Our soldiers, diplomats, security personnel, and citizens continue to stand shoulder-to-shoulder.

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At the same time, Christie's decisions to distance himself from the House GOP and to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Obama have greatly strengthened his reputation in New Jersey, where his approval rating hit 77% late last year according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind survey.

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"I would just ask the community to stand shoulder to shoulder - as they will, as the GAA community always does - with the family at this time, " he said.

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