PoliticsClinton Says No To Second Term
Posted: Mar 16th, 2011 3:39 PM
CAIRO (CNN) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told CNN's Wolf Blitzer she does not want to serve a second term as secretary of state or run for president of the United States.
Blitzer sat down with the former 2008 presidential candidate in Cairo.
Full transcript:
Q- If the president is reelected, do you want to ... Read More
PoliticsDonald Trump: More Serious Than Ever To Run For President In 2012
Posted: Mar 10th, 2011 2:25 PM
New York (CNN) - As businessman Donald Trump continues to mull over a possible run for the presidency in 2012, one thing he made clear Thursday is that he is unhappy with the current leadership in the country.
"You see what can be done with proper leadership. We in this country, we don't have unfortunately that ... Read More
PoliticsAmericans Feel Warmer Toward New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Than Toward President Obama
Updated: Mar 8th, 2011 1:22 PM
WASHINGTON - The mercury is rising for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
The brash budget hawk has made such a burning impression that Americans feel warmer toward the Republican governor than toward President Obama, a Quinnipiac University "thermometer poll" revealed yesterday.
Christie was on fire, scoring 57 degrees to ... Read More
Politics, Local NewsChristie: I Could Win The White House
Posted: Mar 2nd, 2011 5:04 PM
Chris Christie said he knows he could win the White House if he ran for president next year.
The New Jersey governor and GOP rock star made the comments in an interview with the National Review last week while he was inWashington D.C., which was published Tuesday night.
"I have people calling me and saying to me, 'Let me ... Read More
Politics, US NewsGovernment Shutdown To Be Averted - For Now
Posted: Mar 1st, 2011 6:14 PM
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that the Senate will accept a bill from the Republican-led House to fund the government for two additional weeks, likely averting the government shutdown that would otherwise have come Friday.
The House passed the short-term continuing resolution 335 to 91 on Tuesday ... Read More
Politics, Impact, Local NewsGov. Christie Responds To Public Union Support Poll
Posted: Mar 1st, 2011 11:29 AM
TRENTON, N.J. — As those protests continue in Wisconsin, there’snew evidence unions still have a strong foundation of support.
According to a new CBS News-New York Times poll, Americans surveyed oppose weakening the unions’ collective bargaining rights by a margin of almost two to one: 60 to 30 percent.
“Some ... Read More
PoliticsGovernment 'Shutdown' Looms
Posted: Feb 25th, 2011 2:44 PM
WASHINGTON – Social Security checks would still go out. Troops would remain at their posts. Furloughed federal workers probably would get paid, though not until later. And virtually every essential government agency, like the FBI, the Border Patrol and the Coast Guard, would remain open.
That's the little-known truth about ... Read More
Politics, Local NewsChris Christie Moves Further Away From A 2012 Presidential Run
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2011 11:46 AM
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a rising star in the Republican party, has gone one step further in rejecting a potential 2012 presidential bid.
In an interview Wednesday, Christie said he has no plans to start a federal political action committee, or PAC. A PAC is a useful instrument for political ... Read More
Politics, Business, TechBarack Obama 'friends' Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg
Posted: Feb 21st, 2011 2:32 AM
US President Barack Obama has met Silicon Valley bosses, including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Apple's Steve Jobs and Google chief executive Eric Schmidt were also present at the private get-together in California.
The president had been seeking the views of technology leaders as he works to turn around his country's ... Read More
PoliticsTexas Rep. Ron Paul Captures CPAC Presidential Preference Straw Poll
Posted: Feb 12th, 2011 7:01 PM
Texas Rep. Ron Paul has won the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2012 presidential preference straw poll of 3,742 activists, the chairman of the huge annual gathering of conservative activists announced on Saturday.
The poll, sponsored this year for the first time by The Washington Times, is seen as one of the ... Read More
PoliticsNJ State Sen. Ciesla Not Seeking Reelection
Posted: Feb 10th, 2011 9:02 PM
State Senator Andy Ciesla, 10th-R, announced this afternoon he will not seek re-election in November, after serving in the Legislature for 20 years.
