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Senator Lautenberg's Legacy and His Successor

Heather Taylor-Miesle | Posted 06.04.2013 | Politics
Heather Taylor-Miesle

America lost a champion of public health and environmental protection when Senator Frank Lautenberg passed away on Monday. All of us benefited from hi...

I'm With Mitt: A Quick Aside for Christie

Steven Brykman | Posted 05.10.2013 | Comedy
Steven Brykman

I'm not one to let the Republicans get away with much, as anyone knows who's read any part of this blog, but there's only one word to describe NPR's coverage of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's recent lap-band surgery -- unfair.

Four New Technologies Promise an Optimal, Much-Improved Moviegoing Experience

Ellen Sterling | Posted 05.09.2013 | Technology
Ellen Sterling

This is a celebration of movies, the people who make them and a celebration of the theater owners who show them. It is the one time each year when the movie exhibition industry gathers to thank the people who show their films and, while there, show off a range of innovations intended to entice more people to come to see them.

Christie's Budget Calls For More School Choice

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 02.27.2013 | Politics

TRENTON, N.J. -- With relatively small expenditures, Gov. Chris Christie is using his proposed state budget to push harder for more school choice for ...

Christie Blamed For 'Climate Of Fear And Reefer-Madness Craziness'

The Daily Beast | Posted 02.07.2013 | Politics

Most nights, 52-year-old Marta Portuguez wakes up crying from pain—jolted out of sleep by horrifying muscle spasms that occur without warning....

Christie's Political Fortunes Surge After Obama Embrace

Reuters | Posted 03.25.2013 | Politics

NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Three-quarters of New Jersey voters approve of Governor Chris Christie's job performance and nearly seven in 10 say he ...

Dems Looking Hard For A Christie Challenger

AP | ANGELA DELLI SANTI | Posted 03.13.2013 | Politics

TRENTON, N.J. -- Gov. Chris Christie was seemingly everywhere at once after his State of the State message this week: the cover of Time magazine, the ...

Christie On 2016: 'You're Damn Right I'd be More Ready'

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.07.2013 | Politics

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) sounded confident about a possible 2016 run for president in a wide-ranging interview published Sunday in the Newar...

White Lights of the French Baroque: An Evening of Marc-Antoine Charpentier at Alice Tully Hall

Victoria Martino | Posted 01.06.2013 | Arts
Victoria Martino

The tone of the evening could best be characterized as lugubrious, focusing upon suffering, torture, and martyrdom. The only moments of relief came in the joyful, celebratory choruses of St. Cecilia's spiritual triumph over evil and the father's forgiveness of his prodigal son.

Team Obama Has to Win to Keep America Shining

Karma Kitaj | Posted 01.04.2013 | Politics
Karma Kitaj

Yes, I have been disappointed in some ways with the president. He's revealed himself to be a human, not an icon. But, I'm 100 percent certain that he's got our back.

On Hurricane Politics and Policy

Ari Melber | Posted 12.31.2012 | Politics
Ari Melber

An attack without an alternative isn't policy -- it's commentary. And no one can seriously argue that our firefighters and first responders will do a better job if we cut their funding, as congressional Republicans have proposed.

Christie: I Would Have Dialed Back 'Idiot' Remark At Navy SEAL

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 10.12.2012 | Politics

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said in an Esquire interview published Thursday that he wishes he would have backed off calling a former Navy SEAL ...

Romney to Launch "Stealth" Campaign Tonight: Lie at the Debate, Backtrack in Quiet Rooms

Paul Abrams | Posted 12.03.2012 | Politics
Paul Abrams

In case no one has noticed, Mitt Romney has floated a few trial balloons recently that, earlier in the campaign, would have provoked apoplexy on the right. For now, they are silent. Message: It is OK for Mitt to lie about his intentions between now and November 6.

WATCH: Booker, Christie Channel Seinfeld

AP | Posted 07.16.2012 | Politics

TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the mayor of New Jersey's largest city are channeling the Seinfeld-Newman rivalry in a video parod...

Christie Gives Advice To Kid About Bully

AP | ANGELA DELLI SANTI | Posted 05.02.2012 | Politics

GARFIELD, N.J. -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie received an unusual request at a town hall meeting Wednesday. Eleven-year-old Peter Schwartz asked t...

Christie Accused Of Corporate Welfare

The New York Times | Charles V. Bagli | Posted 04.05.2012 | Politics

Panasonic received $102.4 million in tax credits to move its headquarters nine miles within New Jersey....

Christie Vows 'Very Swift Action' On Gay Marriage

AP | Posted 02.14.2012 | Politics

TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is promising "very swift action" on gay-marriage legislation he opposes if it makes it to his desk. T...

With Zero Foreign Policy Experience Himself, Romney Can't Choose Republican Governor VP Wannabes

Paul Abrams | Posted 04.07.2012 | Politics
Paul Abrams

John Huntsman is probably his best choice, but Romney would have to risk (unjustified, but likely real) negatives from having two Mormons on the ticket.

Chris Christie Sends Message On Gay Marriage

AP | ANGELA DELLI SANTI and SAMANTHA HENRY | Posted 03.25.2012 | Politics

TRENTON, N.J. — Republican Gov. Chris Christie vowed Tuesday to veto a gay marriage bill under consideration in the Legislature, upending Democr...

Christie Sends Message To Romney

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 01.18.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Gov. Chris Christie is urging political ally Mitt Romney to immediately release his tax returns rather than waiting until April. The ...

Chris Christie Changes Plans After Tragedy

AP | ANGELA DELLI SANTI and BETH DeFALCO | Posted 03.11.2012 | Politics

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie postponed his State of the State address to the Legislature on Tuesday, delivering in its place a...

Christie Changes Tune On Vice Presidential Speculation

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.12.2011 | Politics

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney praised each other Wednesday Morning on NBC's "Today Show" just one day after...

Herman Cain: Chris Christie Is Too Liberal For Conservatives

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.02.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- (AP/The Huffington Post) Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain says New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is too liberal for conservati...

Memo to Rick Perry

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.26.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

[Note: I get a lot of emails from politicians, political groups, and other inside-the-Beltway types, all the time. Occasionally, I get added to a mai...

Obama Reconsidering Second Run

Mark Steinberg | Posted 07.29.2011 | Comedy
Mark Steinberg

At a press conference today, President Barack Obama shocked reporters when he said he might not run for a second term because he lacks fire in the bel...