Chris Christie

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda talk on the sideline before an NFL wildcard playoff football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)

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National Edition News cover for December 29, 2014 - Bridgegate to nowhere for Christie hopes: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers a question about the lane closures near the George Washington Bridge on Friday, March 28, 2014, in Trenton, N.J. Christie spoke Friday in his first news conference in nearly three months. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Bridget Anne Kelly was fired as the governor's deputy chief of staff in a shake-up of Chris Christie's political team in the wake of the New Jersey bridge scandal.

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SPAN OF TIME: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was damaged politically by the Bridgegate scandal, even though no investigators have directly linked him. (Associated Press)

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GOP political operative Phil Cox, who helped former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell get elected, has called Gov. Chris Christie the party's "best communicator." (Associated Press)

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Philadelphia City Councilman Jim Kenney is backing up his rage-filled tweets toward New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who dared to sit next to the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones, during their game Sunday against the Eagles. (Twitter/Jim Kenney)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, accompanied Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., left, greets President Barack Obama upon his arrival on Air Force One, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., where the president was expected to speak to troops. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was atypically reserved on President Obama's amnesty policy, which is beloved by Hispanic voters, whom Republican candidates must court in 2016. (associated press)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie waits in line to vote Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Mendham Township, N.J. The popular Republican, who has been campaigning across the country for others, is not up for re-election this cycle. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Lending a hand: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (left) visited Maryland to help fellow Republican Larry Hogan with his own gubernatorial race. Story, A12.

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New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie speaks during a campaign rally in support of Republican gubernatorial candidate Larry Hogan at Patapsco Arena, in Baltimore, Md., on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. Christie is chairman of the Republican Governors Association. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie made his third trip to Maryland to support fellow Republican Larry Hogan (left), who is hoping to become only the second GOP governor to lead Maryland since 1969. Mr. Christie, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, will make his fourth trip to Maryland on Sunday. (Associated Press)

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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie and former President Bill Clinton

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in 2010 and in 2014.

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, said he concluded that the quarantine was necessary to protect public health and that he thinks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "eventually will come around to our point of view on this." (Associated Press)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, foreground, campaigns for Florida Gov. Rick Scott, left rear, during a stop at the Jacaranda Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, in Plantation, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) ** FILE **

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie before speaking outside at Asbury Park Convention Hall ,Tuesday, May 28, 2013 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Obama traveled to New Jersey to join Christie to inspect and tour the Jersey Shore's recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

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Larry Hogan, left, Republican candidate for Maryland governor, points to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as they greet diners at The Original Pancake House in Bethesda, Md., Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. Christie, the head of the Republican Governors Association, is making his second trip to Maryland to help Hogan's campaign against the Democratic candidate, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (right) was in Wisconsin Monday campaigning for fellow Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who is facing a tough re-election campaign against Democrat Mary Burke. (Associated Press Photographs)