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September 5, 2013
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Mayor Cory Booker, with six weeks left in his campaign for a U.S. Senate seat, is…
September 4, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has voted to give President Barack Obama the authority to use military force against…
August 14, 2013
(AP) — Cory Booker said the race for U.S. Senate will offer voters a stark choice, because his rival is…
August 9, 2013
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid recently made remarks regarding Obama and his race which some Republicans found unsettling.
August 1, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted in dramatic fashion Wednesday to approve one of President Barack Obama's nominees...
July 31, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Why is Oprah Winfrey holding a fundraiser Thursday for Cory Booker, who has far more money than…
July 30, 2013
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is holding a fundraiser for Democratic Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker's bid for the…
July 18, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - As a gun control bill failed to even pass in the Democratically-controlled Senate and a spate of…
July 16, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to end a two-year Republican blockade that was preventing Richard Cordray from winning…
July 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - As Kentucky Senator Rand Paul weighs the possibility of a 2016 presidential run, his past—and present—record on…
July 10, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic-led effort to keep interest rates on student loans low failed Wednesday to move forward in…
July 10, 2013
ANALYSIS - If he chooses, Booker could put poverty at the forefront of his Senate career, and potentially the Senate…
July 9, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The family of the late U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey has endorsed Rep. Frank Pallone…
July 1, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The number of African-American senators will soon drop by half...
June 29, 2013
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) - Cory Booker had just 53 days to convince New Jersey Democrats to nominate him to be…
June 28, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Newark mayor Cory Booker has released his first television campaign ad for the New Jersey Democratic race…
June 26, 2013
BOSTON (AP) - Drawing on the political might of the White House, Democrats have exorcized the ghost of Scott Brown...
June 18, 2013
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — In an accelerated election for a new U.S. senator from New Jersey, the Democratic field is…
June 14, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Since his election in 2008 as the first black president, Obama has been hounded by questions about…
June 11, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama's nominee to lead the agency charged with enforcing national gun laws said Tuesday the Bureau of…