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?
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MSNBC Host Raves About Republican “Superhero” Congressman
“He is the Republican Cory Booker, of sorts.”
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Mark Zuckerberg Will Hold Fundraiser For Chris Christie
The tech mogul and his wife “admire [Christie’s] leadership on education reform and other issues and look forward to continuing their important work together on behalf of Newark’s schoolchildren,” a spokesperson tells BuzzFeed.
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Cory Booker Is Melting Guns And Turning Them Into Bracelets
The Newark mayor is promoting a jewelry line made with melted metal from guns seized by the Newark Police Department. “The Caliber Collection.”
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New Jersey Democrats Remain Divided On Governor’s Race
The state’s county chairs won’t align behind a candidate until February. “I personally expected that Cory Booker was going to be a candidate.”
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Frank Lautenberg Aide Slams Cory Booker For "Morning Joe" Interview
“Booker is stealing [Lautenberg’s] ideas and marketing them as his own,” an aide charged.
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New Jersey’s Cory Booker Problem
The Newark Mayor’s decision to run for Senate has offended Lautenberg, and frustrated the state’s Democratic party. “I’m not angry, I’m disappointed.”
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Lautenberg Sandy Hook Email Asks For Contributions
A fundraising email in the wake of Cory Booker’s plans to run for Lautenberg’s Senate seat. “Your continued support is greatly appreciated.”
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PAC Already Campaigning For Booker’s Senate Run
An email blast to 75,000 people across the country on the day the Newark Mayor says he’s “exploring” a run in 2014. “Cory Booker is running for Senate.”
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Sources: White House Had A Hand In Booker’s Decision
The Obama administration “convinced him to run for Senate” instead of governor, a source tells BuzzFeed. But a primary against Lautenberg would be “an unpleasant episode.”
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Cory Booker Will Run For Senate, Not Governor
The Newark mayor says he will “finish the work we started” in his second term and “explore the possibility of running for United States Senate in 2014.” A source says he’s decided to run for Senate.
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Christie’s First Democratic Challenger Announces Her Candidacy
And it isn’t Cory Booker. State Senator Barbara Buono, a progressive candidate, says she’s filed her papers to run for New Jersey governor.
