Comptroller Bill Thompson

Thompson: I'm Not Bitter, May Run Again

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The Democrat who came within 50,000 votes of unseating billionaire New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is open to running again and said...

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Is Voting An Ethical Obligation?

nytimes.com | Randy Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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It is election day, and here in New York we are voting for mayor, or, more accurately, not voting. The campaign of the current mayor, Michael Bloomber...

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Thompson Received Millions In Loans From Bank He Promoted

Runnin' Scared | Camille Dodero | Posted 05.25.2011

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City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Bill Thompson and his wife Elsie McCabe received three loans totaling $1.4 million from Amalgamated ...

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"Jewish Vote" Waning In Influence, Size

forward.com | Gal Beckerman | Posted 05.25.2011

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"There is no Jewish vote," said Hank Sheinkopf, a leading Democratic political consultant who is working for Bloomberg this election. "The 11th comman...

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Bloomberg Blames Economic Backlash For Close Win

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Democrats who saw how close their candidate came to unseating New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg agonized Wednesday about what might ha...

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Bloomberg, Thompson Make Final Campaign Push Before Elections

nytimes.com | MICHAEL BARBARO and DAVID W. CHEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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As their aides fretted over the prospect of low turnout at the polls, the candidates for New York City mayor delivered last-minute appeals to voters o...

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Fact Checking Bloomberg, Thompson Campaigns

gothamgazette.com | Courtney Gross | Posted 05.25.2011

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They trade barbs and sling mud. And believe it or not, sometimes they exaggerate. We went through some of the accusations thrown by the city's mayoral...

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Bill Thompson Join John Slattery In Fight Against Hudson Square Sanitation Garage

The New York Observer | Chloe Malle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last Thursday night mayoral candidate Bill Thompson braved the wind and rain to join residents of Hudson Square and North TriBeCa neighborhoods to ral...

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Four Conclusions About The Mayoral Election Results

The New York Observer | Steve Kornacki | Posted 05.25.2011

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1. Bill Thompson would not have done any better if Barack Obama had actively campaigned for him....

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Countdown To City Hall

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his Democratic challenger spent the final day of the campaign shoring up support and readyi...

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Quinn Reluctantly Endorses Thompson, Thompson Reluctantly Accepts

The New York Observer | Reid Pillifant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Speaker Christine Quinn and mayoral candidate Bill Thompson both acknowledged--separately--that Ms. Quinn had agreed to endorse Mr. Thompson for mayor...

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Even Thompson's Supporters Predict Bloomberg Win

Eve Attermann | Posted 05.25.2011

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According to a Marist poll, New Yorkers are predicting a Bloomberg win -- a whopping 79 percent think there will be a third term for the Mayor whether...

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How Budget Cuts at the Times Helped Give NYC Bloomberg III

Steven G. Brant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steven G. Brant

Why weren't Bloomberg's well-known plans for global business news domination a bigger issue in the recent mayoral race? There was a failure of reporting at the Times caused by budget cuts.

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Bloomberg Fails To Win Brooklyn In Third Term Victory

brooklynpaper.com | Tom Callan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mayor Bloomberg rolled to a third term on Tuesday, but he didn't win Brooklyn. Challenger Bill Thompson won a majority of the ballots cast by borough...

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Cuomo Endorses Thompson In Bronx Photo-Op

The New York Observer | Azi Paybarah | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrew Cuomo walked a few blocks on Third Avenue in the Bronx this afternoon with Bill Thompson, and endorsed him for mayor....

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The Days Of David Dinkins Revisited, Revised

nytimes.com | Michael Powell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Do you really want to go back to the bad old days of Mayor David N. Dinkins? Rudolph W. Giuliani, as he had done before, indelicately broached this rh...

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The Mayoral Race That Wasn't

Dan Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Collins

The lack of enthusiasm for Bill Thompson has roots in more than a super-rich opponent. New York City believes in the values of the Democrats, but doesn't trust them to produce strong leaders on the local level.

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Bloomberg Backlash Over Spending, Third Term Led To Close Victory

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (AP) - Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg heads toward a third term bruised by a surprisingly close re-election battle that exposed lingerin...

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Voting Guide For The Last Minute Voter

gothamgazette.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Turnout is likely to be anemic, experts say. But that is no reason to head to the polls uninformed. In our latest Guide for the Last Minute Voter, we...

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Bloomberg Takes Robocalls To The Next Level, Microtargeting Population With 75 Different Calls

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK – Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spent millions of dollars to get inside the head of every New York City voter, hundreds of thousands of w...

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Guiliani's Support For Bloomberg May Prove A Liability In New York Mayoral Race

The New York Observer | Steve Kornacki | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eight years ago at this time, after he'd thrown more than $50 million at the mayoral race but still found himself trailing Mark Green by 16 points, Mi...

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Bill Thompson To Take On Bloomberg After Primary Win

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — New York City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. has cruised to victory in the Democratic mayoral primary and will face billionaire inc...

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Thompson Lets A Supporter's Criticism Of Paterson Speak For Itself

The Observer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Thompson supporter and labor leader Stuart Appelbaum complained loudly that the governor and state Democratic Party weren't doing more to help ou...

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District Council 37, Largest Union, Will Endorse Bloomberg Rival Bill Thompson

Posted 05.25.2011

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New York City's largest municipal union voted to endorse Democratic mayoral candidate William C. Thompson Jr. in his upcoming election against Mayor B...

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Gov Paterson Demonstrates His Preference For Mayor: Thompson Over Bloomberg

City Hall News | Edward-Isaac Dovere | Posted 05.25.2011

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After an event Tuesday afternoon, Gov. David Paterson told reporters that he was not ready to announce an endorsement in the mayoral race. " haven't ...

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