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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie dashed hopes on Tuesday that he might make a late leap into the 2012 Republican presidential race in a move that sets up a battle between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry.

Chris Christie makes a firm decision to stay out of the 2012 presidential race after reconsidering his previous decision.

Chris Christie has stated flatly he will not seek the Republican nomination for president in 2012.

Rick Perry's presidential campaign is sinking fast, and Herman Cain's is on the rise, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Tuesday. Perry has fallen 13 percent and Cain has risen 12 percent.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star skipped the reunion but tweets fighting words. Have she and Caroline Manzo been fired?

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jacqueline Laurita announced on Twitter that she was done with the show after one of her fellow castmates got set up.

GOP hopeful Herman Cain, former Godfather's Pizza CEO, doubts Christie's appeal among conservative voters.

During this year's breast cancer awareness month campaign, a sea of pink ribbons and supporters gather across the country for a number of events.

Speculation that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will enter the U.S. presidential race has led to a feverish debate about the possibility of having the fattest man in the White House since the corpulent William Howard Taft squeezed behind the big desk in the Oval Office.

More than three years after the financial crisis struck, the U.S. economy remains stuck in a consumer debt trap.

America has on its priority list to build its students' skills in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math, also known as STEM. But which schools are actually mastering teaching in these areas? The U.S. News & World Report for the first time released a list ranking math- and science-specific high schools.

Michael Lewis says something very odd in his big piece on California and the phenomenon of overconsumption:

If Jacqueline Laurita is leaving the The Real Housewives of New Jersey she definitely throwing a few punches in Teresa Giudice's director before she goes. Laurita had called out Giudice in multiple Twitter posts.

Sylvia Robinson, best known as the mastermind behind the Sugarhill Gang's Rapper's Delight, the first hip-hop single to become a commercial hit, died Thursday in Edison, N.J.

After months of denying any possibility that he would run for president in 2012, advisers to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are actually considering it seriously, an anonymous aide told The New York Times. But he faces an uphill battle.

A new teen sexting law took effect Saturday in Florida, still making it illegal for teenagers to send sexually explicit photos, but first-time offenders will get lighter penalties.

The New York City Wine & Food Festival 2011 is officially under way. Friday night's Meatpacking Uncorked saw participants racing across the meatpacking district sampling food and wine from nearly every local merchant.

With Kobe Bryant leaving to play ball in Italy during the lockout, other superstars might follow.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee reportedly considering a jump into the GOP presidential field while potential bid from Gov. Chris Christie soaks up attention.

In a recent Rasmussen Report, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie carried 43% to President Obama's 44% of likely voters. But what exactly are his positions on some of the pivotal issues for 2012?

As the world waits to see if New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has changed his mind about mounting a presidential campaign sources indicate a (new) decision could be announced as early as next week. A new Rasmussen Report indicates that the governor would probably fare well against President Barack Obama if he decided to run.