Fulfilling a campaign promise, Gov. James McGreevey is restoring the Department of the Public Advocate, the post-Watergate icon for accountability and good government that drew national attention when created in 1974.
Question is, which public advocate is returning? The original trailblazing agency that sued the state, counties and towns over hot-button issues such as forced racial busing, affordable housing in wealthy suburbs, overcrowded jails and beach access? Or the stripped down version that was finally put to rest as past its usefulness in 1994?
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