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Bloomberg Third Term

How Budget Cuts at the Times Helped Give NYC Bloomberg III

Steven G. Brant | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Comptroller Bill Thompson, Bloomberg, Newspapers, Election Day, Bloomberg Third Term, The New York Times, Mike Bloomberg, Poll, Bill Thompson, Bill Thompson Michael Bloomberg, Rupert Murdoch, New York News
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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Weiner: I Could Have Beaten Bloomberg

nytimes.com | MICHAEL BARBARO | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Mayoral Election, Anthony Weiner, Term Limits, Mayor Bloomberg, Anthony Weiner Mayor Race, Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg Third Term, New York News

Rep. Anthony D. Weiner wants to clear up a few things. No, he is not kicking himself for staying out of the mayor's race. Yes, he thinks he coul...

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Teamwork

Liz Neumark | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, New York City Hall, World Series, Michael Bloomberg, Canyon of Heroes, Bloomberg Third Term, Broadway, Ticker Tape Parade, New York News
Liz Neumark

Last week ended with a grand and glorious finale - a ticker tape parade tribute to the NY Yankees and their dedicated fans, and for this caterer, a day to be swept up in the enthusiasm.

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Will Bloomberg Suffer The Third Term Curse?

nytimes.com | Sam Roberts | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

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Fiorello H. La Guardia, ill with cancer and already fitted for a uniform, craved a military commission that would get him out of New York. Robert F. W...

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Thompson Not Bitter About Being Abandoned By Party, May Run Again

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

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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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Four Conclusions About The Mayoral Election Results

The New York Observer | Steve Kornacki | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Anthony Weiner, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York Mayoral Race, Comptroller Bill Thompson, New York Mayoral Election, Bloomberg Third Term, New York, New York City, New York News

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

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Why Did Obama Not Help Dems Win the NY Mayor's Office? It Was Probably Bloomberg's Money, Stupid

David Sirota | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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David Sirota

The Bloomberg campaign to silence Obama wasn't any act of tactical genius or some sort of "sophisticated strategy," as the New York Times insists. It was a basic financial transaction.

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John Liu, Bill De Blasio Got More Votes Than Bloomberg

The New York Observer | Azi Paybarah | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

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The person who got the most votes in yesterday's election? No, not Michael Bloomberg. It's Comptroller-elect John Liu. According to unofficial results...

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Bloomberg's No-Shows

Joyce Purnick | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Mayoral Election, Bill Thompson, Voter Turnout, Fernando Ferrer, Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg Third Term, New York News
Joyce Purnick

How could everyone have gotten it so wrong? Mayor Bloomberg was supposed to win re-election big. He was supposed to waltz easily, effortlessly back into City Hall with a big fat mandate.

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Despite Spending $100 Million On Campaign, Bloomberg Pulls Off Narrow Victory

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

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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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Bloomberg Blames Economic Backlash For Close Win

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

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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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Why I Voted Against Michael Bloomberg (It Wasn't the 3rd Term Folly)

Sherman Yellen | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

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Sherman Yellen

Nobody has wrecked the nature of New York as a habitable city for the middle class as much as Bloomberg has in the past eight years.

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Despite Victory, Bloomberg Fails To Win Brooklyn

brooklynpaper.com | Tom Callan | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

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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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Is Voting An Ethical Obligation?

nytimes.com | Randy Cohen | Posted 11.03.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Mayoral Election, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, The Ethicist, Comptroller Bill Thompson, Randy Cohen, Bloomberg Third Term, New York, New York City, New York News

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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Bloomberg, Thompson Poll Gap Narrows As Election Looms

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 11.02.2009 | New York

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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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Voting Guide For The Last Minute Voter

gothamgazette.com | Posted 11.02.2009 | New York

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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, Thompson Make Final Campaign Push Before Elections

nytimes.com | MICHAEL BARBARO and DAVID W. CHEN | Posted 11.02.2009 | New York

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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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Back to the Future With Mike Bloomberg

Jarrett Murphy | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Term Limits, Campaign 2009, William Thompson, Mayoral Campaign, Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg Third Term, New York Times, Policy, Affordable Housing, New York News
Jarrett Murphy

He says he will deliver us a city "safer, stronger, greener and healthier -- and better than ever." Who can argue with that? As for the details, polls indicate he'll have four years to nail those down.

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Quinn Reluctantly Endorses Thompson, Thompson Reluctantly Accepts

The New York Observer | Reid Pillifant | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York

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

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

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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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Fact Checking Bloomberg, Thompson Campaigns

gothamgazette.com | Courtney Gross | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Mayoral Race, New York City Mayoral Election, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Comptroller Bill Thompson, Bloomberg Third Term, New York, New York City, New York News

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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The Days Of David Dinkins Revisited, Revised

nytimes.com | Michael Powell | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

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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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Even Thompson's Supporters Predict Bloomberg Win

Eve Attermann | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

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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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Giuliani's Stumping For Bloomberg May Prove To Be A Liability In Mayoral Race

The New York Observer | Steve Kornacki | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

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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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Giuliani, Bloomberg To Campaign Together

newsday.com | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York

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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will campaign with his successor, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, this weekend in Brooklyn....

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