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ANALYSIS

What the Heck Is the Matter With Corrupt Illinois?

Still, it's hardly the only state with a long, sordid history of politicians on the take

Dec 10, 08 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Everyone knows Illinois pols are the dirtiest … except for maybe those in New Jersey and Louisiana. Though Illinois is notorious, with four modern governors convicted, a study of public corruption actually ranks it as the sixth-worst state. But no single factor explains a crooked culture, Eamon Javers and Fred... More »

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New Jersey • Louisiana • corruption • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal

Springsteen Offers New Single Free ... But Just Today

Download Working on a Dream on iTunes, Boss' official site

Nov 24, 08 11:27 AM CST
(AP) - Bruce Springsteen's new single can be downloaded free of charge—for one day. Springsteen is offering free downloads of Working on a Dream on iTunes and his official Web site. The track will have a fee attached on iTunes from tomorrow through Dec. 9. More »

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Internet • New Jersey • iTunes • Bruce Springsteen • online music • music distribution

 EHarmony to Start 
 Gay Dating Site 

Settles NJ discrimination lawsuit

Nov 20, 08 6:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Online matchmaker eHarmony has agreed to launch a gay dating service as part of a settlement of a discrimination lawsuit with the state of New Jersey. The service, to be called Compatible Partners, will be launched next spring and will be available through the main eHarmony website, reports the Philadelphia ... More »

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New Jersey • sexual orientation • online dating • personal ads • eHarmony • Compatible Partners

 Boss Pens Halloween Screamer 


Oct 31, 08 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just in time for Halloween, Bruce Springsteen has released a song chronicling the life of the infamous Jersey Devil, the Star-Ledger reports. It's a free download on his website. In the accompanying video, Springsteen plays the part of the cloven-hoofed denizen of the Jersey Pine Barrens. “Sixteen witches... More »

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music downloads • New Jersey • song • Bruce Springsteen • Halloween • Jersey Devil • Pine Barrens

House Fire Masks Murders in NJ Town

4 bodies—2 confirmed shot to death—pulled from morning blaze

Sep 8, 08 2:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police say a fire that left four dead in Irvington, NJ, this morning was set to destroy evidence of a multiple shooting earlier this morning, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. Two teenagers with bullet wounds were among the dead; a 13-year-old shot in the head was pronounced dead at the three-family... More »

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New Jersey • murder • Newark • arson • gun violence • Irvington

South Jersey Man Finds
Gator on Side the Road

No explantion where 4-foot, 60-to-80-pound beast in cage came from

Aug 8, 08 4:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A South Jersey man spotted something unusual on his way to work yesterday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports: a caged alligator on the side of a road. Fred Schubert decided to help out the 4-foot, 60-to-80-pound beast, loading the cage into his pickup. After calling several wildlife agencies, an official came... More »

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New Jersey • construction • wildlife • alligator • animal rescue groups • animal • reptiles

NJ Assemblyman Under Investigation for Child Porn

Neil Cohen allegedly stored images on office computer

Jul 25, 08 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Jersey Assemblyman Neil Cohen faces allegations of storing child pornography on his office computer, the Star-Ledger reports. Two of his fellow Democratic lawmakers turned him into authorites after being alerted by a staffer. Cohen, 57, has served 17 years in the Assembly, currently as deputy speaker, and has sponsored... More »

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New Jersey • pedophile • child abuse • child pornography • state legislature • Neil Cohen • state assembly

analysis

History Against McCain Winning Third Term for GOP

Ruling party has only increased share of popular vote once since 1928

Jul 14, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - In all six elections since 1928 in which one party had 8 consecutive years in the White House, the incumbent party lost popular vote ground; in four, Americans voted for change. That's bad news for John McCain, Robert David Sullivan writes in the Boston Globe, because George Bush only won... More »

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John McCain • Al Gore • New Jersey • Pennsylvania • Delaware • George W. Bush • incumbents • election history

Concert Review

Indie Heroes the Vaselines (Finally) Play the States

Only one date left for US fans to see Scottish group that was Cobain's fave

Jul 11, 08 6:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Known stateside as Kurt Cobain’s favorite band, Scottish rockers the Vaselines finally made their US debut Wednesday—18 years after their only release. To a small, adoring, and cultish crowd, the show was “the second coming of Jesus, John Lennon, and Ian Curtis, all at once," writes... More »

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Kurt Cobain • New Jersey • indie rock • Ian Curtis • Vaselines • Belle & Sebastian

 States to Motorists: Hang Up 

Number of tickets issued soars since states make talking a primary offense

Jun 27, 08 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - It might be time to get that hands-free cell: Tickets for phone use while driving are skyrocketing, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. States are increasingly making yakking behind the wheel a primary offense, meaning police can pull motorists over just for that. California and Washington next week join New York, Connecticut,... More »

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California • cell phones • motorists • New Jersey • New York • Connecticut • driving

Global Pedophile Was Jersey's 'Best Santa'

