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1. Activists say Uganda’s anti-gay bill will result in ‘targeted killings’
(World/International)

... out at human rights activists opposed to the Bill saying they were using just one clause to campaign against his Bill. "There have been attacks from gays and their sympathizers and our (Uganda's) donors ...

2. Study: N.J. charter schools fail to out-perform public schools
(N.J./State)

... there are high performing charter schools and others that struggle," said Keshishian. "For the record, NJEA is not opposed to charter schools. They are public schools and we have members in charter schools ...

3. Health care insurers should acknowledge their part in the failure to control costs
(Opinion/Commentary)

... care costs. Instead of acknowledging this failure, Marino and other insurance executives oppose a major aspect of reform that would actually bring down health care costs (and possibly threaten health insurer ...

4. Health care industry not endorsing expanded Medicare
(Health/Healthquest)

... American Medical Association, whose members face a 21 percent pay cut next year unless Congress moves to reverse it, says doctors will oppose any expansion of Medicare until the program's financial outlook ...

5. Obama’s worldview within the realist and liberal internationalists thinking
(U.S./Nation)

... whose tomdispatch.com website is among the most popular for progressive foreign-policy critics. "Though invoked repeatedly, the Martin Luther King who opposed the Vietnam War would have rejected it out ...

6. New Jersey legislators have homes, workplaces picketed over same-sex marriage bill
(N.J./State)

... the guests as they entered. Tuesday night, Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean (R-Union), who opposes the bill, found gay-rights demonstrators outside his fifth-grade daughter's school where his family ...

7. From N.J. to D.C.: How – and why – I lobbied to stop the Stupak Amendment
(Life/Style)

... I like to plant the seed of change in another person's mind or heart; I like to understand the reasons why they oppose my views; I like to try to make a difference in the formation of public policy. Last ...

8. N.J. Senate postpones vote on same sex marriage bill
(N.J./State)

... who has promised to sign it into law, before be leaves office on Jan. 19. Gov.-elect Chris Christie opposes the proposal. If approved, New Jersey would become the fifth state to legalize same-sex marriage. ...

9. Disney adds to franchise with ‘The Princess and the Frog’
(Entertainment/Movies)

... of their movies on (the fact) that it was hand-drawn as opposed to computer animation. So when the merger of Disney and Pixar happened and I returned to the Disney studios the very first decision we made ...

10. New Jersey’s gay marriage issue takes a lot of soul searching, even for politicians
(Opinion/Commentary)

... are opposed to the plan as are many seniors - and there are plenty of them in Adler's district. . I'd be willing to wager that his vote had little to do with the real issue of what's in the health care ...

11. New Jersey gay marriage not likely to get voters up in arms
(Opinion/Commentary)

... on the issue — and again that is fairly divided, 25% in favor to 30% opposed. And only a subset of either faction would take the outcome of this week's vote as a call to action. Moreover, gay marriage ...

12. After grueling hearing, state Senate committee approves New Jersey gay marriage bill 7-6
(N.J./State)

... of the legislation. "I believe gay rights are civil rights,'' he said. "Homophobia seeks to demonize a large group of people.'' Bond noted that interracial marriage was once opposed by the majority ...

13. Employers would scale back health insurance coverage if ‘cadillac tax’ is part of reform
(Health/Healthquest)

... strongly opposed by labor unions. They say it unfairly penalizes workers in firms with higher proportions of older or sicker workers and those that have forgone wage increases to keep better health benefits. ...

14. I trust NJ will vote this down
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... Democrats mentioned here as being opposed, there are at least 2 other who have publicly announced their opposition. It might not even be that close ... (don't forget what happened in New York!) ...

15. Hearing on New Jersey gay marriage bill underway in Trenton
(N.J./State)

... civil rights,'' he said. "Homophobia seeks to demonize a large group of people.'' Bond noted that interracial marriage was once opposed by the majority of Americans. "The right not to be discriminated ...

16. Poll finds majority of New Jerseyans would support mandated seat belt usage in back seat
(N.J./State)

... support or oppose a law requiring all passengers to wear seat belts, including those in the back seat, more than 4 out of 5 New Jerseyans, 83 percent, said they would support it. That support is strong ...

17. It’s about time N.J. lawmakers take stand on same-sex marriage
(Opinion/Commentary)

... marriage by a margin of 46 to 42 percent and that only 15 percent of the respondents consider it a very important issue. "Residents of New Jersey are more supportive of gay marriage than opposed to it, ...

18. Gay marriage on Monday’s agenda for New Jersey lawmakers
(N.J./State)

... on Thursday. The hearing is set for 1 p.m. in Committee Room 4 of the Statehouse Annex. Action on the proposal comes 12 days after a Quinnipiac University poll found New Jerseyans oppose same-sex marriage ...

19. New Jersey Senate to act on gay marriage legislation
(N.J./State)

... year, voters in California, Arkansas and Florida voted against same-sex marriage, bringing to 30 the number of states that officially oppose it.  ...

20. U.S. court keeps ban on Republican ballot security programs
(N.J./State)

... as opposed to programs that attempt to ensure the functioning of the electoral process or increase the number of people taking part in it. — TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM  ...