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Cory Booker Is Going Through Diet Soda Withdrawal
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Jaya Saxena
Published Feb 15, 2011
Modified Feb 15, 2011
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Cory Booker has kept himself on the move this winter, keeping in touch with his constituents through Twitter and taking to the streets to shovel people out of the storms. But the dark temptress supplying him with that energy? Artificial sugar. Booker is now trying to break himself of the habit, and wrote on Twitter, "Day 5 without diet cola. Deep love/respect 4 those struggling w/ other addictions. If soda is this hard I can only imagine other substances." Especially when they come in such cute cans!
However, Booker still has his vices. When asked if he would give up coffee as well, he wrote, "Don't u dare ever tweet such blasphemy again!" Jeez, calm down! Where's that intern with Booker's Trenta!
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