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Heroic Town Bans Snooki From Shooting “Jersey Shore” Spinoff

Snooki and J-Woww are filming a Jersey Shore spinoff called Why Are You Still Watching Us? Snooki and J-Woww. They’re “living” in a Pelican Island […]

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Rand Paul Quotes Springsteen, Delivers Ultimate Middle Finger to Chris Christie

Someday, historians will look back on this heated exchange as the Lexington and Concord of the 2016 presidential race. Yesterday at a forum in Colorado, […]

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Book: Chris Christie Is Awesome, According to Chris Christie

The NYT reports today on a new book by Dan Balz, a veteran reporter, about the 2012 election. It apparently focuses a bit on Chris […]

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Chris Christie Gambles on Atlantic City’s Future

NewsWorks reports that Chris Christie is, er, doubling down on his support for Atlantic City’s revival: “We’re two-and-a-half years into a five year plan, and […]

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State of New Jersey Already Trying to Replace “Stronger Than the Storm”

Confirming suspicions that “Stronger than the Storm” is a terrible song, the state of New Jersey is calling all local musicians to come up with […]

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Chris Christie Promises He Isn’t “Going Hollywood”

The New York Daily News reports: Chris Christie assured Jersey voters Tuesday that he isn’t going Hollywood just because he made a cameo on Michael J. […]

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Chris Christie, Unrepentant Celebrity, Will Appear on NBC Sitcom

Chris Christie is this close to getting his own reality show. Letterman, Morning Joe, and now this–news that he’s cameoing in an episode of The Michael […]

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Stopping Medical Marijuana Won’t Make Chris Christie President

Since then-governor John Corzine signed it into law in January 2010, New Jersey’s medical marijuana program has been a thorn in Chris Christie’s side. It’s […]

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Chris Christie Will Be Listening to Bruno Mars This Weekend

Truly unable to think of any Jersey Shore-appropriate music to listen to this weekend? Like, haven’t heard a new song in 40 years and are […]

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Why Chris Christie Threatened to Say “Fuck” During GOP Convention Speech

Not just that–he was going to do it as part of an elaborately staged temper tantrum. According to a campaign book being released by the […]

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Chris Christie On DOMA Ruling: “Bad Decision”

Chris Christie, that noted vetoer of same-sex marriage bills, had this to say yesterday about the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of […]

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New Jersey Sues to Allow Sports Betting

AP reports: Gov. Chris Christie has led the fight to bring sports betting to the state’s struggling casinos and racetracks. But a 1992 federal law […]

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Christie Flying Flags at Half-Mast for Gandolfini

Monday, July 24th, flags across the state of New Jersey will fly at half-mast in honor of James Gandolfini. Chris Christie’s Executive Order No. 135 […]

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Chris Christie Is a Dallas Cowboys Fan

NFL.com reports: While talking to students at Samsel Upper Elementary School on Tuesday, New Jersey’s governor, Chris Christie, revealed his favorite sports teams. Those teams included […]

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Chris Christie Announces Presidential Announcement in 2015

USA Today: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he’ll “probably” make a decision about running for president sometime in 2015. “My job is to do […]