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Newark mayoral candidate Ras Baraka gives a thumbs-up after casting his vote, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Newark, N.J. The election will decide whether Shavar Jeffries, a former state assistant attorney general, or Baraka, a city councilman, will take over the seat Cory Booker occupied from 2006 until October 2013, when he won a special election to succeed U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who died in office. (AP Photo)

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Man arrested in torching mayoral candidate’s bus

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Man accused of torching mayoral candidate’s bus

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