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Pigs could bring Christie down - how apropos!
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — There are not that many pigs in his home state. But there are millions in the early presidential voting state of Iowa. And that's making for a tough decision for Chris Christie, who is both New Jersey's governor and a potential presidential candidate.
Christie has until early December to decide whether to sign a bill that would ban pig farmers in the state from using devices called gestation crates, or metal cages, that are so small that pregnant pigs can't turn around.
The bill has the overwhelming support of Republican and Democratic state lawmakers in New Jersey, where it would have little-to-no impact — the state's roughly 300 pig farms don't regularly use the crates.
But Christie's decision is being watched closely in Iowa, the nation's largest pork producer and home of 2016's first presidential nominating contest.
http://thestockmarketwatch.com/news/read.aspx/christie-faces-iowa-pressure-on-pig-crate-ban/1536bee6963d2d9c5433738e9d548005/