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Mayor Cory Booker of Newark was viewed by many as a rising political star but his chances of unseating Gov. Chris Christie were daunting.

Hoping to break any stigmas of government assistance, Newark Mayor Cory Booker of New Jersey will live on food stamps this week–a challenge that first began as a Twitter conversation. The Democratic mayor will operate on a food stamp budget of about $30 a week ($4.32 per day), roughly the same amount provided to people in New Jersey who take part in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Cory Booker strides to the lectern at a June reception honoring hedge-fund founder Bill Ackman. Pershing Square Foundation, Ackman’s philanthropic organization, had pledged more than $25 million since 2007 to help poverty-racked Newark improve schooling, enhance parks and find jobs for ex-convicts.

The mayor of New Jersey's largest city, Newark's Cory Booker, again came upon a life-or-death emergency, but the hero was someone else.

Except for those representing the 99%: "We don't want vulture capitalists in office... I don't believe this country needs an economy under Romney." The protesters booed through Romney's speech and occasionally were louder than the speakers.

U.S. marshals seized ultrasound gel produced by a New Jersey company after the government found two dangerous strains of bacteria in the product. The Food and Drug Administration, which announced the seizure Wednesday, did not comment on how widely the gel was distributed. But it warned health-care professionals to immediately stop using the product — “Other-Sonic Generic Ultrasound Transmission” by Pharmaceutical Innovations in Newark.

Cory Booker needs a cape, stat! The Newark, N.J., mayor -- already lionized in some corners for his good deeds -- added to his list of praiseworthy actions on Thursday night when he raced into a burning home to help save a woman trapped inside. The woman, who suffered second-degree burns on her neck and back, is reported to be in stable condition. Booker got away with only minor burns and smoke inhalation.

Many of the biggest names in entertainment gathered Saturday to say celebrate and bid farewell to singer Whitney Houston in the church in Newark, N.J., where the late singer, who died on Feb. 11, started her singing career.

A Boeing 767 on a flight from Newark, New Jersey, made a dramatic emergency landing at Warsaw, Poland's Frederic Chopin International airport Tuesday after problems with its landing gear, an airport spokeswoman said.

Fire investigators have ruled a fire that destroyed a $200,000 motor home Sunday near Newark began with a space heater.