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                                        Wednesday, December 13, 2006
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 NJ Politics   

• Ex-Menendez aide subpoenaed to testify U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez's former
  campaign fundraiser is subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury, raising the
  prospect that the probe into one of Menendez’s personal real estate deals may be
  expanding into other areas Star-Ledger  Bergen Record
   

• Bioterror report calls NJ poorly prepared Five years after the Sept. 11 terror
  attacks, New Jersey is among the least-prepared states in the nation for a bioterrorism
  disaster or a health emergency, such as an outbreak of bird flu, according to a report
  released yesterday Star-Ledger  Bergen Record 

NJ Environment

• NJ lawmakers seek more produce regulation In asking the Bush administration
  to investigate the recent E. coli outbreak, NJ's senators suggested the federal government
  should more closely regulate the produce industry Courier-Post

•  Land-seize ruling roils NJ builders A state Supreme Court ruling broadening the
  eminent domain power of local governments will have a "chilling effect" on real estate
  investment in the state, says NJ Builders Association chief  Bloomberg News   

PA Politics

• Former Gov. Raymond P. Shafer dies  Raymond P. Shafer, a Republican, oversaw
  tax increases to finance social programs and later pushed for the decriminalization of
  marijuana, died Tuesday. He was 89 Morning Call  Tribune Review

PA Environment    

• Chief of security replaced at Three Mile Island nuclear plant Three Mile Island's
  operations support manager has been named as an interim replacement for the chief of
  security at the nuclear generating plant, becoming the third person to hold the post
  since 2004 Associated Press
   

• Challenges to farming restrictions tossed A state appellate court dismisses two
  of Attorney General Tom Corbett's suits challenging municipal ordinances under a law
  designed to ease conflicts between homeowners and large-scale farms AP

New York/Nation/World  
 

• Pataki lets Spitzer fill some vacant posts NY Times  
   

• Watchdog: Adirondacks enviro cases swept under rug The agency responsible for
  monitoring the Adirondack Park cleared out its backlog by sweeping thousands of potential
  violations under the rug simply because it didn't have enough people to investigate, a report
  alleges Journal News

• Pataki lets Spitzer fill some vacant posts NY Times  
  
   
• Watchdog: Adirondacks enviro cases swept under rug The agency responsible for
  monitoring the Adirondack Park cleared out its backlog by sweeping thousands of potential
  violations under the rug simply because it didn't have enough people to investigate, a report
  alleges Journal News

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