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The George Washington Bridge scandal surrounding Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., is shaping Americans opinions of him - and not in a good way, according to a new poll released Monday. Chris Christie scandal continues 01:47 Thirty-four percent have an unfavorable view of Christie, double the 17 percent who viewed him unfavorably last January. Most of the increase has come from Americans who didn t have an opinion; his favorable rating is virtually unchanged at 38 percent it was 40 percent last January .Most Americans who have heard about the controversy don t believe the governor s claim that he didn t know t stanley cup hat his aides were involved in the closing of lanes last September, which restricted access to the busy George Washington Bridge and resulted in major traffic jams in the city of Fort Lee, N.J.Among those Americans who have heard about controversy, 58 percent say they stanley cup don t believe Christie, while 32 percent say they believe him. Majorities of Democrats 67 percent and independents 60 percent don t believe him and almos stanley cups t half 48 percent say they don t buy his explanation. The survey polled 1,504 adults fromJan. 15-19 and has a margin of error of 2.9 percentage points.The poll comes as Dawn Zimmer, a Democrat and mayor of Hoboken, N.J., accused several t Sdeg McConnell says GOP has the votes to approve rules for impeachment trial
AP A group of social conservatives and retired military chaplains held a press conference in Washington today to argue that the repeal of the military s Don t Ask, Don t Tell policy would have an adverse impact on the religious freedom and careers of military chaplains. Allowing gay men and women to serve open stanley cup ly in the armed forces steals from the chaplain their religious freedom, according to retired military chaplain Col. Rich Young. He argued that chaplains will be muzzled if the policy passes and that soldiers and families [will] no longer have the benefit of the full council of God. Participants at the press con botella stanley ference suggested that chaplains who oppose gay marriage and believe homosexuality is immoral might see their careers hurt and lose the ability to honestly counsel service members. Jordan Lorence of the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative Christian non-profit group, said that repeal would mean that military policy will for the first time be at odds with the major tenets of the major religions represented in the armed services. Allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly will create a crisis of conscience for the chaplains, he said. If the policy is repealed, it is unclear what, if any, direct effect there would be on military chaplai stanley hrnek ns, who are not permitted to speak out on social issues under current policy. Participants at the press conference suggested conserva
The George Washington Bridge scandal surrounding Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., is shaping Americans opinions of him - and not in a good way, according to a new poll released Monday. Chris Christie scandal continues 01:47 Thirty-four percent have an unfavorable view of Christie, double the 17 percent who viewed him unfavorably last January. Most of the increase has come from Americans who didn t have an opinion; his favorable rating is virtually unchanged at 38 percent it was 40 percent last January .Most Americans who have heard about the controversy don t believe the governor s claim that he didn t know t stanley cup hat his aides were involved in the closing of lanes last September, which restricted access to the busy George Washington Bridge and resulted in major traffic jams in the city of Fort Lee, N.J.Among those Americans who have heard about controversy, 58 percent say they stanley cup don t believe Christie, while 32 percent say they believe him. Majorities of Democrats 67 percent and independents 60 percent don t believe him and almos stanley cups t half 48 percent say they don t buy his explanation. The survey polled 1,504 adults fromJan. 15-19 and has a margin of error of 2.9 percentage points.The poll comes as Dawn Zimmer, a Democrat and mayor of Hoboken, N.J., accused several t Sdeg McConnell says GOP has the votes to approve rules for impeachment trial
AP A group of social conservatives and retired military chaplains held a press conference in Washington today to argue that the repeal of the military s Don t Ask, Don t Tell policy would have an adverse impact on the religious freedom and careers of military chaplains. Allowing gay men and women to serve open stanley cup ly in the armed forces steals from the chaplain their religious freedom, according to retired military chaplain Col. Rich Young. He argued that chaplains will be muzzled if the policy passes and that soldiers and families [will] no longer have the benefit of the full council of God. Participants at the press con botella stanley ference suggested that chaplains who oppose gay marriage and believe homosexuality is immoral might see their careers hurt and lose the ability to honestly counsel service members. Jordan Lorence of the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative Christian non-profit group, said that repeal would mean that military policy will for the first time be at odds with the major tenets of the major religions represented in the armed services. Allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly will create a crisis of conscience for the chaplains, he said. If the policy is repealed, it is unclear what, if any, direct effect there would be on military chaplai stanley hrnek ns, who are not permitted to speak out on social issues under current policy. Participants at the press conference suggested conserva
