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"But that wanes after a few days. " More worrying, only 13% say Mr Corzine can point to any major accomplishments in his first term.

Corzine now heads MF Global Inc. , a financial services firm, and Obama has begun trying to repair his relations with the business sector.

Representatives for Mr Corzine did not immediately respond for comment.

And up until recently, Corzine was an operating partner at Flowers private equity firm.

Hank Paulson, Blankfein's immediate predecessor, came from a banking background; but his predecessor, Jon Corzine, was a trader.

Mr Christie is relying on public financing to fund his campaign, while Mr Corzine is mostly opening his own large wallet.

Mr Corzine, perhaps becauseofthe need to be tight-lipped when he ranGoldman Sachs, is not a braggart.

Premier Gordon Campbell from British Columbia and New Jersey governor Jon Corzine were in Portugal to sign the pact.

Corzine pushed the firm to make an $11. 5 billion bet on European bonds, much of it with borrowed money.

What's more, Corzine looks to be directly responsible for the firm's demise.

Corzine had a long business relationship with Flowers, dating back to their days at Goldman decades ago.

Speaking from a polling booth in Abuja, Corzine said it was too soon to draw any conclusions about the quality of the polls.

Mr Obama won the state handily last November, but Mr Corzine is not so blessed.

Mr Obama had campaigned for Jon Corzine, New Jersey's Democratic governor, five times, twice just last Sunday.

Under Mr Corzine it placed ever bigger bets, and more of its own capital, at risk.

Mr Corzine needs some of Mr Obama's popularity to rub off on him.

Corzine, who helped run Goldman Sachs from 1994 to 1999, hired 800 employees in efforts to turn the broker-dealer into an investment bank.

Corzine was widely viewed as attempting to revive his Wall Street career by taking the helm at MF Global.

One firm that does have the cash on hand to do a deal is Corzine's old employer, Goldman Sachs.

Chris Christie is easily leading Jon Corzine in the race for New Jersey's governorship.

In 1998, as chief executive, Corzine wanted to end Goldman's partnership structure and take the firm public.

The rapid decline of MF Global represents a stunning turn of events for Mr. Corzine.

Buyers of the $300m debt issue stand to make an extra $15m over its five-year life if Mr Corzine leaves soon.

JON CORZINE, Co-chairman, Goldman Sachs, 1994-1999: The '90s saw a huge buildup in concentrations that we had never seen on a global scale.

This is not all Mr Corzine's fault, but he has never seriously challenged the cosy contractors and public-sector unions that bloat costs.

Mr Corzine made the wrong bets at the wrong time.

Mr Corzine's biggest obstacle is the perception that he is a distant technocrat who is unable to connect with ordinary voters.

The impressive turnaround under way at MF is largely the work of Mr Corzine, who took the reins last year.

Chris Christie, who is running against Mr Corzine this year, is New Jersey's former chief prosecutor.