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On the two-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie found himself in a familiar spot Wednesday.He went to the stanley bottles Jersey Shore and got into a shouting match with a protester, a former New Jersey councilman, CBS News Jan Crawford reports.The former councilman was there to criticize the pace of the stanley cup restoration after the storm, and Christie let him have it. I d be more than happy to have a debate with you anytime you like, guy, because somebody like you who doesn t know a damn thing about what you re talking about except to stand up and show off when the cameras are here, Christie said. I ve been here when the cameras aren t here, buddy, and done the work. The governor, with support from others in the crowd, tried to move on. But when the protester wouldn t relent, Christie really let him have it. So listen, you want to have the conversation later, I m happy to have it, buddy, but until that time, sit down and shut up, he said.Sandy left behind an estimated 365,000 damaged or destroyed homes in New Jersey.And very little of the $1.8 billion set aside in a state-run reconstruction program has been handed out. Christie s critics say he s not moving fast enough. But the governor blames federal red tape. Only abou stanley cup t just shy of $300 million in two years time has made its way to those affected families, so if people are heckling, you can sort of understand why they might be, Newark Star-Ledger p Xlvy Obama awards Medal of Honor to Civil War hero
Burma democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, receives the Congressional Gold Medal from Speaker of the House John Boehner, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, as former first lady Laura Bush, back left, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, watch. stanley cup AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin CBS News Congress on Wednesday bestowed its highest honor on democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, in recognition of her efforts to free the people of Burma.House Speaker John Boehner said the Congressional Gold Medal is a symbo stanley taza l not only of what Suu Kyi has already accomplished but also of our highest hopes and for the hard work that lies ahead. Because freedom isn t easy to find. It takes a long, winding road. Suu Kyi was freed from 15 years of house arrest in 2010, when Burma s repressive military regime began moving toward dem stanley cup ocracy. She is now a member of the Burmese parliament. President George W. Bush in 2008 signed legislation to grant her the medal, but she could not receive it in person until now. This is a moment for which I have been waiting for many years, Suu Kyi said. Now free to travel without the threat of being blocked from returning, Suu Kyi is making a 17-day stop in the U.S. that overlaps with the United Nations General Assembly s
On the two-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie found himself in a familiar spot Wednesday.He went to the stanley bottles Jersey Shore and got into a shouting match with a protester, a former New Jersey councilman, CBS News Jan Crawford reports.The former councilman was there to criticize the pace of the stanley cup restoration after the storm, and Christie let him have it. I d be more than happy to have a debate with you anytime you like, guy, because somebody like you who doesn t know a damn thing about what you re talking about except to stand up and show off when the cameras are here, Christie said. I ve been here when the cameras aren t here, buddy, and done the work. The governor, with support from others in the crowd, tried to move on. But when the protester wouldn t relent, Christie really let him have it. So listen, you want to have the conversation later, I m happy to have it, buddy, but until that time, sit down and shut up, he said.Sandy left behind an estimated 365,000 damaged or destroyed homes in New Jersey.And very little of the $1.8 billion set aside in a state-run reconstruction program has been handed out. Christie s critics say he s not moving fast enough. But the governor blames federal red tape. Only abou stanley cup t just shy of $300 million in two years time has made its way to those affected families, so if people are heckling, you can sort of understand why they might be, Newark Star-Ledger p Xlvy Obama awards Medal of Honor to Civil War hero
Burma democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, receives the Congressional Gold Medal from Speaker of the House John Boehner, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, as former first lady Laura Bush, back left, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, watch. stanley cup AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin CBS News Congress on Wednesday bestowed its highest honor on democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, in recognition of her efforts to free the people of Burma.House Speaker John Boehner said the Congressional Gold Medal is a symbo stanley taza l not only of what Suu Kyi has already accomplished but also of our highest hopes and for the hard work that lies ahead. Because freedom isn t easy to find. It takes a long, winding road. Suu Kyi was freed from 15 years of house arrest in 2010, when Burma s repressive military regime began moving toward dem stanley cup ocracy. She is now a member of the Burmese parliament. President George W. Bush in 2008 signed legislation to grant her the medal, but she could not receive it in person until now. This is a moment for which I have been waiting for many years, Suu Kyi said. Now free to travel without the threat of being blocked from returning, Suu Kyi is making a 17-day stop in the U.S. that overlaps with the United Nations General Assembly s