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  • Acting governor reveals finalists in state slogan contest

    12/22/2005 7:34:34 AM PST · by george76 · 25 replies · 590+ views
    Associated Press ^ | December 21, 2005 | ANGELA DELLI SANTI
    TRENTON, N.J. -- After sifting through nearly 8,000 proposed state slogans that ran the gamut from colloquial _ "NJ: How You Doin'?!" _ to the cynical _ "Most of Our Elected Officials Have Not Been Indicted" _ the acting governor revealed the five finalists of a statewide contest Wednesday. Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey ... The contest prompted some entries that capitalized on stereotypes of New Jersey as the home of mobsters, political corruption, traffic-choked highways and billowing smokestacks. None of those made the final cut. Codey acknowledged that New Jerseyans might prefer an edgier slogan than the choices provided,...