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  Politics of Jersey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Government of the Bailiwick of Jersey, the nation being a crown dependency of the United Kingdom, is composed of the Queen of the United Kingdom, the Lieutenant Governor, the Bailiff, the Assembly of the States, and since December 2005, the Chief Minister of Jersey and his cabinet.
Having achieved the political reforms it advocated the Progressive Party soon folded as an organisation, while the Democratic Movement, incorporating the tiny Communist Party of Jersey, continued in existence as a campaigning social movement until the late 20th century.
With the prospect of ministerial government and the creation of an executive and opposition, the Jersey Democratic Alliance was formed in April 2005 at a mass rally with the intention of fielding candidates in the elections of October and November 2005.
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 Jersey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jersey was occupied by Nazi Germany from 1 May 1940, and was held until 9 May 1945, the end of World War II.
Jersey Royal potatoes are the local variety of new potato, and the island is famous for its early crop of small potatoes from the south-facing côtils (steeply-sloping fields).
Jersey is a member of the British-Irish Council, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jersey   (2299 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Politics of Jersey
Elections The States of Jersey (French: États de Jersey) is the parliament of Jersey.
The States of Jersey (French: États de Jersey) is the parliament of Jersey.
The Government of the Bailiwick of Jersey, the nation being a crown dependency of the United Kingdom, is composed of the Queen of the United Kingdom, the Lieutenant Governor, the Bailiff, the Assembly of States and various other bodies and officers.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Politics-of-Jersey   (2703 words)

  
 Moving to New Jersey - Cherry Hill, Fort Lee, Hamilton Square
New Jersey, a Middle Atlantic state located between New York on the north and east and Pennsylvania and Delaware on the west, occupies a peninsula bounded by the Delaware and Hudson rivers.
Drainage in southern New Jersey is less efficient than in the north, and extensive areas of porous sands in the Pine Barrens overlie a vast groundwater reservoir.
The earliest inhabitants of the New Jersey area are believed to have lived in the region as early as the 11th century BC.
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 Jersey Politics Page
The UK government is responsible for defence and international affairs; however Jersey can (and does) sign (or decline to sign) international treaties and conventions in areas for which it is responsible on its own behalf.
The Lieutenant-Governor is the representative of Her Majesty The Queen in Jersey and commander of the armed forces.
The Dean, the head of the Anglican Church in Jersey, is a member of the States, and the chaplain of the Assembly he has the right, by virtue of his office, to speak on all matters of States' business but not to vote.
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 The Seattle Times: National politics: Gay New Jersey governor accused of harassment
DANIEL HULSHIZER / AP New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey announced Thursday that he is gay, had had an adulterous affair and would resign.
The attorney for a former employee of New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey said yesterday that his client was the victim of repeated sexual advances by the governor and is now the target of a campaign by Democrats to sully his reputation.
Political analysts said questions about McGreevey's close relationship with Cipel have persisted for years, but few people expected it would lead to the kind of political meltdown the governor experienced this week.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationalpolitics/2002005159_gov14.html   (918 words)

  
 Politics in New Jersey -- Bunton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The New Jersey GOP has requested that the governor quit immediately as he stated on August 12, 2004.
Politics will be politics, and in the end, the only people who pay the price are the citizens.
Whether it is domestic issues or the current threat of terrorism in New Jersey, the citizens should demand the right to an open election.
www.americasvoices.org /archives2004/BuntonJ/BuntonJ_082704.htm   (523 words)

  
 New Jersey Women and Politics
An article written by Ingrid Reed, director of the Eagleton New Jersey Project at the Eagleton Institute of Politics, published in New Jersey MUNICIPALITIES, the magazine of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities in April 2004.
New Jersey ranks 43rd in the proportion of women in its state legislature.
The McCormicks have identified distinctive features of the political history and culture of the state that have shaped women's possibilities for political participation.
www.rci.rutgers.edu /~cawp/NJ.html   (694 words)

  
 ScienceDaily: Politics of jersey
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 The Rider Institute for New Jersey Politics-News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Jamie Fox, New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation, discussed state transportation policy and the need to revamp the Division of Motor Vehicles with public administration students as part of a Rider Institute for New Jersey Politics program held Oct. 18.
New Jersey Attorney General David Samson discusses the state’s domestic security preparedness in the aftermath of 9-11 during a Rider Institute for New Jersey Politics program.
Dressel is the executive director of the New Jersey League of Municipalities.
www.rider.edu /news/institute/rinjpgallery.htm   (825 words)

