Cory Booker

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June 4, 2012

With friends like these… Dems reject Obama campaign's Bain strategy

OPINION - First it was it was Newark Mayor Cory Booker and now it’s former President Bill Clinton who can’t…
May 29, 2012

Newark mayor Cory Booker's spokeswoman resigns week after Bain Capital gaffe

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newark Mayor Cory Booker's communications director has resigned...
May 29, 2012

Is money shaping the views of too many progressive pols?

OPINION - While much of the attention is on the conservative side, we cannot lose sight of the fact that…
May 25, 2012

Cory Booker hits back at critics via Twitter: ‘Sorry I make u sick’

Newark, N.J., mayor Cory Booker has been saying sorry a lot recently...
May 24, 2012

Cory Booker calls U.S. war on drugs 'national nightmare'

Cory Booker is making headlines again for a series of tweets blasting the effectiveness of the nation's war on drugs.…
May 23, 2012

Why Cory Booker will survive Bain Capital gaffe

ANALYSIS - Can Newark Mayor Cory Booker remain a rising star among Democrats, as he has been for much of…
May 23, 2012

Cory Booker on Bain controversy: 'My loyalties are clear'

theGRIO Q&A - Cory Booker, the popular Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, appeared on NBC’s 'Meet the Press' and in…
May 22, 2012

What makes Cory Booker run? Bain Capital controversy exposes Newark mayor's ties to big money

theGRIO REPORT - Officials in Newark, who knew Cory Booker, before he became a regular headline maker weren't surprised that…
May 22, 2012

Cory Booker can't equate Bain with Rev. Wright

OPINION - Cory Booker's attempt to draw a false equivalency between Wright and Bain was wildly off the mark...
May 21, 2012

Will Cory Booker's Bain Capital defense backfire?

OPINION - Cory Booker stepped all over the Obama campaign's message because staying on message and attacking venture capitalism damages…
May 20, 2012

Cory Booker defends Bain Capital, calls attacks on private equity 'nauseating'

VIDEO - Newark mayor Cory Booker has made a national name for himself for shoveling constituents' snow and saving a…
May 17, 2012

Are Chris Christie and Cory Booker too close for comfort?

OPINION - Booker's chummy relationship with Christie isn't just about doing work for the people of Newark it's also likely…
May 16, 2012

Chris Christie, Cory Booker channel 'Seinfeld' in video parody

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the mayor of New Jersey's largest city are channeling the…
May 15, 2012

Jay-Z joins list of black celebrities who back Obama's gay marriage stance

SLIDESHOW - Rapper Jay-Z has come out in support of President Obama and his stance on gay marriage most recently…
April 17, 2012

Rescued woman says she owes life to Newark mayor Cory Booker

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The woman pulled from her burning home by Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker says she would…
April 13, 2012

Newark mayor Cory Booker rescues neighbor from burning house

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The mayor of New Jersey's largest city said Friday he feared for his life as he…
April 10, 2012

Obama aside, blacks struggle to win major offices

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama's historic election shattered a racial glass ceiling for the nation's highest office, but African-Americans…
February 23, 2012

Cory Booker seeks probe of NYPD Muslim spying

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The mayor of New Jersey's largest city called for state authorities Wednesday to investigate a widespread…
February 23, 2012

Obama campaign focuses on black vote, targets HBCUs

theGRIO REPORT - With the 2012 campaign already underway, Obama's campaign team, Obama for America is looking to match or…
February 22, 2012

Newark mayor Cory Booker: NYPD misled us on Muslim spying

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The mayor and police director of New Jersey's largest city said Wednesday the New York Police…