A legal challenge to New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s scheduling of a U.S. Senate special election is in part a fight over grammar. Here’s a part of the state election code that deals with Senate vacancies, such as the...
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Head coach Jason Garrett and the Dallas Cowboys prepare to take the field for their game against the Washington Redskins.
Christie: Cowboys Fan — Why Root for Teams That Annoy You?
How did the governor of New Jersey, where the National Football League’s Jets and Giants play, become a Dallas Cowboys fan? Easy. When Chris Christie, 50, was a kid, the Cowboys had Heisman Trophy winner and two-time Super Bowl champion...
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former President Bill Clinton depart after speaking to guests at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on June 14, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois.
Christie Defends Bipartisan Efforts
Chris Christie, the Republican New Jersey governor who may run for president in 2016, says he’s aware of the political ramifications of his actions as governor, including his alliance with President Barack Obama last fall to secure federal aid for his state...
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Jimmy Fallon and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie during a taping of 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' at Rockefeller Center on June 12, 2013 in New York City.
Christie-Fallon Slow-Jamming News
What can you say about an overweight governor who allows a late-night comedian to suggest that he step away from the scale? You can say what Chris Christie said: Jimmy Fallon’s not as funny as he thinks. That’s New Jersey’s...
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Rep. Rush Holt speaks to supporters in Princeton Borough, N.J., in this 2010 file photo.
Who is Rush Holt? Jeopardy Champ Hopes Answer is Senator
If brains translated to votes, Rep. Rush Holt of New Jersey might just win the special U.S. Senate election in a runaway. Holt, a 64-year-old Democrat who announced his candidacy today, is a Ph.D physicist seeking to enter a legislative...
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers a question on June 4, 2013 in Trenton, N.J. Christie will set an October special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by Frank Lautenberg's death, a decision that gets voters the quickest possible say on who will represents them.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 192
That’s how many U.S. senators have been appointed since the 17th Amendment in 1913 granted governors the power to fill vacancies. Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey will soon appoint a senator who will serve through at least Oct....
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie outlines plans for a special election to be held to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat of Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), who died yesterday, on June 4, 2013 at the Statehouse in Trenton, New Jersey.
Chris Christie Punts Senate Seat
Gov. Chris Christie could have appointed a Republican to succeed the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg for the next year and a half, positioning his Republican Party to defend that seat in 2014. Instead, he is calling a special election on...
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Sen. Frank Lautenberg attends a rally in support of the planned "Access to the Region's Core" (ARC) rail tunnel between New Jersey and New York City in this 2010 file photo in North Bergen, New Jersey.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 31
That’s how many years it has been since a Republican represented New Jersey in the U.S. Senate. Democrat Frank Lautenberg’s death yesterday created a Senate vacancy that Republican Gov. Chris Christie will fill, probably with a member of his party....
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President Barack Obama holds a stuffed bear alongside New Jersey Governor Chris Christie after playing an arcade game along the boardwalk as they view rebuilding efforts following last year's Hurricane Sandy in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, on May 28, 2013.
Christie Scores Teddy for Obama
Out on the boardwalk, they are tossing pigskins… Out on the boardwalk, the governor wins… President Barack Obama went 0-5 in his football tosses at “Touchdown Fever,” an arcade on the boardwalk at Point Pleasant, Jersey. Gov. Chris Christie nailed...
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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.
Obama-Christie: Heckuva Job
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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