"Two decades just seems to me the right amount of time to dedicate to public service, and I feel it is time to pass the torch,'' Ciesla said in a news release.
Ciesla ... Read More
Politics, TorahTNT Tonight with Rabbi Rubanowitz- Should We Try To Look Like Something We Are Not?
Updated: Feb 4th, 2011 2:46 AM
Dear Friends,
Short Version of Topic: Shall you feel empowered to discipline other people's children who might be involved in making a public Chilul Hashem? And ... is there any place for insincerity and "two-facedness" when practicing Yiddishkeit? (In other words-is it ok to look like a Tzaddik even though you are clearly ... Read More
Politics, Local NewsGov. Christie Conditionally Vetoes 'Tepid,' 'Meaningless' Civil Service Reform Bill
Posted: Feb 3rd, 2011 6:25 PM
TRENTON — Calling the Democrats’ efforts to reform the state’s civil service system “tepid, ineffective and meaningless,” Gov. Chris Christie today conditionally vetoed a Democratic bill and put it in line with his own ideas for changing the system.
In his conditional veto, Christie proposed allowing the state’s ... Read More
Politics, OpinionSenator Singer Wants Justice? by Harold Herskowitz
Updated: Jan 28th, 2011 1:46 PM
State Sen. Robert Singer,of the 30th district, which includes Lakewood New Jersey, is introducing legislation that would reinstate the death penalty for certain offenses.
Under the proposed bill, those who kill an on-duty police officer, murder a child or commit a terrorist attack resulting in fatalities could be ... Read More
Politics, Local NewsChris Christie: NJ will not pay back $271 million for tunnel
Posted: Jan 26th, 2011 1:42 AM
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday that New Jersey will continue its fight to avoid repaying the federal government $271 million spent on the Hudson River rail tunnel project that he canceled in October.
The deadline for the state to repay the money or file a formal appeal was Tuesday ... Read More
Politics P.J. Crowley Stepping Down As State Department Spokesman
Posted: Mar 13th, 2011 1:22 PM
(CNN) – P.J. Crowley is abruptly stepping down as State Department spokesman under pressure from White House officials because of controversial comments he made last week about the Bradley Manning case, CNN has learned from senior officials familiar with the matter.
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PoliticsN.J. Is Billed $330K For Canceled ARC Tunnel
Updated: Mar 10th, 2011 9:55 AM
TRENTON - Legal fees to keep NJ Transit from repaying money spent on the scuttled Hudson River rail tunnel have cost more than $330,000 in the first month.
The Record newspaper reports Washington, D.C.-based law firm Patton Boggs submitted a 30-page invoice for legal fees and expenses incurred between Dec. 1 and Dec. 30. ... Read More
PoliticsNYC Rally Planned Against Hearing On US Muslims
Posted: Mar 6th, 2011 12:23 PM
NEW YORK — A coalition of over 100 interfaith, nonprofit and governmental organizations plans to rally in New York City against a planned congressional hearing on Muslims' role in homegrown terrorism.
The coalition says Thursday's hearing will send the wrong message to U.S. Muslims by "demonizing" them.
The chairman ... Read More
PoliticsColes To Run For Another Term On Lakewood Committee
Posted: Mar 2nd, 2011 8:15 AM
Ten years as a township committeeman isn't enough, said Raymond D. Coles, who announced plans to run for another term.
Two seats will be available on the Township Committee in November, the one held by Coles and that of Deputy Mayor Steven Langert.
Coles, 52, a Democrat, and Langert, a 44-year-old Republican, share ... Read More
Politics, Local NewsFirst Municipal Budget Database Is Launched By N.J. Nonprofit Organization
Posted: Mar 1st, 2011 2:07 PM
TRENTON — New Jerseyans will be able to easily examine their municipality's budget and compare it to other towns' spending by June 2011 under a project launched today by two non profit organizations.