  
 New Jersey Politics 101
New Jersey Politics 101 was created by the writers of the community blog BlueJersey and is intended to serve as an introduction to government and politics in the state of New Jersey.
New Jersey is the most densely populated state with nearly 8.7 million residents.
In this section we identify the various levels of government, beginning at the top with representation at the Federal level and proceding down to the State, County and Municipal level.
www.bluejersey.net /njpolitics101   (390 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Politics -- New Jersey gubernatorial candidates set spending record
TRENTON, N.J. – The two millionaires vying to be New Jersey's next governor have used a combined $45 million of their personal fortunes for their campaigns, making it the most expensive gubernatorial race in state history.
Democrat Jon Corzine, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs, spent nearly $4 million of his own money during the primary race, and he was unopposed.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani stumped for Forrester Wednesday at a rally at a Knights of Columbus lodge in central New Jersey.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/politics/20051012-1435-newjerseygovernor.html   (280 words)

  
 Politics of Jersey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
A piece of legislation passed by the States is known simply as a 'Law', from the French loi, not as an 'Act'as in the UK.
The Attorney General andSolicitor General are appointed by the Queen as officers of the state and serve in the Assembly ex-officio.
Also, theDean of Jersey, the senior Jersey clergyman of the Church ofEngland, has a seat in the Assembly ex-officio.
www.therfcc.org /politics-of-jersey-79560.html   (536 words)

  
 New Jersey Politics And Justice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
In New Jersey, politics is the law, and the law is politics.
And Jersey liberalism is spread and nurtured by the left-wing unholy trio of liberal Democrats, the New Jersey Education Association, and the heavily biased New Jersey press.
It produced the corrupt politics of New Jersey politician Christie Todd Whitman (with her EPA difficulties) and of campaign dropouts Donald Di Francisco, James Treffinger, Robert Janiszewski, and Robert Torricelli.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/768845/posts   (1239 words)

  
 Politics of Jersey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
{{Politics of Jersey}} The Government of the Bailiwick of Jersey, the nation being a crown dependency of the United Kingdom, is composed of the Queen of the United Kingdom, the Lieutenant Governor, the Bailiff, the Assembly of States and various other bodies and officers.
I have no idea of Harris's politics, but the rhetoric he uses about Whitman differs not a jot...
Juon Back in the day it was fairly simple to tell which side of the fence a rap group stood on...
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 CNN.com - Mark Shields: Will New Jersey voters finally be embarrassed? - August 5, 2002
What the ethics rebuke also could prove to be, Democrats fear, is the final embarrassment New Jersey voters will tolerate from their officeholders.
Republicans and editorial pages are pressuring Torricelli, known as "the Torch" (as much for his abrasive, pit-bull personality, which has singed adversary and ally alike, as for the abbreviation of his name) to make public his testimony before the ethics panel.
You do not have to be a rocket scientist to know that to win the New Jersey Senate election, Republicans must make the race a referendum on the incumbent Torricelli.
www.cnn.com /2002/ALLPOLITICS/08/05/column.shields/index.html   (432 words)

  
 Politics in New Jersey
As concerning as this scandal is, the mainstream media is applauding the fact that he was "brave" to come out and ignoring the more important issues.
What's more concerning is the governor's decision to put politics ahead of what's good for the state of New Jersey.
Politics will be politics, in the end the only people who pay the price is the "citizens." Whether it is domestic issues or the current threat of terrorism in New Jersey the citizens should demand the right to an open election.
www.renewamerica.us /columns/bunton/040815   (509 words)

  
 NJN - New Jersey Public Television and Radio
And her commitment to the State of New Jersey extends well beyond a journalist's concerns – particularly in the area of education.
She was named spokesperson for the Literacy Volunteers of America in New Jersey.
Its’ team of broadcast journalists have been covering the New Jersey beat for more than two decades, and their unmatched experience brings a unique perspective to the New Jersey story.
www.njn.net /newspublicaffairs   (436 words)

  
 New Jersey Politics - American Reform Party - ARP of NJ
The natural consequence of such distaste, logically thinking should be the creation of a third major political party, a party that is centrist, addresses the broad spectrum of issues and produces true competition and superior government.
We intend to engage in the public debate in a manner that emphasizes the contrast between the future and the politics of the past.
We shall contribute to the intellectual foundation of a new American Political Force which will build community, create sustainable economic growth, preserve our natural resources, remove barriers of discrimination, unify our society and restore integrity and decency to public life and governance.
www.americanreform.org /NewJersey   (1309 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports | Jersey snubs the euro
Jersey has warned it may create its own currency or even adopt the dollar if the UK joins the euro.
The announcement by Frank Walker, Jersey's most senior Minister, marks a new low in relations between Labour and one of Britain's wealthiest offshore havens.
Walker told the Jersey Evening Post this weekend: 'Jersey is not a full member of the European Union and the island's economic success depends on the right to set and maintain its own fiscal structures.
politics.guardian.co.uk /euro/story/0,9061,967892,00.html   (485 words)

