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Newark activists ask Booker to lobby Sarlo on marriage equality

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:29:05 GMT

The Newark Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Commission (LGBT) wants Mayor Cory Booker to lobby Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo (D-Wood-Ridge) on marriage equality when he headlines a fundraiser for the Bergen County Democrat tonight in...
Source: Politicker: New Jersey

Rutgers Students Join Newark Community Safety Effort

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:33:43 GMT

Second-year student Robert Colby has mobilized members of the Rutgers School of Law–Newark community to participate in Mayor Cory Booker’s Community Caravan Night Patrols.
Source: NJ.com

Essex County Freeholder Samuel Gonzalez charged with election fraud in wife's Senate campaign

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:48:58 GMT

ESSEX COUNTY -- Essex County Freeholder Samuel Gonzalez, the husband of state Sen. Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex), was indicted today on charges of election fraud in connection with fraudulent absentee ballots that were collected for Ruiz’s 2007...
Source: NJ.com

Newark helps residents open bank accounts, get financial smarts

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:39:45 GMT

NEWARK -- A program designed to draw thousands of residents out from the financial shadows has come here after proving successful in cities throughout the country.
Source: NJ.com

Quoted in 'Newark Mayor Booker again cautious about permanent Nets move, enthusiastic about temporary one'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:29:47 GMT

Cory Booker said in No Land Grab:

The reality is we're in a powerful negotiation right now that [outgoing Gov.] Jon Corzine has brought down to the two-inch line before we can score the touchdown, which is, an agreement between the Nets, Izod Center, and Newark, to heal the wounds ... to set a new arrangement with the Devils, which will significantly increase the revenue Newark will get... and stop having two arenas competing with each other.

Newark Mayor Booker again cautious about permanent Nets move, enthusiastic about temporary one

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:45:41 GMT

As he did during last month's radio appearance, Newark Mayor Cory Booker last night steered clear of any prognostication about a permanent move of the Nets to Newark but focused on a temporary one.
Source: Atlantic Yards Report

Cory Booker in Newark

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:05:07 GMT

When Cory Booker was elected mayor of Newark, there was a general perception that -- for all his talent and his political strength -- being mayor of Newark was a kind of poison chalice and a political dead end.
Source: The Politico

Quoted in 'Christie versus Booker must wait, as mayor intent on building upon their alliance'

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:48:00 GMT

said in Politicker: New Jersey:

I'm not hard-hearted, and I am not saying there are not folks in Newark who legitimately need our help ... But the bulk of our state spending is going into the urban areas and there will be choices. I will say that the state is fortunate to have two great leaders like Chris Christie and Cory Booker in partnership on this issue.

Mayor Cory Booker to speak at Pioneer Institute dinner

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:26:37 GMT

The Newark, N.J. mayor who carried on a facetious feud with “Tonight Show” host and Brookline native Conan O’Brien is in Boston tonight to discuss the more sober topic of urban school choice and reform.
Source: Boston Herald

Poll finds Newark Mayor Cory Booker would be strong N.J. Gov candidate in '13

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:05:10 GMT

John Munson/The Star-LedgerNewark Mayor Cory BookerNEWARK -- As Democrats whisper about Mayor Cory Booker’s possible candidacy for governor in 2013, an analysis released this week by Public Policy Polling predicts he would be a solid candidate for the...
Source: NJ.com

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:27:55 GMT

Cory Booker (R), Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, laughs during a taped introduction by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (L) before sitting down to an interview at the Newseum in Washington, October 2, 2009.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:22:37 GMT

Cory Booker (R), Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, arrives for an interview at the Newseum in Washington October 2, 2009.

Mayor Booker "Officially" Puts Conan O'Brien on Newark "No Fly List"

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:54:32 GMT