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- Christie criticizes Obama for lack of assertiveness in face of AP/IRS stories
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GOP state Senate candidates hardcore McCain backers
Although their war hero presidential candidate is limping badly in the polls, GOP Assemblyman Bill Baroni and Assemblyman Sean Kean have no intentions of changing horses.
Both pro union New Jersey politicians - who are favored to win their races in the 14th and 11th districts respectively, still support U.S. Senator John McCain, who's at 8% among New Jersey Republican voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released last month.
That's 37 percentage points behind former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and four points in back of former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson.
Read More >Obama campaign gets organized in New Jersey
Sen. Barack Obama campaigns in New Jersey last year for Sen. Bob Menendez
New Jersey may look like deep Hillary Clinton territory, but the Barack Obama campaign says it’s starting to lay groundwork here.
National Campaign Manager David Plouffe and newly named New Jersey State Director Mark Alexander held a conference call today to announce the creation of a campaign office in West Orange, which will open next week, and the transfer and hiring of new staff.
Read More >ELEC waits on rescue money ruling
Dr. Frederick Herrmann, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Law Enforcement Commission, today would not confirm or deny that District 14 Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein would receive relief money under the terms of the Clean Elections program.
Herrmann said that if the state Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) rules today to give Greenstein rescue funds, that information would be posted on the ELEC website at 10 AM on Wednesday.
Read More >Coming from the outside, Brown plays in 14th district race
Conservative activist Brian Brown didn’t back down this week from what he says is his Constitutional right to run ads against Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein, despite calls by both Democrats and Republicans in the 14th District for him to desist.
"It’s attacking the integrity of the clean elections program," said Greenstein’s Democratic running mate, Seema Singh.
Read More >The Back Room
Maguire files to challenge Garrett
Former Congressman Andy Maguire has filed paperwork to run in the 5th Congressional District.
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Morning News Digest: May 17, 2013
Morning News Digest: Friday, May 17, 2013 By Matthew Arco Smith intends to fight for HCDO seat as Bernie Kenny's name re-emerges in Fulop era Mayor Jerry Healy’s loss Tuesday night inevitably triggered intra-party discussions about consequences to the Hudson County...
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Time to have the talk we hope to avoid but can’t
By Tedford J. Taylor No topic is a less likely conversation-starter than our eventual deaths. Still, there is a lot to talk about. When polled, about 90 percent of people presented with end-of-life scenarios prefer the prospect of dying at home with... Read More >
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