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New Jersey Senator Robert Singer has introduced a bill that may reinstate the death
penalty in the state, which was repealed by former Governor Jon Corzine in
December 2007. If passed, this bill will allow the death sentence for anyone
convicted of murdering a child, killing a police officer in the line of duty, or
committing a fatal terrorist attack. Senator Singer said that tend police officers were
killed by gunfire in the line of duty this year. DzI am well aware that the death penalty
will not bring back a slain police officer, a murdered child or a victim of terrorism,dz
he said. DzFor certain crimes, however, life in prison is not justice.dz

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±nd speaking of justice, a retired Newark police officer has been sentenced to three
years in prison for leaving the scene of a fatal accident. 50-year-old Jose Beltran
mistakenly thought that he had hit a guardrail on the Garden State Parkway at
approximately 4 am on December 18, 2009. In actuality, he had struck 21-year-old
Ricci Chicas, who was changing a flat tire on the roadǯs narrow shoulder. Essex
County chief assistant prosecutor Thomas Fennelly believes that road conditions,
visibility, and Dzthe victimǯs dark clothingǥmay have also played a factor.dz Beltran,
who has had no prior criminal record, pleaded guilty to the hit-and-run. Chicasǯ
family has accepted the reduced sentence and his mother was willing to extend
forgiveness for which Beltran asked.

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In National Newsǥ

Tonight President Obama will deliver the State of the Union ±ddress, wherein he
will discuss plans to cut $78 billion of military spending and propose to extend the
partial freeze of domestic programs for two more years. This extension would save
more than $400 billion through the year 2021 and be Dza down payment toward
reducing the deficit,dz according to an anonymous administration official. ±reas
which would be exempt from the freeze include Dzmost of the federal budget,
includingdz Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, national security, and interest
payments on the countryǯs debt.

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The Illinois Supreme Court has decided to put Rahm Emanuelǯs name back onto
their ballots and agreed to consider allowing him to run for mayor of Chicago. The
issue arose due to Mr. Emanuelǯs former position in Washington, D.C. as White
House chief of staff. He left this post in October but was therefore not living in the
city of Chicago for one year before the upcoming mayoral election, and that is a state
requirement for candidates. The Illinois ±ppellate Court rules that Mr. Emanuel
would not appear on the ballot, but today the Supreme Court agreed to hear his
case. Mr. Emanuel has continued his campaign without missing a beat, and many
people in the area were surprised to hear that he might not be permitted to run at
all, given his popularity and the fact that he has maintained the lead in the six-
person race with regard to polls and fundraising.

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On a much more unhappy note, a 45-year-old Sergeant from Hartford, Michigan
returned home from war to discover that he no longer had a home. ±lthough a law is
in place to protect active military personnel from such activities, James B. Hurleyǯs
wife and two young children were forced out of their house when in 2004, Deutsche
Bank foreclosed on it and sold the property to a Chicago buyer for $76,000. The
Sergeant, whose marriage is now also in jeopardy, has been battling since December
of 2005 to put his life back together. It was ruled in March 2009 that the foreclosure
was illegal, violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief ±ct. However, there is still
disagreement between the bank and its co-defendant, and Hurleyǯs lawyers, who
argue that he should be paid much more than the fair market value of his home,
including punitive damages intended to deter future violations of the law.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/business/27foreclose.html?_r=1&ref=us

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In International Newsǥ

If youǯve ever had the feeling that young people donǯt really care about whatǯs
happening in the world or canǯt do anything to make a difference, think again, and
look to Egypt. This week tens of thousands of young Egyptians gathered in a
leaderless mass to protest their nationǯs authoritarian president, Hosni Mubarak,
and fight for the end of his 30-year reign. In recent years the impatient political
activism of Egyptian youth has started to remind the countryǯs adults that they need
to stop waiting and begin working for change, or they will be left in the dust by the
new generation of go-getters. This includes the nationǯs 20+ small political parties
as well as the Muslim Brotherhood, which is no longer as strong a contender as it
once was. The most important forces now are the youth willing to organize
themselves online and stand up to tear gas, rubber bullets, and police officers
known for using torture, in order to rise up against corruption, repression, and
tyranny. Their goals are freedom and the fair election of moderate rulers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/world/middleeast/27opposition.html?ref=
world

