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• Public Option passes in the House - Open Thread

  The vote was 220-215

  Update: Here is the vote tally. Adler, sticking out, voting no with the Republicans.

  Of the many heroes today, is my former boss, Rep. Rush D. Holt of New Jersey's 12th congressional district. Hopeful has his full statement from the floor of the House in Comments. [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:16pm EST
  

• Hey, Organizing for America - What the hell?

  Organizing for America (OFA), the DNC-ruled "grassroots" organization formed from the massive Obama '08 email list, is asking people in NJ-2 & NJ-7 to drop what they're doing and call Frank LoBiondo and Leonard Lance and ask them to vote Yes on the public option. The debate has been going [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:42pm EST
  

• Lopsided Superman

  Our friend Rob Tornoe just sent us his most recent cartoon for Press of Atlantic City, where he is cartoonist in residence. We always like to see what you're working on, Rob. Love this.

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 4:19pm EST
  

• Tell John Adler to vote yes on Health Care Reform

  This evening, the US House of Representatives may finally vote on a health care reform bill. None of the 177 House Republicans is expected to vote for the bill, so Democrats must find the 218 votes required to pass the bill from within their own caucus. At the moment, it [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:18pm EST
  

• Reflections on the Election

  Promoted by Jason Springer: A very candid take from Senator Weinberg on the race that was.  Thank you for the shout out and for running.

  Let's get the negatives out of the way first:   We lost!  Property taxes, unemployment, property taxes, property taxes.  That was it in a nutshell.

  To [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:37pm EST
  

• Fmr. Miss Cali dropped from "Defenders of the Family" event after tape surfaces

  We were supposed to have the Former Miss California, you know the one who only likes opposite marriage, in New Jersey last night as the guest at the Conservative "Defenders of the Family" dinner:

  But something happened on the way to the banquet:Carrie was all set to speak [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:00pm EST
  

• Why they vote

  Newark Mayor Cory Booker went around on election day talking to people about why they vote and why people should be involved in the process. Here's the video he put out:

  
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:37am EST
  

• The Fallout in Passaic County

  Matt's take on his home county, and how to recover from Tuesday's election - Promoted from the diaries by Rosi

  The biggest upset in New Jersey on Election Day did not happen when Jon Corzine was defeated by Chris Christie.  It happened in Passaic County where Democrats Keith Kazmark, Tahesha [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:55am EST