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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
04-10-2005

Curb the political bosses -- Reform efforts have a long way to go
Date: 04-10-2005, Sunday
Section: OPINION
Edtion: All Editions

THE recently released rantings of South Jersey Democratic boss George Norcross not only show him to be a two-bit megalomaniac, but they also underscore how puny the state's recent political reforms really are.

The ballyhooed pay-to-play reform that was signed into law by acting Governor Codey last month does nothing to diminish the power of county bosses on the municipal level - where, as the secretly recorded Norcross tapes ...

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