New Jersey Governor

Drinking the Tax-Cut Kool-Aid in New Jersey

Gordon MacInnes | Posted 04.19.2012

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The investments we need to create jobs and build a strong economy are being short-changed as leaders from both parties continue to drink the tax-cut Kool-Aid.

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Former N.J. Gov. Disguises Self As Homeless To Expose System Shortcomings

Posted 03.07.2012

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Covered with a fake beard and touches of makeup, former New Jersey Gov. Richard Codey, became Jimmy Peters, a homeless Newark man. Accompanied by ...

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Blaming Amy

Amy Siskind | Posted 01.02.2012

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Two weeks ago, a friend communicated some shocking news: our sorority sister Amy Friedlander was dead. Amy was part of a murder-suicide in which her two young children, and husband, with whom she was days away from finalizing a divorce, were also found dead.

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Chris Christie On Mounting Anger: I Understand

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.18.2011

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Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told a crowd of voters at a town-hall style event in Little Falls, NJ that he sympathizes with the Occup...

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Christie's Latest 2012 Denial Sparks Media Frenzy

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 12.04.2011

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NEW YORK -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told political reporters huddled in Trenton's statehouse -- and watching live Tuesday on cable news -- ...

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Count Christie Out... For Now

Tarot Politico | Posted 12.03.2011

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Although Christie's style and temperament are just what voters are looking for in the 2012 general election, these cards say that he wouldn't be able to win over the primary voters of the Republican religious right.

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NJ Politician On Chris Christie: 'I Want To Punch Him In His Head'

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 09.02.2011

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Chris Christie probably won't be invited to this lawmaker's 4th of July barbecue. New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney slammed the governor...

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New Jersey Governor's Helicopter Ride Latest In Often-Criticized Tradition

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 08.01.2011

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This story was reported in collaboration with our partners at Patch.com. Chris Christie was in a rush to get from his son's baseball game in Montva...

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Gov. Christie Answers Tough Questions On Teachers, Politics, NCLB

Education Week | Michele McNeil | Posted 07.11.2011

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who some call a disruptor, a kingmaker, and a public schools' destroyer, has unveiled an ambitious set of education re...

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WATCH: Kid Really Upset He Can't Have Governor Christie's Job

Posted 05.31.2011

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Whereas a lot of people thought Chris Christie was way too heavy to be Governor of the Garden State, this kid has the opposite problem -- he's too sma...

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Chris Christie Weight Loss Fuels Latest Presidential Speculation

Politics Daily | Jill Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he's not going to get into the 2012 presidential race. He says it a lot, including very emphatically last week at ...

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WATCH: Pat Quinn Takes On New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie

Posted 05.25.2011

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Since Illinois lawmakers voted to pass an income tax increase to address the state's dire budget crisis, other states have been trying to get business...

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Chris Christie Slammed For Disney World Vacation During 'Snowpocalypse'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Critics are taking aim at New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for his decision to embark ---- and now remain -- on his Disney World vacation even while...

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Chris Christie, New Jersey Governor, Reads 'A Visit From St. Nicholas'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hey, everyone! Are you a fan of the Yuletide season? Or New Jersey? Well, either way, you will be thrilled to see New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ...

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Metro Republicans Strong-Arm Weakness, and Is it Gillibrand 2012?

John R. Bohrer | Posted 05.25.2011

Though the New Jersey state Supreme Court has taken progressive strides, the latest from Governor Christie this week was not an act of ideology -- it was an act of power.

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Christie, Palin and the Death Threats

John Atlas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Okay Governor Christie, if you want to continue your drama queen act about a "death threat" which no one took seriously, at least take a principled stand against your own party members when they do worse.

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What it Looks Like When Democrats Aren't Wimps

John Atlas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Maybe we can learn something from Chris Christie. When you have power, appoint people who agree with your core values. When you don't have executive power, be tough. Jam up the works.

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Chris Christie Berates Columnist: 'You Should Really See Me When I'm Pissed' (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Asked about his "confrontational tone" by a liberal columnist for the website NJ.com, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) went on a rant about the need...

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Cracks in Obama's Coalition or Conventional Wisdom?

Jennifer Merolla Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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While some have made a fairly convincing case that there may be warning signals for the Democratic Party, I would caution against reading too deeply into the electoral tea leaves.

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Star-Ledger Endorses Third Party Candidate Chris Daggett In NJ Governor Race

Editor & Publisher | Posted 05.25.2011

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Independent candidate Chris Daggett has picked up a key endorsement in New Jersey's gubernatorial race. The Star-Ledger of Newark, the state's lar...

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NJ Governor's Race Down To The Wire

AP | ANGELA DELLI SANTI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TRENTON, N.J. — Republican Chris Christie, a former corruption-busting prosecutor, unseated the deep-pocketed but unpopular Gov. Jon Corzine on ...

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Christopher J. Daggett, Independent, Stirs Up New Jersey Governor's Race

nytimes.com | DAVID M. HALBFINGER | Posted 05.25.2011

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How Breasts (and Health Care) Swung a Governor's Race

John R. Bohrer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christie's lack of specificity and stubbornness in his ad did nothing but prove his duplicity and inform more people that he sides with insurance companies over New Jersey women.

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Chris Christie Big Bruce Springsteen Fan

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MENDHAM, N.J. — New Jersey's Republican candidate for governor insists he'll spend the night before his first debate at a Bruce Springsteen conc...

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Chris Christie's 'Macaca Moment' on Health Care

John R. Bohrer | Posted 05.25.2011

Christie is now on film, getting short with someone for daring to question the whims of the health care industry.

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