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Biden to campaign for Cory Booker in N.J.. Senate race

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Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker (L) and Rep Steny Hoyer (D-MD) wait to make remarks in front of the Lincoln Memorial, to mark the 50th anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King's, " I Have a Dream " speech, August 24, 2013, in Washington, DC. Booker is also the Democratic nominee in the upcoming 2013 NJ elections, as they joined civil rights leaders, politicians and thousands of guests to remember the 1963 March on Washington. UPI/Mike Theiler
Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker (L) and Rep Steny Hoyer (D-MD) wait to make remarks in front of the Lincoln Memorial, to mark the 50th anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King's, " I Have a Dream " speech, August 24, 2013, in Washington, DC. Booker is also the Democratic nominee in the upcoming 2013 NJ elections, as they joined civil rights leaders, politicians and thousands of guests to remember the 1963 March on Washington. UPI/Mike Theiler 
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Published: Sept. 28, 2013 at 8:20 AM

NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Vice President Joe Biden plans a trip to New Jersey to campaign for Newark Mayor Cory Booker, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, the Booker campaign says.

The campaign announced Friday that Biden will be in the state Oct. 11. That's five days before the special election to fill the seat held by the late Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J.

No details have been released yet about Biden's schedule.

Booker is leading his Republican rival, former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan. While the race has become somewhat tighter, Booker is still ahead by more than 10 percentage points, The Hill reported.

Topics: Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Frank Lautenberg
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