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The luminaries were numerous, from music royalty such as Stevie Wonder and mega-producer L.A. Reid to TV mogul Oprah Winfrey to Hollywood icon Kevin Costner and politicians such as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Newark Mayor Cory Booker. Mary J....
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Singer Dionne Warwick talked about when Houston sang The National Anthem at the Super Bowl the CD version sold more than a million copies. Warwick then said she was waiting to see Houston sing the phone book. The Mayor of Newark, Cory Booker, was...
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Warner Brothers for agreeing. The movie became a blockbuster. "You made the picture what it was," said Costner. "A lot of guys could have played my part, but I believe you were the only one who could have played Rachel Marron at that time. You were as...
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Saturday's New Hope Baptist Church funeral service for Whitney Houston was more celebratory than somber, touching on the pop singer's flaws, but relishing her talent, beauty, compassion and love for others. "We are here not to mourn our loss, but to...
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Alicia Keys – Singer and Houston’s friend “She was a beautiful human being - really caring, beautiful, thoughtful. She's an angel to us and a beautiful human being. I think we've been sent an angel for a long time." Cory Booker- Newark mayor "God is in...
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Glory to God, as mourners filed in. A programme featuring a picture of Houston looking skyward read, “Celebrating the life of Whitney Elizabeth Houston, a child of God.” Pictures of Houston as a baby, with gospel singer Cissy Houston and, Bobbi Kristina...
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The movie became a blockbuster. After commenting on Houston's self-doubt, Costner added: "There is a lady in heaven making God ask himself how he could make something so perfect." Newark Mayor Cory Booker set the tone for the service, which opened to...
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The movie became a blockbuster. After commenting on Houston's self-doubt, Costner added: "There is a lady in heaven making God ask himself how he could make something so perfect." Newark Mayor Cory Booker set the tone for the service, which opened to...
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Jesse Jackson, who was one of the first to arrive, followed by American Idol winner and Whitney's Sparkle castmate Jordin Sparks, who was shortly followed by her fellow A-list songbird Mary J. Blige. (Aretha Franklin, who was slated to perform, was...
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Family and friends, including some famous singers, movie stars, said goodbye to the pop icon. Among them are her cousin Dionne Warwick, music mogul Clive Davis, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, R. Kelly, Tyler Perry, Kevin Costner, and the Reverend Jesse...
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Sapone/The Star-LedgerNewark Mayor Cory Booker could be in for a battle with the City Council over the city budget. NEWARK — Mayor Cory Booker put his 2012 budget on the table last week, and if history is any indicator he is in for a fight. The $571...
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Murray/The Star-LedgerNewark Mayor Cory Booker, pictured in this August 2011 file photo, praised former Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders for her ability to stand up for her beliefs. NEWARK — When former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders was growing up in...
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The funeral service opened with lively gospel from a full choir at the New Hope Baptist Church. The choir, adorned in white, at times had their voices accompanied by a power organ that rang out in the Newark church. Shortly after, Newark Mayor Cory...
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"We are here not to mourn our loss, but to celebrate her life," Newark Mayor Cory Booker told a celebrity-studded crowd of family, friends and entertainment industry A-listers who filled the pews and aisles of New Hope church, where Houston, known as...
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[Costner's] part, but you were the only person who could have played Rachel Marron at that time." Houston's ex-husband Bobby Brown left the funeral after his entourage was turned away from the church as too numerous to accomodate. The funeral on...
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“So off you go, Whitney. Off you go,” he said, “escorted by an army of angels, to your heavenly father. And when you sing before him don’t you worry, you’ll be good enough.” Prayers and hymns filled the first hour and a half of the service that was...
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Fans sing near the funeral service for singer Whitney Houston at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark. , Charles Sykes / AP Newark mayor Cory Booker was the first celebrity speaker. “We are here to mourn our loss but to celebrate her life. God is in...
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"Whitney, you are the only one that could bring all of us together," Rev. Joe A. Carter said during his opening remarks. "Whitney, today is your day. We celebrate." Following an opening from Newark Mayor Cory Booker and Rev. Donnie McClurkin's...
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The movie became a blockbuster. After commenting on Houston’s self-doubt, Costner added: “There is a lady in heaven making God ask himself how he could make something so perfect.” Newark Mayor Cory Booker set the tone for the service, which opened to...
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Houston's funeral on Saturday began with a few words from Newark mayor Cory Booker, who welcomed guests to the city and praised the "I Will Always Love You" singer. "God is in our heaven, and with him is one of our angels, Whitney Houston," Booker said.
About Cory Booker
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Cory Anthony Booker (born April 27, 1969) is the current Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. He is a Democratic politician and former Newark Councilman and community activist who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2002 against longtime incumbent Sharpe James. Booker ran again in 2006 and won a sweeping victory against Ronald Rice to become the 36th mayor... Full Article
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Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker gestures as he speaks near an artist's rendering Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, during groundbreaking ceremonies for the Teachers Village development in downtown Newark, N.J. The mixed-use complex will feature new schools and housing for teachers with aim to help revitalize...
