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           A sampling of top news stories... Monday August 7, 2006
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NJ Politics

• Poll: NJ residents desperate for a tax break They’re skeptical about the prospects
  for property tax reform but ready to hold the governor and legislators accountable Bergen Record  

• A $1.1M gamble in property tax fight  The seven interest groups with the biggest stake
  in the debate over property taxes have given more than $1.1M over 10 years to legislators on
  the four special session’s tax-reform committees Star-Ledger                  

NJ Environment  

• BPU calls deadline bluff on energy firms' merger By a unanimous vote, the BPU decides
  not to accept a package of financial incentives Exelon and PSEG had described as their "last and
  best offer," pending further negotiations Star-Ledger  Inquirer 
• State urged to drop suits over Passaic River cleanup The state should back off its
  lawsuits against companies responsible for some of the worst contamination in the Passaic River,
  say a growing number of critics, including  Ella Filippone, a longtime cleanup advocate Bergen Record

PA Politics 

• Pittsburgh mayor stable after surgery Bob O'Connor undergoes a 30-minute surgical
  procedure to drain fluid buildup from his brain Post-Gazette

PA Environment

• Maker of fuel rod storage casks cited The maker of the casks that will hold spent fuel
  from the Limerick Nuclear Generating Station was cited last month for violating a manufacturing
  procedure The Mercury

• Union: Derailed train speeding A train carrying sodium hydroxide was traveling more than
  four times the speed limit down a steep hill when it derailed and spilled the caustic chemical
  into a pristine trout stream, says an official with a union representing the train engineer AP

New York/Nation/World  

·        Massive manatee is spotted in Hudson River NY Times

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