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June 10, 2013
ANALYSIS - Despite never running in a statewide election before, he's been embraced by some of America's biggest names, including…
June 8, 2013
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Newark Mayor Cory Booker on Saturday formally announced he's in the race to finish the U.S.…
May 8, 2013
NBC NEWS - In his new book, “A Chance to Win: Boyhood, Baseball, and the Struggle for Redemption in the…
May 7, 2013
Hip-hop group Naughty By Nature have been a mainstay in the culture for over two decades but according to a
April 12, 2013
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Police have made an arrest in the mugging of the former mayor of New Jersey's largest…
March 11, 2013
NBC NEWS - With more than 1.3 million followers, charismatic and social network savvy Newark mayor @CoryBooker has more Twitter…
February 14, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Three men have been arrested and charged in connection with a disturbing video that shows a young…
January 25, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - After ABC Eyewitness News reporter Toni Yates tweeted a message to Newark mayor Cory Booker about residents…
January 25, 2013
thGRIO REPORT - New Jersey's Frank Lautenberg is so far strongly resisting any suggestion that he should step aside and…
January 23, 2013
Last week on Rachel Maddow’s show, Newark Mayor Cory Booker promoted his jewelry line, “The Caliber Collection.” The bracelets, with…
January 23, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The awkward tension between incumbent New Jersey senator Frank Lautenberg and the upstart Newark mayor, Cory Booker,…
January 22, 2013
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A library that covered up a drawing of a black female slave having sex with a…
January 11, 2013
(AP) - Newark Mayor Cory Booker has taken an initial step toward running for U.S. Senate in 2014, adding intrigue…
January 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - On Monday, Newark, N.J. mayor Cory Booker's 2014 U.S. Senate campaign submitted organizing papers to the Federal…
January 7, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Newark mayor Cory Booker has begun to apply public pressure, albeit subtly, on incumbent N.J. senator Frank…
December 22, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Lautenberg, one of the Senate's most outspoken gun control advocates, expressed his outrage via Twitter when LaPierre…
December 21, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Booker, who is now in his second term as mayor, is focused on finishing up his tenure…
December 21, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Yesterday’s announcement changed all that and left a lot of local Democrats and Booker supporters disappointed as…
December 20, 2012
NBC NEW YORK - Newark Mayor Cory Booker will not challenge New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in next year's gubernatorial…
December 14, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - State Democratic leaders have been held off from choosing a candidate to back because of Booker's lack…