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A bill introduced in the Assembly would eliminate special elections to fill seats vacated by New Jersey's U.S. senators, requiring the governor to appoint a replacement from the same party as the departing senator.

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Sun coverage Headlines from the Vegas gaming industry A survey of 260 gaming industry professionals indicated most expect the legalization and regulation of Internet gambling in the United States would be the worlda s top industry story in 2010.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says 10 NATO nations are ready to offer about 5,000 more troops to serve in Afghanistan.

Democratic governors who don't want to go the way of Gov. Corzine might want to stay away from unfunded mandates.

This Thanksgiving the Barrios family will gather with relatives in Van Nuys, Calif., freed from the dread that Francis, 23, will be pulled away from her husband and children and deported to a country she barely remembers.

Close NOVEMBER 25, 2009 By PETER WALLSTEN Former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs, pondering a future in politics, is trying to wipe away his image as an enemy of Latino immigrants by positioning himself as a champion of that fast-growing ethnic bloc.

Full Comment's Araminta Wordsworth brings you a regular dose of international punditry at its finest.

The U.S. Senate, by a vote of 60 to 39, has decided to begin debate on legislation crafted by majority Democrats to reform the country's health care system VOA News 21 November 2009 Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., , accompanied by Sen.

A spokesman for Mr. Dobbs said he was seriously considering a race in 2012 against Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, above, as "an intermediary step." Mr.

Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., accompanied by, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., left, and Sen.

Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., center, accompanied by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., left, and Sen.

Mayor Donald Cresitello, in his waning days in office, says he's looking into ways to kill bedbugs infesting a Morristown Housing Authority building by either cooking them or freezing them.

Both of New Jersey's senators will vote Saturday to limit debate on a sweeping health care reform measure.

Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., center, accompanied by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., left, and Sen.

Traditional Senate decorum yielded to brass-knuckle politicking in the health care debate Friday as top congressional Democrats sought to close party ranks before a key procedural vote this weekend.

Ohaha made DHS Janet Napolitano Announce that his Administration Plans to Give Amnesty to Illegal Aliens She said we need a '...firm but fair way to deal with those who are already here.' The fatal flaw in this is that there is no way of knowing if the alien who would apply for amnesty has been in the United States for ten years or ten days! Let us ...

This photo shot in September of a drug den in a Newark house where drug addicts have been getting high since January, said police.

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-Hoboken, has been criticized by the Cuban government as one of the federal lawmaker who benefited most from donations, as sourced from a Monday nonpartisan report, by maintaining the American embargo against the island.

Lou Dobbs' abrupt departure from CNN may have been a victory for his detractors, but for Dobbs, the bitter pill was no doubt sweetened by CNN's parting gift of $8 million.