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Sunday Talking Heads: March 31, 2013
Ahh yes, Sunday. WASHINGTON JOURNAL. ABC’S THIS WEEK: Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan. Roundtable: Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D-NJ),Rep. Peter King (R-NY), Matthew Dowd, Jeff Zeleny, Katrina vanden Heuvel. Religious Roundtable: Writer and religious scholar Reza Aslan; Rev. Show More Summary
Newark Considering Curfews, Armed Guards For Businesses
The mayor is raising the possibility. The recent bloodshed at a Bergen Street bodega and an IHOP right across the street from busy University Hospital has Newark officials again talking about curfews and armed security. “Irvington closes their bars an hour before we do. East Orange closes restaurants at 10 p.m., so why in Newark [...]
Newark Councilman Ron C. Rice responds to Cory Booker's 2013 State Of The City Address
Newark West Ward Councilman Ron C. Rice, who this week dropped out of the race to succeed Cory Booker as mayor, responded to Booker's 7th Annual State of the City Address last night with the statements below. Rice cautiously endorses...Show More Summary
Ron C. Rice out of running for Newark mayor
West Ward Councilman Ron C. Rice is taking himself out of the running to succeed Cory Booker as the next mayor of Newark. He also offered himself as an 'aggressive advocate and surrogate' for fellow progressive Senator Barbara Buono in her campaign to defeat Chris Christie. Show More Summary
Sen. Frank Lautenberg is not running again and Hillary Clinton will be just the right age to be president
By Richard K. Barry New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg made it official this past week, announcing that he would not seek re-election in 2014. A Democrat, Lautenberg is 89 years old. Newark Mayor Cory Booker has been sniffing around the seat likely after concluding that Gov. Show More Summary
NJ Sen: Frank Lautenberg Will Not Run Again
Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) had been considering a primary challenge against Lautenberg, but now that Lautenberg is out of the race Booker is the front runner to replace him.
Geraldo Considering New Jersey Senate Run
Geraldo Rivera talked to the New Jersey Republican Party about facing the Democratic nominee, either Senator Frank Lautenberg or Newark Mayor Cory Booker. Rivera asked his 30,000 Twitter followers how they feel about him challenging either Sen. Frank Lautenberg or Newark Mayor Cory Booker. At 89, Lautenberg is the oldest sitting U.S. senator. The Democrat [...]
Cory Booker Rescues a Dog
Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) rescued a dog left outside during freezing weather after being notified of the situation on Twitter by a TV reporter. "This is brutal weather, this dog is shaking really bad and you just can't leave your dogs out here on a day like this and go away and expect them to be OK," Booker said. Show More Summary
Cory Booker polls a lot better than Sen. Lautenberg
By Richard K. Barry A Quinnipiac University poll finds that Newark Mayor Cory Booker is well ahead of Sen. Frank Lautenberg in a, for now, hypothetical head-to-head matchup for the Democratic Senate nomination in New Jersey in 2014. Booker leads incumbent Lautenberg by a margin of 51 to 30 percent. Show More Summary
New Jersey Smack Talk: Lautenberg Takes A Swat At Possible Rival Booker
The popular Senator takes a verbal shot at the popular Newark mayor: Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, at age 88 the oldest sitting U.S. senator, said Tuesday that the mayor of the state’s largest city is surely entitled to run next year for the seat he now holds – but he did not yet [...]
Senator Lautenberg: Cory Booker Deserves A “Spanking”
The New Jersey senator says the Newark mayor is “entitled” to run, but deserves a”spanking” for openly coveting his seat. Booker has already formed a 2014 campaign committee, prompting anonymous Lautenberg aides to rip the mayor to Politico, accusing him of being “disrespectful.” I asked Lautenberg about that characterization this afternoon. “I have four children, [...]
Ahead on the 1/16 Maddow show
Tonight's guests: Mayor Cory Booker, Newark, New Jersey, Mayors Against Illegal Guns Steve Kornacki, co-host of msnbc's "The Cycle" and senior writer for Salon.com And here's executive producer Bill Wolff with a something to say about tonight's stories:
Lautenberg To Booker: You’re “Stealing [My] Ideas”
New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg is not pleased with what Newark Mayor and possible Senate primary opponent made on Morning Joe. An aide to Lautenberg told BuzzFeed that the mayor spent the morning on set touting Lautenberg’s gun control legislation without giving proper credit to the senior Senator. “Instead of giving Senator Lautenberg credit and [...]
Cory Booker: “I Hated Gays”
The Newark mayor, who would like to replace Frank Lautenberg in the Senate, wrote about his thoughts on gays in a 1992 opinion piece for the Stanford Daily. On Twitter Thursday, Booker wrote, “I was writing about my teenage struggle for integrity.” In the column, Booker wrote that he was “disgusted by gays” as a teenager, [...]
Cory Booker Overcame His Homophobia By Making A Gay Friend
Newark Mayor and likely Senate candidate Cory Booker held virulently anti-gay prejudice before conversations with a gay friend changed his mind. Booker, now an outspoken champion of LGBT equality, narrated his transformation in a 1992 op-ed for the Stanford Daily unearthed by Buzzfeed. In the piece, Booker admits that he “was disgusted by gays,” that [...]
Cory Booker slams "false debate" over guns on This Week
Newark Mayor Cory Booker appeared as a part of a panel discussing guns on This Week with George Stephanopoulos this morning. Check out this video of him calling out the "false debate" that is currently going on and let us know your thoughts...Show More Summary
Cory Booker: “False” Gun Control Debate Is “A Convenient Trick To Try To Divide Our Country More”
Newark Mayor Booker talked about the “pragmatic center,” which probably is a strong hint about how he would run for Senate. Booker called the gun control debate a “convenient trick to try to divide our country more.” According to Booker, 74 percent of NRA members “agree that nobody in America should be able to buy [...]
Cory Booker Eyes 2014 Senate Run
Chris Christie can rest a bit easier now. Popular Newark Mayor Cory Booker--perhaps best known for running into burning buildings, shoveling snow, delivering Sandy supplies, and getting Mark Zuckerberg to shell out over $100 million--has decided not to challenge Christie for the governorship of New Jersey in 2013. Show More Summary
Cory Booker takes a pass on challenging Gov. Christie
By Richard K. Barry No great surprise here, but it looks like Newark Mayor Cory Booker is going to take a pass on challenging incumbent New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, opting instead to "explore the possibility of running for the...Show More Summary