The president suggested earlier in the day that he would withhold food stamp payments despite a court order mandating the administration pay partial benefits.
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The president suggested earlier in the day that he would withhold food stamp payments despite a court order mandating the administration pay partial benefits.
NYT > U.S. > Politics

Jim McGreevey, the former governor of New Jersey, is hoping to become the mayor of Jersey City. No candidate won 50 percent of the vote, so the race is headed to a runoff.

Ghazala Hashmi, elected as lieutenant governor, became the first Muslim woman to win statewide office in any state.