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...some African-Americans have criticized the new mayor as “not black enough,” offers an interesting case study. Some felt that Cory Booker should not serve as mayor of Newark (54 percent black) because he was raised in a predominantly white suburb of New Jersey. Booker has had to prove his commitment to the city and its residents, especially by trying to decrease the crime rate, since he took office three months...
...Running from the GOP in New Jersey In a race that may hold the key to control of the Senate, Republican challenger Tom Kean Jr. hopes to knock off a Democratic incumbent by keeping a distance from his own party
...sure, the New Jersey decision has moments of ringing clarity. It enumerates specific ways in which gay couples suffer when they can?t marry, even gay couples in a state like New Jersey that protects gay individuals from discrimination. For instance, the court noted that if a lesbian dies, her partner doesn?t currently have access to survivor benefits under the state Workers? Compensation Act. She can?t get the back wages owed to her deceased girlfriend. She can?t get the compensation available to spouses and other relatives of homicide victims. Gay parents in New Jersey can go through...
...Measures to ban gay marriage are on the ballot in nine states, including Virginia and Tennessee, and conservative activists will point to the New Jersey decision as a reason people in those states should go to the polls, even if they?re dissatisfied with how the Republican majority has run the country. If that message resonates, the same people celebrating the New Jersey decision could be having mixed feelings about it come Election...
...Supreme Court of New Jersey has ruled in favor of gay marriage, sort of. By a vote of 4 to 3, the court says the state must afford gay couples all the ?rights and benefits? that straight couples have under the law. But the majority punted on the question of what to call gay marriages. If it doesn?t want to call them marriages, the legislature is free to come up with a term of its choosing for committed gay relationships...