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COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photograph taken by AP Images for Nestle, Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker announces a pilot program to fight childhood obesity in Newark supported by Nestle during a news conference at City Hall on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 in Newark, N.J. The program focuses on community...
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COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photograph taken by AP Images for Nestle, Marilyn Knox, president and CEO of Nestle Infant Nutrition North America, presents Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker with a $100,000 dollar check for a pilot program to fight childhood obesity in Newark during a news conference...
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Marilyn Knox, President and CEO of Nestle Infant Nutrition North America, presents Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker with a check to support an innovative initiative to help tackle the city's high childhood obesity rate through community education.
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Google Executive Chairman and former CEO Eric Schmidt, left, sits with Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Teachers Village development in downtown Newark, N.J. The mixed-use complex will...
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, talks with Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, during groundbreaking ceremonies for the Teachers Village development in downtown Newark, N.J. The mixed-use development project, designed by architect Richard Meier, that will contain...
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Newark police director Samuel Anthony DeMaio, right, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker, center, listen in Paterson, N.J. , Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, as Passaic County prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, at podium, announces arrests in the slaying of Michael Morgan, an off-duty Newark police...
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker pauses as he answers a question in Paterson, N.J. , Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, after a news conference announcing that there have been arrests in the slaying of Michael Morgan, an off-duty Newark police detective who was gunned down this week during a robbery...
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker, right, listens in Paterson, N.J. , Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, as Newark police director Samuel Anthony DeMaio, answers a question about arrests in the slaying of Michael Morgan, an off-duty Newark police detective who was gunned down this week during a robbery...
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Cory Booker and Withelma “T” Ortiz-Macey attend Glamour's 2011 Women of the Year Awards on November 7, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Cory Booker presents an award onstage to Withelma “T” Ortiz-Macey at Glamour's 2011 Women of the Year Awards on November 7, 2011 in New York City.
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Cory Booker speaks onstage at Glamour's 2011 Women of the Year Awards on November 7, 2011 in New York City.
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Sheilah Coley, right, smiles at Newark Mayor Cory Booker, left, as they stand with Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray, center left, and Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura moments after Coley was officially presented as the first female police chief in the history of the Newark Police...
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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 18: Gayle King and Newark Mayor Cory Booker attend the 'Friends with Benefits' premiere at Ziegfeld Theater on July 18, 2011 in New York City.
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Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, arrives at the Sun Valley Inn before the first day of the Allen and Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho July 6, 2011. Media and technology moguls gather in Idaho this week to once more debate a shift to a digital world, but...
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker, second from right, looks on as second grade students Angelique Cuevas, from left, Nourhan Hammad and Serena Hernandez engage in a science experiment at Sussex Avenue School, Wednesday, June 15, 2011 in Newark, N.J. Volunteers from IBM led activities with students...
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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 14:Newark Mayor Cory Booker and Gayle King attend 'Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark' Broadway opening night at Foxwoods Theatre on June 14, 2011 in New York City.
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker and Gayle King arrive at the opening night performance of the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" in New York, Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker eats a piece of a large matzo that was baked during the grand opening of the headquarters for the Manischewitz company, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 in Newark, N.J. The kosher product company claims the matzo is the world's largest.
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker looks at a measuring tape while checking out a large matzo that was baked during the grand opening of the headquarters for the Manischewitz company, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 in Newark, N.J. The company claims the matzo is the world's largest.
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker, left, and Manischewitz Company CEO Alain Bankier, center, laugh at a comment made by Chief Rabbi of Israel Yona Metzger during the grand opening of the headquarters for the Manischewitz company, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 in Newark, N.J. A large matzo was baked during...
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NEWARK, NJ - JUNE 06: Mayor Cory Booker (L) and Musician Jon Bon Jovi (2nd R) talk with Newark students during the White House Council for Community Solutions Youth Listening Session at the Youth Success Center of Newark on June 6, 2011 in Newark, New Jersey.
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NEWARK, NJ - JUNE 06: Mayor Cory Booker (L) and musician Jon Bon Jovi address the press following the White House Council for Community Solutions Youth Listening Session at the Youth Success Center of Newark on June 6, 2011 in Newark, New Jersey.
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NEWARK, NJ - JUNE 06: (L-R) Mayor Cory Booker, musician Jon Bon Jovi, MWW Group President and CEO Michael Kempner, and Manchester Craftman's Guild Founder and CEO Bill Strickland address the press following the White House Council for Community Solutions Youth Listening Session at the...
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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 02: (L-R) NFL player Justin Tuck, Mayor of Newark Cory Booker, actor Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer attend NY Giants Justin Tuck's 3rd Annual Celebrity Billiards Tournament at Slate on June 2, 2011 in New York City.
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Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker gestures as he speaks near an artist's rendering Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, during groundbreaking ceremonies for the Teachers Village development in downtown Newark, N.J. The mixed-use complex will feature new schools and housing for teachers with aim to help revitalize...
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