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Daily Archives: January 14, 2014
“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – The Platters”
LENO AND FALLON ON BRIDGEGATE
HARDBALL
“Chris Christie Facing Federal Investigation Over Sandy Funds: Frank Pallone”
HUFFINGTON POST
By Luke Johnson
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is facing a federal investigation into whether the governor used Hurricane Sandy relief money to produce tourism ads starring himself and his family, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) told CNN Sunday. The New Jersey lawmaker said the inspector general for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development conducted a preliminary investigation, and concluded that a full investigation is warranted.
The investigation comes as the New Jersey governor is facing a separate federal probe into revelations that his top aides engineered the temporary shutdown of access lanes to the George Washington Bridge as political retribution.
“Before Bridgegate Punished an Enemy, Christie’s Office Rewarded Friends”
THE DAILY BEAST
As U.S. Attorney, he was accused of using deferred prosecution agreements to steer no-bid contracts worth millions of dollars to his attorney buddies.
As U.S. Attorney, Christie faced scrutiny for a number of allleged ethical lapses. While the stays at plush hotels earned him a spot in an Inspector General’s report, the way he awarded huge no-bid contracts is the most troubling part of his tenure there. What the Romney vetters probably found in 2012, which helped keep him off the ticket, was that Christie had a habit of using controversial deferred prosecution agreements to award friends’ legal shops with millions in business.
BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY
ENGLISH STANDARD VERSION
1 JOHN 4:20-21
If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
TODAY IN HISTORY, JANUARY 14
