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WASHINGTON - Presidential Democratic hopeful John Kerry (news - web sites) is letting former Sen. Robert Torricelli raise money for him less than two years after the Senate formally rebuked Torricelli for his actions with a political donor. Torricelli, whose rising political career collapsed in 2002 after his fund raising became the subject of criminal and Senate investigations, said Friday he is not seeking a formal position in Kerry's campaign but has raised money for it. "I have asked people to send in checks," Torricelli said in a phone interview. "I have raised some money for John. I have known...

<p>The call came before 7 a.m. on Tuesday. Former Sen. Robert Torricelli was on the line, and Sen. Jon Corzine was not pleased.</p> <p>For days prior to that call, news reports blared word that Corzine, along with developer Charles Kushner, wanted a $100 million public subsidy to purchase the YankeeNets, and that Torricelli was the broker for the deal.</p>

Although they swear that Robert G. Torricelli never really had an inside track, several top officials in the McGreevey administration said last week that the former U.S. senator has been declared radioactive and his clients are to get nothing from the state. "The word from the front office is he's cut off," said one Cabinet officer, using the Trenton insider term for the governor's office. "They said, 'Cut him off and the people he brings around.' I sent the word to my people not to send anything he's connected with to my desk." Another Cabinet member said there had initially...

<p>An al Qaeda sleeper agent "wrapped in his cloak of American citizenship" has secretly pleaded guilty to aiding Osama bin Laden by scouting out bridges and railroads for destruction in New York and Washington, Attorney General John Ashcroft said yesterday.</p>

Mr. Genova also uncovered a legal memorandum from Mr. Forrester's lawyer written in April, when State Senator Diane Allen, one of Mr. Forrester's opponents in the Republican primary, was trying to block him from taking the ballot position of James W. Treffinger. Mr. Treffinger, the Essex County executive, had resigned from the race because of scandal three days earlier, or 40 days before the primary. Senator Allen maintained that moving Mr. Forrester's name to Mr. Treffinger's place on the ballot would come too late under Title 19 of the state election law, which sets a deadline of 51 days before...

Sunday Oct. 6, 2002; 2:09 p.m. EDTLautenberg Retracts Promise for 21 Debates A spokesman for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Frank Lautenberg has retracted Lautenberg's promise, offered just yesterday, that he would meet his Republican opponent Doug Forrester for 21 debates in different New Jersey counties before Election Day. Asked whether his boss intended to honor the 21-debate pledge, Lautenberg spokesman Tom Shea told WABC Radio's Steve Malzberg, "Absolutely not." "We'll do debates," Shea explained. "The voters of the state will have plenty of opportunities to hear the two candidates. Twenty-one debates in 21 counties with only 30 days left...

This appears pretty handy to detect one's liberal rating. Way to go, Ashcroft! Helms scores a 0 liberal rating, along with others. FReegards.... Alabama Shelby R (R) 5 Sessions J (R) 0 Alaska Stevens T (R) 30 Murkowski F (R) 10 Arizona McCain J (R) 5 Kyl J (R) 0 Arkansas Bumpers D (D) 95 Hutchinson T (R) 0 California Feinstein D (D) 85 Boxer B (D) 100 Colorado Campbell B (R) 25 Allard W (R) 0 Connecticut Dodd C (D) 90 Lieberman J (D) 75 Delaware Roth W (R) 10 Biden J (D) 70 Florida Graham B (D) 60...

I read the news today (oh, boy), and the stories on the appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court gave the impression that it was a real long shot – i.e. having certiorari granted. Why would that be? The relevant NJ election statute (19:13-20) is very clear and reads as follows: A selection made pursuant to subsection (c) and a statement of the selection SHALL be filed not later than the 48th day before the election. The relevant portion of subsection (c) says simply: . . .for a statewide office, the candidate shall be selected by the State committee of the...

