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Anti-Government Protests Erupt in Haiti

RT-Clashes have erupted between armed police and anti-government demonstrators in Haiti’s capital Port-Au-Prince. Several large protests have taken place in Haiti over recent weeks with demonstrators calling for the resignation of President…
January 11, 2015

Weekly Address: America’s Resurgence Is Real

President Barack Obama tapes the Weekly Address at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 9, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) In this week’s address, President Obama discussed…
January 11, 2015

Tucker Bill to Honor Historic Black Sorority Becomes Law

(TRENTON) – Legislation Assemblywoman Cleopatra G. Tucker sponsored to authorize special license plates honoring Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. was signed into law on Friday. The new law (A-1993) permits the Motor…
January 11, 2015

The Employment Situation in December

Today’s solid employment report caps off a strong year for the U.S. labor market, which achieved a number of important milestones in 2014. Total job growth last year was the strongest since…
January 10, 2015

West Wing Week: 1/9/15 or, "SOTU Spoiler Alert!"

This week, the President traveled to Michigan and Arizona to preview new policy initiatives from his upcoming State of the Union address on January 20. His actions will focus on helping middle-class…
January 10, 2015

Email: "Two Years of Community College. For Free."

This afternoon, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sent the following message to the White House email list, highlighting the President’s new proposal to make two years of community college free for responsible…
January 10, 2015

Judge Orders NYPD to Release Records on X-ray Vans

by Michael Grabell A state judge has ordered the New York City Police Department to release records on a secretive program that uses unmarked vans equipped with X-ray machines to detect bombs.…
January 9, 2015

Email: "Reclaiming the American Dream"

This afternoon, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro sent the following message to the White House email list. In it, he highlights the progress our housing market has made during…
January 9, 2015

The Road to the State of the Union (Spoiler Alert)

Note: This post first appeared on the platform Medium. You can read that post here. In two weeks, President Obama will deliver his seventh State of the Union address (technically, it’s his…
January 8, 2015

The state of OUR state

The governor is expected to deliver a State of the State address on Jan. 13 that plays well to his presidential aspirations. But we know a different New Jersey. An economy in…
January 8, 2015

Being Biden: A Senate Swearing-In

Today marked the start of the 114th Congress, and Vice President Biden presided over the ceremonial swearing-in — a long-running tradition for the sitting Vice President. In today’s special video edition of…
January 7, 2015

Berkeley Makes New Appointments, Sees Member Resign

By Catherine Galioto BERKELEY – As elected officials chose who among them would lead the council, one councilmember submitted his letter of resignation, creating a vacancy. At the beginning of this year’s…
January 7, 2015

Locals educate parents on high stakes testing

After months of preparation, with invitations delivered to everyone from New Jersey Commissioner of Education David Hespe to parents, politicians and school board members, Delran Education Association President Michael Kaminski and his…
January 7, 2015

Christie shows no compassion for poor

New Jersey’s poor and needy are struggling to make ends meet and to feed their families, something that should be unconscionable in modern America and even more so in New Jersey. Time…
January 6, 2015
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