Archives for November 2006
Democrats Reject Key 9/11 Panel Suggestion
Published on 30 Nov 2006 at 9:28 am.
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By Jonathan Weisman Washington Post Staff Writer It was a solemn pledge, repeated by Democratic leaders and candidates over and over: If elected to the majority in Congress, Democrats would implement all of the recommendations of the bipartisan commission that examined the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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School funding reform panel to discuss proposals
Published on 28 Nov 2006 at 8:11 am.
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Courier News TRENTON — As New Jersey looks to cut its highest-in-the-nation property taxes, many eyes are turned toward a special committee that has recommended a new public school funding plan but hasn’t yet unveiled a detailed proposal.
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Court Rejects N.Y. Times on Leak Probe
Published on 28 Nov 2006 at 8:09 am.
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By PETE YOST The Supreme Court ruled against The New York Times on Monday, refusing to block the government from reviewing telephone records of two Times reporters in a leak investigation concerning a terrorism-funding probe.
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Somerset County hands out open-space, planning grants
Published on 27 Nov 2006 at 8:02 am.
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BY JOE TYRRELL Star-Ledger Staff Despite doubts about some of the choices, the Somerset County freeholders have continued two municipal grant programs, announcing this week they have allocated $1 million for open-space purchases and $249,000 for planning.
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In ‘88, Pelosi Voted to Impeach Hastings — Will She Support Him Now?
Published on 21 Nov 2006 at 9:15 am.
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By Byron York National Review Pelosi, Hoyer, Conyers, Rangel, Frank, Waxman — they all voted to impeach. On August 3, 1988, the House of Representatives voted on a resolution, co-sponsored by Michigan Democratic Rep. John Conyers, to impeach Alcee Hastings, the federal judge in Florida accused of conspiring to take a bribe.
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N. Plainfield voted for sliding slope
Published on 17 Nov 2006 at 7:39 am.
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JOHN F. KELLY Courier News Opinion I guess the voters of North Plainfield felt that their contempt for the Republican Party was more important than their financial security and their children’s education. How else to explain their returning to the Borough Council the very people who were in there as things went from bad to [...]
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N. Plainfield targets pay-to-play
Published on 17 Nov 2006 at 7:37 am.
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By CHRISTA SEGALINI Staff Writer Courier News Ordinance seeks to bolster limits on contracts for contributions. NORTH PLAINFIELD — The borough has become the third Somerset County municipality to pass pay-to-play ordinances extending local and county-level campaign contribution limitations to both vendors and redevelopers.
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Immigration Nation
Published on 16 Nov 2006 at 6:33 pm.
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By Tamar JacobyFrom Foreign Affairs Summary: The United States is far less divided on immigration than the current debate would suggest. An overwhelming majority of Americans want a combination of tougher enforcement and earned citizenship for the 12 million illegal immigrants in the country. Washington’s challenge is to translate this consensus into sound legislation that [...]
Hoyer Wins House Majority Leader Race, Giving Pelosi First Setback
Published on 16 Nov 2006 at 3:28 pm.
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Fox News WASHINGTON — Rep. Steny Hoyer emerged victorious Thursday after a bruising battle to win the No. 2 House leadership post in the 110th Congress.
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Meet the New Boss
Published on 16 Nov 2006 at 12:06 am.
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John Murtha and Congress’s “culture of corruption.” Wall Street Journal Opinion House Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi’s endorsement of Rep. John Murtha for majority leader, the No. 2 position in the Democratic leaderhsip, has roiled her caucus. “She will ensure that they [Mr. Murtha and his allies] win. This is hardball politics,” Rep. Jim Moran, a top Murtha [...]