Here is Chris Christie, desperately trying to get in the lime-light and to ignite his campaign:

Chris Christie: Ban New Jersey-Cuba Flights Until Assata Shakur Is Brought Back To The U.S.

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie is urging officials who oversee the Newark Liberty International Airport to ban flights from New Jersey to the country of Cuba until Assata Shakur is brought back to the U.S.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Christie sent a letter Tuesday to Port Authority chairman John Degnan, demanding flights be suspended until the return of Joanne Chesimard, known as Assata Shakur. The revolutionary activist was convicted of killing a New Jersey State trooper in 1973. After escaping prison, she was granted political asylum in Cuba. Since President Barack Obama announced efforts to open diplomatic relations with Cuba earlier this year, Christie has been vocal about returning Shakur to the United States.

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