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While West, Texas, Burned, Its Famous Czech Bakery Kept the Kolaches Coming

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Mother Jones - By Dana Liebelson, Jaeah Lee, Tasneem Raja - Apr. 19 (News Report) - There's a Czech bakery, deli, and gas station combo in tiny West, Texas that's world-famous for serving up fruit kolaches and hot chubbies to locals and tourists driving on I-35 between Dallas and Austin, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for the last 29 years. Last night was no exception. In the wake of the massive explosion and fire that rocked a fertilizer plant just three miles down the road, Czech Stop kept its doors open—and the kolaches coming—almost without interruption. "I rushed up there after it happened because one of my employees said the ceiling was falling in," says Barbara Schissler, president of the Czech Stop empire, who"s worked there since it opened in 1983. "One of our freelance carpenters recommended that we close the doors, but when I showed up, I saw only the ceiling tiles were buckling, so I reopened.

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Chris Christie Medicaid Plan To Offer Coverage To Poor New Jersey Residents

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By The Huffington Post News Team - Feb. 26 (News Report) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie became the eighth Republican governor to back expanding Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care reform law on Tuesday. Christie, a potential 2016 presidential contender who is up for reelection this year, defied

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Fact-checks on gun control and gun violence

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

PolitiFact - By Becky Bowers - Dec. 19 (Fact Check) - The shooting in Newtown, Conn. that killed 26 people has reopened a national debate about gun control. As it unfolds, you might hear some familiar claims : Gun control Under federal

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Nearly 4 In 5 Americans Say Temps Are Rising

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Ap - Dec. 14 (News Report) - Nearly 4 out of 5 Americans now think temperatures are rising and that global warming will be a serious problem for the...

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How Global Warming Might Have Made Hurricane Sandy Worse

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Jessica Leader - Nov. 01 (News Analysis) - From Climate Central's Andrew Freedman: As officials begin the arduous task of pumping corrosive seawater out of New York City’s subway system and try to...

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300,000 gallons of diesel spill into water near New Jersey

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700

rt.com - Oct. 31 (News) - The worst of Superstorm Sandy may be over, but it’s left a trail of extensive – and expensive – devastation behind. Lost business and damages will cost up to $60 billion to fix, says forecasting firm HIS Global Insight. Six days until Americans hit the p

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New Jersey Governor's Helicopter Ride Latest In Often-Criticized Tradition

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Matt Sledge - Jun. 02 (News Report) - Chris Christie was in a rush to get from his son's baseball game in Montvale, N.J. to Princeton -- but his decision on Tuesday to skip the hour-and-a-half car ride in exchange for a state police helicopter may have national political implications. Christie apparently did not use the helicopter for state business; instead, he wanted to get back to the governor's mansion for a meeting with Iowa donors hoping he'll run for president.

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FBI Rounds Up 100 Mobsters in Biggest Mafia Bust in New York History

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

NBC New York - By Jonathan Dienst - Jan. 20 (News Report) - The FBI calls it the biggest mafia round-up in New York history. More than 100 suspected mobsters were arrested this morning in connection with numerous federal investigations into New York area mob groups as first reported on NBCNewYork.com.

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Ban on School Christmas Carols Upheld

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

beliefnet - By Jeanette Rundquist - Oct. 05 (News) - "Silent Night" and other religious songs will remain off the program at holiday concerts in one New Jersey school district -- and possibly others across the country -- after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a school ban on religious holiday music.

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In New Jersey, Two Glasses Half-Empty

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

FiveThirtyEight - By Nate Silver - Oct. 04 (News Analysis) - Rothenberg is absolutely correct that it would be improper to convey the impression that Jon Corzine, the embattled Democratic governor of New Jersey, is surging in his race against Republican challenger Chris Christie. Corzine's numbers, which have been stuck around 40 percent some time, haven't really moved at all. What's happened, rather, is that Christie has been losing support:

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