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...director, Peggy Howell, says her group doesn't encourage anyone to lead an unhealthy lifestyle but recognizes that for some people weight loss isn't possible. "We don't encourage people to get fat," Howell says. A 2008 Yale University study suggests weight discrimination is now as prevalent as race or gender discrimination, a trend Howell says is unacceptable. "As a citizen of the U.S., just because I carry more weight on my back doesn't mean I should have any fewer rights than anyone else," she maintains...
...corruption arrests are just the latest boon to Christie's challenge of Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine, an off-year race that both parties are watching for its national implications. In the midst of a recession, Corzine, a former Goldman Sachs CEO, would seem to have a natural advantage over Christie, who boasts no policy experience and in fact seems to delight in telling crowds, "I will never be the smartest man in the room." But with Wall Street (and in particular Goldman Sachs) being blamed for much of the financial crisis, Corzine's professional background has turned into a major...
...choice of lieutenant governor - moving from an insider closely connected to one of the mayors who was arrested to a reformer, 74-year-old state senator Loretta Weinberg, known for her attempts to bring transparency to New Jersey's government. But corruption probably won't decide the race, even though Corzine has tried to turn the tables by running (oft criticized) attack ads that question whether Christie doled out jobs to friends during his tenure as U.S. Attorney. "We've been polling on important voter issues since January, and corruption has never been named by more than 6%," says Patrick...
...advantage Corzine has is money. Estimated to be worth more than $400 million after leaving Goldman Sachs in January 1999, he spent more than $60 million of his own money in his successful race for the U.S. Senate and an estimated $38 million in his first gubernatorial election, and he is expected to do the same again now (though the market crash hasn't been kind to him; last year he reported a loss of nearly $3 million, and he's also been through an expensive divorce rumored to have cost him tens of millions). Christie, by contrast, has elected...
...national implications of the race, New Jersey is suffering from some uniquely local issues that have nothing to do with Obama - like last week's arrests that involved knockoff Gucci bags, the sale of human body parts and nearly $100,000 stuffed in an Apple Jacks cereal box. While Corzine seems to be weathering this storm, he's got a long, uphill battle left to convince former supporters like Carnestahl. "I voted for Corzine last time, much to my regret," she said, smoking a cigarette outside the church. "This time around, I've yet to decide. I still need more...