  
 Salon.com politics | Jersey boy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
There are the old guard Reformers, who eye him warily, are disappointed with what they see as the increasing role of social issues in his campaign speeches, and think he's taking over their party to form a far-right political organization to serve his own ends.
Elections were held, and those on Buchanan's ballot romped over the competition: Joseph Sansone was elected state chairman, Jim Logue was selected to be state political director, Orvell Froloff was picked to be a trustee as well as District 9 delegate, and on and on, Buchanan backers all.
The politically untouchable golf industry, where dangerous chemicals are par for the course.
www.salon.com /politics/feature/2000/06/15/reform/index1.html   (860 words)

  
 New Jersey Reporter Home
Cunningham was one of more than 115 historians, judges, university presidents, governors and presidents who have delivered scholarly papers to the Washington Association of New Jersey on Washington, his generals, and New Jersey's Revolutionary War history since 1887.
The archive is a joint project of Washington Association of New Jersey and the Public Policy Center of New Jersey.
New Jersey is hit by a Valentine's Day storm of snow and sleet, with 54 mile per hour winds recorded in Atlantic City.
www.njreporter.org   (563 words)

  
 SuicideGirls > News > Politics > New Jersey Governor McGreevey Resigns
THURSDAY AUGUST 12 2004 1:54 PM New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey, who has caught hell in the past for various state blunders, announced today that he is resigning because of a homosexual extramarrital affair.
His wife was by his side as he revealed his sexual preference and said that his gay relationship violated his marriage vows.
Politics there are actually worse than what's happening in New York.
suicidegirls.com /news/politics/3930   (1038 words)

  
 New Jersey: Government, Politics, and Higher Education
New Jersey's two best-known institutions of higher learning were established in the 18th cent.—Princeton Univ., at Princeton, as the College of New Jersey in 1746; and Rutgers Univ., mainly at New Brunswick, as Queen's College in 1766.
Among other New Jersey educational institutions are Fairleigh Dickinson Univ., with three campuses; Seton Hall Univ., mainly at South Orange; Stevens Institute of Technology, at Hoboken; the Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, with five campuses; and a number of state colleges.
The new role and politics of state regulation: is the recent trend of expanding state regulation beneficial or harmful?(Government)
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 Read about Politics of Jersey at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Politics of Jersey and learn about Politics of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
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 Dog Politics: New Jersey Raises Privacy Concerns & Eyebrows -Task Force Wants Country's First Pet (Owner) Database
I was in the audience of the presentation of the New Jersey Animal Welfare Task Force's recommendations at the New Jersey Bar Association.
In fact, pet owners in New Jersey should be alarmed, as privacy lawyers are, that the state is even considering such a move.
New Jersey would also have access to more complete data concerning its pet population than it currently has and would be better able to quantify needs and provide adequate services.
dogpolitics.typepad.com /my_weblog/2005/07/privacy_concern.html   (1271 words)

  
 North Jersey Media Group providing local news, sports & classifieds for Northern New Jersey!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
New Jersey's top federal prosecutor accused the state Attorney General's Office of severely bungling an investigation into the activities of the state's leading political boss.
New Jersey's failing child welfare system will avoid a federal takeover after lawyers for a national child advocacy group and state officials agreed to resolve their differences.
Three days after a political hurricane swept through New Jersey, leaving Governor McGreevey's career in ruins, the other man at the center of the storm broke his silence to insist that he's a heterosexual and could prove he was the victim of McGreevey's unwanted sexual advances.
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 Politics in New Jersey and America.
That’s almost a billion gallons of waste products that fill what are called 5 liquid filled lagoons and, according to newspaper articles last year, are beginning to flow in virtually an underground river that is over a mile and a half long and half a mile wide in an uncontrolled groundwater migration flow.
One of the ways the New Jersey DEP is considering cleaning up the Brick Landfill is by a plan to cap the landfill and let nature cleanse it.
But I don’t understand why so few people in New Jersey politics seem to be concerned about the prospect of almost 1 billion gallons of pollution reaching an important New Jersey aquifer.
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