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...punish people who didn't pay child support or, in Wisconsin, shovel snow off their walks. In its most coveted form, the license is proof of age--or of fraud, as the case may be. In college, for example, I was not Amanda Ripley from New Jersey; I was Amanda Jones from California. I lived on Yellowbrick Road and looked suspiciously joyful in the photo, which was taken in the dorm room of an unsavory character to whom I had paid...
DIED. PETER RODINO, 95, unassuming, gravel-voiced Democratic Congressman from New Jersey who, with a steady hand, led the compelling House impeachment investigation of President Richard Nixon; in West Orange, N.J. Born to Italian immigrants in working-class Newark, N.J. Rodino was an aspiring novelist before he turned to law school. Elected in 1948, he served quietly for 25 years before becoming a household name in 1973 during the Watergate investigation. "If fate had been looking for one of the powerhouses of Congress," he said at the time, "it wouldn't have picked...
...million pledge from the family of Senate majority leader Bill Frist. The nonstop protest--still going strong 11 days after its April 26 launch--challenged the alum's efforts to end the Senate's filibustering of judicial nominees. Joining the students were several professors and politicians, including New Jersey Congressman Rush Holt, above...
...walk across the river toward the dining halls after the game, we pass a guy wearing a Red Sox jersey...
Massachusetts will soon join New Jersey and California as the third state to explicitly support embryonic stem cell research. This is a tremendous step forward for the state, researchers, and, most importantly, people suffering from diseases not yet curable through conventional medicine. Embryonic stem cell research has the potential to lead to cures for many different diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease and diabetes. State legislators deserve strong praise for recognizing the need for this research and promoting public health interests over the objections of Massachusetts Governor W. Mitt Romney and others...