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Despite Obama's Repeated Claims That Enacting $787-Billion Stimulus...

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, John Boehner, Republican, White House, TN

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Asbury Park Press

Officials give Marlboro Superfund site cleanup high marks

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 ...

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Related Topix: Marlboro, NJ, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Frank Pallone, US Senate, Monmouth Metro, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Chicago Parent

Join the Million Baby Crawl for toxic chemical reformCosmotot

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 ...

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, Generation, Industrial, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Barking Moonbat Early Warning System

Thank You For Petting My Peeve

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.

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Related Topix: Guns, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, US News, US Supreme Court, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

Thu Nov 19, 2009

National Journal

Dobbs Won't Rule Out Senate Bid

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.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Knoxville News Sentinel

Tobacco execs find multimillion-dollar tax loophole

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Marketing, Albany, NY, US Senate, Democrat, Smoking, Medicine, Health

Tech Confidential Blog

Corzine addresses BofA rumors

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

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Investment Services, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Banking, Bank of America

Sun Nov 15, 2009

PhillyBurbs.com

Diane Allen diagnosed with cancer

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

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Related Topix: Jim Saxton, US Politics, US News, Representative John Adler, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Examiner.com

Exploiting Ft. Hood: Now it's the 'terror gap loophole'

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

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Related Topix: Fort Hood, TX, Terrorism, US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Portland's CW32 KRCW -TV

FAA: Military should have been told sooner by controllers about Northwest Airlines plane

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.

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation, Airlines, Northwest Airlines, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Local Breaking News

Bill Clinton urges Senate Dems to pass health care

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.

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Related Topix: US News, Bill Clinton, History in the News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus, Senator Ben Nelson, 2008 Presidential Election

Mon Nov 09, 2009

New Jersey Herald

Fungus killing off bats

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Entomology, Science, Morris County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ

Sat Nov 07, 2009

The Ridgewood Blog

New Jersey sends 2 Busloads of people to Washington, DC for a "Congressional House Call"

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Steven Rothman, Democrat, Scott Garrett, Republican, US Senate

Thu Nov 05, 2009

MooreThoughts

What New Jersey and Virginia Mean for Obama: Hea s Not Who He Thinks He Is

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

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Jon Corzine, US Governors, Joe Biden

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Breakthrough

Everything EPW Republicans Need to Know They Should Have Learned in Kindergarten

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

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Barbara Boxer, George Voinovich, Republican, Sherrod Brown, US House of Representatives

North Jersey Media Group

EJ Dionne: Message from the electorate

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.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Opinion

Tue Nov 03, 2009

CourierPostOnline

Republican Christie captures N.J. governor's race

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.

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Related Topix: US News, Robert Menendez, US Politics, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election

Kansas City Star

GOP senators talk of boycotting climate bill

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 ...

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Related Topix: US News, Global Warming, Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Barbara Boxer, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Fox News

Can Christie Beat The Other Boys In Jersey?

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.

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Related Topix: New Jersey, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, New Jersey Government, Jon Corzine, US Governors, Opinion

Sat Oct 31, 2009

North Jersey Media Group

Congress OKs $2M to help save bat population

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Bergen County, NJ

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