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John Celock

Christie Slammed For Following Tradition

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.16.2013 | Politics

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is being criticized by Democrats for appearing with his family in a new federally funded commercial to promote tour...

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Obama-Backed Mayor Loses Big

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.15.2013 | Politics

A New Jersey mayor backed by President Barack Obama was defeated Tuesday in his bid for a third term leading Jersey City, the state's second-largest c...

Christie Makes Huge Move

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 04.30.2013 | Politics

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is set to unveil the first commercial of his reelection campaign Wednesday in an ad buy worth more than what his Democr...

Dems Ask Feds To Probe Key Christie Plan

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 04.18.2013 | Politics

New Jersey Democrats are betting against Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to privatize the state lottery, saying the initial Mega Millions the state is ex...

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Christie Plan Slammed As Discriminatory

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 04.10.2013 | Politics

A proposal from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's (R) administration to overhaul the state's civil service structure is being criticized by a prominent...

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Christie Opponent Attacks 'Lack Of Leadership' After Rutgers Scandal

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 04.08.2013 | Politics

The controversy at Rutgers University over how the New Jersey school handled accusations that the men's basketball coach abused players is quickly bec...

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Christie Opponent Sees Path To Victory

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 04.03.2013 | Politics

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono, lagging far behind Gov. Chris Christie (R) in polls, said she rema...

Christie Still Has Something To Prove

RealClearPolicy | Posted 04.03.2013 | Politics

Chris Christie has the reputation of an aggressive reformer, bolstered by a steady stream of YouTube clips of the New Jersey governor haranguing audie...

Lawmaker's Kinky Sex Fantasies Revealed

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 03.25.2013 | Politics

A New Jersey assemblyman's kinky emails to a lobbyist who was later arrested on stalking charges have been revealed, shedding light on a relationship ...

Menendez Reportedly Under Grand Jury Investigation

AP | Posted 05.14.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Sen. Robert Menendez is being investigated by a Miami federal grand jury for his role in advocating for the business interests of a...

Cory Booker Geeks Out

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 03.14.2013 | Politics

Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) put talk of his likely U.S. Senate campaign and love of Twitter aside Tuesday night to engage in a "Star Trek" trivia con...

Dem Senator Sidelined By Painful Condition

AP | Posted 03.13.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the nation's oldest senator at 89, has been sidelined in New Jersey with pain and weakness in his legs. Lautenbe...

Christie Criticized For '19th Century' Behavior

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 03.13.2013 | Politics

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is under attack by the state's Assembly speaker for bringing up her race during a discussion about school vouchers...

Chris Christie Lottery Plan Slammed

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 03.11.2013 | Politics

Organized labor is attacking New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's plan to privatize the state lottery with a new ad that began airing statewide on Monday....

GOP Lawmakers Push Ban On Red Light Cameras

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 03.11.2013 | Politics

A trio of Republican legislators in Ohio have introduced legislation banning the use of cameras to catch speeding and red-light runners in the state. ...

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Partisan Sparks Fly At Chris Christie Oversight Hearing

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.09.2013 | Politics

A New Jersey legislative hearing Friday related to Hurricane Sandy cleanup turned into a partisan slugfest, as Republicans accused Democrats of using ...

Cory Booker To Keep Mum On Senate Race

The Huffington Post | Mollie Reilly | Posted 03.06.2013 | Politics

Newark Mayor Cory Booker won't make an announcement about his potential run for the U.S. Senate until after the New Jersey gubernatorial race. Boo...

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N.J. Lawmaker: 'I've Never Seen A Deer Wearing 48 Layers of Kevlar'

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.05.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The majority leader of the New Jersey General Assembly is pushing a package of Democratic-sponsored gun control measures, describing the...

'Ironman' Mayoral Candidate Goes For 2 Mile Polar Bear Swim

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 02.26.2013 | Politics

A candidate for mayor of New Jersey's second-largest city has released a new campaign ad that shows him swimming the width of the Hudson River. Je...

Bloomberg Intervenes On Behalf Of Gun Control Ally

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 02.21.2013 | Politics

New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has not weighed in on the race to succeed him, but he is reaching across the Hudson River to offer support to a key...

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Lawmakers Told They Need Psychological Checks

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.13.2013 | Politics

Members of the New Jersey Legislature were told Wednesday by a Second Amendment advocate that lawmakers -- not gun owners -- are the ones who need to ...

Christie Opponent Injured

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 02.12.2013 | Politics

The presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) was injured in a car accident on Monday night. State Sen. Barba...

Woman Implicated In Scandal Says She Never Met Sen. Menendez

Posted 02.04.2013 | Politics

A woman implicated in prostitution allegations involving Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) is denying ever meeting the U.S. senator, according to a Univis...

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Chris Christie Heaps More Praise On Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.31.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), in a speech designed to boost his reelection this year and a possible 2016 presidential candidacy, t...

Another Christie Foe Bites The Dust

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 01.28.2013 | Politics

The decision by New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) to not run for governor has likely set the stage for state Sen. Barbara Bu...