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           A sampling of top news stories... Friday July 21, 2006
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NJ Politics

• GOP wants attorney general off probe of turnpike chief State Republican Party
  Chairman Tom Wilson questions Farber's impartiality, given that she formerly served as a
  member of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez's campaign finance committee -- which Simunovich
  currently heads Bergen Record  Editorial Cartoon 

• Long Branch councilman admits taking bribe John “Fazz” Zambrano, 44, who earlier
  this month was sworn in for his fourth term, resigns his seat  after admitting he took a $1,000
  bribe in an FBI sting. His brother, Paul, a former mayor of neighboring West Long Branch, pled
  guilty to graft in 2005 Star-Ledger AP Press                   

NJ Environment

• Halpers' Last Stand: The movie The Piscataway farming family's battle is chronicled
  in film showing the evils of eminent domain. Town says L.A. filmmaker is orchestrating the
  standoff to make an anti- government movie. The family sees exploitation on both sides Star-Ledger                                                                                
  > Judge slaps $4,000-a-day fines on Halpers Penalties to increase $1,500 a day at the
  beginning of each work week that they remain on the property Star-Ledger  Courier News

• Coal power plants fuel a warning on global warming With two new coal-fired power
  plants on the drawing board in NJ and 148 more planned across the country, an enviro group
  warns  "coal rush" could exacerbate global Star-Ledger  Today's Sunbeam

PA Politics 

• Ex-Fumo aides plead not guilty in federal probe Two former state Senate computer technicians
  plead not guilty to charges that they tried to thwart a federal probe of Sen. Vincent J. Fumo Inquirer

PA Environment

• Three hurt in WV mine fire Flash fire hits  CONSOL Energy's Blacksville No. 2 Mine
  Observer Reporter

• Ethanol plant option expires The clock runs out on  sales agreement for a Franklin County
  property targeted for a controversial ethanol production plant Carlisle Sentinel

New York/Nation/World  

• Pay boost for twice-fired official Bruno pushes bill to raise pension for a former business
  associate Times Union 

• New NYC trash plan emphasizes recycling NY Times

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