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Make it a double! I'll Have Another wins the Preakness Stakes


Make it a double! I
AP Thriller I'll Have Another "(9"), ridden by Mario Gutierrez, beats Bodemeister, ridden by Mike Smith, to the finish line to win the 137th Preakness Stakes. BALTIMORE — I'll Have Another overtook Bodemeister down the stretch to win the Preakness and keep alive his hopes of winning the Triple...

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Is GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama?


Is GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama?
WASHINGTON "(AP") -- Are Republican lawmakers deliberately stalling the economic recovery to hurt President Barack Obama's re-election chances? Some top Democrats say yes, pointing to GOP stances on the debt limit and other issues that they claim are causing unnecessary economic anxiety and retarding growth....

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Boy dies, brother injured after metal pole topples over


Boy dies, brother injured after metal pole topples over
LODI - A young boy has died after a metal pole fell on top of him and his brother in Lodi yesterday.

The boy's grandfather says 6-year-old Lazarus Ayon died after suffering an apparent head injury. His brother, 10-year-old Ivan Ayon, suffered a broken leg.

 



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Bishop reiterates concern that House budget fails a 'basic moral test'


Bishop reiterates concern that House budget fails a
The proposed funding cuts in programs that meet the needs of poor and vulnerable people being weighed in the House of Representatives fail a "basic moral test," said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development.

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Insurance Industry, 1. Consumers, 0 Dissecting Gov. Christie’s Veto Message on the Health Insurance Exchange


Insurance Industry, 1. Consumers, 0 Dissecting Gov. Christie’s Veto Message on the Health Insurance Exchange
Gov. Christie’s veto of the New Jersey Health Benefit Exchange Act is a major setback for the 1.3 million New Jerseyans who are uninsured and the thousands more who can’t afford what little health coverage they have. And even if the Supreme Court upholds health care reform, the governor wants to change New Jersey’s exchange in ways that will hurt consumers while benefitting the insurance industry.

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Guns for butter House votes to stop Pentagon cuts


Guns for butter House votes to stop Pentagon cuts
Turning their budget knife to domestic programs to protect the Pentagon, House Republicans on Thursday approved legislation cutting food stamps, benefits for federal workers and social services programs like day care for children and Meals on Wheels for the elderly.

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Christie Campaigns For Soctt Walker's Recall Election [VIDEO]


 The embattled governor is being subjected to the recall petition after signing a bill last year that curtailed collective bargaining rights for most public employees. It resulted in widespread protests in Madison, as well as the campaign for his recall. Walker is the first governor in the state’s history to face a recall.

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Voters more outspoken about governor’s personality traits


Voters more outspoken about governor’s personality traits
More than half (56 percent) say arrogant applies very well, up 15 points. The terms self- centered and bully each gained 11 points. Stubborn, which may be seen as either positive or negative, is up 12 points; 62 percent who say it fits the governor very well.

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Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62

LONDON "(AP") -- Robin Gibb, a founding member of the Bee Gees who helped propel the group to international stardom, has died. He was 62....

Reports Nasdaq 'embarrassed' at Facebook delay

NEW YORK "(AP") -- The CEO of the Nasdaq stock exchange says it is ""humbly embarrassed"" by its bungling of Facebook's hugely anticipated debut as a public company on Friday....

Europe faces difficult search for growth

WASHINGTON "(AP") -- On paper at least, European leaders agree They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2 1/2-year-old government debt crisis. Figuring out exactly what those new steps might be will be the hard part....

Bamboozle festival kicks off last set of concerts

"(05/20/12") ASBURY PARK - The Bamboozle Festival, described as the largest beach concert in the United States, will end with a bang this Sunday in Asbury Park.

Thousands of fans packed themselves inside the shore town to see big acts such as the Foo Fighters and Skrillex.

Authorities estimate that there will be 90,000 people at the festival through Sunday night.

Rangers fan claims she was assaulted after Saturday playoff game

NEWARK - A Rangers fan is claiming she was assaulted yesterday at the Prudential Center after the 1 p.m. playoff game. The Brick Township woman says she was assaulted by three Devils fans for wearing her Rangers jersey to the game.

For NY farmers, fracking means salvation _ or ruin

ALBANY, N.Y. "(AP") -- When Dan Fitzsimmons looks across the Susquehanna River and sees the flares of Pennsylvania gas wells, he thinks bitterly of the riches beneath his own land locked up by the heated debate that has kept hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, out of New York....

3 charged in carjacking of pastor Marvin Winans

DETROIT "(AP") -- A Michigan prosecutor has charged three young men in the assault and carjacking of popular Detroit pastor and gospel singing icon Marvin Winans....

Party leaders refuse to budge on debt positions

WASHINGTON "(AP") -- Republicans and Democrats aren't budging when it comes to their already hardened positions on spending cuts versus tax increases to deal with the nation's debt....

Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing dies

BENGHAZI, Libya "(AP") - Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack's 270 victims. He was 60.

Scotland released 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.

'Avengers' sinks 'Battleship"" to remain No. 1

LOS ANGELES "(AP") -- ""The Avengers"" continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival ""Battleship"" and other new releases....

Family of Hamas figure seeks to block Israel movie

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip "(AP") -- Relatives of a slain Hamas operative seek to block the release of a movie being made in Israel about his 2010 assassination in a Dubai luxury hotel, a family member said Sunday....

Kidz Cabaret - Sonic Boom The Remix! - May 20, 2012

Englewood: BergenPAC -  Sonic Boom takes young people on an exciting journey through the world of music and technology. Instruments such as the keyboard, guitar, bass, drum machine, didgeridoo, Indian Flute and turntables, will be mixed with professional computer hardware and software to show the audience how computers have revolutionized the way we experience and create music.

The Pirates of Penzance - Teaneck May 20, 2012

TEANECK Benjamin Franklin Middle School The Ridgewood Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company presents “The Pirates of Penzance,” opera by Gilbert and Sullivan. May 20. $17 and $20. Benjamin Franklin Middle School, 1315 Taft Road. ridgewoodgands.com; (973) 423-0300.

Jurassic NJ: Field Station: Dinosaurs Opens May 26

click for full sizeField Station: Dinosaurs is a world-class family attraction that combines cutting-edge science with the creative minds of great artists and teachers to create a one-of-kind experience that's thrilling, educational and fun.

Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets

ISLAMABAD "(AP") -- Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials....
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