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Column but soon became one of the most compelling stories in national politics. the investigation into the george washington lane closures and the chris christie administration in new jersey. we counted on "the star ledger" and nj.com for the news they break and the interviews they get, i way they doggedly covered the story, despite the people they're covering telling them to buzz off. it was the star ledger who first alerted us to the fact that david wildstein's job had no job description. it was nj.com that was the first to report the u.s. attorney in new jersey had sent federal grand jury s...

>> if there's one thing that's true in the media industry, there's no one person more important than the folks that work at your local newspaper. we rely a lot on the local newspapers, this has become more true lately in the great state of new jersey, particularly the record of bergen county and star ledger in newark have provided irreplaceable reporting through what started in a local traffic column but soon became one of the most compelling stories in national politics. the investigation into the george washington lane closures and the chris christie administration in new jersey. we counted ...

>> i took a helicopter ride from the occupied territories, across, and just felt personally how extraordinary that was to understand the military risk that israel faces every day. >> obviously that anecdote was intended to let the hundreds of donors know they had nothing to worry about, when it came to christie sharing their strong attitudes toward israel, especially sheldon adelson who briefly made newt gingrich a competitive presidential candidate a couple years ago by donating $20 million to an outside group supporting his campaign. according to nj.com, adelson entered the room and sat fron...

With a headline written in all caps, saying "conflict of interest." moments ago, bridget kelly through her lawyer fired back at the report which we know pins much of the blame on her and throws in some salacious details about her personal life to boot. here is part of her statement. the report's venomous, gratuitous and inappropriate sexist remarks concerning ms. kelly have no place in what is alleged to be a professional and independent report. there appear to be two distinct versions of the george washington bridge lane closings. on the one hand, mr. wildstein through his counsel has taken o...

They're the good guys, and the real good guys like patrick foye who blew the whistle in this are the bad guys. i guess the rabbi was a bad guy by their terms. what kind of people are we talking about? and who talks like this? brian murphy was a reporter for politics nj.com. he is now a brand-new msnbc contributor. welcome, brian. >> thanks. >> and jonathan capehart is an opinion writer with "the washington post." he is also an msnbc contributor. brian, it's great to pull the masks off these people, the ski masks if you will, because now we can see who they are. we can see bridget kelly laughin...