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NEWARK — Newark Mayor Cory Booker is among a raft of Democratic Party leaders chosen to draft the party platform for the next four years, according to a report in the the National Journal.

The four-year tradition involves party leaders drafting a series of priorities or "planks" such as job creation, developing more renewable energy or immigration reform.Those priorities are codified at the national convention, which will be held from Sept. 3-6 in Charlotte, N.C.

Booker ruffled party feathers in May when he publicly criticized President Obama's attacks on Mitt Romney and Bain Capital, but party elders apparently want Booker at the table. The group of 15 party leaders chosen to draft the platform will include Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass) and former Reps. Tony Coehlo, D-Calif., and Robert Wexler, D-Fla, the Journal reports.

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