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Haiku In The News: Chris Christie, Rock Star

NPR | By Linton Weeks
Published August 22, 2013 at 11:11 AM EDT
Two New Jersey rock stars hang together — Jon Bon Jovi and Gov. Chris Christie — at a Hurricane Sandy relief fund press conference on July 8.
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Two New Jersey rock stars hang together — Jon Bon Jovi and Gov. Chris Christie — at a Hurricane Sandy relief fund press conference on July 8.

"He was swarmed as he

made his way through the lobby ...

He was a rock star."

New Jersey state Sen. Joe Kyrillos speaking to National Review Online about potential 2016 presidential candidate New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

(If you find examples of Haiku in the News, please send them to: protojournalist@npr.org. You could win a Protojournalist Prizepak.)

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Linton Weeks
Linton Weeks joined NPR in the summer of 2008, as its national correspondent for Digital News. He immediately hit the campaign trail, covering the Democratic and Republican National Conventions; fact-checking the debates; and exploring the candidates, the issues and the electorate.
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