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Cory Booker announces he is running for president
4:10am PST - February 1st, 2019 cory booker - Google News (Canada)Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat who rose to prominence as Newark's charismatic and ambitious mayor, announced Friday that he is running for president.