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City Republicans Scrambling For A Mayoral Candidate

Posted 05.03.2012

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The city's top Republicans are scrambling to name a potential mayoral candidate for 2013's upcoming race and have pointed to billionaire supermarket h...

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For New York Mayor: How About a Campaign of Ideas?

Tom Allon | Posted 04.28.2012

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As a New York voter and as a candidate for mayor I don't know whether to laugh or cry at how the so-called "frontrunners" for mayor are competing with each other to see who can best spend our taxpayer dollars outside of New York City.

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WATCH: Alec Baldwin Still Discussing Run For Office

Posted 03.27.2012

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Despite announcing that he was finally over his infatuation to run for mayor, Alec Baldwin appears to be revitalizing his self-run rumor mill by yet a...

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First LGBT Senior Center Planned For New York

HuffingtonPost.com | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 12.19.2011

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New York City will soon be home to the nation’s first full-time center for elderly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents, which is schedu...

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Scarlett Johansson Gets Political

Posted 12.04.2011

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MANHATTAN — Hollywood starlet Scarlett Johansson impressed local politicos at a campaign fundraiser for Manhattan Borough President and expected may...

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WATCH: Bloomberg Speech Gets Awesome Action Movie Recut

Posted 10.28.2011

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There are certain things that have to happen immediately following a crisis, and a dramatic mashup of an elected official's speech on said crisis is o...

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Hilarious Spanglish Twitterer 'ElBloombito' Spoofs Bloomberg

Posted 10.28.2011

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While everyone appreciates the hard work local officials have put into preparing their constituents for Hurricane Irene, it doesn't mean we can't also...

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Gay Marriage Bill In New York Comes Down To The Wire

Posted 08.19.2011

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By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) - Supporters and opponents of gay marriage made 11th-hour appeals on Sunday as state lawmakers weighed a vo...

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What I Wish Weiner Had Said Last Week When the Twitter Scandal Broke

Lev Raphael | Posted 08.07.2011

The American poet John Greenleaf Whitter had some wise words that apply to everyone who tweets first and thinks afterwards: "For of all sad words of t...

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Will Bloomberg's Opinion Section Echo Mayor Bloomberg?

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 06.28.2011

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NEW YORK -- Will Bloomberg View ever diverge from Bloomberg's view? Executive editor David Shipley, tapped in December -- along with former assista...

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WATCH: Anthony Weiner's Greatest Tirades

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 05.26.2011

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It's no secret that New York Representative Anthony Weiner might run for Mayor in 2013, and the Daily News reports today that it's all but official. T...

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New Giuliani Portrait Unveiled At City Hall

Jonah Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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The official portrait of former mayor Rudy Giuliani was unveiled at City Hall yesterday. Giuliani was on hand to witness the hoisting, and to explain ...

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Mayor Bloomberg Spent More Than $108M On 3rd Term Mayoral Bid

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — An updated campaign finance report from Mayor Michael Bloomberg shows he spent more than $108 million on his campaign to win a third ...

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Thompson Pushes Obama Endorsement In New Campaign Literature

nydailynews.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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As we reported, Team Thompson moved quickly to get the word out about last week's endorsement by President Obama, beginning to print palm cards featur...

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Mayor Bloombers Breaks Campaign Spending Record With $85.2 Million; 11 Days To Go Until Election Day

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has broken his own spending record from four years ago, dropping $85.2 million on his campaign ...

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Mr. Burns Gets Most Write-In Votes In New York Mayor Race

Posted 05.25.2011

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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg narrowly won reelection after spending over $100 million dollars on the race. But the most successful write-in c...

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Hotel And Motel Trades Council Endorses Bloomberg Despite Term Limits Fight

nydailynews.com | Elizabeth Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

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A key city union with a voter-turnout arm powerful enough to affect elections has endorsed Mayor Bloomberg - a year after it fought to block the term ...

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Bloomberg Sets Record For Personal Spending In Pursuit Of Public Office

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

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Michael R. Bloomberg, the Wall Street mogul whose fortune catapulted him into New York's City Hall, has set another staggering financial record: He ha...

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White House Didn't Want To Upset Bloomberg

NY Daily News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama campaign veterans are finally admitting that President Obama's lackluster endorsement for New York Democratic mayoral candidate Bill Thompson wa...

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The Time The President Didn't Intervene

John R. Bohrer | Posted 05.25.2011

In the first year of his first elected term, Lyndon Johnson made the presidency look easy. Landmark bills on education, health care and civil rights were flying through Congress. But he stayed out of New York politics.

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New Yorkers Undecided On Bloomberg: Half Tired Of Him, Half Want Him To Stay

New York Daily News | Adam Lisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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New Yorkers can't decide whether they want Mayor Bloomberg to stick around for another four years: Half say they're tired of him, and half want him to...

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Mike Bloomberg Hosts Own Campaign Party

New York Post | DAVID SEIFMAN and CARL CAMPANILE | Posted 05.25.2011

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He wasn't on the ballot, but Mayor Bloomberg tossed the biggest rally of any candidate running last night in an awesome display of political might tha...

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Mayor Bloomberg Avoids Questions About Campaign Leaflets Ripping Thompson's Record

New York Daily News | Celeste Katz and Meredith Kolodner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mayor Bloomberg tried to distance himself Sunday from a hit his campaign launched at Controller William Thompson, his likely mayoral opponent. Bloomb...

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Guide For The Last Minute (Primary) Voter

Gotham Gazette | Gotham Gazette | Posted 05.25.2011

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Who's running for what in the Sept. 15 primary? Our comprehensive guide to the election, with information on contests, candidates, how to vote -- and ...

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New York Elections Cheat Sheet

Our Town | Charlotte Eichna and Dan Rivoli | Posted 05.25.2011

During the past few months, these papers have provided ongoing coverage of the various candidates vying for office this fall, as well as overviews of ...

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