"All these fears are exaggerated and ridiculous," New Jersey governor Chris Christie said on Monday of concerns about privacy abuses.
It came on a day of growing concern that the peace plan, embraced so hopefully during a summit meeting in Aqaba, Jordan, last week, might die an early death in the absence of a major new gesture from the Bush administration.
A new Boeing 787 Dreamliner flown by United Airlines was diverted in midflight to New Orleans on Tuesday because of concern about a possible mechanical problem.
The city clerk in Springfield, William J. Metzger, had already decided to stop issuing licenses to out-of-state gay couples on Wednesday, out of concern about an official crackdown.
ACOSTA'S INJURY The Mets planned to send reliever Manny Acosta for an X-ray on Wednesday out of concern that he might have broken his right pinkie when a comebacker glanced off of him in Tuesday's game.
A Cuban American from Hialeah, a city in Miami-Dade County, Hernandez plans to avoid the campus on Thursday out of concern for his personal safety.
Radomski did not want to give a scheduled deposition Tuesday or testify Wednesday because of concerns that he would incriminate himself, according to two other people familiar with the proceedings.
At the same time, Senate Republicans delayed the confirmation of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state for at least a day because of concerns about potential conflicts of interest posed by possible foreign donors to her husband's foundation.
Cumulative exposure for ozone (0-2 day lag) is of concern, whereas for nitrogen dioxide the concern is with single day exposure.
In nearby Teaneck, where schools in the 4,500-student 4,500-student remain closedistrictst through Thursday because of concerns about hazardous road conditions, officials are considering adding days in June.
