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I'm a conservative, pro-life governor in a state where it is really tough to be both. A state like New Jersey, with lots of Democrats, but still we cut taxes, we balanced budgets. We fought the teacher's union.

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Chris Christie
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: September 6
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Only in America, where someone like me could have the opportunity to seek the highest office the world has to offer. Not only can all of us achieve whatever dream we want to achieve because of the place where we live and the opportunities it gives us, but that we not only can do it together, but we have to do it together!
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I'm quite sure that no court is telling anybody that they cannot say whatever they want to say.
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In the eight years before I became governor, there was zero net private sector job growth in New Jersey. Zero. For eight years.
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