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Playing the long game: For Gov. Chris Christie, long-term benefits of decisions trump GOP gripes

A series of unorthodox decisions by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie points to a simple political calculation for a potential presidential campaign: long-term gain beats... Read more »

June 9, 2013

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New Jersey Sen. Lautenberg dead at age 89; Republican Gov. Chris Christie will appoint successor

U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a multimillionaire New Jersey businessman and the last World War II veteran remaining in the Senate, has died at age 89. Read more »

June 3, 2013

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Republicans see 'Obamacare' issues as key to 2014

If Republicans were writing a movie script for next year's congressional elections, the working title might be "2014: Apocalypse of Obamacare." Read more »

May 27, 2013

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Feds pull plug on Kentucky uranium plant and 1,000 jobs

The operator of a Cold War-era plant in western Kentucky that supplies enriched uranium to nuclear power plants said Friday it planned to cease production after... Read more »

May 24, 2013

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Government dysfunction may be baked into the system

The works do seem to be "gummed up" on Capitol Hill. And President Barack Obama isn't the only one to say so. Read more »

May 22, 2013

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Associated Press CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional

The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling... Read more »

May 19, 2013

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