Chris Christie gets left behind | Washington Examiner

Voters overwhelmingly disapprove of Chris Christie’s job as governor in New Jersey, according to two new polls. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Chris Christie gets left behind By David Freddoso (@freddoso) • 12/6/16 10:39 AM David Freddoso Commentary Editor The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/Freddoso-3.jpg Two new polls of New Jersey are out Tuesday — the Fairleigh Dickinson University…

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Ex-Christie Aide in GWB Case Says She Was Told of Traffic Study, Not Political Revenge Plot | NBC New York

DEBUG | Section permissions set to true DEBUG | Content permissions set to ${cms.content.taboolaCarousel} DEBUG | TABOOLA CAROUSEL CLEARED TO RUN The former aide to Chris Christie who prosecutors say sent the “time for some traffic problems” email that started the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal said Friday that she knew only of a planned…

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New Jersey Transit, a Cautionary Tale of Neglect – NYTimes.com

Cover Photo New Jersey Transit was once at the forefront of commuter railroads in the United States. Now it is saddled with financial problems, aging infrastructure and unending delays. Credit Richard Perry/The New York Times New Jersey Transit, a Cautionary Tale of Neglect The swift decline of one of the nation’s busiest commuter railroads is…

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How Donald Trump Bankrupted His Atlantic City Casinos, but Still Earned Millions – NYTimes.com

“T.H.C.R. is a casino and entertainment company,” the lawsuit, filed in 1999, said. “It is not in the business of loaning money. The company desperately needed (and needs) cash to shore up its deteriorating financial condition.” (The suit was dropped in 2000, shortly after Mr. Trump paid the company back.) Indeed, the company posted losses…

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Train crashes into New Jersey Transit station in Hoboken; dozens believed to be injured | New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV

Please enable Javascript to watch this video HOBOKEN, N.J. — More than 100 people were injured in a rush-hour train crash at a New Jersey Transit station in Hoboken Thursday morning that apparently caused heavy damage and a partial roof collapse. The commuter rail train smashed into the historic station shortly before 9 a.m., and emergency crews are at the…

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Inside Chris Christie’s militia, flab and cronyism trigger mutiny in the ranks – The Washington Post

TRENTON, N.J. — Besides serving as governor and running for president, Chris Christie has another job. As commander in chief of the New Jersey National Guard, he is in charge of 8,400 citizen soldiers, a militia that has become increasingly dysfunctional under his watch. After he took office in 2010, Christie (R) reappointed a two-star…

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