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Cory Booker rescues dog from the cold following Twitter appeals
Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker also briefly played animal control officer Thursday night, helping a neighborhood dog escape the harsh winter after being alerted to the situation via Twitter. Booker came to the dog’s rescue after WABC-TV reporter Toni Yates contacted him on the messaging service. Yates said she…
Soledad chides Cory Booker for not committing to senatorial run
Even though they’re friends, CNN host Soledad O’Brien didn’t let Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker off the hook on Monday when it came to discussing Booker’s possible political aspirations. When Booker told her that there’s still a full year before he has to decide whether to run for incumbent…
Cory Booker slams ‘false debate’ over gun control
Newark Mayor Cory Booker on Sunday said the current debate over gun control had been contrived to divide Americans. He insisted both gun owners and advocates of gun control agreed on certain common solutions. “I don’t know if anybody here has seen anybody shot, I have,” he said on ABC’s…
Cory Booker: We must ‘radically change’ this drug war ‘insanity’
Newark New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker (D) said Monday that he wants to be a leader in the drug reform movement no matter where he goes next in his public career, explaining that America must “radically change” the “insanity” of its generations-old drug war. Explaining to Huffington Post Live that…
Cory Booker ‘absolutely considering’ running for New Jersey governor
Newark mayor Cory Booker, a rising Democratic star, is weighing a run against Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. “I am absolutely considering running for governor, as well as giving other options some consideration,” he said on CBS’ Face The Nation. “I am going to be focused on that for…
Cory Booker challenges tea partier to live on food stamps for a week
Over the weekend, Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker (D) challenged a tea party-affiliated critic to join him in living on food stamps for a week, and now it appears the challenge has been accepted. The challenge was prompted by a tweet on Sunday from Twitter user @MWadeNC, whose bio…
Cory Booker: GOP platform on women’s rights ‘an affront to where our nation should be going’
Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) told a Planned Parenthood Federation of America rally in Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday that the GOP’s women’s rights platform is just another reason to reelect President Barack Obama. In a reference to Republicans’ convention refrain that they loved women, Booker told the crowd, “I…
Cory Booker developing online news service for Generation Y
In a bid to fight what he calls “an oligarchy in the media,” Newark Mayor Cory Booker told TechCrunch he’s been working on an alternative news service geared toward the Millenial generation. Dubbed #waywire, Booker said the site will blend original and syndicated video content, while allowing people to share…
Cory Booker declares support for medical marijuana
Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) on Wednesday said that New Jersey should take steps to legalize medical marijuana for those who need it. In a series of messages posted to his Twitter account, Booker called the U.S. drug policy a “national nightmare” but stopped short of calling for complete legalization.…
Cory Booker Can’t Equate Bain Capital and Jeremiah Wright
I have a post up over at The Grio about the Cory Booker/Meet the Press shenanigans: Cory Booker’s appearance on Meet the Press sparked a firestorm on Sunday, the effects of which are still reverberating throughout the political sphere. In the interview, Booker criticized President Obama’s attacks on Mitt Romney’s…
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