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Chris Christie Is Still a Contender, Boehner Says (Video)

By Emily Pierce
Posted January 9, 2014 at 1:56pm

Speaker John A. Boehner on Thursday said he still believes embattled New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie remains a viable GOP presidential candidate.

But the Ohio Republican said he “wasn’t fortunate enough” to watch Christie’s Thursday news conference in which the governor apologized for his staff’s involvement in apparent political retribution against a Democratic mayor.

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