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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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
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Prince Harry makes early morning checks as he sits on an Apache helicopter at the British controlled flight-line at Camp Bastion on December 12, 2012 in Afghanistan.
Prince Harry Does Jersey Shore
Prince Harry, who has demonstrated that the “what-happens-in-Vegas-stays-in-Vegas” thing doesn’t apply to a buck-naked heir to the British throne, is heading to New Jersey in May for a tour of Hurricane Sandy’s devastation. No word on whether the prince, 28,...
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Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey, presents his budget plan at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. on Feb. 26, 2013.
Christie on Obama’s Budget Cutting: ‘Feels Like He Should Get His Way’
Could it be? Could Chris Christie and Barack Obama’s new-found friendship be on the rocks? A day after conservatives spurned the Republican governor of New Jersey as a speaker for their annual gathering, he placed the blame for the looming...
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Peter King: Sandy Cost Trust in Party
The fight against fellow House Republicans to secure $60.2 billion so the Northeast region could begin rebuilding after Super-storm Sandy wreaked widespread devastation frayed the bonds of loyalty and trust that New York Rep. Peter King feels for colleagues in...
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President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talk with people who are recovering from Hurricane Sandy, while surveying storm damage in Brigantine, N.J., on Oct. 31, 2012.
Christie Slams House for Delaying Sandy Aid Due to ‘Palace Intrigue’
Memo from Chris Christie to Congress: The American people hate you. New Jersey’s outspoken governor was fired up today after House Speaker John Boehner delayed a vote on Hurricane Sandy relief funding. “Disaster relief was something you didn’t play games...
Read more »Sandy Rebuilding Spurs Hiring in Furniture to Construction
The superstorm that caused tens of billions of dollars in damage and killed more than 100 people is also providing unexpected opportunities for companies helping in the recovery. Furniture, construction, plumbing, tree removal, road repair and structural engineering are among...
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'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart in Washington.
Christie Silent on Washington Trip, Chats With Jon Stewart
What’s New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie up to today during his lobbying trip to Washington? He’s not saying. Kevin Roberts, a spokesman for the 50-year-old Republican, confirmed the trip yesterday but declined to specify who Christie is meeting or disclose times...
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New Jersey Commissioner of the Department of Transportation, James Simpson, second left, Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Porotection, Bob Martin, right, and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, third right, walk with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, center left, past damaged homes along the Atlantic Ocean on Nov. 2, 2012 in Mantoloking, N.J.
Washington Daybook: Christie Turns Lobbyist
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is in Washington to lobby Congress for a Superstorm Sandy supplemental. The White House could send emergency aid request for more than $50 billion to the Hill as early as today. Speaking of Sandy, Amtrak...
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Chris Christie with his tickets as he arrives at Giants Stadium to attend a Bruce Springsteen concert.
Springsteen Born to Lose — to Christie or Booker, that is
Chris Christie, New Jersey’s governor, is born to run — right over his idol. The 50-year-old Republican, who declared his candidacy for a second term Nov. 26, would beat the Democrat-backing balladeer Bruce Springsteen, 63, in next year’s election, according to...
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New Jersey Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick walks near a home damaged by Superstorm Sandy on Nov. 29, 2012, in Ortley Beach, N.J.
New Jersey Fashion Statement: We’re from the Government, Here to Help
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s personalized embroidered fleece jacket is so two weeks ago. The outerwear now sweeping runways — well, the Hurricane Sandy-ravaged Seaside Heights boardwalk, anyway — is a little black number modeled by Assemblyman Jon Bramnick from...
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