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      <title>Promise vs. Reality in Newark on Mayor's Watch</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/sources/new_york_times?ref=rss&quot;&gt;New York Times&lt;/a&gt; - Dec. 14 (Opinion) - When snow blanketed this city two Christmases ago, Mayor Cory A. Booker was celebrated around the nation for personally shoveling out residents who had appealed for help on Twitter. But here, his administration was scorned as streets ...Booker-Christie a dream matchupAsbury Park PressKate Zernike's Unflattering Portrait of Newark Mayor Cory BookerNational Review Online (blog)Oh, SNAP!Town HallUSA TODAY&#160;-Philadelphia Inquirer&#160;-Washington Post (blog)all 29 news articles&#160;&#187;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NewsTrust Rating: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/9045643?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Not rated yet&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/9045643?ref=rss&quot;&gt;See&amp;nbsp;Info&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/9045643?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Review It&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/&quot;&gt;Visit NewsTrust&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss&quot;&gt;Sign Up&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer&quot;&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Nov. 4: Did Hurricane Sandy Blow Romney Off Course?</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/sources/new_york_times?ref=rss&quot;&gt;New York Times&lt;/a&gt; - By Nate Silver - Nov. 05 (Opinion) - If President Obama wins re-election on Tuesday, the historical memory of the race might turn on the role played by Hurricane Sandy. But while the storm and the response to it may account for some of Mr. Obama's gains, it assuredly does not reflect the whole of the story.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NewsTrust Rating: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/8992272?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Not rated yet&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/8992272?ref=rss&quot;&gt;See&amp;nbsp;Info&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/8992272?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Review It&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/&quot;&gt;Visit NewsTrust&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss&quot;&gt;Sign Up&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer&quot;&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <category>Mitt Romney</category>
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      <title>Mitt's no policy problem</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/sources/politico?ref=rss&quot;&gt;The Politico&lt;/a&gt; - Jun. 24 (Opinion) - Mitt Romney&#8217;s aides suggested that when the Republican appeared before a Hispanic advocacy group on Thursday he&#8217;d address immigration. But when Romney spoke to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), he only reiterated&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NewsTrust Rating: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/8782295?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Not rated yet&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/8782295?ref=rss&quot;&gt;See&amp;nbsp;Info&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/8782295/toolbar?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Review It&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/&quot;&gt;Visit NewsTrust&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss&quot;&gt;Sign Up&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer&quot;&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Prisons, Privatization, Patronage</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:32:15 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/sources/new_york_times?ref=rss&quot;&gt;New York Times&lt;/a&gt; - Jun. 21 (Opinion) - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NewsTrust Rating: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/8779107?ref=rss&quot;&gt;4.0 average&lt;/a&gt; (not enough reviews) - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/8779107?ref=rss&quot;&gt;See&amp;nbsp;Review&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/8779107?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Review It&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/&quot;&gt;Visit NewsTrust&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss&quot;&gt;Sign Up&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer&quot;&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Fiscal Phonies</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 19:53:17 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/sources/new_york_times?ref=rss&quot;&gt;New York Times&lt;/a&gt; - May. 27 (Opinion) - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NewsTrust Rating: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/8736632?ref=rss&quot;&gt;4.0 average&lt;/a&gt; (not enough reviews) - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/8736632?ref=rss&quot;&gt;See&amp;nbsp;Review&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/8736632?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Review It&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/&quot;&gt;Visit NewsTrust&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss&quot;&gt;Sign Up&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer&quot;&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <category>Mitt Romney</category>
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      <title>The Looming Crisis in the States</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 16:26:41 -0800</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/sources/new_york_times?ref=rss&quot;&gt;New York Times&lt;/a&gt; - Dec. 25 (Opinion) - Spending cuts alone will not solve the states&#8217; fiscal problems. More effective and targeted tax increases, and some help from Washington, are needed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NewsTrust Rating: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/4593605?ref=rss&quot;&gt;3.6 average&lt;/a&gt; (not enough reviews) - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/4593605?ref=rss&quot;&gt;See&amp;nbsp;Review&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/4593605?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Review It&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/&quot;&gt;Visit NewsTrust&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss&quot;&gt;Sign Up&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer&quot;&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <category>California</category>
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      <title>The End of the Tunnel</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/sources/new_york_times?ref=rss&quot;&gt;New York Times&lt;/a&gt; - By Paul Krugman, New York Times - Oct. 08 (Opinion) - American politics these days is anything but rational. Example: Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey just canceled the Hudson River tunnel project.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NewsTrust Rating: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/3603523?ref=rss&quot;&gt;4.4 average&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/3603523?ref=rss&quot;&gt;6&amp;nbsp;Reviews&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/3603523?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Review It&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/&quot;&gt;Visit NewsTrust&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss&quot;&gt;Sign Up&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer&quot;&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>N.J.'s high-minded media experiment</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/sources/philadelphia_inquirer?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Philadelphia Inquirer&lt;/a&gt; - Jul. 14 (Opinion) - NJ's high-minded media experimentPhiladelphia Inquirer... lasting animosity generated or grudges held: NJN's reporters were every bit as professional and capable as their colleagues in the rest of the media. ...and more??&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NewsTrust Rating: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/2486312?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Not rated yet&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/2486312?ref=rss&quot;&gt;See&amp;nbsp;Info&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/2486312/toolbar?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Review It&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/&quot;&gt;Visit NewsTrust&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss&quot;&gt;Sign Up&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer&quot;&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Obama Faces His Anzio</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/sources/new_york_times?ref=rss&quot;&gt;New York Times&lt;/a&gt; - By Paul Krugman - Nov. 06 (Opinion) - President Obama chose a cautious approach rather than bold action on the economy, and the decision may haunt Democrats for years to come.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NewsTrust Rating: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/381697?ref=rss&quot;&gt;3.9 average&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/381697?ref=rss&quot;&gt;6&amp;nbsp;Reviews&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/381697?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Review It&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/&quot;&gt;Visit NewsTrust&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss&quot;&gt;Sign Up&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer&quot;&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Hark! The Voters Speak!</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/sources/new_york_times?ref=rss&quot;&gt;New York Times&lt;/a&gt; - By Gail Collins - Nov. 05 (Opinion) - Endorsements don&#8217;t work if they&#8217;re oblique and half-hearted, as if they had been sent via Candygram.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NewsTrust Rating: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/377320?ref=rss&quot;&gt;3.6 average&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/377320?ref=rss&quot;&gt;3&amp;nbsp;Reviews&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/stories/377320?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Review It&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/&quot;&gt;Visit NewsTrust&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss&quot;&gt;Sign Up&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer&quot;&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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