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New Jersey is kicking off its summer shore season. CNBC's Kayla Tausche reports 6 months after Sandy, Seaside Heights is completely rebuilt.
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*White House says law forces across-the-board cuts. WASHINGTON, Feb 24- With five days left before $85 billion is slashed from U.S. government budgets, the White House issued more dire warnings about the harm the cuts will do to Americans, breaking down the loss of jobs and services to each of the states.
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Facebook Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is throwing a fundraiser for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie at his home in Palo Alto. CNBC's Julia Boorstin has the details.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is hosting a fundraiser for Republican Governor Chris Christie, who's bidding for a second term in November's election, reports CNBC's Julia Boorstin.
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Feb 11- Guests at one New Jersey casino will be the first in the United States to place bets with the click of their television remote controls, as gambling gets ever closer to going online in the state.
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Lawmakers are expected to approve New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's amendments to existing legislation on Internet gaming, reports CNBC's Brian Shactman.
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*On European trip, dangled key messages on Iran, Syria. "I think what's striking about Biden's role, particularly recently, is both the public nature of it and the significance of the portfolios," said Joel Goldstein, an expert on the vice presidency at St. Louis University.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 25- One of the National Rifle Association's senior lobbyists said an ad by the nation's leading gun-rights group after a school shooting in Connecticut that refers to President Barack Obama's children was "ill-advised."
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WASHINGTON, Jan 25- One of the National Rifle Association's senior lobbyists said an ad by the nation's leading gun-rights group after a school shooting in Connecticut that refers to President Barack Obama's children was "ill-advised."
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Jan 24- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla, will host a fundraiser for New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie at their California home on Feb. 13, the social networking site said on Thursday.
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Jan 17- A senior state legislator said New Jersey Transit appears to have made a "deliberate effort to obfuscate the facts" about its preparation for Superstorm Sandy, which caused $100 million in damage to critical rail equipment.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 15- The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved $50.5 billion in long-delayed federal disaster aid to victims of Superstorm Sandy, but not before Republicans flexed their budget-cutting muscle to strike some spending provisions.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 15- The fight over federal aid to victims of Superstorm Sandy resumed on Tuesday with the House of Representatives set to vote on $50.7 billion in additional money that some Republicans want to reduce.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 15- The natural gas boom has brought fortune to Wyoming over the last year and lifted its revenues beyond expectations, but in his state of the state address last week, Governor Matt Mead pressed legislators to cut spending by 6 percent.
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*Amendment seeks $17 billion in across-the-board cuts. WASHINGTON, Jan 15- The fight over federal aid to victims of Superstorm Sandy resumed on Tuesday with the House of Representatives set to consider $50.7 billion in additional funds that some Republicans want to reduce or offset with other spending cuts.
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CNBC's Bertha Coombs reports on New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's State of the State Address.
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NEW YORK, Jan 3- Charities working on Superstorm Sandy relief in New York have raised at least $400 million, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said on Thursday. Of the 88 charities that responded, the American Red Cross raised the most money, with $188 million donated to Sandy efforts as of Dec. 10.
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The new Congress is set to take a fresh crack at many old, and highly contentious, issues. Among them: gun control, immigration, the record debt, tax reform and the farm bill. Here's a look.
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U.S. House Speaker John Boehner made a U-turn on Wednesday to clear the way for approval of $60 billion in Superstorm Sandy relief by mid-January after drawing withering fire from fellow Republicans, including New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, for canceling an earlier vote.
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Speaker Boehner adjourned Congress without addressing the aid for Sandy victims, reports CNBC's Eamon Javers. Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) and Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), share their opinions on the $9 billion in Sandy aid that will be voted on this Friday.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 2- U.S. House Speaker John Boehner made a U-turn on Wednesday to clear the way for approval of $60 billion in Superstorm Sandy relief by mid-January after drawing withering fire from fellow Republicans, including New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, for canceling an earlier vote.