FC: Anonymous political website gains following in New Jersey

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Mon May 13 2002 - 20:21:40 PDT

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    POLITICAL WEB SITE AUTHORS KEEP IDENTITY SECRET
    (Mercury News)  When Essex County Executive James W. Treffinger dropped out 
    of the U.S. Senate race on April 22, The Associated Press put a 
    one-sentence "news alert" out on its wires at 2:08pm.  But for New Jersey's 
    political junkies, it was old news.  The anonymously operated Web site 
    politicsnj.com had about 100 words describing Treffinger's withdrawal at 
    1:40pm.  It was the latest soup for an e-publication that in a little more 
    than two years has grown to become mandatory reading for the political 
    class in New Jersey by providing a virtual clipping service for the morning 
    newspapers and a combination of tips, gossip, and opinions.
    http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/3210258.htm
    
    
    
    
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