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Cory Booker will explore run for Senate, won't run for governor

Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) will explore a run for the Senate in 2014 and will not pursue a bid for governor next year, he announced in a video on Thursday morning.

Booker's decision will apply new pressure on Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D) to announce whether he will run for reelection and spares Gov. Chris Christie (R) a 2013 matchup against a top potential challenger.

"I will explore the possibility of running for the United States Senate in 2014," Booker says in the video.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/12/20/cory-booker-will-explore-run-for-senate-wont-run-for-governor/

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