Updated at 12:52 and 3:30 pm EDT, with Terrence Dopp reporting from Asbury Park Heckuva job. Remember that line? That was former President George W. Bush’s praise for then-FEMA director Michael D. Brown in the first few days after Hurricane...
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President Barack Obama with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie after arriving at Joint Base McGuire-Dix in New Jersey on May 28, 2013. Obama is traveling to the New Jersey shore to view rebuilding efforts following last year's Hurricane Sandy.
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HRH Prince Harry, left, with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie visit areas affected by Superstorm Sandy on the fifth day of his visit to the United States on May 14, 2013 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey.
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New Jersey Sen. Barbara Buono greets supporters on Feb. 2, 2013, as she officially kicks off her campaign for New Jersey governor with a rally in New Brunswick.
Buono Hits Christie With First TV Ad in New Jersey Race
Barbara Buono, the New Jersey Democrat waging a long-shot campaign to unseat Gov. Chris Christie, will launch her first television ad this week as she seeks to compete with the popular and well-funded Republican. Buono, 59, will spend over $1...
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Chris Christie on Capitol Hill.
Christie Forgoes Public Funding After Raising $2.13 Million
This time, it’s Chris Christie’s turn to be the richest guy in the room. New Jersey’s Republican governor, who ran Jon Corzine out of Trenton in 2009 despite being outspent more than two-to-one, has opted to skip the state’s public...
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