Cory Booker

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**FILE** Newark Mayor Cory Booker delivers the main address during Class Day for Yale seniors at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., on May 19, 2013. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on on Sept. 4, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Newark Mayor Cory Booker said Sunday that he’ll decide within two weeks whether to challenge Gov. Chris Christie. Mr. Booker told CBS’ “Face the Nation” that he’s also thinking about running for the U.S. Senate. He had planned to announce his intentions after the election, but those plans were put on hold as he dealt with Superstorm Sandy. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this Oct. 29, 2012, photo, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, right, speaks during a news conference at the Office of Emergency Management in Newark, N.J. Booker says he plans to honor a Twitter challenge and live on food stamps for at least a week. In a Twitter exchange Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, Booker and a user named TwitWit discussed government funding for school meals. Booker suggested they both try living on food stamps for a week or month. (Associated Press)

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Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory A. Booker is said to be considering a race for New Jersey governor against the Republican incumbent next year. (Barbara Salisbury/ The Washington Times)

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Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 4, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker speaks Sept. 4, 2012, to delegates during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. (Associated Press)

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Cory Booker, the Democratic mayor of Newark, N.J., said Sunday that current presidential campaign debates are doing a serious disservice to voters. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Newark Mayor Cory Booker talks during a news conference outside of the Prudential Center, in this April 4, 2012, file photo taken in Newark. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

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Lakeesha Paylor, who worked with Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker to dig cars out from under the snow, gets a hug from the mayor after he helped her unearth her own car Thursday. (Associated Press)

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Associated Press President Obama laughs as he's welcomed by a bipartisan duo - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (center), a Republican, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a Democrat - upon his arrival aboard Air Force One in Newark, N.J.