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		<title>Son: Libyan Convicted In Lockerbie Bombing Is Dead [VIDEO]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A son says the former Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has died in Tripoli. Scotland released Abdel Baset al-Megrahi on Aug. 20, 2009, on compassionate grounds to let him return home to die after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. At the time, doctors predicted he had only three months to live. Anger over the release was further stoked by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christie Bashes Obama For &#039;Posing &amp; Preening&#039; [AUDIO]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie told Kentucky Republicans on Saturday that President Barack Obama was &#8220;posing and preening&#8221; instead of working to resolve pressing issues facing the country. &#8220;He is the most ill-prepared person to assume the presidency in my lifetime,&#8221; Christie told some 600 Kentucky Republicans at a Lexington hotel. &#8220;This is a guy who literally is walking around in a dark room trying to find the light switch [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://statehousesteps.com/christie-to-speak-at-gops-lincoln-day-dinner/</link>
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		<title>Detained Protesters Accused Of Chicago Terror Plot [VIDEO]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prosecutors say three men arrested in a raid on a Chicago apartment had planned to attack President Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s home and other targets, including police stations and police cars. The trio was arrested Wednesday in a nighttime raid in the Bridgeport neighborhood on the South Side. They’re accused of trying to make Molotov cocktails ahead of the two-day NATO summit that starts Sunday. Defense attorneys [...]]]></description>
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		<title>G-8 Leaders Put Focus On European Financial Crisis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama says he and leaders of seven other major industrial nations are focusing on economic concerns during discussions at Camp David. Obama told reporters Saturday that the leaders covered a lot of ground in talks the night before, from Iran to Syria and North Korea. The president also mentioned the debt crisis in Europe among the countries that share the euro as their currency. The crisis directly affects [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://statehousesteps.com/g-8-leaders-put-focus-on-european-financial-crisis/</link>
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		<title>Former Clerk Sentenced in Illegal NJ License Ring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Jersey’s attorney general says a former motor vehicles clerk has been sentenced to prison after admitting his role in a wide-ranging scheme to illegally sell New Jersey digital driver’s licenses to customers who did not have the required identification. Cristian J. Toledo was given a four year prison sentence Friday in Hudson County superior court.  The 33-year-old North Bergen resident was a clerk at the North Bergen Motor Vehicle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manchester Auxiliary Police Welcome 6 New Officers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Six recruits of the Manchester Auxiliary Police Unit were sworn in Wednesday evening, marking the completion of their three month training academy. &#160; Township Clerk Sabina Skibo administered the Oath of Office to six auxiliary officers and one auxiliary officer who was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. The six new officers are: Matthew Chester Michael Drybola Bernadette Warren Lee Olson Michael Mancini Dominick Fresco III Additionally, Auxiliary Officer John [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Egg Harbor Bridge Fence To Be Removed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“The Turnpike Authority will begin work on removing the fence this Monday,” says Gov. Chris Christie.]]></description>
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		<title>NJ Supreme Court Nominee Faces Skepticism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Senate Judiciary Committee has agreed to give Gov. Chris Christie&#8217;s Supreme Court pick a hearing on May 31, but the nomination of the gay, black Republican mayor appears to be in trouble. Sen. Nick Scutari, the Linden Democrat who chairs the panel, tells The Associated Press he questions whether Bruce Harris &#8220;is up to the job.&#8221; PREVIOUS: NJ Supreme Court The confirmation hearing comes two months after the Democrat-controlled [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://statehousesteps.com/hearing-date-set-for-nj-supreme-court-nominee-ap/</link>
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		<title>Protecting Military Retirees From Huge Health Insurance Fee Hikes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator, Frank Lautenberg is joining forces with U.S. Senator Marco Rubio from Florida. They’ve introduced a bill that would place reasonable and affordable caps on health insurance enrollment fees, deductibles, and pharmacy co-payments for military retirees enrolled in the Department of Defense’s TRICARE system. The bill is designed to protect the nine million beneficiaries in the military health care system, particularly military retirees, from unfair insurance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://statehousesteps.com/protecting-military-retirees-from-huge-health-insurance-fee-hikes/</link>
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		<title>Bully Tenured Teachers Would Be Fired Easier Under NJ Legislation [AUDIO]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By now, most of you have heard about the Cherry Hill Public School District teacher after the incident where audio recordings revealed teachers mocking and swearing at a ten year-old autistic boy.]]></description>
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