Archives for January 2007
Franken to leave Air America after network sale
Published on 30 Jan 2007 at 11:57 am.
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By Jennifer Harper Washington Times Air America Radio was rescued from bankruptcy yesterday, but still faces the impending loss of Al Franken, its most popular talker.
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North Plainfield man gets 3 years for jury tampering
Published on 30 Jan 2007 at 11:40 am.
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Khary Arrington attempted to bribe juror in murder attempt case Staff report Courier News A 28-year-old North Plainfield man has been sentenced to three years in prison for attempting to bribe a juror in an attempted murder trial.
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N. Plainfield man killed crossing Route 22
Published on 29 Jan 2007 at 8:01 am.
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Staff report Courier News NORTH PLAINFIELD — Authorities are seeking the public’s help in their investigation of an accident early Sunday morning at Route 22 East and Watchung Avenue that killed a borough man.
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Poll: NJ likes Giuliani, Clinton, but Clinton not so much
Published on 25 Jan 2007 at 11:52 am.
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By Tom Hester Jr. TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey voters would like former Republican New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Democratic New York Sen. Hillary Clinton as 2008 presidential candidates, but they don’t adore Clinton all that much, according to a new poll released Thursday.
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Dunellen imposes $1,500 fine on illegal students
Published on 20 Jan 2007 at 11:53 am.
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Ordinance targets nonresidents registered as students in the district By CELANIE POLANICK Staff Writer Courier News DUNELLEN — The Board of Education has a new rule: Anyone who registers a nonresident child for borough public schools may face a fine of up to $1,500, Superintendent Pio Pennisi said.
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Convicted Border Agents Start Serving Federal Prison Sentences
Published on 18 Jan 2007 at 9:54 am.
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Fox News EL PASO, Texas — A pair of former U.S. Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting a Mexican drug smuggler and trying to cover it up started serving their federal prison sentences Wednesday, officials said.
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Bush won’t reauthorize eavesdropping
Published on 17 Jan 2007 at 5:54 pm.
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By James Vicini WASHINGTON – President Bush has decided not to renew a program of domestic spying on terrorism suspects, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said on Wednesday, ending an law-enforcement tactic criticized for infringing on civil liberties.
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Sandy Berger: What Did He Take and Why Did He Take It?
Published on 16 Jan 2007 at 11:01 am.
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By Ronald A. Cass Some things cry out for explanation. Like finding $90,000 in marked bills in a Congressman’s freezer. Or finding out that a blue-chip lawyer who held one of the most important jobs in the nation was willing to risk his career, his livelihood, and his liberty to steal, hide, and destroy classified [...]
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GOP hits Pelosi’s ‘hypocrisy’ on wage bill
Published on 14 Jan 2007 at 3:56 pm.
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By Charles Hurt THE WASHINGTON TIMES House Republicans yesterday declared “something fishy” about the major tuna company in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco district being exempted from the minimum-wage increase that Democrats approved this week.
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BOXER’S LOW BLOW
Published on 12 Jan 2007 at 1:42 pm.
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New York Post Opinion Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, an appalling scold from California, wasted no time yesterday in dragging the debate over Iraq about as low as it can go – attacking Secre tary of State Condoleezza Rice for being a childless woman.