New Jersey Governor Chris Christie publicly apologized Thursday for "the controversial lane closures last that were arranged by his associates in an apparent act of political revenge, and fired his top aide who was at the center of the scandal."
The rap-metal duo Insane Clown Posse, and four of their fans, sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday concerning a FBI report, which described their fans, known as the Juggalos, as a dangerous gang, The Associated Press. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) "filed the lawsuit on behalf of the group's two members, Joseph Bruce, or Violent J, and Joseph Utsler, or Shaggy 2 Dope. It also names four fans as plaintiffs,"
The White House was on the defensive on Wednesday with news of the release of Robert Gates' In Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary of War, in which the former Secretary of Defense offered a critique of President Barack Obama as a somewhat indecisive leader while also knocking Vice President Joe Biden
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said that he was "deeply saddened and outraged" by newly released documents "linking a senior member of his staff to the closure of lanes on a major bridge in September - shutdowns that caused massive traffic jams, and sparked allegations that the closures were the result of political retribution."
