Christie says it's final: no GOP presidential run (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111004/ap_on_el_pr/us_christie2012"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111004/capt.0087f91c18174aa7ae3cb59d06571d19-0087f91c18174aa7ae3cb59d06571d19-0.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=Ntwk3dGVvo8dDjwhg7e1JA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announces that he will not run for president in 2012, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)" border="0" /></a>AP - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie firmly declared Tuesday that "now is not my time" to run for president, dashing the hopes of Republicans still searching for someone other than former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who has failed to win over skeptical conservatives, or Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who is falling in polls as quickly as he had risen.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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