TRENTON ? Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday stood by Rutgers President Robert Barchi, who is under fire for holding paid positions on two corporate boards that do business with the state university.
Meanwhile, Christie said he still has no opinion on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision striking down the core of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Both comments came as Christie announced the federal government has approved 129 applicants from Sayreville whose houses were damaged by flood waters ? the first batch of home buyouts after Hurricane Sandy.
BUONO SLAMS CHRISTIE OVER ECONOMY
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono blasted Christie's economic record during an event in Nutley, accusing him of failing New Jersey's middle class. (See photos above.)
LAUTENBERG'S SON PUSHES FOR PALLONE
The son of late U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg voiced his support for U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone over Newark Mayor Cory Booker for the Democratic nomination to fill the seat left vacant after his father's death.
BOOKER TARGETS HISPANIC VOTERS IN ADS
Booker released three Spanish-language ads to court Hispanic voters in his bid for U.S. Senate.
IN OTHER NEWS ...
? Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Lonegan said President Barack Obama is assaulting Americans' privacy rights during a gathering of the Franklin Lakes Tea Party.
? A new Rutgers University survey shows that young, foreign-born men are the least likely to buy health coverage in New Jersey.
? The state Election Law Enforcement Commission announced that it had chosen hosts for the two officially sanctioned gubernatorial debates this fall.
POLITICS AROUND THE WEB
? NJ.com: The deputy mayor of Garfield, Tana Raymond, has once again endorsed Christie.
? New York Times: Leaders in the U.S. Senate reached a deal to keep the filibuster in place in exchange for the Senate confirming Obama's first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other nominees.
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Star-Ledger staff writers Christopher Baxter, Matt Friedman, Kelly Heyboer, David Giambusso, Susan K. Livio, Jarrett Renshaw, Salvador Rizzo, and MaryAnn Spoto contributed to this report.
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