Obama to visit Jersey Shore, topping off beaches' post-Sandy tourism push
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New Jersey Governor Christie is courting everyone from Prince Harry to President Obama in the days before the state's anticipated summer season begins to prove the shore is open for tourism and increase the governor's chances of re-election this fall.
President Barack Obama plans to visit the New Jersey shore next week to inspect hurricane-ravaged coastal areas as the state’s tourism season begins.
Republican Governor Chris Christie will join Obama on the May 28 visit, according to a White House official asked not to be identified because the trip hadn’t been formally announced. Shore communities have been rebuilding since Hurricane Sandy swept through Oct. 29, leaving a trail of death and destruction.
The visit by Obama, a Democrat Christie embraced when he arrived to survey the damage days after
