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1. Poll: Christie's keynote impact remains partisan back home
(N.J./State)

... it will further hurt the state’s image, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll released today. “I hope that what I do Tuesday night, more than anything else, is to continue to change people’s opinion ...

2. Double-dipping not a topic Christie can address in 'reform' keynote
(N.J./State)

... popularity. According to a Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll, voters approve of Christie 56 percent to 33 percent. The most recent PublicMind survey of New Jersey residents found that more ...

3. N.J. consumer confidence falls with pessimism on rise
(Money/Economy)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The Jersey Comeback has hit the wall, according to a recent poll of New Jersey residents. A consumer survey taken in July by a group from Fairleigh Dickinson University ...

4. Protest of Japan’s annual dolphin hunt set for NYC on Friday
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... contaminated fish in a coastal community with waters polluted by a chemical plant led to the death of more than 1,000 people, according to the NYTimes story. Part of Japan Dolphins Day 2012, with nearly ...

5. Astronaut Neil Armstrong leaves behind a stellar legacy
(U.S./Nation)

BY ADELE SAMMARCO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The first man to walk on the moon died Saturday. Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong passed at the age of 82. His family, in a statement, said their father ...

6. Quaker Valley Farms ruling is a victory for N.J. preserved farmland
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Bay's ancient horseshoe crab population in danger Helping New Jersey bats, our natural bugzappers Barnegat Bay needs pollution reduction diet  ...

7. GOP hurting after Akin's comments, but Obama's lead is shrinking
(Opinion/Commentary)

... remedy for most is at the polls, which is not a good sign for the Republican Party. Case in point: Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) who refuses to quit the Senate race after making inexcusable, ignorant comments ...

8. Gov. Christie would be lucky if Mitt Romney wins election
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the White House and hands him a plum Cabinet post. This way, Christie can enjoy a face-saving exit before he has to answer at the polls next year. Joshua Henne is co-founder of White Horse Strategies, ...

9. N.J. school board campaigns must get more political
(Opinion/Commentary)

... pollster. “Candidates will have to start polling and targeting voters, doing more door-to-door canvassing, sending direct mail, and making better use of social media.” “Putting school board candidates ...

10. EPA keeps plans for Cornell-Dubilier Superfund site in South Plainfield open to discussion
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... often pointed questions from some residents and environmental activists about the monitoring plan, which will be accompanied by studies of the neighboring, polluted Bound Brook. The EPA plan can be viewed ...

11. What kind of investor are you—in one word?
(Money/Economy)

... of past Bear markets, and my predilection for listening to old opera singers rather than reading prospectuses, I gave my answer: chicken-hearted. Common responses in the poll: Conservative. Passive. ...

12. First Monmouth football scrimmage showed mixed performance
(Sports/Professional)

... by Joe Johnson, another freshman who has potential to play this year in a thin secondary that necessitated added depth attained by way of recruiting and changing Mitchell Pollard from wideout to cornerback. ...

13. Hike the N.J. Appalachian Trail and celebrate a milestone
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Bay's ancient horseshoe crab population in danger Helping New Jersey bats, our natural bugzappers Barnegat Bay needs pollution reduction diet  ...

14. Poll: N.J.'s quality of life declines due to economic and security concerns
(N.J./State)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The quality of life in New Jersey is pretty good to most residents, but the economy is compromising their security, according to a recent poll. Monmouth University’s ...

15. Plastic or paper? The choice could cost N.J. shoppers
(N.J./State)

... plastic bags have a way of jamming storm water basins; increasing water pollution.The bags have been cited as a major factor in the decline of the Barnegat Bay, a 30-mile brackish arm of the Atlantic Ocean. ...

16. article
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Not sure how you can connect Paul Ryan with Ron Paul. Completely different. I wonder if you are one of those people who think libertarianism results in mega smokestack corporations polluting the world ...

17. Was Paul Ryan a better choice than Chris Christie?
(U.S./Nation)

... Jersey. A flash poll conducted after Saturday’s announcement by Patch.com revealed the 24 New Jersey Republicans asked were split evenly, 25 percent on each side, with the statement, "Paul Ryan is a ...

18. 'The Campaign' movie review, trailer: Ferrell and Galifianakis's funny antics can't match real-life politics
(Entertainment/Movies)

... what that means, but it works. The way Mitch is looking at the poll numbers, though, it hasn’t been working well since “The Call.” That was a breezily but explicitly salacious message Cam intended ...

19. Romney chooses VP option of death, Rep. Paul Ryan, as his running mate
(Opinion/Commentary)

... running mate not giving Romney the adequate energy he so desperately needs. After all, the most recent polls, including CNN/Opinion Research and Fox News, have Obama beating Romney by 7 percentage points. ...

20. Kyrillos faces an uphill battle against Menendez for Senate seat
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the presidential coattails will likely prove too strong for Kyrillos to overcome. Given the consistency of polls heavily favoring Obama, it’s highly unlikely the Romney campaign will invest very much ...