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Whoever convinced John Kerry to begin a renewed (Read: just a little angrier) assault on the US economy needs to be fired. They then need to be publicly flogged. Shot in the back of the head. And left to rot in downtown Boston as an example to all the other Dems of what happens to people who make stupid decisions. Of course, now that President George W. Bush has co-opted Iraqi support from the Frogs and the Krauts, John Kerry has nothing else to talk about. So he began his new economic attacks in Atlantic City, NJ yesterday and his...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) _ Atlantic City has become the fourth school district in New Jersey to recognize Muslim holidays. The city's board of education approved districtwide days off for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, two sacred Islamic holidays, for the upcoming school year. Previously, under state law Muslim students and teachers were allowed to take off Islamic holidays without being penalized. According to Superintendent Fredrick P. Nickles, about 560 of the city's 7,800 children are Muslim. Board member Cornell Davis, who is Muslim, called the decision ``courageous'' in light of current tensions between Americans and Islamic extremists. ``It shows...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Jennifer Lopez's mother won a $2.4 million jackpot while playing $1 slots in Atlantic City on Saturday night. Guadalupe Lopez, 58, of New York, was playing a Wheel of Fortune-themed slot machine at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa when she hit for $2,421,291.76 just before 8 p.m. Saturday, according to the casino. Casino spokesman Michael Facenda denied knowing of any relationship between the jackpot winner and pop celebrity Jennifer Lopez. But Us Weekly and People magazine report in upcoming issues that Guadalupe Lopez is Jennifer's Lopez's mother. Jennifer Lopez's publicist, Rob Shuter, declined...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: "Citing concerns about Gov. James E. McGreevey's handling of casino taxes this summer, the city's largest union has endorsed the three Republican candidates running for legislative office in the 2nd District. "Local 54 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union has thrown its support behind the campaigns of state Sen. Bill Gormley, Assemblyman Frank Blee and Assemblyman Kirk Conover. "The incumbents are being challenged by Democratic Senate hopeful Tom Swift and Assembly candidates Steve Swift and...

<p>The governor's office dispatched auditors yesterday to review the financial records of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, citing a threat from federal officials to withdraw a $35 million grant for a low- and middle-income housing project.</p> <p>The move escalates an ongoing battle between Gov. James E. McGreevey and Sen. William Gormley, the powerful Atlantic County Republican who has long exerted influence over the agency that doles out casino fees for economic development projects.</p>

ATLANTIC CITY - The world has waited too long. A Maryland man is in negotiations to bring the Beer Hall of Fame to Atlantic City. Or Orlando, Fla. Or Las Vegas. One of those three. Dennis E. Beuttner, 40, of Severna Park, Md., commissioner of the U.S. Beer Drinking Team, is still deciding. There are 90 million beer drinkers out there, he says. Where can they go? Aside from, of course, the local pub. "They have no Cooperstown," he lamented. "They have no basketball hall of fame." They need a place to celebrate their collective love of the brew. The...

"Thou shalt not place Bibles in our casino hotel rooms." Such is the commandment from the flashy, new Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, home of the Borgata Babe cocktail waitress and shower-stall-for-two. Borgata Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. The Press of Atlantic City reports the $1.1 billion resort opening this summer is breaking ranks with all other casinos, and is refusing to allow the Gideons to place a Bible in any of its 2,002 hotel rooms. "What we've found is there's such a diversity of gaming customers that visit Atlantic City, by putting one generic publication in there you're not...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A plan to name a street after boxing promoter Don King is in for a fight, with critics complaining there are more deserving people. The proposal, which would designate a stretch of Mississippi Avenue as Don King Boulevard, was pulled from the City Council agenda Monday by sponsor William Marsh, who said he would submit it again at a later date. Before doing so, Marsh heard complaints from two residents. ``I grew up on Mississippi Avenue and I never saw him on my playground,'' said Joseph...

By Jean Rimbach, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 31--Patrons belly up, and plunk down $9 a shot. But Atlantic City bartender George Kuhna isn't serving up the latest party drink. He's bubbling up scented oxygen and feeding gamblers, tourists, and conventioneers via a hose and a timer. Each hooks up to Lucite cylinders containing water in a choice of red, yellow, blue, or green and an array of fragrances to match. "It's pretty cool. I feel a lot better than I did when I started. I feel so fresh," says Maren Ferro, 23, of Franklin Lakes...

Mike DiBiase surveyed the eerily quiet blackjack tables and slot machines at Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino. He had heard the snow forecasts before driving here Saturday for a one-night stay and gambled the storm wouldn't be bad. He lost. Then he lost some more, hanging around the craps and roulette tables. On Monday, he was still waiting for roads to clear to go home to New York's Staten Island. "My credit cards are crying," the 49-year-old DiBiase said with a shrug. "I lost much more than I normally do, because I've been stuck here and what else are you...

Pathologist helps clear N.J. cop in wife's death Thursday, December 05, 2002 By JOHN CURRAN Associated Press MAYS LANDING - A police officer accused of suffocating his wife was cleared Wednesday after prosecutors acknowledged she died of coronary artery failure. A medical examiner had called her death a homicide and listed the cause of death as asphyxiation. "It was the most disgraceful thing," said Officer James Andros III. "I can't imagine how it ever happened." Andros, 34, was charged with murder in the March 31, 2001, death of his wife, Ellen, who was found dead by her husband after he...

<p>ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- A Bulgarian man who tried to board an airplane carrying two boxcutters and a pair of scissors was released Tuesday after a diplomat vouched for him.</p> <p>Nikolay V. Dzhonev, 21, was freed after signing a $100,000 personal recognizance bond during a closed-door meeting at the federal courthouse in Camden.</p>