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NJ: Schaer will replace Cohen as key committee chairman

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:30:00 +0000

Gary Schaer will replace Neil Cohen as Chairman of the Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance CommitteeAssemblyman Gary Schaer (D-Passaic) is expected to be named chairman of the Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee. The post became available in July when Neil Cohen resigned his Assembly seat after being caught with child pornography on his state computer. A formal announcement from Speaker Joseph Roberts is expected to come later this afternoon. �
With jurisdiction over the banking and insurance industries, the committee is considered to be one of the most powerful assignments in the Legislature. Schaer, a two-term Assemblyman, has a background and career in the financial services industry and has formed a solid relationship with Roberts. For now, Schaer will retain his vice chairmanship of the Assembly Budget Committee.

NJ: Merkt mulling bid for Governor

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:02:00 +0000

Assemblyman Rick Merkt, a conservative from Morris County, is expected to announce tomorrow that he's forming an exploratory committee to look at a bid for the 2009 Republican nomination for Governor.

Springtime at the White House

admin — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:01:06 +0000

John King: Flu and politics dominate Sunday talk

admin — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:00:08 +0000

CNN's John King talks with newsmakers about the hot topics in Washington in the past week. Editor's note: John King, CNN's chief national correspondent and "State of the Union" host, examines the news made in Sunday talk and offers up this Monday morning crib sheet on what to watch this week in politics. Please note that [...]

Police to Destroy DNA Profiles of 800,000 Innocent People

admin — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:10:01 +0000

“Despite mounting outrage over the use of the DNA database, the government insists that DNA can play an essential role in fighting crime. The Home Office says that between April 1998 and September 2008 there were more than 390,000 crimes with DNA matches.”

Poll: almost half of Georgia GOP think state should secede

admin — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:09:03 +0000

When asked if Georgia would be better off as an independent nation or as part of the United States, 43 percent of Republicans in the state selected independent nation, according to a poll published Friday.

President Obama to introduce international tax code reform

admin — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:00:57 +0000

WASHINGTON (CNN) – The White House will unveil reforms to the nation's international tax code on Monday intended to close loopholes for overseas tax havens and end tax incentives for creating jobs overseas. Senior administration officials briefed reporters Sunday evening in a conference call ahead of the announcement that will be made by President [...]

Sestak says he’s ‘not sure’ Specter’s a Democrat yet

admin — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:54:47 +0000

Sestak is weighing a 2010 Senate bid. (CNN) — Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak told CNN Sunday that he wasn't sure Sen. Arlen Specter is really part of the Democratic Party, the latest in a series of tough comments aimed at his potential Senate primary rival. "I'm not sure he's a Democrat yet," he told John King on [...]

POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Monday, May 4, 2009

admin — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:38:03 +0000

The CNN Washington Bureau’s morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. WASHINGTON/POLITICAL For the latest political news: www.CNNPolitics.com. CNN: Obama likely to pick female nominee? In the very early stages of the selection process to replace Justice David Souter, Obama administration officials say there is a strong inclination to [...]

How a Health Benefits Law Was Used to Write the Torture Memo

admin — Mon, 04 May 2009 04:50:01 +0000

John Yoo, the author of one of the infamous Aug. 1, 2002, “torture” memos that formed the legal basis for so-called “enhanced” interrogation techniques against high-level terrorist detainees, used a statute governing health benefits when he provided the White House with a legal opinion defining torture.