CHRIS NEWMARKER

Associated Press Writer
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2 NJ girls trapped in Georgia now safe with Dad

Two little girls from New Jersey were reunited with their father Thursday and could be returning home within a few days after being trapped by violence in the Republic of Georgia for two weeks.

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NJ governor's ex suspended as workers union boss

The Communications Workers of America's national executive board has suspended the head of the union's largest local — a New Jersey state worker who also used to be Gov. Jon S. Corzine's girlfriend.

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Princeton's record on Asian admissions examined

The U.S. Education Department has broadened a review into whether Princeton University discriminates against applicants of Asian descent.

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Touring classical-music video game makes everyone an orchestral conductor

Wave the baton too slowly and the orchestra arrayed on the screen plays the "William Tell Overture" at a crawl. Wave it too fast and the music gallops away.

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Man Arraigned in NJ Lover's Slaying

The married lover of a missing New Jersey woman was ordered held on bail Friday after prosecutors alleged he struck her on the head, stuffed her chopped-up body in a suitcase and dumped it in a pond.

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NJ Family Sues School in Son's Death

The parents of a 19-year-old student whose body was found in a Pennsylvania landfill after a frantic, four-week search filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday accusing his college of not securing its trash-compacting system.

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Princeton Coins Are Gateway to History

Alan Stahl has a lot of change on his hands — and not the kind you can cash in at any bank. The curator of Princeton University's numismatic collection is in charge of protecting and displaying tens of thousands of coins, tokens, medals, and pieces of paper money.

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Justice Alito Sounds Off on 'Sopranos'

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. has convicted "The Sopranos" of spreading what he says are stereotypes about Italian-Americans.

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Icy Storm Blows Through Northeast

A powerful winter storm spread more than a half-foot of snow across parts of the Northeast on Wednesday, closing businesses and hundreds of schools and creating headaches for morning commuters.

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Funding Restored to NJ College Paper

Montclair State University's student government decided Wednesday to temporarily restore funding to the school's weekly student newspaper, after its decision to freeze the paper's funding a week ago was criticized as an attempt to stifle freedom of the press.

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Feds: 2nd N.J. Escapee Caught in Mexico

Authorities in Mexico City on Wednesday captured the second of two inmates who made a daring escape last month from a New Jersey jail, a U.S. marshal said.

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Parents Sue Rider After Son's Death

The parents of a Rider University student who died after a suspected hazing incident last spring sued the school Friday, claiming it didn't adequately supervise the fraternity house where excessive drinking occurred.

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N.J. College Requires GPS Cell Phones

It was after 1 a.m. on a Sunday when college freshman Amanda Phillips arrived at the train station. She was nervous about walking alone in the dark to her dorm at Montclair State University.

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N.J. Man Arrested in Goya Painting Theft

A truck driver who stole an art masterpiece from an unattended transport truck, then claimed he found it in his basement was charged with theft, authorities said.

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Rabbi Expands Lawsuit Against N.J. Town

A rabbi who sued a New Jersey town because he claimed it was persecuting him over prayer services held at his house says the town is trying to further meddle with his religious freedom by defining his home as a place of worship.

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Beating of Rabbi Puts N.J. City on Edge

A man wielding an aluminum baseball bat attacked an Orthodox Jewish rabbi walking to synagogue, critically injuring the 53-year-old man and threatening to strain the already tense ethnic relations in this city, officials and residents said.

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Shooting Report at NJ College Is Hoax

A 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly making a bogus 911 call reporting a shooting on a college campus, authorities said Monday.

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Atlantic City Mayor Drops Out of Sight

Under federal investigation for embellishing his Army service in Vietnam, a groggy-sounding Mayor Robert Levy called in sick at City Hall, climbed into his city-issued Dodge Durango and seemingly dropped off the face of the Earth.

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D.A. Under Fire for Hazing Case

After a Rider University freshman died following a drinking binge at an on-campus fraternity, prosecutors made the unusual step of indicting two university officials.

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More Suspects Arrested in N.J. Slayings

Two more suspects were arrested Saturday in the execution-style shootings of three college students in a schoolyard, marking five arrests in a case that has stunned a city where gun violence is common.

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Toll Records Trip Up Philanderers

Adulterers, beware: Your cheatin' heart might be exposed by E-ZPass. E-ZPass and other electronic toll collection systems are emerging as a powerful means of proving infidelity. That's because when your spouse doesn't know where you've been, E-ZPass does.

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Rain Helps N.J. Fire Crews Douse Blaze

A rainstorm Wednesday night helped firefighters make progress against a blaze that apparently began when a military jet dropped a flare on a bombing range. Officials were hoping to determine at daybreak whether the blaze had been contained.

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Graduation at N.J. Church Sparks Lawsuit

The state American Civil Liberties Union chapter is suing the Newark public school district on behalf of a Muslim teen over a school's decision to hold its graduation ceremonies in a Baptist church.

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A Meteorite Lands in a N.J. Bathroom

A hole in the roof, a bathroom full of debris and a strange, silvery rock near the toilet — the Nageswaran family soon realized they needed an astronomer, not a contractor, to fully explain what damaged their house.

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Mysterious Object Crashes Through Roof

Authorities were trying to identify a mysterious metallic object that crashed through the roof of a house in eastern New Jersey.

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