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Christie: 'I Had a Great Five Days'

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New Jersey Gov defends trip to Disney during blizzard.

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie doesn’t regret going to Disney World while a blizzard dumped three feet on his state even a little bit. “I had a great five days,” Christie announced, saying that he had promised his children the Disney trip and that his wife would have divorced him had he canceled. (Mrs. Christie is apparently a tough cookie, telling her husband to not “even think about” canceling the trip when weather reports began predicting the blizzard.) Christie said his critics “should just take a breath,” and that "I wouldn't change the decision even if I could do it right now.” New Jersey’s lieutenant governor was also on vacation on a cruise when the storm hit.

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