The nascent third-party movement called Americans Elect assembled a dream team of prospective presidential nominees: Mike Bloomberg! Colin Powell! Chris Christie! Mitch Daniels! Read full article > >

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Where have all the candidates gone?

In rejecting the online marketplace, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey cited a pending Supreme Court challenge to the Affordable Care Act, but his move was largely symbolic.

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Christie Vetoes Health Insurance Exchange for New Jersey

Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) and I got into an epic argument on “Morning Joe” in February when I took issue with his assertion that he and President Obama have the same position on same-sex marriage. In a blog post later that day, I slammed Christie for not seizing the chance to grant gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. Read full article > >

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Jonathan Capehart: Obama: Don’t punt on the federal contractor executive order

A new federal report says Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey exaggerated the projected cost of a new train tunnel, the nation’s largest public works project, when he scrapped it in 2010.

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Report Disputes Christie’s Reason for Halting Tunnel Project in 2010

The bill requires Assembly approval and faces a veto by Gov. Chris Christie, who favors holding a referendum on the issue, but proponents were encouraged by the margin and the support of some former opponents.

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New Jersey Senate Votes for Gay Marriage

His moves on same-sex marriage highlighted the considerable political skills that have made Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey one of the Republican Party’s rising stars.

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Political Memo: Christie Avoids Problems by Seeking Vote on Same-Sex Marriage

Ending a late flurry of indecision, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey announced on Tuesday that he had decided not to seek the presidency.

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Opting Out of Race, Christie Says, ‘Now Is Not My Time’

Chris Christie, the Republican governor of New Jersey being courted to run for president, is a jumble of political contradictions.

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Imagining a Christie Campaign for President

Almost lost amid the buzz this week over the possibility that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie may seek the Republican nomination for president was the potential rise of a candidate already in the race: Herman Cain. After a series of impressive debate performances and a new poll showing him in third place, he is the latest GOP candidate to ride the boom and bust, we-love-you-we-love-you-not cycle of this year’s volatile race . Read full article > >

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Herman Cain: The GOP’s next big thing?

Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s recent stumbles — his rambling attempt at last week’s GOP presidential debate to attack former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney’s flip-flopping is a prime example — have renewed speculation that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie might rethink his “no go” decision on the 2012 race. Read full article > >

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Why Chris Christie should — and shouldn’t — run for president

$30M collection to be auctioned at Christie’s.

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Elizabeth Taylor’s Jewelry for Sale

Trenton Near the statehouse office of New Jersey’s 55th governor sits a sort of shrine to the 34th. Fortunately, Chris Christie is unlike Woodrow Wilson . Christie, who resembles Falstaff in girth and Jack Dempsey in pugnacity, is a visceral politician who thrives on conflict. Wilson — lean, intellectual and pious, particularly about himself — regarded opposition as impious. Read full article > >

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Chris Christie, America’s Caesar

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ’s office is shooting down a report that he is rethinking his decision not to join the GOP presidential race in 2012. Bloomberg columnist Jonathan Alter tweeted early Wednesday afternoon that Christie had been “conducting focus groups in preparation for a possible run for president in 2012.” Christie spokeswoman Maria Comella issued a flat denial, telling The Fix that the report is “absolutely not true.” Read full article > >

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A rarely seen painting Pablo Picasso sells for just under £13.5m at Christie’s auction house in London.

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Picasso painting sells for £13.5m

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that $500 million must be restored to the state’s poorest school districts after it found part of Gov. Chris Christie’s controversial 2011 budget to be unconstitutional.

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N.J. school budget unconstitutional