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William Wise, a South Jersey resident and Vietnam War veteran, was homeless until someone told him about a temporary housing and rehabilitation program run by the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

The number of military veterans who are homeless in the New York City metropolitan area is nearly 10,000. That's according to Senators Charles Schumer of New York and Robert Menendez of New Jersey.

One year ago, 53 percent of voters in the country went to the polls and elected the nation's first black president, Barack Obama.

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-Hoboken, will make a TV appearance tomorrow. U.S. Rep. Robert Menendez of Hoboken j oins former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas and Rep.

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ___ ABC's "This Week" - Democratic National Chairman Tim Kaine and Republican National Chairman Michael Steele.

The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles have filed appeals of their license revocations with the National Transportation Safety Board.

October 6, 2009 Tuesday SECTION: BUSINESS; CHARITY WATCH; Pg. B02 LENGTH: 873 words HEADLINE: How to pay for employees' health care?; Proposals to give tax credits backed by smaller non-profits BYLINE: HARVEY LIPMAN, North Jersey Media Group The health care reform proposals making their way through Congress stand to have effects on non-profits that ...

Top Democrats predicted that the backlash against the Republican Party in a New York congressional election Tuesday marked the start of a wave that will continue in key 2010 Senate races, saying they think independent voters will abandon a divided Republican Party.

Could today's gubernatorial race be a redux of 1981, when a close election between Republican Tom Kean and Democrat Jim Florio resulted in recounts that lasted for weeks before the state had a governor-elect? In the end, Kean won that election by 1,797 votes out of 2,290,201 votes cast.

This week nearly 400 Internet safety advocates are expected to attend the third annual Family Online Safety Institute Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C. The event, which is expected to draw attendees from 14 countries, is a gathering of Internet safety advocates from industry, nonprofit groups, academia, and government.

To the Editor: As an avid follower of health care discussions, I am happy to see that there are legislators working to improve quality and ensure access to health care benefits.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, worries that Congress is about to legalize online gambling and that it could unintentionally lead to legalizing all forms of gambling in Utah.

Is Armenia ready to appear in the eyes of the world community a nation, doubting the slaughter of half a million of her countrymen? 27.10.2009 GMT+04:00 The Armenian nation has an extremely unpleasant trait of character; we believe that everyone owes us and, accordingly we shape our foreign policy on this premise.

The U.S. Congress passed a defense spending bill imposing restrictions on military assistance to Pakistan, in a bid to ensure aid is spent fighting the Taliban and not used to build up defenses against neighboring India.

Funeral arrangements for Sen. Robert Menendez's mother have been announced, according to a report on PolitickerNJ.com. Funeral arrangements have been announced for Sen.

Ever since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was passed by Congress three years ago, poker advocates have been trying to distinguish poker from other forms of gambling as a skill game.

Editor's note: Robert Menendez is the junior senator from New Jersey and the author of a new book, "Growing American Roots: Why Our Nation Will Thrive As Our Largest Minority Flourishes." Sen.

Those are provisions that Senate Democrats, including Majority Leader Harry Reid , put in an $829 billion health-care bill to shield constituents from measures intended to pay for the biggest overhaul of the medical system in four decades.

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President Obama will make his third visit this year to New Jersey on November 1 in support of Gov.