The Campaign 
Articles & Op-Ed Pieces
Public Policy Center of New Jersey: The Battle for Newark: Sharpe James vs. Cory Booker
This article was written just as the mayoral race between Cory Booker and Sharpe James was heating up. In addition to an analysis of the race, it features a telling description of a confrontation between the two candidates at a tenant's association meeting.
Wall Street Journal: Newark, Zimbabwe?
An engaging op-ed piece written on the eve of the election by Wall Street Journal writer, John Fund. (May 8, 2002)
Arianna Online: The Madness of Newark's King James
Shortly before the election, Arianna Huffington weighed in with her take on the James/Booker race. (April 29, 2002)
Post-Election Analysis
PoliticsNJ.com: Experts offer analysis of James win, Booker's future
In the run-up to the 2002 mayoral election, PoliticsNJ.com, a New Jersey politics website, covered the increasingly contentious race. This is their coverage of the aftermath of the election. (May 15, 2002)
PoliticsNJ.com: James seems to be gearing up for sixth mayoral term
As Cory Booker looks to the 2006 mayoral race, Sharpe James has yet to decide if he will run. PoliticsNJ.com covers story and speculates about Mayor James' future.
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