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A sampling of top news stories... Wednesday June 7, 2006

NJ Politics

• Menendez and Kean sail past primary Democratic U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and
  Republican state Sen. Tom Kean Jr. shook off their primary challengers last night and
  immediately took aim at each other in a campaign that has begun to heat up five months
  before the general election Star-Ledger  NY Times

• Sires crushes Vas for a lock on Menendez's House seat Sires, who is mayor of
  West New York, also took the Democratic nomination for a special election. The winner
  of the special election will take his seat in the House in November and serve until the new
  Congress is sworn in January. Vas chose not to file to run in the special election
  Star-Ledger  Bergen Record

NJ Environment 

• Editorial: Ruling against Exxon offers great opportunity There is no news more
  good than that which holds a party liable for the damage it has done and promises to restore
  the natural beauty and sustainability of some of the state's precious shores and marshes
  Home News Tribune

• River polluter to sue sewer utility One of the major polluters of the Passaic River
  plans to sue the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners for part of the costs of cleanup
  Bergen Record

PA Politics 

• Legislators agree on tax session Both houses will meet this summer to focus on
  relief for property owners Inquirer

PA Environment

• Group pushes tougher state rules for mercury emissions Noting that "babies are
  at the greatest risk," a group of 44 medical, public health and environmental officials
  statewide is pushing the state Legislature to adopt stricter standards for mercury emissions
  from coal-fired power plants Post-Gazette

• White: Rendell mercury emissions plan will cause electric bills to soar A Rendell
  administration plan to slash mercury emissions at PA's 36 coal-fired power plants would lead
  to bill hikes for consumers and job cuts for miners, says state senator who heads environmental
  panel News-Herald

New York/Nation/World  

• Weld quits governor race, backs Faso Journal News  

• Court backs suit over cancer near Bronx landfill NY Times

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