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Columnist Paul Krugman wins Nobel economics prize
In a March 6, 2005, file photo provided by 'Meet the Press', Paul Krugman of Princeton Univsersity and The New York Times, speaks during the taping of "Meet the Press." The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ...
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Poll: NJ residents believe they're doing worse, financially, than last year
A new poll finds a majority of New Jerseyans believe they are doing worse financially than a year ago, but most also continue to manage their credit and remain optimistic that their economic situation will ...
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Economy squeezing you? Measure financial hurts on our New Jersey Economic Pain Index
With the implosion of the housing market, the downward spiral of Wall Street and the drumbeat of inflation, everyone in the country is feeling the pain.
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Gov: Stimulus plan will help counter recession
New Jersey Gov. Corzine predicts the national economy will get worse before it gets better, and he says he's positioning the Garden State to absorb the blows.
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Election officials scramble to register N.J. voters
With the registration deadline only a day away, New Jersey election officials say they're struggling to keep up with a record tide of new voter registrations.
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Smaller NJ towns asked to pay for state police
TRENTON, N.J. -- In rural Hope Township in northwest New Jersey, there are stories about how state troopers would patrol on horseback and spend the night at farmhouses back in the 1920s.
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New Jersey residents see public service as honorable
"Throw the bums out! They're all a bunch of crooks, anyway!" That's the kind of barroom talk and dinner table discussion we imagine taking place when it comes to conversation about New Jersey politicians.
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McCain supporters face uphill climb in blue Jersey
Walter Zjawin is trying to help John McCain do what no Republican has done in 20 years: win a presidential general election in New Jersey.
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How will Conn. court's gay marriage ruling play in NJ?
TRENTON -- Both sides in New Jersey's debate over gay marriage predicted Friday that Connecticut's decision to allow gays and lesbians to marry would hop-scotch across the tri-state area and have an impact ...
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Towns granted property tax waivers despite cap
TRENTON -- A new property tax cap aimed at protecting New Jersey property owners from ballooning municipal property taxes hasn't stopped towns from requesting -- and getting -- waivers from a state board to ...
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All must help out in these hard times
These are tough times for America. A bad economy is worsening, the financial news from around the globe is bleak.
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Assembly Democratic Lawmakers Say Worrisome Forecasts Highlight Need...
Assembly Democrats today said ominous signs regarding winter fuel bills, looming cold weather and the global economic crisis simply re-emphasize the need to help low-income seniors and disabled persons pay gas ...
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Body found in burning car behind Lakewood autoplex
LAKEWOOD -- A man's body has been discovered inside a parked car that was burning behind a used-car dealership in Central New Jersey.
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Deadline nears for stimulus check applications
Thousands of New Jerseyans will lose out on their federal economic stimulus rebate checks if they don't apply by Oct.
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Sprawl is Steadily Poisoning More New Jersey Lakes and Streams
Most Waters Unfit for Direct Human Contact; Statewide Fish Health Advisories Trenton - More than one thousand water bodies across New Jersey are too polluted for fishing or swimming and are supposed to be ...
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Milgram: Seniors' finances need new protections against fraud
TRENTON -- State government should craft new protections for seniors against financial-service rascals at a time when more New Jerseyans are aging and markets are wobbly, state Attorney General Anne Milgram ...
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Corzine wants to triple NJ wind power goals for 2020
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, right, addresses a group Monday at the Piers Shops at Caesar's in Atlantic City, about the offshore wind power project.
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Lighthouse challenge scheduled for Oct. 18-19
The annual New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge will be held on the weekend of Oct. 18-19. The event is designed to promote the importance of the state's lighthouses in the protection of shipping along the ...
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Here comes Jon Corzine, friend of the little guy
Gov. Corzine, champion of toll payers? The guy who wanted to raise tolls by 800 percent now demands the New Jersey Turnpike Authority scale back its new rate hike proposal that called for tolls on the Garden ...
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Strong breeze ahead: N.J. considers boosting wind farm program
With two neighboring states having recently approved massive offshore wind farm projects, the Corzine administration is considering expanding New Jersey's future reliance on wind power as a clean source of ...
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