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New Jersey Governor Christie ducks media after vaccination comments
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/03/usa-republicans-christie-idUSL6N0VD43C20150203Feb 3 (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a possible 2016 presidential contender, cancelled three scheduled media appearances in the UK on Tuesday, amid a controversy over his comments on measles vaccinations.
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Christie cancelled two question-and-answer sessions and a press statement he was due to make after meeting UK finance minister George Osborne.
"We just decided we're not going to have availability today," said Maria Comella, Christie's head of communications, after the last scheduled appearance was cancelled.
The 52-year-old governor, known for his occasionally combative relations with the media, formed a political action committee in January, a prelude to a possible bid for the presidency in 2016.
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I think it might also have something to do with his taste for the extravagant when he is on junkets, since he is on a junket, that also came out in the press last night. He had a really bad day yesterday. Good.