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±nd Egypt is not the only Middle Eastern locale continuing to experience political
upheaval and protests. In the badly impoverished and ±l Qaeda-infested ±rab
country of Yemen, thousands of protestors took to the streets on Thursday in the
latest call for changes to their government. These marches were largely peaceful and
well organized, with most violence and aggression being centered in the south. The
difficult part is that few people in this highly fragmented nation, beleaguered by
northern rebellions, southern efforts at secession, ±l Qaeda takeovers, and many
militant armed citizens, can even agree on exactly what ought to happen next. Some
options are pushing for reforms to be passed by the ±pril elections, protesting the
authoritarian President Saleh right out of office, or even seceding. The situation in
Yemen is extremely delicate and dangerous. Mr. Saleh attempted to appease the
peaceful protestors with such promises as price controls and slashed income taxes,
but his partyǯs pro-government rally saw far fewer demonstrators.

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In Sportsǥ

Novak Djokovic [NO-VOCK JOE-KO-VICH] defeated Roger Federer 3-2 in the

semifinals of the ±ustralian Open tennis tournament.

In basketball, the Orlando Magic beat the Indiana Pacers in a good game, 111 to 96.

The Memphis Grizzlies lost to the New Jersey Nets in a closer game, 93 to 88.

The Philadelphia 76ers scored 107, enough to take down their Toronto Raptor
opponents with 94.

±nd the Denver Nuggets edged out the Detroit Pistons, 109 to 100.

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The coach of the Green Bay Packers was disappointed when two injured players,
linebacker Nick Barnett and tight end Jermichael Finley, used Twitter to complain
about the fact that they might not be included in the teamǯs photograph because
they were not scheduled to join the other Packers near Dallas until next Thursday.
Ordinarily, the photo would be taken next Tuesday, on media day. However, coach
Mike McCarthy called the whole occurrence a Dztotal overreactiondz and said that his
16 valuable injured players will be included when the photo is rescheduled for later
in the week. He seems to believe that among all of the other issues a team should be
concerned with during Super Bowl season, a minor situation like this need not be
blown up into such a big deal.

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Your WKNJ hourly weather updateǥ

±ll of us at Kean have been blessed with another snow day todayǥbut right now out
there, itǯs mostly cloudy and 34 degrees, with about 56% humidityǥtonight expect
the low to be around 22 degrees, and for tomorrow, weǯre looking at a high of 37,
more clouds, and yet a little more snow coming down. So take care if you absolutely
have to head out onto the roads, but otherwise, let it snow, and keep warm!

Tune in later for meteorology reports on 90.3 FM.

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In Entertainmentǥ

Charlie Sheen was rushed to the hospital this morning due to severe abdominal
pains, his publicist reported. TMZ first announced that heǯd been brought to Cedars-
Sinai Hospital in L.±. at around 7 a.m., and that it appeared to neighbors as if the
actor and DzTwo and a Half Mendz star had thrown a party the previous night. But
Sheen is no stranger to the headlines thanks to his notoriously out-of-control
behavior, having made them earlier this month at a TV taping in Las Vegas, on top of
the now-infamous hotel incident. Itǯs actually got CBSǯ entertainment chief
concerned about him, considering his status as a parent. Fortunately, at least, the
comedy series is currently on hiatus and seems to stand in no danger from this
unanticipated hospital stay. ±s costar Jon Cryerǯs recent interview with Conan
OǯBrien suggested, anyone involved with Sheen would probably do well to always
expect the unexpected.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/01/charlie-sheen-rushed-to-
hospital.html

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