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(CNN) - It may be one of the most highly watched news conferences held in Trenton, New Jersey in a long time.
With the national political spotlight firmly focused on Chris Christie as he mulls whom he'll name to replace his state's longtime Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who died Monday at age 89, the Garden State's Republican governor Tuesday morning announced he'd go before cameras and reporters in the afternoon. FULL POST
Washington (CNN) - A top aide to Mitt Romney is pushing back against Democrats attempts to highlight Tuesday's fifth anniversary of the signing by the former Massachusetts governor of a universal health care law in the Bay state.
The measure, which has been criticized by some fellow Republicans, could hurt Romney with GOP primary and caucus voters if he decides, as expected, to make another run for the White House. FULL POST