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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said that he won’t run for president next year because the voters of New Jersey want him to stay, reported Talking Points Memo. “They want me to stay,” said Christie. “A lot of those people in that 65 percent want me to stay. And I’ve heard that from lots of people at town hall meetings. ‘Don’t leave to run for president because we want you to stay.’” Christie was referring to a Quinnipiac poll that showed 65 percent of New Jersey voters think Christie would be a terrible president. Citing the poll, Megyn...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) has wasted approximately $300,000 of his government-issued state allowance on food and alcohol since 2010, reported New Jersey Watchdog. Nearly a third of that money, about $82,000, was spent on concessions at NFL games. During the 2010 and 2011 NFL seasons, Christie spent $82,594 of taxpayer money on food and beverages at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The state of New Jersey gives Gov. Christie a $95,000-a-year expense allowance. That amount does not include his $175,000 annual salary. Despite the dubious nature of Christie’s spending habit as noted by documents released...