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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey threatened to "take out" a radio talk show host who made dismissive comments about postpartum depression, an ailment that has afflicted first lady Mary Jo Codey, a newspaper reported Wednesday. According to an account in The Star-Ledger of Newark, Codey confronted radio host Craig Carton on Tuesday in a hallway at the Ewing Township studios of NJ 101.5. "I wish I weren't governor, I'd take you out," Codey said off-air, according to a Star-Ledger reporter who witnessed the confrontation. Carton responded: "That's real professional. You want to fight?" Codey and Carton...

PASADENA -- In his State of the State address in January, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared himself to be "California's job czar' and promised to use his skills as a salesman honed, as he said, selling a couple bad action flicks to moviegoers to boost employment in the state. But critics say the governor turned his back on that pledge when he hired a Canadian firm, CGI-AMS, to advise the state on ways to contract for goods and services. While the decision is meant to save the cash-strapped state millions, it will also cost Californians their jobs, said Douglas Heller, executive...