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                                             Friday, January 19, 2007
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NJ Politics

Now it's her turn: Dina McGreevey writing memoir “Two years have passed, and still I am
the subject of much speculation as to the nature of my relationship with my husband," she says.
"Enough is enough." Ex-governor has no comment as his wife prepares to publish “Silent Partner”
Star-Ledger Inquirer Daily News

GOP pushes Corzine on pay to play Senate Republicans challenge Governor to prod his fellow Democrats into backing a statewide ban on pay to play. They promise 18 of the 21 votes needed
for passage Gannett Star-Ledger

NJ Environment

NRC staffers question radiation-barrier study New questions raised about a recent study
on a corroded radiation barrier at the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey Twp. has left
federal regulators uncertain about whether they can verify the structure's safety AP Press AC Press
> NRC tells nuke plants to check turbine valves AP Press

Red Bank vows action to halt river pollution State environmental protection officials said a
fourth set of samples, taken from the Navesink River following a storm in October, confirm the findings
of earlier tests: Four areas of the river had high levels of fecal coliform bacteria contamination AP Press

PA Politics

New PA House members get free cars Nearly half the freshman members of the state House
have signed up for taxpayer-funded vehicles Inquirer
Philadelphia Republicans: Endangered species The GOP hasn't elected a mayor for 60 years.
Now, it can't even find a candidate Inquirer

PA Environment

PPL and state DEP reach settlement on 2005 ash spill PPL Corporation has reached a tentative agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to pay $1.5 million to settle the
lawsuit filed by the agency in connection with a fly ash spill 17 months ago, company officials said
Lehighton Times
DEP finds elevated TCE levels in air in Collegeville area DEP schedules Feb. 20 public
meeting to explain latest findings of its air sampling program PA-DEP

New York/Nation/World

ConEd faces $9.3M penalty in bungled blackout NY Times
Ulster asks AG to probe enviro agency Daily Freeman.com
House votes to rescind oil driller tax breaks NY Times CSM

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