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NJ Mayor Out On Bail For Computer Hacking, But Bigger Drama Outside Court Hearing
Pix11.com | @jamesfordtvHe's a mayor whose candidacy was championed by Governor Chris Christie for being clean and straightfoward, but Mayor Felix Roque of West New York, New Jersey was in federal court Thursday, charged with felony computer crimes and one computer misuse...Tags: Court Preliminary, U.S. Army, Local Government, Prosecution, Politics
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G8, Raising Pressure On Iran, Puts Oil Stocks On Standby
ReutersCAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Eight major economies raised the pressure on Iran on Saturday, signaling their readiness to tap into emergency oil stockpiles quickly this summer if tougher new sanctions on Tehran threaten to...Tags: Republican Party, International Energy, Petroleum Industry, Politics, Summits
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Trayvon Martin's Mother In Bloomberg Gun Control Video
Chicago Tribune reporter(Reuters) - The mother of Florida shooting victim Trayvon Martin appears in a Mother's Day gun control video produced by an advocacy group led by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Martin, 17, was shot and killed on the night of February 26 in the central...Tags: Laws, Interior Policy, Mother's Day, Politics, New York City
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New Controversy Over 'Stand Your Ground' Case In Jacksonville
Sentinel Staff WriterTALLAHASSEE -- As Florida reviews its "stand your ground" law in the wake of the Trayvon Martin killing, Marissa Alexander on Friday received a 20-year sentence for firing a shot in what she claims was self-defense and her backers say was a case of her...Tags: Rick Scott, Laws, Regional Authority, Lawyers, Abusive Behavior
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Obama Knocks Romney's CEO Past In First 2012 Campaign Rally
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - President Barack Obama used his first political rally of the 2012 campaign on Saturday to attack Republican Mitt Romney for learning the "wrong lessons" as a CEO and promised to move the U.S. economy forward if he wins a...
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Gov. Christie Writes 11-Year-Old's Absence Excuse Note
pix11.com | @JuliaTheWriterAn absence excuse note that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wrote for 11-year-old Peter Schwarz is now one of his most prized possessions. Schwarz needed the note to explain that he missed school to attend the town hall meeting. The video, which is...Tags: Health and Safety at School, YouTube, Regional Authority, Politics, Chris Christie
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Gov. Chris Christie's Approval Rating At All-time High
pix11.com | @JuliaTheWriterGov. Chris Christie's popularity is at an all-time high in his home state, according to the Quinnipiac survey released Wednesday. The Garden State governor's approval rating among voters was at 59 percent--his highest-ever since becoming elected in 2009-...Tags: Republican Party, Regional Authority, Travel, Barack Obama, Politics
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President Obama's Terror Czar Defends Ray Kelly
pix11.com | @wpixJohn Brennan--the President's chief advisor on counter-terrorism--may have grown up in New Jersey….but he defended New York's police commissioner Friday against recent attacks from New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie, about the NYPD's surveillance of some...Tags: Pakistan, Regional Authority, John Brennan, Religion and Belief, Politics
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Obama Strategist Sees Republican 'Reign Of Terror' In Congress
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress are under a "reign of terror" imposed by the party's conservative wing that also has pushed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to the right, President Barack Obama's senior...Tags: Republican Party, David Axelrod, Politics, Washington, DC, Parties and Movements
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Former Governor Nominated To MTA Board
By GREG MOCKERSince leaving the Governor's office, David Paterson has had a seat behind a radio microphone -- until now. Paterson announced Monday that he has been nominated to a position on the MTA Board. Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo named Paterson to fill a spot...Tags: David Paterson, Regional Authority, David A. Paterson, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Politics
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Former Gov. David Paterson On Being Appointed To The MTA Board
PIX11.comFmr. Gov. David Paterson was appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sit on the MTA Board. This is an unpaid position and he would replace Nancy Shevell. Gov. Cuomo investigated Paterson while he was attorney general for the World Series Ticket Scandal and...Tags: David Paterson, Regional Authority, Politics, Government, Andrew Cuomo
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Fl. Police Chief Steps Down As NYC Leads Protests Over Trayvon Martin Killing
PIX11.com | @jamesfordtvWith a protest Thursday night in Sanford, Florida, led by Rev. Al Sharpton and a rally with Trayvon Martin's parents Wednesday evening in Union Square, New Yorkers are leading an outcry against the handling of the unarmed Florida teen's killing....Tags: FBI, David Paterson, Entertainment Events, Jennifer Granholm, Trayvon Martin
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