Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey has picked up a handful of Democratic mayors to support his bid for re-election. Now it’s his foe’s turn to woo a mayor from across the aisle. Nick Poliseno, the Republican mayor of...
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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.
Christie’s Opponent Buono Endorsed by Republican Mayor
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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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Delegates stand at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa, Florida, on Aug. 30, 2012.
Republican Group Seeks More Hispanic and Female Candidates
The Republican organization working to secure state offices for the party will focus on recruiting Hispanic and female candidates in the 2014 election cycle, when it plans to raise $50 million. The Republican State Leadership Committee is “on track” to...
Read more »Ex-Rep. Maguire Readies New Jersey Comeback Campaign
More than 30 years after leaving Congress, New Jersey Democrat Andy Maguire is preparing for a comeback effort in 2014. Maguire, 74, filed a federal statement of candidacy to seek the northern 5th District seat held by Republican Scott Garrett,...
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People stand behind a barricade while they wait to catch a glimpse of Britain's Prince Harry, who is expected to visit Casino Pier during a tour of the area hit by Superstorm Sandy, on May 14, 2013, in Seaside Heights, N.J.
Prince Harry: Jersey Shore Open for Business Post-Sandy
After the biggest Atlantic storm on record struck the New Jersey shore last October, Seaside Heights Mayor William Akers was asked repeatedly if the town would rebuild in time to welcome summer tourists. “Oh, no problem,”he’d reply. “The truth of the...
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks at a joint press conference on November 4, 2012 in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Christie Confronts 2016, Springsteen’s Bouncers, Fleece Jokes
The key to Chris Christie’s success? It must be the fleece. The New Jersey governor, a 50-year-old-old Republican who made headlines yesterday disclosing his secret weight-loss surgery, poked fun at his purported 2016 White House ambitions and the now-famous monogrammed...
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Jon Bon Jovi attend the Overdose Prevention Act Bill signing at Barnert Medical Arts Complex on May 2, 2013 in Paterson, New Jersey.
Chris Christie’s Bon Jovi Gig — Latest in Long Parade of Democrats
Gov. Chris Christie, the New Jersey Republican who took political shots for embracing President Barack Obama days after Hurricane Sandy, brought in a little star power today as rocker Jon Bon Jovi co-headlined a bill-signing ceremony. The event, at which...
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talks during a town hall meeting at Raritan Valley Community College, on April 11, 2013, in Branchburg, N.J.
Christie and Ginjer: 67% and Smiling
Six months after Sandy, the shores of New Jersey and New York are still climbing out of the rubble of a super-storm’s wrath. Billions of dollars in federal aid which took three months to secure from a resistant House are...
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Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, NJ speaks onstage at the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas.
Booker’s Backers: Jason Kidd, Victor Cruz, Rob Reiner, Ron Howard
Cory Booker, the Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, raised $1.9 million for his 2014 Senate campaign in this year’s first quarter, including donations from well-known figures in sports, entertainment, lobbying and finance. Jason Kidd, point guard for the New...
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Pulitizer Prize- and National Book Award-winning novelist Philip Roth with co-director and co-writer Livia Manera during the filming of ""Philip Roth: Unmasked."
Philip Roth: Hello, Newark
Gov. Chris Christie, Republican, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Democrat, have played something of a political tug of war for publicity in the Garden State — with eyes fixed squarely on a wider audience. The mayor has one-upped the governor...
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