Newark Mayor Cory Booker, left, greets Governor-elect Chris Christie at the Robert Treat Academy charter school, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in Newark, N.J. , the day after Christie won over incumbent Jon S. Corzine. Christie said with the visit to the highly successful school, he wanted to highlight his plans to improve education. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

Newark Mayor Cory Booker, left, greets Governor-elect Chris Christie at the Robert Treat Academy charter school, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in Newark, N.J. , the day after Christie won over incumbent Jon S. Corzine. Christie said with the visit to the highly successful school, he wanted to highlight his plans to improve education.

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  1. President Barack Obama, right, waves onstage at a campaign rally for Gov. Jon Corzine, left, in Hackensack, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Center are Caroline Kennedy and state Sen. Loretta Weinberg, who is Corzine's running mate as Lt. Governor.
  2. President Barack Obama waves onstage at a campaign rally for Gov. Jon Corzine, left, in Hackensack, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Center are Caroline Kennedy and state Sen. Loretta Weinberg, who is Corzine's running mate as Lt. Gov.
  3. BOSTON - AUGUST 29: Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore (C) talks with New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine (L) and U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) (R) during funeral services for U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help August 29, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. Kennedy, youngest sibling to brothers President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, died of brain cancer August 25.
  4. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: New Jersey governor Jon Corzine pays his respects as people gather at Ground Zero during a 9/11 memorial ceremony on September 11, 2009 in New York City. Family of the victims, government officials and others gathered at the annual ceremony to remember the attacks that killed more than 2,700 people with the destruction of the World Trade Center, the crash at the Pentagon and United 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.
  5. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: New Jersey governor Jon Corzine walks on as he pays his respects while people gather at Ground Zero during a 9/11 memorial ceremony on September 11, 2009 in New York City. Family of the victims, government officials and others gathered at the annual ceremony to remember the attacks that killed more than 2,700 people with the destruction of the World Trade Center, the crash at the Pentagon and United 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.
  6. Outgoing New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine pauses in what appeared to be a somewhat emotional moment at the end of his speech at the New Jersey League of Municipalities conference in Atlantic City, NJ, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. He was thanking the hundreds of attendees at a luncheon for their help during his career in public life as a U. S. Senator and then governor when his voice cracked and he ended his speech.
  7. Republican candidate for New Jersey governor Chris Christie, right, smiles as he listens to former governor Tom Kean Sr. during a campaign stop Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Bridgewater, N.J. Christie will face Gov. Jon S. Corzine and Independent candidate Chris Daggett in next week's election.
  8. Republican candidate for New Jersey governor Chris Christie, left, looks on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, in West Milford, N.J., as former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani urges supporters to vote. Christie will face Gov. Jon S. Corzine and Independent Chris Daggett in next week's election.
  9. New Jersey governor elect Chris Christie, center at podium, and Lt. governor elect Kim Guadagno, second left, listen to a question Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, in Trenton, N.J., as they introduce the co-chairmen of their transition team's budget and taxes committee, Richard Bagger, left and Robert Grady, right.
  10. Robert Grady is seen Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, in Trenton, N.J., as he is introduced as co-chairmen, along with Richard Bagger, of New Jersey governor elect Chris Christie's transition team budget and taxes committee.
  11. Richard Bagger, is seen Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, in Trenton, N.J., as he is introduced as co-chairmen, along with Robert Grady, of New Jersey governor elect Chris Christie's transition team budget and taxes committee.
  12. New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine, right, shakes hands with Governor-elect Chris Christie as they meet with Archbishop of Newark, John Joseph Myers following a Blue Mass for law enforcement Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, in Newark, N.J.
  13. Cory Booker (R), Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, laughs during a taped introduction by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (L) before sitting down to an interview at the Newseum in Washington, October 2, 2009. The interview was part of the First Draft of History event, held by the Atlantic Magazine and the Aspen Institute to bring together newsmakers, historians and journalists.
  14. Cory Booker (R), Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, arrives for an interview at the Newseum in Washington October 2, 2009. The interview was part of the First Draft of History event, held by the Atlantic Magazine and the Aspen Institute to bring together newsmakers, historians and journalists.
  15. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 10: (L - R) Mayor Cory Booker, Katie Couric, Tyler Perry Ashton Kutcher, Bernadette Peters, Tim Daly, Christine Baranski, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Randy Jackson attend the the 'I Participate' launch with EIF and U.S. Mayors, Celebrities and Volunteers in New York City's Times Square to encourage Americans to volunteer at Duffy Square on September 10, 2009 in New York City. EIF, the Entertainment Industry Foundation, launches 'I Participate,' a multi-year campaign mobilizing the entertainment community to boost volunteerism. Centerpiece is a week-long television event, October 19th to 25th, when shows on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC and other broadcast networks will spotlight service.
  16. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 10: (L - R) Mayor Cory Booker, Katie Couric, Tyler Perry, and Ashton Kutcher attends the the 'I Participate' launch with EIF and U.S. Mayors, Celebrities and Volunteers in New York City's Times Square to encourage Americans to volunteer at Duffy Square on September 10, 2009 in New York City. EIF, the Entertainment Industry Foundation, launches 'I Participate,' a multi-year campaign mobilizing the entertainment community to boost volunteerism. Centerpiece is a week-long television event, October 19th to 25th, when shows on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC and other broadcast networks will spotlight service.

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