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How Will Christie's Weight Loss Affect Possible White House Run? [POLL/AUDIO]

David Matthau — Wed, 08 May 2013 10:01:11 +0000

Now that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has revealed he underwent lap-band weight loss surgery back in February, will it help or hurt his chances of winning the GOP Presidential nomination, should he decide to seek it in 2016?

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Chris Christie In GOP Mix For President In National Poll [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:18:03 +0000

By a huge margin, Democrats want former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to be their presidential nominee in 2016, but even with Republicans divided, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is among the top contenders.

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Does NJ Love Governor Christie As President? [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:35:23 +0000

For the fourth consecutive month New Jersey voters give Governor Chris Christie approval ratings above 70 percent.

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Christie Gets Donation From Mitt Romney [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:55:02 +0000

While many conservatives blame Chris Christie for Mitt Romney's loss to President Obama in the November election, Romney himself has made a donation to Christie's re-election campaign.

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Christie Not Bothered By Conservative Group Snub [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:41:31 +0000

Governor Chris Christie is not bothered by the Conservative Political Action Conference's decision not to invite him to speak this year.

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Christie Deemed "No Longer Conservative Enough" To Be Invited To Conference [POLL]

Dan Alexander — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:53:13 +0000

The head of the group putting together the Conservative Political Action Conference says Governor Christie has not been invited to address this year's event because he has been less conservative politically in the past year but the Governor isn't too worried.

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Christie Snubbed By National Conservatives? [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:07:26 +0000

The backlash from some national conservatives over Governor Christie working with President Obama in the days after Superstorm Sandy continues as he has not been asked to address the Conservative Political Action Conference scheduled for March in Washington because he is conservative enough.

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Hillary Clinton Supporters Form Super PAC For 2016

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:46:37 +0000

Some grass-roots supporters of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have formed a super PAC to help a potential Clinton presidential campaign in 2016 -- even though Clinton says she hasn't decided her plans.

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Lautenberg Denies Retirement Report

Dan Alexander — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:37:31 +0000

Senator Frank Lautenberg denies a report that he is retiring at the end of his term in 2014.[button href="http://nj1015.com/tags/cory-booker/" title="FULL COVERAGE: Cory Booker" align="center"] “The news report that claims Senator Lautenberg has decided to retire is simply not true,” wrote Caley Gray, Lautenberg’s Communications Director in a one-word email. WNBC TV reported the story on [...]

Christie Trails GOP, Dems In 2016 Presidential Poll

Dan Alexander — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:42:36 +0000

President Obama hasn't even been sworn in for his second term and a poll is out showing Governor Chris Christie trails both possible Republican and Democrat challengers in the 2016 presidential race.

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