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The renegade: Christine Whitman argues for the environment
Interview By Rae Tyson The Daily Climate September 6, 2011 Christine Todd Whitman served as the first woman governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001 and was Environmental Protection Agency administrator under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003. She is president of The Whitman Strategy Group, a consulting firm that specializes in energy and environmental issues, and [...]
New Brunswick woman opens hospital butterfly garden in honor of son who died four years ago
By Richard Khavkine The Star-Ledger August 18, 2011 NEW BRUNSWICK — Joey Rogers dreamed of helping others, even as he struggled with his own illness. And he dreamed of butterflies. [...]
Gov. Chris Christie is the latest of several New Jersey governors to wind up in the hospital
By MaryAnn Spoto The Star-Ledger July 28, 2011 Gov. Chris Christie is the latest of several New Jersey governors to wind up in the hospital: [...]
Norquist backs Boehner debt bill
By David Mark Politico July 27, 2011 House Republicans should back Speaker John Boehner’s debt ceiling bill, says Grover Norquist, a key figure in the conservative movement. [...]
N.J. Assembly prepared to approve bill increasing health and pension costs for public workers
By Tom Hester Sr. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM 23 June, 2011 Senate committee reviewing NJN TV takeover plan. [...]
Group of moderate Republicans backs tough fuel efficiency targets
By Juliet Eilperin Washington Post June 22, 2011 A group of more than a dozen moderate Republicans, including four former Environmental Protection Agency administrators, urged President Obama in a letter Wednesday to set tough new standards to curb carbon emissions from cars and light trucks. [...]
Fuel-economy improvement gets GOP support
Star-Telegram (TX) June 22, 2011 U.S. average fuel-economy improvement of 6 percent a year is “achievable and cost- effective” for U.S. automakers, former Republican U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrators, governors and members of Congress said in a letter to President Barack Obama, according to a Bloomberg News report. [...]
The Forgotten Governors
The New Republic Mark Schmitt June 2, 2011 In a normal world, Republicans would look at Mitt Romney, who is announcing his second run for their party’s presidential nomination today, as a sterling example of one of their party’s greatest success stories since the Reagan era. Unfortunately, it’s that very success that his party seems to have willfully forgotten—and the [...]
Eisenhower Fellowships Promote International Understanding
By Pamela Tsai Epoch Times Staff May 24, 2011 PHILADELPHIA— Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Colin Powell presented an award to Mr. Jeffrey Koo last week. It was the first time a person from Taiwan had won the Eisenhower Fellowships Distinguished Alumni Award. [...]
Whitman’s Daughter, Former Senator Top Christie Appointments
By John Celock Westfield Patch May 20, 2011 Governor makes nominations to number of state boards. [...]
Whitman speaks to women
Courier Post May 18, 2011 Ex-governor keynotes leadership summit. UNION (HUNTERDON) — New Jersey’s first woman governor told a conference of county businesswomen that to get more women in leadership positions, they needed to get more involved in their world. [...]
Black Women’s Journey Examined
By Barbara S. Rothschild Courier Post May 17, 2011 Somerdale native Sophia Nelson is not the same woman she was when she ran for Camden County freeholder at age 28 and won the GOP primary to run against Democrat incumbent Rob Andrews in the 1st Congressional District when she was 29. [...]