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Yesterday | North Jersey Media Group

Herb Jackson: Capital games

THERE WERE ups and downs for Sen. Bob Menendez , D-N.J., this past holiday week.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Frank Pallone, Representative Albio Sires, Immigration Reform, Sussex County, NJ, Opinion

Wed Nov 25, 2009

NorthJersey.com

A health care plan not worth Congress's vote

By his vote, Pacrell says, "Trust me. We will give you the savings sometime after 2013, but we must tax and fine you now." REP.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Medicare, Health, Medicaid, Opinion

Tue Nov 24, 2009

NorthJersey.com

Advocates: Upping federal gas tax key to stable mass transit funding

Drivers may have to pay more at the pump so train riders can have an easier commute into New York City - as well as improved highways and repaired bridges.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, New Jersey, James Oberstar

Sun Nov 22, 2009

KansasCity.com

Don't let others put words in your mouth

The point of the letter is to oppose health care legislation. Instead, it shines a light on a different issue: The death of real debate in this country.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Representative Lynn Jenkins, Republican, US House of Representatives, Lee Terry, Michael Conaway, Democrat

Thu Nov 19, 2009

WWTC-AM Eagan

Personal Choices, Not the System, Make for Bad Health Outcomes

Regardless of the future of Obamacare, the most important health decisions wont be made by Congress, or bureaucrats, or insurance companies, or doctors, or hospitals, but by individual Americans with their personal choices and habits.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Smoking, Medicine, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Opinion

Tue Nov 17, 2009

North Jersey Media Group

Herald News Letters: November 17, 2009

Despite a rising GDP, and a sometimes rise in the stock markets here and abroad, we have not seen any substantial economic job growth nationally or in the state of New Jersey.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Paterson, NJ, Opinion

Mon Nov 16, 2009

IPBiz

Ghost-writing (plagiarism) in the biosimilar business?

In a NYT article titled In House, Many Spoke With One Voice: Lobbyistsa , Robert Pear discusses how numerous Congressman had remarks which were written by a lobbyist "written in" to the Congressional Record.

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Related Topix: US News, Law, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Time

How the Drug Industry Pulls Congress's Strings

Those of us former little girls of a certain age can remember a doll that we all had to have.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Henry Waxman, Democrat, Robert Brady, Representative Phil Hare, Joe Wilson, Republican

Sat Nov 14, 2009

New York Times

In House Record, Many Spoke With One Voice: Lobbyists'

In the official record of the historic House debate on overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers echo with similarities.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Democrat

MediaPost Publications

New Congressional Bill: Smackdown On Kids' TV Ads

A leading ad industry trade group is dyspeptic over a congressional bill that could sharply curtail advertising on kids' programming.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Thu Nov 12, 2009

North Jersey Media Group

Peckman River project to get $314,000 boost

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. announced that the House of Representatives voted to approve the final Energy and Water Appropriations bill that includes $314,000 to continue the Peckman River Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Project in Little Falls.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Little Falls, NJ, Natural Disasters, Flood

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Fox News

Hannity's America

The news that is not White House approved... Detainees First Hospitalizations and deaths continue to rise thanks to the shortage of H1N1 vaccine here in the U.S., which is why many Americans were surprised when the Pentagon confirmed Gitmo detainees would soon be vaccinated.

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Related Topix: US News, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, US House of Representatives

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Examiner.com

Won and Walloped

Tuesday's elections mean different things to different people. The Speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, when asked said 'we won' referring to an obscure and muddled House race in the 23rd District in upstate New York.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Senator Mark Warner, Republican, John Warner

Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Boston Globe

Voters send a message on the economy

Democratic moderates who will determine the fate of much of President Obama's domestic agenda heard an early warning from this week's off-year elections: Congress had better do something about the economy, or sitting lawmakers will lose their jobs in 2010.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Michael Michaud, Senator Ben Nelson, US Senate, Patrick Kennedy, Nancy Pelosi

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Construction Equipment Guide

NJDOT to Rehabilitate Grove Street Bridge Over Route 46

The New Jersey Department of Transportation will rehabilitate the Grove Street Bridge over Route 46 in Clifton City, Passaic County.

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Related Topix: Clifton City, MO, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

StartupJournal

Opinion: The Madness of Queen Nancy

Close NOVEMBER 5, 2009, 12:40 P.M. ET The Madness of Queen Nancy By JOHN FUND It's one thing to be serene under fire, it's another to be delusional.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Parker Griffith, Rahm Emanuel, Hillary Clinton, US Senate, Opinion

Politico

Election result: Red-state Dems worried, rethink agenda

Election Day losses in Virginia and New Jersey have congressional Democrats focused like never before on jobs -- their own.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, US House of Representatives, Jim Webb, Chris Van Hollen

Wed Nov 04, 2009

NorthJersey.com

GOP: Christie election a sign to drop health care, climate initiatives

Chris Christie's defeat of Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine in New Jersey was a sign voters want Congress to drop controversial health care and climate change bills and focus instead on the economy, Republicans in Washington argued Wednesday.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Frank Pallone, New Jersey, Jon Corzine, US Governors

Fri Oct 30, 2009

AFLCIO.org

American Labor Museum Honors Wowkanech

Charles Wowkanech, president of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO , is being honored as a labor hero at this year's 27th Annual Sol Stetin Awards Gala.A The award is bestowed every year by the American Labor Museum , located at the historic Botto House in Haldeon, N.J.A Wowkanech is being honored for his 12 years of service as leader of the state ...

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Fox News

Political Grapevine

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Potty Mouth Florida Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson is catching heat from his own party after calling Linda Robertson, an adviser to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, a "K Street whore." K Street is a traditional address for many lobbyist offices here in D.C. New Jersey Democrat Bill ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Alan Grayson, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Ben Bernanke, Representative Dina Titus, Anthony Weiner

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