Heads Up: 1.9.07

Phew! What's that smell?  NYC blames Jersey. Newsday

In IL, pick which town your house is in. Chicago Trib

What do the GEICO gecko and George Washington have in common? NYT

NJ legislator takes a quadruple dip in the pension pool. Philly Inquirer

Oakland city councilman booed but reelected. Oakland Trib

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