New Jersey 101.5 » political http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 U.S., Russia Differ on Syria Approach http://nj1015.com/u-s-russia-differ-on-syria-approach/ http://nj1015.com/u-s-russia-differ-on-syria-approach/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:02:56 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=279793 Russian President Vladimir Putin has told President Barack Obama that their positions on Syria do not coincide but both leaders agree on the need to push for negotiations in Syria's two-year-old civil war.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/u-s-russia-differ-on-syria-approach/feed/ 0 Russia President Vladimir Putin (left) and President Barack Obama (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images) White House Threatens Veto of House Farm Bill http://nj1015.com/white-house-threatens-veto-of-house-farm-bill/ http://nj1015.com/white-house-threatens-veto-of-house-farm-bill/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:53:17 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=279784 The White House is threatening to veto the House version of a massive, 5-year farm bill, saying food stamp cuts included in the legislation could leave some Americans hungry.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/white-house-threatens-veto-of-house-farm-bill/feed/ 0 Military Plans Would Put Women in Most Combat Jobs http://nj1015.com/military-plans-would-put-women-in-most-combat-jobs/ http://nj1015.com/military-plans-would-put-women-in-most-combat-jobs/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:26:42 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=279773 Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/military-plans-would-put-women-in-most-combat-jobs/feed/ 0 U.S. Sees Nothing New in North Korean Offer to Talk http://nj1015.com/u-s-sees-nothing-new-in-north-korean-offer-to-talk/ http://nj1015.com/u-s-sees-nothing-new-in-north-korean-offer-to-talk/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:23:37 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=279770 The State Department says it sees nothing new in North Korea's offer of high-level talks with the U.S.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/u-s-sees-nothing-new-in-north-korean-offer-to-talk/feed/ 0 did christie overstep bounds? http://nj1015.com/did-chris-christie-overreach-to-schedule-special-election/ http://nj1015.com/did-chris-christie-overreach-to-schedule-special-election/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:51:35 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=279731 Lawyers who say Gov. Chris Christie doesn't have the discretion to schedule a special U.S. Senate election three weeks before his own re-election have filed briefs with the state Supreme Court.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/did-chris-christie-overreach-to-schedule-special-election/feed/ 0 NJ Budget Deal Could Be Close http://nj1015.com/nj-budget-deal-could-be-close/ http://nj1015.com/nj-budget-deal-could-be-close/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:44:18 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=279519 In February, Governor Chris Christie proposed a $32.9 billion State Budget. Hearings on the spending plan have been going on for months and closed-door negotiations have been taking place for weeks. The constitutionally mandated deadline for a signed and balanced budget is midnight June 30, but it appears the process is way ahead of schedule.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-budget-deal-could-be-close/feed/ 0 New Jersey Legislature (Tim Larsen, Governor's Office) Pallone Calls for Multiple Senate Debates http://nj1015.com/pallone-calls-for-multiple-senate-debates/ http://nj1015.com/pallone-calls-for-multiple-senate-debates/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:07:21 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=279479 Rep. Frank Pallone is calling for multiple debates leading up to the August Democratic U.S. Senate primary in New Jersey.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/pallone-calls-for-multiple-senate-debates/feed/ 0 Frank Pallone (file photo) NJ State Budget on Track For Early Approval http://nj1015.com/nj-state-budget-on-track-for-early-approval/ http://nj1015.com/nj-state-budget-on-track-for-early-approval/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:24:16 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=279503 Legislative leaders in New Jersey are hoping to strike a deal on Gov. Chris Christie's $32.9 billion budget as early as Monday.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-state-budget-on-track-for-early-approval/feed/ 0 New Jersey Legislature (Tim Larsen, Governor's Office) Minimum Wage Hike, Gay Marriage Supported in NJ: Poll http://nj1015.com/minimum-wage-hike-gay-marriage-supported-in-nj-poll/ http://nj1015.com/minimum-wage-hike-gay-marriage-supported-in-nj-poll/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:21:09 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=279500 New Jersey may have a Republican governor, but according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll, most Garden State voters side with Democrats on core issues.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/minimum-wage-hike-gay-marriage-supported-in-nj-poll/feed/ 0 New Jersey State House in Trenton (Flickr User Mark Stradling) G-8 Summit Begins With Focus On Trade, Syria [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/g-8-summit-begins-with-focus-on-trade-syria-video/ http://nj1015.com/g-8-summit-begins-with-focus-on-trade-syria-video/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:52:19 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/g-8-summit-begins-with-focus-on-trade-syria-video/ As the G-8 summit gets underway in Northern Ireland, leaders of eight of the world's wealthiest nations are looking for progress on lowering trans-Atlantic trade barriers.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/g-8-summit-begins-with-focus-on-trade-syria-video/feed/ 0 President Barack Obama, rear right, and British Prime Minister David Cameron, rear left, speak to students working on a school project about the G-8 summit during a visit to the Enniskillen Integrated Primary School (Matt Dunham - WPA Pool/Getty Images)