Chris Christie

House leaders reverse course, set vote for Superstorm Sandy aid

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The 113th Congress opened for business on Thursday and they’re already embroiled in a controversy. House leaders, in the fact of fierce criticism, reversed course and said they’d schedule a vote for Friday on the first installment of relief for victims of Superstorm Sandy.

Senator Bob Menendez Surveys Damage in New Jersey

Top of the Hour: Chris Christie Won’t Run For President, Morning Headlines

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With Christie out of the race, is it time for an independent?

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With Christie out, who will GOP voters favor?

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Chris Christie: still not running for president

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Anna Sale, reporter for WNYC’s It’s a Free Country and Ron Christie, Republican political strategist, CEO of Christie Strategies, and former special assistant to President George W. Bush, analyze whether Christie is in or out of the 2012 race.

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Is Chris Christie reconsidering a presidential bid?

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New Jersey’s own Bob Hennelly, senior reporter for Takeaway co-producer WNYC, talks about Chris Christie’s advantages and disadvantages heading into a presidential run, and if the governor is even seriously considering throwing his hat in the ring.

NJ State Budget Bucks National Education Spending Trends

Across the country, states’ and local governments have been getting to the difficult work of balancing their bottom lines. In New Jersey, Republican Governor Chris Christie proposed a $29.4 billion budget which, he argues, reduces state spening by 2.6 percent for the 2012 fiscal year. The governor went on to describe a “new normal” of […]