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Newark Mayor Cory Booker talks to supporters during an election night victory party after winning a special election for the U.S. Senate, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Newark, N.J. Booker and Republican Steve Lonegan faced off to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Cory Booker wins Senate seat in N.J., must campaign soon

By Angela Delli Santi and Katie Zezima - Associated Press

Newark Mayor and U.S. Senate candidate Cory Booker addresses a gathering after winning the Democratic primary election for the seat vacated by the late U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, in Newark, N.J. Lautenberg died in June. Booker and Republican Steve Lonegan will square off in an Oct. 16 special election, with the winner headed to Washington to serve the remaining 15 months of Lautenberg's term. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Cory Booker on Twitter high from primary win: ‘This is our victory’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

**FILE** U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., New Jersey Democrat, speaks at a news conference on Jan. 23, 2012 in Trenton, N.J. about plans to legalize sports betting in New Jersey. (Associated Press)

Lautenberg family won’t back Booker in N.J. Senate fight

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

**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)

Book it: Cory Booker formally joins N.J. Senate race

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** FILE ** In this May 23, 2013, file photo, New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa talks about an investigation dubbed "Operation Swill," at a news conference in Trenton, N.J. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has named Chiesa to temporarily fill the U.S. Senate seat that opened up this week after Frank Lautenberg's death. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie names A.G. Jeff Chiesa to fill U.S. Senate seat

By Angela Delli Santi and Geoff Mulvihill - Associated Press

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Lautenberg pushing explosives restrictions

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey Democrat (Associated Press)

N.J. Sen. Lautenberg will not seek re-election

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Fox’s Geraldo Rivera weighing US Senate run in NJ

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Fox’s Geraldo Rivera weighing US Senate run in NJ

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, N.J., announced Thursday that he has ruled out a bid for New Jersey governor and is eyeing a run for U.S. Senate in 2014. His announcement alters the landscape for both races and for politics in Newark. (Associated Press)

Booker rules out bid for New Jersey governor in 2013

By Angela Delli Santi - Associated Press

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

Booker won’t run for N.J. governor, eyes U.S. Senate seat

By Angela Delli Santi - Associated Press

President Obama speaks July 20, 2012, about the Aurora, Colo., shooting at an campaign event at the Harborside Event Center in Ft. Myers, Fla. (Associated Press)

MILLER: Second Amendment at risk in second term

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

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MILLER: The assault on weapons

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

Motorists’ tolls used for roads they don’t use

By Joan Lowy - Associated Press

Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, New Jersey Democrat, returned to the Senate after an absence of two years. Now, former senator Bob Kerry of Nebraska, with whom Lautenberg served, is attempting a comeback. (Associated Press)

Kerrey looks to Lautenberg, Coats in bid to rejoin Senate

By Donna Cassata and Margery A. Beck - Associated Press

** FILE ** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, accompanied by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EDITORIAL: Senators push app censorship

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

SOLIDARITY: Members of Congress and staffers gather outside the Capitol on Monday to observe a moment of silence for Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and other victims of the shooting rampage Saturday. (Associated Press)

Arizona shootings prompt call for ban on high-capacity clips

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - In a Tuesday, May 18, 2010 photo, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lautenberg will hold a fundraiser at the pop singer's Monster Ball Tour at the Verizon Center in Washington on Sept 7, according to The Washington Post. The Washington Post reports the 86-year-old New Jersey Democrat is offering seats in a private suite for $2,500 a person for political action committees and $2,400 for individuals. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)

NJ’s Lautenberg to hold fundraiser with Lady Gaga

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

US Sen. Lautenberg of NJ says he’s cancer-free

By Beth DeFalco - Associated Press