NEW YORK, June 26, 2013 — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gave an order for all flags on government and office buildings in his state to be flown at half mast on Monday. This was Christie’s tribute to actor James Gandolfini, who died of a heart attack last week in Rome. Gandolfini — known across the globe as the star of the hit HBO drama series “The Sopranos” – was a native son of New Jersey, where the bulk of the show was filmed. In response to this grandiose gesture, some critics argued that, as wonderful as he was in his role as mob boss Tony Soprano, Gandolfini was merely a TV star. He was not a military hero; he did not invent a cure for cancer;...
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