. The sit-out led to the cancellation of the New York Jets game at New Haven, the first game ever canceled due to a labor impasse. However, by the early part of August, about ...

7. Joe Spicuzzo charged with taking at least $50,000 in bribes for jobs
(N.J./State)

... in Hamilton, Mercer County. Spicuzzo is charged with pattern of official misconduct and bribery, both second-degree offenses. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in state prison, with ...

8. A horrible way to invest $1 million
(Money/Economy)

...  These two shamefully inappropriate investments rewarded the broker with enormous commissions. But the woman was concerned, and went to a financial planning firm for advice. She was urged to consult ...

9. REVIEW: ‘That Championship Season’ looks back upon former glory days
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... Miller’s “That Championship Season” transferred to Broadway for a two-year run and nabbed every major prize: The Pulitzer, New York Drama Critics’ Circle, Tony and Drama Desk awards. Nearly 40 years ...

10. School Uniforms
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YOU ARE THE EXACT REASON FOR THE NEED OF SCHOOL UNIFORMS. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF USING THAT KIND OF LANGUAGE AND IF YOU HAD MORE DISCIPLINE IN YOUR HOME YOU WOULD NOT EVEN THINK OF SAYING THOSE WORDS. ...

11. Why no mention of Christie's fast-tracking of gas drilling in our drinking water supply?
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... toxic and is currently being dumped into streams all over Pennsylvania. Only recently it came to light that last year, 44,000 barrels of toxic drilling wastes had been dumped into Neshaminy Creek, a part ...

12. Brandon Davies: BYU basketball player suspended for having sex with girlfriend highlights honor code
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...  Davies, a 6-foot-9 center for Mormon college Brigham Young University (BYU), violated the school’s honor code banning sex before marriage. The BYU honor code stipulates that students must "be honest, ...

13. Pass A1406!
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... machine especially in the "Baby Scoop Era" of the 1940s through 1974 (before Roe v. Wade). We were abandoned by the fathers, shamed, sent away, shunned from family, school and society, stripped of any ...

14. John Getchius of Bergen County sentenced for insurance fraud
(Money/Economy)

... companies, including the New Hampshire Insurance, the Northern Assurance Co. of America, the Quadrant Indemnity Co., the Vigilant (Chubb) Insurance Co., and the Zurich/Northern Insurance Co. of New York. ...

15. Obama must promote shared sacrifice to reduce deficit
(Opinion/Commentary)

... a year. As Americans are living and working longer than previous generations, I think the President should champion a nationwide discussion on gradually increasing the retirement age to 68-70. I’d also ...

16. Legislative Democrats fail to override Christie vetoes of business incentive and job creation bills
(N.J./State)

... stick to a mistaken model of ‘bigger is better.’ It’s simply a shame that we have to come back to re-pass a tax cut that small businesses need.” The second Democratic bill would alter the state’s corporate ...

17. ‘Planned Parenthood’ is better than unplanned parenthood’
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...  Real truth about Gloucester 18's ‘Pregnancy Pact' Local boy does good: Jon Stewart in D.C. Marian Wright Edelman and Michelle Obama: Two champions for children Sixty years later: Aging gracefully ...

18. Global warming linked to heavy snowstorms
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... in each of the past two winters the northeastern United States has been hammered by three snowstorms that qualified as Category 3 storms or worse on the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale. According to ...

19. Dr. Seuss’s 107th birthday celebrated nationally
(Life/Style)

... Read Across America Day when First Lady Michelle Obama read Green Eggs and Ham at the Library of Congress at 11 a.m. She was joined by actress Jessica Alba, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver, ...

20. Although spring is almost here in New Jersey, you can still ski throughout Northeast
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... in Newbury, N.H., hosts another Ultimate Groove Telemark Camp for women Saturday, March 12.  Created by Heather Paul, two-time national telemark champion, the camp emphasizes adventure, camaraderie ...