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Amid one of the most hotly contested presidential elections in generations — and one in which the Republican presidential candidate has claimed that the balloting process if “rigged” — thousands of New Jersey voters are at risk of not having their votes counted in November. Clerks in at least three Republican-heavy counties have reported that hundreds of mail-in ballots were erroneously returned to voters instead of being delivered to the county election boards. The problem is with new Post Office equipment that was unable to properly read the mailing address on some — but not all — ballot envelopes mailed...

Jersey City is about to receive a new pair of neighbors, and they're not exactly the quiet type. After about a month of speculation, producers of a "Jersey Shore" spin-off starring Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jenni "JWoww" Farley have obtained filming permits in Jersey City, officials confirmed yesterday. "We look forward to bringing the production to Jersey City and both Snooki and JWoww are happy to know they'll be filming in their favorite state once again," an MTV spokesman said. Set to start shooting later this month, Snooki and JWoww will be residing in a two-story firehouse by Grove and...

Jersey shore star Snooki put Italian two police officers in hospital tonight after she crashed into their patrol car. The 23-year-old was driving the Fiat Multipla with co-star Deena in the front seat and production crew in the back when the accident happened in the evening rush hour. Reports that she had been 'taken into custody' were denied by police but they did say she had been questioned at length about the crash and may face charges at a later date. (...)

Being a reality star is apparently worth more than being a Nobel-prize winning author. And not all Rutgers University students are happy about that. The university’s programming association booked MTV star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi to appear at the Livingston Student Center in Piscataway, NJ for two question and answer sessions. The price tag was a whopping $32,000, $2,000 more than the university paid for Nobel-prize winning author Toni Morrison.

Please forward to all your receptive friends. It is UNLIKELY that Christine O'Donnell would do this. She has already said she has two left feet -- SHE DOESN'T, I've seen her -- but mainly shewants to focus on her book on politics and the resulting book tour as an opportunity to fight for the issues we care about. Please vote in this poll for Christine: Note this is not whether you think Christine should actually go on Dancing with the Stars, but is a vote of popularity to show who is more liked and is more popular. So you don't...

To cleanse the palate, via WaPo and Vimeo poster “PAPSFIRST,” an historic near-encounter captured live as it happened this morning at Reagan National Airport. In one corner: An obnoxious camera whore who represents everything that’s wrong with America. In the other corner: Snooki. Which one of them is capable of naming all three branches of government? Trick question, my friends — probably neither is. Schumer shouldn’t take this personally, really. Turns out she’s into Republicans.

She may have dismissed Sen. Chuck Schumer on Monday and blown off Fox’s Bill O’Reilly last month, but “Jersey Shore” reality star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi hasn’t totally ruled out the discussion of politics. During her Monday appearance at the Washington Auto Show, Snooki was asked to determine who was hotter: President Barack Obama or former President George W. Bush. “I thought George Bush was pretty cute,” the Washington Post reports Snooki as saying. “For an old man.” Snooki also mentioned her support for former Republican presidential nominee John McCain.

"Jersey Shore" star Snooki might be a fan of Sen. John McCain, but she apparently does not share the same love for the Arizona senator's onetime running mate, Sarah Palin. The tanned reality star tweeted Wednesday, "Sara Palin has a reality show? ....I'm bored ... maybe ill come stir up some excitement in that alaskan home.." Perhaps Snooki is just trying to fend off the competition. Palin's own reality show, "Sarah Palin's Alaska," has gotten plenty of buzz and "Jersey Shore's" third season begins in just a week.

<p>LOS ANGELES -- You know it's New Year's Eve when the Snooki drops - or at least you will this year.</p> <p>MTV says it plans to put "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi inside a ball that drops in New York's Times Square to ring in 2011 as part of its "MTV New Year's Bash" special.</p>

Corporate America usually steers clear of controversial pitch people, but pistachio grower Paramount Farms is plowing a different path. The unit of Roll International Corp. has signed Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor who was convicted of lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, the MTV star who recently made headlines after being charged with disorderly conduct, to appear in its new $20 million ad campaign that begins Monday.

The creators of the outrageous and controversial adult cartoon, South Park took aim at the Jersey Shore, and pretty much all the residents of the state of New Jersey, in last night's episode. The popular MTV show was speared as relentless waves of New Jersey immigrants attempted to move to the small, fictional town of South Park, Colorado. As would be expected the Jersey residents were not portrayed in the most flattering of light, with excessive hair gel, lots of over-the-top bling bling jewellery and huge steroid

Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi shot to fame as a cast member of the hit reality show "Jersey Shore". The self-described "Guidette" has got a big personality in a petite package and her antics are always in the news. Between criticizing Obama's tanning tax, proclaiming her love of pickles and getting arrested for disorderly conduct, Snooki has been keeping her profile high. But what will she be up to next and when will her 15 minutes of fame finally be up?

Operators of the Seaside Heights, NJ boardwalk arcade have removed a controversial target of President Obama's likeness on a ball throwing game. The figure on the boardwalk game has been replaced by President George Bush and Hilary Clinton. The object of the game is for players to throw baseballs at plates being held by the public figures, which along with Obama, include Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden. Some people argued it was disrespectful to target the President in such a way.

Now, while Snooki did not bother to mention that the administration’s institution of the tax on tanning services is an overt breach of the president’s campaign promise to ensure that no one making less than $250,000 per year will see a tax increase, nor did she mention that the tariff likely violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment as it applies to one segment of the population but not another with the disparity based upon race (though she did note that John McCain is “pale” and “would probably want to be tan” while Obama “doesn’t have that problem,...

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. – "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has been arrested in the New Jersey beach town where the MTV show is based. Seaside Heights Police Chief Thomas Boyd says Polizzi was arrested at around 3:25 p.m. Friday and charged with disorderly conduct after other beachgoers reported she was bothering them. Polizzi was processed at police headquarters and released on a summons.

(snip) I went to Free Republic to see what true patriots thought of Obama's shamelessness. Their commenters were unsurprised at NObama's deceit. "Dilbert SanDiego" writes: Ya, I remember when Obama had said something about Snooki before. And now he’s trying to act like he doesn’t know about some things in pop culture such as Snooki on that reality show? Maybe Snooki doesn’t poll well in focus groups, so the prez wants to feign ignorance as to who she is????? "Never on my watch" says: He only knows what the teleprompter tells him. FWIW - I have no idea who or...

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