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1. Kentucky Wildcats’ starting five players choose NBA draft as a team
(Sports/Professional)

... of the five would be unable to attend due to a snag in travel arrangements. Even so, they weren’t about to be deterred. Schedules were rearranged and the event pushed back a few hours.” Coach John Calipari ...

2. Portland airport traveler fed up with TSA strips naked in protest
(U.S./Nation)

... released a statement saying, "TSA partners with the traveling public to screen all passengers safely and efficiently. When a passenger chooses to be purposefully disruptive, we notify law enforcement. ...

3. 'Tent State X: Occupy Rutgers': Pallone supports students
(N.J./State)

... higher education during the Rutgers University’s 10th annual “Tent State X: Occupy Rutgers." While some students traveled to class, others pitched tents for the weeklong event to protest student debt ...

4. Christie's Israel trip fit for a king: No apology to N.J. taxpayers
(N.J./State)

... organization that promotes state businesses. They donated an estimated $6,041 for each staffer who accompanied Christie to Israel. Travel costs for each staff member were estimated at $3,546, accommodations ...

5. HBO series “Girls”: Lena Dunham shows sex in the city is no fun
(Entertainment/Movies)

... the daughter of playwright David Mamet. Jemima Kirke who plays Jessa, a glamorous Brit traveler who may be sexually liberated but sexually joyless, is in real life a long-time friend of Ms. Dunham’s, who ...

6. 'The Cabin in the Woods' movie review, trailer: Makes stereotypical horror flick look good
(Entertainment/Movies)

... fans back to her glory days. As TCITW travels its twisty, jolting path, its mix of gore and humor, angst and action, plus workaday, ho-hum routine at the horror center bears all the hallmarks of the Buffyverse. ...

7. Mild winter leaves N.J. highway crews with fewer potholes to fill
(N.J./State)

... is major roadway rehabilitation investments in recent years on such heavily traveled roads as Routes 295, 78 and 80. Maintenance work to seal cracks has also helped extend the life of roads by preventing ...

8. N.J. Consumer Affairs obtains freeze of over $285K in Arkansas
(Money/Economy)

... the company’s assets in Jonesboro, Ark. Upon learning of the auction of assets connected to Williams Asphalt Materials, Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Kant traveled to Arkansas and made an application ...

9. Gov. Christie's helicopter travel costs an issue...again
(N.J./State)

... 277 times in his first year in office, while former governors Thomas Kean and Jim Florio flew hundreds of times a year. Jon Corzine paid for his own air travel.  ...

10. N.J. government obtained $150 million in settlements, judgements in 2011
(N.J./State)

... that the company offered illegal kickbacks -- including speaking engagements with the attendant perks of entertainment, travel and meals -- to induce health care professionals to promote and prescribe ...

11. Assembly panel votes to subpoena Port Authority officials over finances, patronage
(N.J./State)

... officials repeatedly ignored requests to travel to Trenton to testify about how the bi-state agency handles its finances and its hiring practices. "Mr. Baroni now needs to create a conspiracy theory ...

12. Poll: New Jerseyans favor Democrats' property tax cut over Christie's income tax cut
(N.J./State)

... “Whether Gov. Christopher Christie is traveling the nation, campaigning for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, or traveling to Israel to tout New Jersey business, his job-approval rating at home in ...

13. New Jersey Restaurant Association presents 6 with Diamond Award
(Life/Style)

... Association (NJRA) and the New Jersey Travel Industry Association (NJTIA) have honored six New Jersey establishments as key players in local tourism by bestowing upon them the Ann Hall Tourism Diamond ...

14. Lidia Bastianich brings ‘Lidia LIVE’ Italian cuisine to Count Basie Theatre
(Life/Style)

... recipes traveled and transformed from generation to generation into something different, adapted as ingredients and applications changed and a new dish emerged from a grandmother’s original recipe. MM: ...

15. N.Y. Yankees and Boston Red Sox: 0-3 rivals make the N.Y. Mets smile
(Sports/Professional)

... travel to Toronto to take on the Blue Jays.  ...

16. Canon EOS 350D charger
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... for some vehicles. Recharge your Canon EOS 350D digital battery using the desktop charger at home or office or while traveling with the desktop charger and cigarette lighter adaptor. See below for any ...

17. American Express pulls gift cards off N.J. shelves in law protest
(Money/Economy)

... to the state where that company is headquartered. New Jersey was looking at the unused gift card balances, along with travelers' checks and money orders to provide $79 million in added revenue for the ...

18. Obama livid with GSA: Las Vegas conference cost thousands
(U.S./Nation)

... after the conference made the news, and two of her deputies were fired. The Washington Post reported that the conference featured a clown, a mind reader, a $31,208 reception, $130,000 in travel expenses ...

19. Sen. Jennifer Beck proposes 'Rail Passenger Bill of Rights' for NJ Transit and Amtrak trains
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY SALVATORE PIZZURO COMMENTARY State Senator Jenifer Beck has engaged in a legislative effort to proivde traveling rights to train passengers in New Jersey. Her “Rail Passenger Bill of Rights” will, ...

20. Port Authority officials may face Assembly subpoena
(N.J./State)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The Assembly Transportation Committee will meet Wednesday to consider issuing subpoenas to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials to make them travel ...