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NJ Politics
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They almost escaped city's mean streets They were band kids, they were friends and fellow survivors--four young adults who successfully negotiated the hazards of growing up in one of America's toughest cities—until Saturday night Star-Ledger
> Opinion: For a desperate city, a defining moment "I have a community that is scared right now, and they have a right to be," says State Senator Ronald Rice following a horrific triple- murder. "They would have no problem with officers getting out and frisking people. For all the claims about civil liberties, if it's going to keep them safe, they're all for it" Star-Ledger NYT Video
NJ Environment
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Officials address the
future of floods
After thunderstorms lashed
the state and flooded roads yesterday, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez had trouble
trying to get to, off
all things, a conference in N. Brunswick on flooding problems across the state Star-Ledger > Break the mold Good advice here for flood victims dealing with one of its annoying consequences--mold Star-Ledger
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Rivals talk trash as bear policy deadline
nears
In what has
become an annual rite of summer: hundreds of animal lovers, hunters, and
scientists square off over the emotional issue of how to control black bears
Bergen Record NJ
Herald
Daily Record
> No bear hunt in ‘07, but the debate continues Star-Ledger
PA Environment
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TCE hearing showcases exasperation Speakers took the opportunity of last
night’s public hearing on a proposed change in operations at the Superior Tube plant
in Lower Providence to slam the company for its accidental release of a potentially carcinogenic chemical last month, and to demand that alternatives to the chemical
be sought The Mercury
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KI pills offered to inhibit radiation Pills that protect the thyroid from some forms of radiation will be distributed free today to Dauphin County residents who live within 10 miles of the Three Mile Island nuclear station in Londonderry Twp Patriot-News
PA Politics
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Republicans pan Specter immigration plan Some GOP leaders say they smell a rat in Sen. Arlen Specter's compromise proposal to get an immigration-reform bill through the Senate this year Washington Times
New York/Nation/World
- Main Spitzer investigators won't be at hearing Ithaca Journal
- Heavy rain closes three Sound beaches LoHud.com
- State calls for end of ballast discharges The Business Review
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