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Tuesday, Dec 4, 2012 4:44 PM UTC

Cory Booker goes on food stamps

The Newark mayor goes on a food-stamp diet to show us what poverty tastes like

Mary Elizabeth Williams 18 Topics: Cory Booker, Newark, Twitter, Food, Mario Batali, SNAP Challenge, Food Stamps, Nutrition, hunger

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