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Violence Against Women Act: Rep. Sandy Adams fronts GOP battle for female voters

Violence Against Women Act: Rep. Sandy Adams fronts GOP battle for female voters
BY ADELE SAMMARCO
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

It’s been called "The War on Women" in a critical election year.

Lines have been drawn in the sand between congressional Democrats and Republicans over a wide range of hot button issues affecting all women, from contraception to preventive health care coverage, and violence.

The political message is primarily aimed at winning over female voters. However, it could become a tough road ahead for both sides in this latest struggle over gender politics.

New legislation aimed at helping victims of domestic abuse is now up for debate.

Sandy Adams, a first-term representative from Florida has maintained a relatively low profile during her time as a Republican Congresswoman, but now has been thrust into the national spotlight by her party as their latest face of the battle over the Violence Against Women Act.

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Hawaii goes plastic bagless for environment

Hawaii goes plastic bagless for environment
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

After Honolulu approved a ban on plastic bags last week, Hawaii has become the first state in the U.S. to ban non-recyclable paper bags and non-biodegradable plastic ba...

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Yonkers, N.Y. man drowns to death out of water: Rare secondary drowning

Yonkers, N.Y. man drowns to death out of water: Rare secondary drowning
BY DANIEL REYES
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

A 60-year-old man who fell into New York’s Long Island Sound died of apparent drowning, hours after he climbed out of the water and returned home.

Tommy Malos, of Yo...

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NYPD's 'Stop and Frisk' numbers on the rise despite criticism

NYPD's 'Stop and Frisk' numbers on the rise despite criticism
BY ADELE SAMMARCO
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Since New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly took office in 2002, the number of stop and frisks under the NYPD's controversial crime fighting program has...

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Georgia student Aimee Copeland recovering: Flesh-eating bacteria is a danger to every person

Georgia student Aimee Copeland recovering: Flesh-eating bacteria is a danger to every person
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Necrotizing fasciitis, the flesh-eating disease that attacked Georgia resident Aimee Copeland after a zip-lining accident May 1, is a rare infection with a grim statist...

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For Columbia University janitor Gac Filipaj, graduation is only the beginning

For Columbia University janitor Gac Filipaj, graduation is only the beginning
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

A lot of college students wind up pulling “all-nighters” before their exams or finals, but Columbia University graduate Gac Filipaj had extra reasons for studying into ...

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Newsweek's gay Obama cover one-ups Time's breastfeeding controversy

Newsweek's gay Obama cover one-ups Time's breastfeeding controversy
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

After the controversial Time magazine photo of a woman breast feeding her son, cover wars among the national magazines appear to have begun in earnest.

Newsweek magazine...

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Mitt Romney’s teen bullying incident shows his crazy side

Mitt Romney’s teen bullying incident shows his crazy side
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Ann Romney has said in interviews that there is a wild and crazy man inside her husband Mitt just waiting to come out. But he may have been out years ago when Romney wa...

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Baby Riyanna put on TSA's no-fly list: Jet Blue pulls family off plane

Baby Riyanna put on TSA's no-fly list: Jet Blue pulls family off plane
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The friendly skies are being made safe from babies and senior citizens.

She’s approaching what some folks call the “terrible twos,” but an 18-month old named Riyanna has...

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