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Chris Christie Not Invited to Gathering of Conservatives

More evidence that Chris Christie will never be president as long as he remains Republican: The New Jersey governor wasn’t invited to CPAC, an annual […]

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New Jersey Sues Hurricane Sandy Charity It Says Was Stealing Donations

The state of New Jersey has sued the founders of a group called The Hurricane Sandy Relief Foundation for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars […]

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GOP Needs a Steady Diet of Doughnuts, Water and Tupac

Republicans gathered last month at their winter meeting for a postmortem regarding their defeat last November, and what Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal called their “stupid […]

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Chris Christie’s Whopping Approval Rating Highest Of Any NJ Guv in 17 Years

Not since Christine Todd Whitman has New Jersey so swooned for Trenton. Today, a poll by Quinnipiac finds the Governor’s approval rating at a stunning […]

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Chris Christie Trying to Force Jersey Moms to Breastfeed

Chris Christie–or at least his underlings in the New Jersey Department of Health–is telling new moms they best be breast-feeding their young’uns. Or else. The […]

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Chris Christie Yells at Someone, Pt. 796: The Doctor Who Called Him Fat

I’ll make this brief, since this is just chapter IV in a developing story. First, Christie appeared on Dave Letterman to eat a donut. Then, […]

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UPDATE: Christie Vetoes Gambling Bill, But Points Way Forward

AP: Gov. Chris Christie is expected to decide whether to sign or veto a bill that would make New Jersey the third state in the […]

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U2’s Bono Joins Pat Christie’s Star-Studded Hurricane Sandy Relief Effort

It’s only a humanitarian crisis when Bono shows up. Today Hurricane Sandy received the official Bono imprimatur, as he’s joined fellow new arrival Brian Williams […]

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Chris Christie Lashes Out at Doctor Who Called Him Fat; Doctor Refuses to Back Down

Yesterday, CNN decided to ask a doctor if Chris Christie was too fat. The doctor, who used to work at the White House, and helped […]

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WATCH: Chris Christie Make Fat Jokes on David Letterman

Give it to Joisey Gov. Chris Christie: He knows how to turn a joke to his advantage—like he did Monday night on David Letterman: He’s […]

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Images of Chris Christie Set to Ludacris: A Match Made in Tumblr

This “news” broke a couple days ago. Still, there’s an unwritten rule that bloggers must blog about politically relevant and semi-humorous Tumblrs. (Remember Chris Christie […]

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Chris Christie Wants To Take Away the Kiddies’ Nice Garden

For over ten years, the Camden Children’s Garden has provided a sanctuary for area kids, featuring a butterfly house, dinosaur garden, carousel, and of course, […]

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Joe Biden’s Choice: Crack Down on Fake Guns, Or Real?

Real guns are great. It’s the fake guns—the ones you see on TV, on film, and in video games—that pose the real danger to our […]

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Chris Christie Releases Bon Jovi-Themed Hurricane Sandy Video

It was silly of New Jersey Senate President Steven Sweeney to claim that Chris Christie “prayed” for Sandy for political reasons. But Christie (AKA “The […]

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Chris Christie Not Happy With His TIME Cover Photo

The cover of this week’s Time magazine features a big, bleak mug of the guv, over the words “THE BOSS.” On its face, the cover […]