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Trying Times for an Ambitious Mayor

Mayor Cory Booker, a young Rhodes Scholar, was elected to office with a promise to restore law and order in the crime-plagued city of Newark, N.J. But since last Saturday's ruthless execution-style murder of three college students, even Booker's supporters are pressing him to deliver results. Today, two suspects sought in the crime were captured -- a first step toward what Booker calls a major opportunity to galvanize the community and take back the mean streets of his city.
Ref. Nightline ABC News' Dan Harris reports.

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MAYORS, LEGISLATORS ARRESTED IN NEW JERSEY CORRUPTION PROBE

Two mayors and two state legislators are among 11 public officials arrested in New Jersey as part of a corruption investigation, the U.S. attorney's office in Trenton announced Thursday.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/06/nj.arrets/index.html

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New Jersey Votes to Abolish Death Penalty

New Jersey lawmakers voted 44 to 36 on Thursday to abolish executions in the state. Democratic Governor Jon Corzine has said he will approve the measure next week. This will make New Jersey the first state in the United States to abolish the death penalty in 40 years. We speak with Lorry Post, an organizer with New Jerseyeans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. He founded this group to honor his daughter who was murdered in Georgia in 1988.
Ref. https://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/14/new...otes_to_abolish

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FBI vs New Jersey

Federal agents raid City Hall in New Jersey's capital of Trenton one day after swarming home of city's mayor. Ref. CNN

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Three dead in supermarket shooting

A law enforcement official says at least three people have died in a shooting at a New Jersey supermarket, including the suspected shooter. Ref. Source 2

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Atlantic City Cop Ordered to Pay $250,000 From Own Pocket to Citizen He Abused 17:

We've seen so many police abuse lawsuits settled before making it to trial where cops admit no wrongdoing while guiltily dishing out thousands of taxpayer dollars that it's surprising to see one actually make it to trial. Ref. Source 8

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Police enforce mandatory dress code along New Jersey boardwalk:

According to the government, people must cover their feet, must must wear shirts after 8:00 p.m., and must never allow their pants to sag 3 inches below their waistline, while walking on the popular Wildwood Boardwalk. Ref. Source 2

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Footage Released of US Police Shooting Innocent Man 9 Times:

A New Jersey officer can be seen threatening to kill a black man shortly before firing his weapon, newly released footage shows. Police in New Jersey released footage Tuesday showing the police shooting of a black man with his hands up. Ref. Source 8