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Article: McGreevey's bid for a last hurrah; New Jersey governor plans to resign Nov. 15, but also hopes to push ahead on tax reform and stem-cell study.(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- August 23, 2004
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Byline: Alexandra Marks Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
NEW YORK -- New Jersey's roiling political waters have calmed, at least for now.
Embattled Gov. James McGreevey (D) has made it clear that he intends to wait until Nov. 15 to make his resignation effective - and barring some further damaging revelation, it appears he will get his way.
The open question is whether he can use that time, as he hopes, to pursue accomplishments, from shoring up property tax reform to cementing New Jersey's status as a leader in stem cell research.
There's little historic precedent to use as a guide for such a situation. After President ...