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Chris Christie sworn in as NJ governor

The Columbian
Published: January 19, 2010, 12:00am

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Republican Chris Christie has been sworn in as New Jersey’s 55th governor.

The former federal prosecutor recited the oath with his wife and children at his side in Trenton’s War Memorial Tuesday.

A National Guard artillery battery fired a 19-gun salute.

Kim Guadagno (GWAH’-dah-noh) was then sworn in as the state’s first lieutenant governor. The position is a new one in New Jersey.

Christie is expected to stress change in his inaugural address.

Christie largely used taxes and the economy to defeat Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine in November. The state’s former U.S. attorney was outspent and Corzine relied on campaign appearances by President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton.

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