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Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy delivers his inaugural address during the swearing-in ceremony yesterday at the New Jersey City University's Margaret Williams Theatre Before a packed auditorium and dozens of well-wishing politicians, Jersey City mayor Jerramiah Healy yesterday promised 10 percent budget cuts in every department, a continuation ...

I know that our federal government will now be in "recess" for our national holiday.

Washington - " U.S. Senator Robert Menendez today called for accountability and reform at the Securities and Exchange Commission and other financial regulatory agencies in the wake of the Bernard Madoff sentencing.A U.S. District Court Judge Denny Chin sentenced Bernard Madoff to 150 years in prison for his role in orchestrating the massive fraud ...

The words of Hal Turner, incendiary and provincial as they might seem, have echoed far beyond the small Internet radio studio in his home in North Bergen, N.J., where, until his arrest last week, a neighbor knew him to be cordial if frequently confrontational.

"I look forward to working with Senator-elect Franken to build a new foundation for growth and prosperity by lowering health care costs and investing in the kind of clean energy jobs and industries that will help America lead in the 21st century." President Barack Obama, Democrat "In light of that decision and Senator Coleman's announcement that he ...

Hodes Leads Sununu >> Almost eight months since the November election, the Minnesota State Supreme Court ruled 5-0 in favor of Democrat Al Franken, who won the official recount by 312 votes.

Hearing postponed for blogger accused of threats NEWARK, N.J. - A power failure has postponed a bail hearing for a New Jersey blogger charged with threatening three federal judges in Chicago.

" US Senator Robert Menendez today released the following statement in response to The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Ricci v. DeStefano: "The Supreme Court itself acknowledged that today's decision established a brand new interpretation of the law.

We can build a more secure New Jersey. The first step is to recognize the following facts.

New York and New Jersey lawmakers are asking Congress to provide $12 billion in long-term medical care and monitoring to thousands of Sept.

June 25, 2009 By GINGER THOMPSON and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN President Obama is expected to meet with Congressional leaders of both parties on Thursday to begin laying the political groundwork for sweeping immigration legislation, even though its passage this year is considered very unlikely.

Calling it a major step forward in President Obama's new energy frontier, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, joined by New Jersey Gov.

WASHINGTON - Joseph Zadroga doesn't want other families to go through what his did to get treatment for health problems caused by airborne toxins near the site of the former World Trade Center.

Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg today called on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to conduct a hearing on compliance with the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Abduction of Children.

Meryl noted that Majority Leader, Sen. Harry Reid has expressed doubts about President Obama's policies in the Middle East.

" U.S. Senator Robert Menendez , a member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today voted against the energy bill in committee, citing its failure to go far enough to spur the production of clean energy.

We've just released a new PFF white paper entitled, " Cyberbullying Legislation: Why Education is Preferable to Regulation ." In this 24-page study we note that, compared to previous fears about online predation, which have been greatly overblown, concerns about cyberbullying are more well-founded. Evidence suggests the cyberbullying is on the rise ...

Lawmakers picked apart virtually every element of the Obama administration's regulatory reform plan during a hearing Thursday, but there was one question that dominated: Would it really prevent another financial crisis? "If we have institutions that are 'too big to fail,' have we not failed already, since they create a systemic risk?" asked Sen.

LAUTENBERG, MENENDEZ: $900,000 FOR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS IN NEW JERSEY INCLUDED IN SENATE FUNDING BILL Hackensack, South Orange and Union County Would Receive Homeland Security Funds WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen.

President Barack Obama's plan to transform the Federal Reserve into a super-regulator ran into skepticism Thursday from lawmakers who worry that the central bank is not the best suited to keep an eye on firms deemed so big and influential that their demise could hurt the economy.