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A $1.1 trillion spending bill that Congress is sending to the White House contains $200 million to continue work on building a second set of rail tunnels under the Hudson River.

Essex County Executive DiVincenzo Welcomes NJ Supreme Court Chief Justice Rabner and the NJ Appellate Division to Modern Judges Chambers By Office of the Essex County Executive 12/8/2009 Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.

Essex County Executive DiVincenzo Kicks Off His Re-Election Campaign for Essex County Executive By DiVincenzo for Essex County Executive 12/12/2009 Accompanied by elected officials and community leaders from all sections of the County and around the State, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.

"Reps. Donald Payne and Rodney Frelinghuysen are seeking $1.5 million to equip the Newark Museum, above, with new air-conditioning units." Source of caption and photo: online version of the WSJ article quoted and cited below.

Lt. Michael Caggiano once patrolled the darkened passageways of the old Essex County Jail.

Support $4 billion investment A new high speed rail network will put people to work, clean our air, cut our energy-consumption, facilitate travel and assist in the resurgence of American manufacturing.

" The U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan, Major General Scott Gration, in an apparent contradiction of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, today testified to a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives that there is no classified "annex" to the official Sudan policy document released in October.

U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen is the eighth richest member of the House of Representatives, according to data compiled by Roll Call .

Acknowledging that India is a big player in the region, a top US military leader has said that the relationship between India and Pakistan is critical for the stability in the region.

The New York Times recently unveiled a story about industry lobbyists and the power they have over the United States Congress.

A computer system that helps controllers stagger aircraft reportedly will be in operations at Newark by mid-December. Concerns cited about potential danger of using intersecting runways at Newark DOT inspector general: Planes above airport flew too close to each other repeatedly Air traffic controller says he was punished for raising safety issue ...

I'd like to thank "Dictator" Barack Obama for taking our once-proud Republic a step closer to a socialist empire.

Friday the 13th lived up to its reputation as former U.S. Congressman William Jefferson was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison.

I swear, some people aren't even pretending any more. The New York Times : In the official record of the historic House debate on overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers echo with similarities.

To the Editor: The health care reform bill is a mess, but what can you expect, given the nature of Congress and the way laws are created.

Former Rep. William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, should face a prison term of less than 10 years when he is sentenced Friday on federal corruption charges, his attorneys said in a filing Monday.

LEXANDRIA, Va. - Federal prosecutors are seeking a prison term of at least 27 years for a former Louisiana congressman convicted of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.

New Jersey is home to eight House members of the Democrat party. Days ago they witnessed their blue state turn red for the first time in over a decade, to say that they are worried would be an understatement.

Congressman Donald M. Payne of New Jersey is the latest member of the House of Representatives to show support for the Roadmap to End Global Hunger legislation .

The House ethics committee is currently investigating seven African-American lawmakers - more than 15 percent of the total in the House.