Cops find child porn, boys' underwear in man's apartment

May 9, 08 4:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - An admitted New Jersey pedophile snared by a global Interpol appeal was an entertainer at children's parties and was dubbed one of the area's "best Santas," AP reports. Prosecutors say 58-year-old Wayne Anthony Corliss, who was arrested at his apartment, has admitted having sex with young boys in... More »

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New Jersey • pedophile • Interpol • child pornography

Interpol Nabs Pedophilia Suspect Sought Since '06

But public pinpoints
NJ man in only 2 days

May 8, 08 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - It took the public two days to lead authorities to the Internet pedophile Interpol had been hunting since 2006, ABC News reports, with US authorities arresting Wayne Nelson Corliss, 59, early this morning in New Jersey. Police had been scouring the globe for a man seen abusing young boys in... More »

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New Jersey • pedophile • Interpol • child pornography

Violinist to Serenade
Taxi Driver

Concert at Newark airport for cabbie who returned $4M Strad

May 6, 08 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - When violin virtuoso Philippe Quint left a 1723 Antonio Stradivari “Ex-Kiesewetter” in a New Jersey taxi two weeks ago, he was distraught: The $4 million instrument was not only irreplaceable, it was on loan. But the cab driver returned the violin next morning, and today, in gratitude, the Grammy-nominated... More »

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New Jersey • classical music • violin • taxi driver • generosity • Newark airport • Stradivarius violin

 Prosecutors Probe Gossip Site 

Online rumor forum draws NJ Attorney General's attention

Mar 19, 08 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Prosecutors have hit college gossip site JuicyCampus.com with subpoenas for records, the AP reports. New Jersey’s Attorney General Anne Milgram is investigating whether the site violates the Consumer Fraud Act by stating that it doesn’t tolerate offensive material but doing nothing to enforce that claim. "There's... More »

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free speech • New Jersey • online advertising • college • gossip • colleges and universities • JuicyCampus.com • Consumer Fraud Act

Man Admits to Selling Stolen Body Parts

New Jersey dentist ran ring that harvested bones and tissue

Mar 18, 08 9:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - A New Jersey dentist who ran a business plundering body parts from corpses in funeral homes pleaded guilty in Brooklyn today, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. Michael Mastromarino, 44, admitted to removing bones and tissue from two dozen corpses, which were sold to tissue processors for use in transplants and other... More »

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New Jersey • corruption • transplant • medical records • Michael Mastromarino • Biomedical Tissue Services • funeral home • blood sample • grand larceny • forgery • body stealing

McGreevey Threesome Stories Get Tangled

He says they did, she says they didn't

Mar 18, 08 3:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jim McGreevey has backed up his aide's claim that the two were involved in three-way sex with his estranged wife, contradicting her earlier denial. "This happened, this happened in the past, and now we need to move on with our lives," the former New Jersey governor told the... More »

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divorce • New Jersey • James McGreevy • governor • Dina Matos McGreevey

 Ex-Aide Claims
 Ménage à Trois
 With McGreeveys 

Former driver and aide says trysts began while couple was dating

Mar 16, 08 9:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey's wife Dina was all over the media last week blasting Eliot Spitzer for hypocrisy and empathizing with this aggrieved wife. That was too much for Teddy Pedersen, a former McGreevey driver and aide who says  “she’s out there being as dishonest as... More »

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divorce • New Jersey • sex scandal • Rutgers University • Dina Matos McGreevey • Jim McGreevey • Teddy Pedersen

Call Girl's Bro Pleads Guilty on Heroin Charges

'Kristen' kin already on probation for dealing near school

Mar 15, 08 8:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The brother of gubernatorial call girl Ashley “Kristen” Dupre has legal problems too: He pled guilty in New Jersey this week to possessing heroin with intent to distribute. Already on probation for other drug charges, Kyle Youmans will likely get more probation when he is sentenced next month, the... More »

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New Jersey • sex scandal • heroin • drug possession • probation • drug dealing • Eliot Spitzer • prostitution ring • Kyle Youmans • Ashley Dupre

Alito Whacks Sopranos' Themes

Italian-Americans' real story overshadowed, complains justice

Feb 14, 08 11:19 AM CST
(Newser) - US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito isn't going to fuhgeddabout all the negative stereotypes concerning Italian-Americans spread by shows like The Sopranos. "You have a trifecta—gangsters, Italian-Americans, New Jersey—wedded in the popular American imagination" and overshadowing the true stories, the New Jersey native complained yesterday to... More »

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Samuel Alito • New Jersey • The Sopranos • stereotypes • Mafia • Rutgers University • US Supreme Court • Italian Americans

McCain Easily Takes NJ, Clinton Wins a Tough Battle

McCain benefited from GOP moderates

Feb 5, 08 7:10 PM CST
(Newser) - John McCain will easily take all of New Jersey's 52 Republican delegates in tonight's primary voting, AP reports, winning strong support from the state's moderates. Hillary Clinton is projected by NBC to win a far tougher battle for the larger Democratic electorate. More »

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Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Super Tuesday • New Jersey • McCain 2008 • Election 2008

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