New Jersey: U.S. Attorney May Be Aiming for Corzine Job

By John McArdle

Posted November 17, 2008 at 5:11pm

Republican U.S. Attorney Chris Christie, who is widely expected to challenge Gov. Jon Corzine (D) in the Garden States 2009 gubernatorial contest, announced Monday that he would resign effective Dec. 1.

In a statement Monday afternoon, Corzine, who served in the Senate until early 2006, praised Christies efforts to confront ethical challenges in the state and said he looks forward to a quick appointment of Christies successor from the incoming administration to continue that work.

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