Cory Booker’s Celebrity Casts Wide Shadow Over Other Candidates
A listless start by comparison for the other senate hopefuls in New Jersey’s special election. “Did you see how unexcited Pallone looked when he said he was excited?”
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Frank Pallone Jumps Into Senate Race, Stays Mum On Cory Booker
“Do I have to answer in less than 140 characters?”
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Cory Booker Launches Senate Campaign As Washington Outsider
Standing alongside Sen. Bill Bradley, Booker made the case against D.C., but promised not to go negative. “I do not run from challenges — I run toward them.”
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The Plan To Take Down Cory Booker
“America’s favorite mayor” may be favored to win the New Jersey Senate race, but his opponents are working overtime to stop his momentum. What could go wrong for Booker, and right for Pallone and Holt.
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The Brave US Senators Using Vine
There are very few.
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Progressive Super PAC Will Back Cory Booker
“The most unapologetic and eloquent spokesperson about poverty in this country,” says Phillips. The $2 million project: “Help Cory Win.”
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First Candidate Jumps Into New Jersey Special Election
Rep. Rush Holt told supporters Thursday morning that he would run for the empty senate seat. Cory Booker, collecting signatures for a petition, has yet to announce.
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Cory Booker Says He’s Ready For Senate Run This Fall
“For several months now, Mayor Booker has been taking the steps necessary to run,” the mayor’s office says.
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Chris Christie Calls For Special Senate Election In October
A primary in August, and a general just three weeks before Christie’s own reelection. “For all of you who are bored of the governor’s race, I have solved your problem.”
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Frank Lautenberg’s Senate Seat To Be Filled By Special Election This Year
The passing of the longtime Democratic fixture will push a Senate race into high gear. Christie has the option to appoint an interim replacement.
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Connecticut Senator Suffers Through Food Stamp Challenge
Sen. Chris Murphy announced he’d take the same food stamp challenge Cory Booker made famous on Twitter last winter. Rough goings so far: “Couldn’t afford butter or cream cheese.”
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Cory Booker Raked In $1.3 Million From Speeches Since 2008
The Newark mayor gave about 75% of his earnings to charity.
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Hey, Where Did Cory Booker Go?
Laying the groundwork for the biggest race of his life, the Newark mayor has an unusually quiet month. “He’s hunkering down,” says Muzzio.
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The Woman In Chris Christie’s Shadow
Running against the popular, no-nonsense governor was always going to be tough business. But inside and outside New Jersey, Sen. Barbara Buono can’t catch a break.
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Cory Booker Tries To Show He’s A Team Player
At a campaign event for New Jersey’s Democratic candidate for governor, Barbara Buono, Booker plays a role he’s not used to. “El Futuro Barack Obama!”
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Cory Booker To Campaign With New Jersey Gubernatorial Candidate
The Newark mayor and likely candidate for U.S. Senate next year says he will focus on the governor’s race for now. His first public event with Chris Christie’s challenger, state Sen. Barbara Buono.
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Google Reader Is Dead
The beloved service will go offline in July. “While the product has a loyal following, over the years usage has declined,” says Google.
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Cory Booker Launches Quiet Fundraising Blitz
As many as eight events in support of the Newark mayor’s Senate race are slated for March and April. Katzenberg and Weintraub in Los Angeles.
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Cory Booker Will Make Senate Announcement After Governor’s Race
The Newark mayor says he’ll wait to make his campaign announcement until after the N.J. gubernatorial race this fall. “It would would be wrong to hold a press conference,” says Booker.
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Cory Booker “Unapologetic” About Spending Time Outside Newark
The only passage charged with politics in the mayor’s State of the City address Tuesday night. Part of an effort to “dismantle these narratives one after the other,” Booker tells BuzzFeed.
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Cory Booker To Push Back Against Attacks On Legacy In Newark
The Newark mayor’s State of the City address Tuesday will be a pointed defense of his record. A stable budget, increased development, and reduced crime, says a city official.
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Cory Booker Helps Newarker Pop The Question
The Newark mayor plays cupid. “You know, I’m a romantic guy and I love to help with surprises,” Booker tells BuzzFeed.
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Cory Booker Still Won’t Confirm His Run For Senate
Careful not to distract from New Jersey’s other election, the Newark mayor is keeping his Senate ambitions unofficial. “What I’m running right now is the city of Newark,” says Booker.
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Cory Booker Heads To Palm Beach For Senate Fundraiser
The Newark mayor says he’s still “exploring” a run for U.S. Senate, but he’s raising cash for the race next month in Florida.
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Frank Lautenberg Retires To Avoid The “Silly Season”
A decision, made in the last 24 hours, to protect his legacy. The Senator is “very upbeat” about finishing his fifth and last term, says a source.
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Cory Booker Speaks Out On Lautenberg’s Retirement
Having averted a potentially nasty primary fight, the Newark Mayor says in a statement to BuzzFeed that Lautenberg “has been a champion for the people of New Jersey.” “On a personal note…”
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Frank Lautenberg Moves Into New Office, Digs In His Heels
The senior Senator from New Jersey got a new Senate office Monday. Not a move toward retirement.
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The Dying Political Tradition Of Avoiding The Gay Question
Was Ed Koch the last one to get away with it? If there’s nothing wrong with being gay, why can’t we ask it?
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Lautenberg: Spending Time Out Of Newark One Of Cory Booker’s “Favorite Activities”
The Senator takes another dig at the man challenging his Senate seat next year. “Perhaps we were too close to Newark.”
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Can Cory Booker Keep It Together?
The mayor of Newark is in control of his own narrative like no other man or woman in politics. But can he run the same show from the national stage?
