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Cory Booker Learns to Backpedal

Matt Cantor — Mon, 21 May 2012 10:16:00 CDT

New Democrat darling Cory Booker made headlines yesterday when he hammered President Obama's ads attacking Bain Capital as "nauseating," and it didn't take long for him to make a sudden recovery. Hours after his comments, Booker posted a YouTube video clarifying his position. "Let me be clear: Mitt Romney has...

Newark Mayor Feared He'd Die in Fire Rescue

Matt Cantor — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:43:05 CDT

When Corey Booker rushed in to rescue his neighbor from a burning building, he wasn't sure he'd make it back alive. "I did not feel bravery, I felt terror," the Newark mayor said during a press conference today. "I really didn't think we were going to get out of there....

Newark Mayor Rescues Woman From Fire

Rob Quinn — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:54:09 CDT

Talk about hands-on mayoring: Newark Mayor Cory Booker was treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns last night after rescuing a woman from a fire. After arriving home to find a neighbor's house on fire, the mayor, followed by two members of his security detail, rushed inside before the fire...

Former NJ Governor Goes Undercover as Homeless Man

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:53:09 CST

A former New Jersey governor transformed himself into a homeless man and went undercover in Newark to spend the night in a shelter, reports MSNBC . "To find a place to take you if you were homeless was impossible, essentially," says Richard Codey, now a state senator. Codey heaped on make-up...

Enquirer Runs Photo of Whitney in Open Coffin

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:28:02 CST

Has the National Enquirer crossed a line? Many were horrified when the tabloid published a photo it claims is the body of Whitney Houston shown in an open gold coffin. The pic was taken at the Whigham Funeral Home in New Jersey, according to Enquirer editors, who have not revealed...

Newark to Probe NYPD Muslim Spying

Kevin Spak — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:11:20 CST

When the AP showed Newark Mayor Cory Booker a file detailing the extent to which the NYPD's " Demographics Unit " had spied on his city's Muslims, he was caught off-guard. "Wow," he said. "This raises a number of concerns." Soon after, he said he'd launched an investigation. "We're going to get...

NJ Man Acquitted in 1978 Murders

Matt Cantor — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:32:00 CST

Some 33 years after five boys went missing, a man charged in their deaths has been acquitted. Lee Evans, who was arrested last year, was found not guilty on all counts, but there was “no jumping up and down or hooting and hollering. That type of feeling wasn’t there,” he...

1.5M Lose Power in Storm; Thousand Flights Snarled

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:26:53 CDT

A rare October snowstorm has rolled up the East Coast and knocked out power to some 1.5 million people, MSNBC reports. The snowfall and ferocious winds have also delayed flights in Newark, New York, and Philadelphia—some by up to 6 hours. One live tracking site has tweeted more...

America's Worst Airport Is...

Kevin Spak — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 12:18:05 CDT

If you need to get somewhere on time, try not to fly through Newark. The Newark International Airport “has been the worst of the worst,” the Wall Street Journal reports, with a whopping 40 of America’s 100 most-delayed flights taking off or landing there, according to data compiled by the...