The Independent Center and The Citizens Campaign today announced the launch of TownStats.org, a database where municipal ... Read More
PoliticsNewt Gingrich Discusses Potential Obama Impeachment (VIDEO)
Posted: Feb 26th, 2011 7:29 PM
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said Friday that President Obama had overstepped his constitutional authority with his recent decision to order his administration to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act. While the move didn't immediately open Obama up to impeachment, Gingrich claimed, it did raise his worry ... Read More
Politics'Use Live Ammunition' Tweet Costs Indiana Official His Job
Posted: Feb 23rd, 2011 5:43 PM
An Indiana state official who tweeted that riot police in neighboring Wisconsin should "use live ammunition" to clear out pro-union demonstrators has lost his job.
The Indiana Attorney General’s Office said Wednesday that Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Cox "is no longer employed by this agency."
The office made the ... Read More
Politics, US NewsRahm Emanuel On Verge Of Taking Big Step Toward Becoming Chicago’s First Jewish Mayor
Updated: Feb 22nd, 2011 4:59 PM
Chicago voters were poised Tuesday to move former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel a huge step closer to becoming the Windy City's first Jewish mayor.
Most polls showed Emanuel leading the pack of Democrats vying for the top job in City Hall - he's been the clear front-runner since he resigned to run for mayor last ... Read More
PoliticsMcConnell Says Obama Agenda Is`over'
Posted: Feb 13th, 2011 8:27 AM
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declared Saturday that President Barack Obama's legislative agenda is "over," but said GOP lawmakers are willing to work with the White House to do what they "think is right for America."
In a speech Saturday night to a GOP crowd in his hometown, the Kentucky ... Read More
Politics, WorldReaction To Fall of Mubarak Around The World
Posted: Feb 11th, 2011 12:50 PM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down on Friday after 18 days of mass protests against his rule.
Here is some reaction from around the world:
* UNITED STATES
-- Vice President Joe Biden said the change of power in Egypt was a "pivotal" moment in history for that country and the Middle East. The transition in ... Read More
Politics, BusinessWhy Can't Lakewood Attract Businesses Even With Tax Abatements? by Harold Herskowitz
Posted: Feb 8th, 2011 12:05 AM
An important subject arose from all of the talk about tax abatement for commercial properties recently. As many of us read, the Township granted an abatement for five years from paying for the improvements on properties located at Sunset and James, and the infamous five story building on Monmouth and 4th street. The ... Read More
PoliticsSix more employees at Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners are fired
Posted: Feb 3rd, 2011 8:52 PM
The continuing fallout over the abuses at the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners led to the dismissals of another six employees today — one of them a Garfield councilman with a six-figure salary who allegedly used a PVSC warehouse to store his boat.
At the same time, the executive director of the authority said he has ... Read More
PoliticsPolitician Breaks Into Home And Sues Owners For Injuries
Posted: Jan 31st, 2011 2:33 AM
Senator Jim Alesi of New York is very angry that he injured himself after breaking into a home, and is suing the owners, his constituents, as well as the builders of the home.
Sen. Alesi claims in his lawsuit that he was hurt after deciding to look into the house of a Perinton, NY, couple, which was under construction ... Read More
Politics, US NewsSupreme Court: Rahm Emanuel On Chicago Mayor Ballot
Updated: Jan 28th, 2011 2:06 AM
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled today that Rahm Emanuel can stay on the ballot for mayor of Chicago.
The decision comes without a moment to spare; early voting for the Feb. 22 city election begins Monday, Jan. 31.
The high court’s decision upholds/overturns a 2-1 Illinois Appeals Court decision Monday that ruled ... Read More
PoliticsReplay Video Of President Obama's State of the Union Address (Full Text Of Speech)
Updated: Jan 25th, 2011 11:06 PM
On Tuesday January 25, President Obama will deliver 2011's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress.
The speech will begin at 9 p.m. Eastern Time and is likely to run between 60 and 90 minutes.
Obama has said that the primary issue covered in his SOTU address will be the economy, with a focus on ... Read More
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