Heads Up! Sean Hannity just announced that Jim McGreasy called and asked to be on his radio show this afternoon. Sean said they are trying to arrange the call-in, so be listening; Sean predicted fireworks. Tony

<p>Given the outcry directed at the U.S. Supreme Court after it ended the 2000 Florida recount, we'd understand if the Justices aren't too keen on getting involved in another election dispute.</p> <p>But when it comes to the Republican appeal yesterday of the New Jersey Supreme Court's decision to allow a late switch on the state ballot, we don't think they have much of a choice. Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution specifically delegates to state legislatures, not to state governments as a whole, the authority over the "times, places and manner" of holding Senatorial elections. As such, the "equitable powers" invoked by the New Jersey court to "liberally construe" this particular law simply do not exist.</p>

Washington, Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Supreme Court,still scarred by the fight over the 2000 presidential electionfight, probably will be reluctant to wade into the battle over NewJersey's U.S. Senate race, legal experts said.     Republicans today asked the nation's highest court to blockDemocrats from putting former Senator Frank Lautenberg on thestate's Nov. 5 ballot. The New Jersey Supreme Court ruledyesterday that Lautenberg could replace Senator Robert Torricelli,who withdrew from the race Monday.     The high court two years ago issued a 5-4 decision thatcleared the way for Republican George W. Bush to defeat DemocratAl Gore and become the 43rd U.S....

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Robert Torricelli of New Jersey submitted to the Clinton White House a pardon application by a campaign donor at the same time the donor was cooperating in an investigation of Torricelli, according to court papers. In a letter submitted in the case of Lawrence Penna, prosecutors said Penna asked Torricelli for help in obtaining a presidential pardon in the fall of 2000 "without telling the prosecutors and agents responsible for his supervision." Penna, the former president of a defunct New Jersey brokerage firm, subsequently received a nine-month prison term for making illegal campaign donations to Torricelli and...

Forrester Statement On New Jersey Supreme Court Decision (TRENTON, OCTOBER 2) – U.S. Senate candidate Doug Forrester tonight issued the following statement: “Today, the people of New Jersey lost. The Torricelli-Lautenberg machine’s disregard for the rule of law, fair elections and the people of New Jersey will, once again, make our great state the butt of national jokes. “The good people of New Jersey understand what has transpired over the past few days. A few powerbrokers read public opinion polls and concluded that I was going to beat Bob Torricelli, and decided to change the rules of the game. The...

Which law(s) do you want to be "liberally construed" (broken or not enforced)?Hey, if DemocRATS can do it why can't I?

Liberals Believe It's Time To Change The Rules Of GamePaul M. WeyrichWednesday, Oct. 2, 2002 The decision of Sen . Bob Torricelli, D-N.J., to withdraw as a candidate for reelection little more than a month before the election presents the opportunity for liberals once again to try to change the rules of the game. This much you can be sure of: they are finding it very difficult to resist the opportunity. Actually, the way liberals envision our nation's laws is similar to the way that baseball players envisioned playing cards in the novel, "Bang the Drum Slowly." These ball...

The Trenton Times said Lautenberg 'has indicated that he is willing to pay for much of his campaign,' but Roll Call reported yesterday that Lautenberg said he won't.The paper also dramatically raises the prospect that Torch 'wages a guerilla war' now against the Lautenberg campaign.But, ouch, one Democrat declared yesterday the Toricelli 'is no longer relevant to the Democratic Party. He's going to learn that very quickly.''After Pallone dropped out (yesterday) Tooicelli was eventually persuaded to let his war chest be used by Lautenberg, the Bergen Record says.

I just heard Clarence Page say it wouldn't look good for the GOP to win the race in N.J. via a Judicial ruling. That got me to thinking. What if the GOP wins their court case and the Torch has to stay on the ballot? He said he's not running again but if he is on the ballot he's on the ballot. If he were to win (no way it happens but just as a question to those lefty losers) and they've spent weeks saying he's not running, let us run someone else because it won't be fair to not...

Calling Freeper lawyers: If the NJ Supreme Court allows the demonrats to change candidates, is this appealable to US Supreme Court?

he New Jersey Supreme Court intervened today in the political wrangling over whether Democrats can name a replacement for Senator Robert G. Torricelli on the Nov. 5 ballot, saying that it will hear arguments in the case on Wednesday. Lawyers for the New Jersey State Democratic Party had filed a motion in Middlesex County Superior Court this morning in an attempt to remove Mr. Torricelli's name from the ballot and to appoint a replacement. But hours later, the Supreme Court issued an order saying it would hear the case directly instead of waiting for the lower court to act. A...

The New Jersey Democratic party's claim that it can anoint a new candidate, based on the political calculation that incumbent Robert Torricelli will probably lose, appears to be baseless. Although news reports have not specified what parts of the law the Democrats are citing, New Jersey statutes are available on the Internet. Let's start with the basic statute on vacancy (NJ Statute 19:13-20): In the event of a vacancy, howsoever caused, among candidates nominated at primaries, which vacancy shall occur not later than the 51st day before the general election, or in the event of inability to select a...