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CNSNews.com - After his election last November and until the $787-billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was passed in February, President Barack Obama repeatedly insisted that it was urgent for Congress to enact his economic "recovery" bill immediately.

Progress in the cleanup of the Imperial Oil Superfund site hit a benchmark of sorts when, during an on-location project briefing by elected officials Monday, Mayor Jonathan Hornik said, "This is the first time I've been here that I'm not nervous about being here." Hornik said his father, late former Mayor Saul Hornik, advocated for the site, laden ...

Did you know that of the 80,000 chemical compounds in use, only 200 have been safety tested by the Environmental Protection Agency? It's crazy! Seventh Generation is inviting parents, grandparents, teachers and everyone else who cares about the diaper clad to join the Million Baby Crawl , a virtual march on Washington, D.C. in order to reform the ...

A federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of a Wisconsin man barred from owning firearms because of his criminal record, ruling the lifetime prohibition may violate Americans' Second Amendment rights and calling into question the future of a 13-year old gun control law.

Former CNN pundit Lou Dobbs could be contemplating a run for public office in his native NJ, he told Bill O'Reilly 11/17. In Dobbs' first interview since abruptly leaving his television show last week, he refused to rule out the idea of running for Senate.

When President Barack Obama signed a law expanding children's health insurance this spring, he slapped tobacco companies with huge tax increases to pay for it.

The rumor mongering on Wall Street about the possibility of outgoing New Jersey Gov.

State Sen. Diane Allen has been diagnosed with cancer and will undergo surgery this week.

On Monday and Tuesday , we looked at two different ways the forcible citizen disarmament lobby hopes to exploit the Ft.

The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles have prompted the Obama administration to broaden its look at distracted driving to include distracted flying, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON: Former President Bill Clinton told anxious Senate Democrats on Tuesday to pass a health care bill soon because the U.S. economy can't resist the toxic combination of exorbitant medical costs and nearly 50 million uninsured for much longer.

Fattened by a summer-long feast of insects, northwestern New Jersey's bat population is heading to caves, abandoned mines and maybe even a few homes to hibernate for the winter.

Congress will vote on Healthcare Reform this week. Today, we have sent 2 busloads to Washington, DC for a "Congressional House Call" If you were unable to attend the trip to Washington, please consider making a "Congressional House Call" locally.

A year is an eternity in politics, but unlike poll results, election results do mark the time in a firm way.

"Their behavior challenges everything that we're about here. If you don't like it, turn your back and walk out.

E.J. Dionne writes for The Washington Post Writers Group. Comments:a grad@northjersey.com. TUESDAY'S ELECTIONS were a rebuke to the right wing and a warning to Democrats.

Republican Chris Christie toppled Democratic Gov. Jon S. Corzine, capturing the New Jersey governor's office on a wave fueled by voters anxious about their economic future.

A threatened Republican boycott of a Senate committee's consideration of climate legislation is exposing the sharp partisan divide over a Democratic proposal to combat global warming.Republicans for the most part plan to stay away from a meeting of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Tuesday as the panel begins deliberations over ...

What do they call it in New Jersey when 44 politicians are arrested for corruption at the same time? "Thursday." -- Jersey politics are so dirty it can make a Chicagoan wince.

Congress approved nearly $2 million on Thursday for research that would help scientists better understand and combat the mysterious fungus that has been linked to the deaths of more than a million bats in New Jersey and eight other states.