Jim McGreevey

October 3, 2005 - 3:36am

Bill Pascoe

Three years ago today, Bob Torricelli's notoriously pugilistic - and corrupt - life as an elected official came to an end with a Chang and a simper, at a packed statehouse press conference where he choked up, cried as if on cue, bemoaned the loss of civility in the public arena, and channeled Elmer Gantry. "When did we become such an unforgiving people?" he wailed, teary-eyed, "When did we stop believing in and trusting each other?"

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September 29, 2005 - 1:03pm

McGreevey watch

Howard Stern announced a contest this morning where he'll pay $25,000 to any listener who can get former Governor James E. McGreevey to call in for three minutes. Among the other celebrities Stern will pay $25k for a three-minute conversation: Sean Penn, Robin Williams, Star Jones, Rush Limbaugh, O.J. Simpson, Kathie Lee Gifford, Halle Berry, Michael Jackson, Tom Cruise, Eddie Murphy, Jessica Simpson, Pat O'Brien, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Katie Holmes, Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger and Jude Law. McGreevey may be the only person on this list who could use the 25 grand.

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September 26, 2005 - 10:06pm

No go for Harry

Alpha Mayor Harry Zikas has decided not to seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in the fifth district next year. The 26-year-old two-term Mayor says he's focusing on other things. Paul Aronsohn, who served as Gov. James E. McGreevey's first press secretary, and former Bergen County Utilities Authority Chairwoman Dorothea Anne Wolfe, the '04 nominee, are bothing seeking support to run against two-term Republican Congressman Scott Garrett next year.

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