Archives for January 2006
Alito Confirmed as Nation’s 110th Supreme Court Justice
Published on 31 Jan 2006 at 12:43 pm.
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Fox News WASHINGTON ? The Senate voted 58-42 on Tuesday to confirm Samuel Alito to the nation’s highest court, putting to bed the most partisan Supreme Court nomination battle in recent memory.
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Congressman named county’s Irish Person of the Year
Published on 31 Jan 2006 at 10:18 am.
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Courier News By GIOVANNA FABIANO Staff Writer Congressman Michael Ferguson has been named the 2006 Irish Person of the Year by the Somerset County Celebration of the Irish.
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GOPers to Bush: Release Abramoff Records
Published on 29 Jan 2006 at 4:01 pm.
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Fox News WASHINGTON ? Republican lawmakers said Sunday that President Bush should publicly disclose White House contacts with Jack Abramoff, the lobbyist who has pleaded guilty to felony charges in an influence-peddling case.
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Bush ‘Reluctant’ to Bail Out Automakers
Published on 26 Jan 2006 at 9:35 am.
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Washingtonpost.com NEW YORK — President Bush is offering no encouragement to any U.S. automobile companies that might be thinking about turning to the federal government for a financial bailout.
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Treasure Island attributes bankruptcy to increased competition
Published on 26 Jan 2006 at 9:22 am.
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By MICHAEL L. DIAMOND Courier News The closing of the 16-store Treasure Island retail chain, which includes stores in North Plainfield, East Brunswick and Woodbridge, is another case of a small chain wilting under stiff competition from bigger players, the company’s attorney said.
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Prosecutor’s office airs sheriff’s dirty laundry
Published on 23 Jan 2006 at 9:13 am.
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BY MATTHEW J. DOWLING Star-Ledger Staff Petty cash use subject of probe in Somerset as reimbursed dry cleaning bills total $3,981 The day Somerset County Sheriff Frank Provenzano was officially sworn in to serve his first term in January 2002, he stopped by a local dry cleaner and dropped off seven shirts, four pairs of [...]
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Inquiry on Clinton Official Ends With Accusations of Cover-Up
Published on 19 Jan 2006 at 8:38 am.
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The New York Times By DAVID JOHNSTON and NEIL A. LEWIS WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 – After the longest independent counsel investigation in history, the prosecutor in the case of former Housing Secretary Henry G. Cisneros is finally closing his operation with a scathing report accusing Clinton administration officials of thwarting an inquiry into whether Mr. [...]
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Supreme Court Kicks Back Contested Abortion Law for Minors
Published on 18 Jan 2006 at 5:46 pm.
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By Jane Roh Fox News A lower court was wrong to declare unconstitutional a New Hampshire statute restricting abortions for minors, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday.
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Pair are charged in violent robbery
Published on 18 Jan 2006 at 5:24 pm.
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Star Ledger NORTH PLAINFIELD: A man and a juvenile have been charged with the robbery of a pedestrian attacked on a borough street, police said yesterday.
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CORZINE PREPARES TO TAKE THE STAGE
Published on 17 Jan 2006 at 10:46 am.
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BY JEFF WHELAN Star-Ledger Staff Inaugural address will set the theme for new administration as incoming governor faces budget crunch and aftermath of scandals