The Inside Edge respectfully disagrees with an Asbury Park Press report that Gov. Jon Corzine will announce his pick for Lt. Governor "to coincide with the visit of President Barack Obama to New Jersey Thursday." While that may have been the conventional wisdom ten days ago, it now seems that Corzine will not announce his running mate until after the Obama visit. But Democratic sources say that reality TV star Randal Pinkett is the front runner and that if he accepts the nomination, an announcement could come on Friday. Final decisions have not yet been made, and it could easily turn out that the APP is right and this website is wrong. Stay tuned!
Morning News Digest: May 24, 2012By Missy RebovichTry State Street Wire, Follow PolitickerNJ on Twitter and Facebook. Text "PNJ" to 89800 to receive alerts In News 12 debate in Teaneck, Pascrell hounds Rothman on decision not to face Garrett After diving into a five-month slugfest...
A fundraiser for embattled Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo has been cancelled, according to a source close to event coordinator Bob Mule.
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"Wow." - U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-9), in response to U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman's assertion that Pascrell could have moved out of the district to challenge U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen.
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