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Bloomberg 3? NYC Veterans 0

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Veterans Affairs, Troops, Mental Health, Memorial Day, Mayor Bloomberg, Middle East Politics, Michael Bloomberg, Veterans Day, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, President Obama, Michael Bloomberg Term Limits, Mike Bloomberg, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, War in Iraq, Iraq Veteran Suicide, Students, New York, New York City, Tbi, Veterans, Iraq Veterans, Marines, Iraq PTSD, Veterans Benefits, Homeless Veterans, Middle East, Ptsd, US Navy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg, Politics News
Luis Carlos Montalván

Ask any veteran and he or she will tell you that over the past several years New York City's Mayor's Office of Veterans' Affairs has done little or nothing to assist the hundreds of thousands of veterans in the city.

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Arthur Levitt Should Just Shut Up About AIG

Francine McKenna | Posted 04.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Pricewaterhousecoopers, Aig, Arthur Levitt, Carlyle Group, Bloomberg, Auditor, Executive Compenation, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Sec, Iss, Subprime, Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Attorney General, Pwc, Rolling Stone, Taibbi, Business News
Francine McKenna

The esteemed Arthur Levitt Jr. was the longest tenured SEC Chairman (1993-2001). And now he's used as an expert on AIG and incentive compensation...That's for sure!

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Bloomberg for Treasury Secretary

Alan Schram | Posted 04.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Aig, Buffett, Wall Street, Business News, Bloomberg, Bonuses, Geithner, Treasury Secretary, Financial Crisis, Milken, Greenhill, Business News
Alan Schram

We simply cannot afford to have a distracted, hobbled Treasury Secretary who does not have the trust of markets or members of Congress. Mr. President, call Gracie Mansion.

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Bloomberg Hires Former McCain Communications Director

New York Times | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Howard Wolfson, Bloomberg, John McCain, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, John Mccain Aides, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, Mike Bloomberg, Jill Hazelbaker, Politics News

Striking a conspicuously bipartisan tone, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's re-election campaign has hired Jill Hazelbaker, the former national communicati...

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Bloomberg Cuts 100 Broadcast Jobs, First Layoffs For Company

New York TimesBloomberg L.P., the financial news and data firm, said on Wednesday that it had cut 100 jobs, the first layoffs since it was founded by Michael R. Bloomberg 28 years ago. | Michael Barbaro | Posted 03.07.2009 | Media

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Bloomberg L.P., the financial news and data firm, said on Wednesday that it had cut 100 jobs, the first layoffs since it was founded by Michael R. Blo...

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Bloomberg Speech Interrupted By Protesters

AP | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bloomberg, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, Mike Bloomberg, Protestors, Bloomberg Protestors, Politics News

About 100 protesters stormed a Manhattan hotel ballroom and interrupted a speech by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, shouting "this is what democracy looks li...

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Bloomberg To Cut 23,000 Jobs In NYC

New York Daily News | KATHLEEN LUCADAMO | Posted 03.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Bloomberg, Job Cuts, NYC Jobs, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, Business News

Mayor Bloomberg's bare-bones budget for next year slashes the city work force by 23,000 but won't hit homeowners with higher taxes, officials revealed...

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Your TARP Money is Being Used to Prop Up the Price of Oil

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 02.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Morgan Stanley, Bush Administration, Exxonmobil, Oil, Oil Prices, Bloomberg, Bankers, Obama Administration, Supertanker, TARP Money, Obama TARP, Obama, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

No, it's not about your local gas station not getting a loan from its bank to keep it in business. It is far more insidious. It's about hundreds of millions of TARP dollars being spent on oil speculation.

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New York's Department of Veterans' Affairs: Where's the Outrage?

Luis Montalvan and Aaron Glantz | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Veterans Affairs, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, James Peake, Pensions, Va, New York State, War in Iraq, Michael Bloomberg Mayor, New York City, New York, Social Security Disability Claims, Afghanistan War, Veterans, Bloomberg, Iraq War, Albany, Dwight Eisenhower, Times Union, Disabilities, Veterans Issues, Senator Hillary Clinton, President Eisenhower, Disability, Hillary Clinton, Senator Clinton, Iraq, Politics News
Luis Montalvan and Aaron Glantz

Internal audits at the VA regional headquarters has revealed over half of all disability claims processed through the New York office had been illegally tampered with.

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Obama May Not Be Middle East's Messiah

Sunil Adam | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, u.s. Foreign Policy, Politics, Palestine, Obama, Hamas, Middle East Peace, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Jewish Lobby, President-Elect, Clinton, Gaza, George H.W. Bush, Middle East, Bloomberg, Israel, Hillary Clinton, President Bush, Terrorism, Politics News
Sunil Adam

President-elect Barack Obama's conspicuous silence on the latest conflagration in the Middle East is perhaps not only tactical but also prudent. There...

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Next Week's OPEC Meeting "Looney Tunes" and the Contango "High Step"

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 01.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi, Opec, Oil Futures, Cnbc, Oil, Bloomberg, Stock Market, OPEC Meeting, Jim Cramer, David Letterman, Contango, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

The ever obliging oil industry commentators and talking heads are falling all over themselves complimenting the Saudis for their seriousness in abiding by its OPEC allocation.

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Green Edge 10: Can Government Create Green Jobs?

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 01.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Bloomberg, Environmental Policy, NYC Comptroller, Green Jobs, New York City, Salomon Brothers, Economic Development, Edc, Green News
John Tepper Marlin

I propose that the Mayor of New York should spend the money and time to convene meetings of green thinkers and entrepreneurs to launch new businesses.

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Mike Bloomberg Denies New Yorkers an Honest Election

Alec Baldwin | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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Alec Baldwin

New York is not Toledo. The bench is deep. Eight million people living in this city and only one can serve as mayor? New Yorkers need to get to know some of the other good people working in the five boroughs.

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Bloomberg 1 -- Democracy 0

Mark Green | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg Term Limits, Term Limits, Nyc Term Limits, Voting Problems, Politics News
Mark Green

It's just wrong that Mike Bloomberg says it was too late to put a voter referendum on the ballot this November when it was the Mayor himself who stalled for nine months putting it on this November ballot.

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Vote Bloomberg for the Third Time

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bloomberg, Politics, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mayor Bloomberg, Work, Michael Bloomberg, City Hall, Mike Bloomberg, New York City, Politics News
Michelle Haimoff

Even though Mike Bloomberg could be anywhere in the world, he wants to keep solving the problems of New York. I say let him. He's doing us a favor and we should thank him for it.

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David Gergen Is Wrong About Early Voting Being Light

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 11.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, North Caoolina, Ohio, Media, Bloomberg, Texas, Stephen C. Rose, Politics, David Gergen, Light Early Voting, Early Voting, Barack Obama, Cnn, Tennessee, Heavy Early Voting, truevote.us, Media News
Stephen C. Rose

On a late show on CNN Thursday, David Gergen casually suggests that early voting has been light and hearts sink. Is he right?

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Friday Talking Points [52] -- What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I started blogging over two years ago. That is to say, right about the time the 2008 presidential campaign began. OK, that's a bit of an exaggeration...

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Ohio GOP Still Chasing Undecideds; Dems Making Sure Supporters Pull The Lever

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain Attack Ads, John McCain, Rich Beeson, New Voters, McCain Ohio, Diane Tucker, Barack Obama Race, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Manufacturing Jobs, Offthebus, Bloomberg, Talk Radio, The Ohio State University, Robert Bennett, Cnn, Conservative Talk Radio, Breaking Politics News, Gop, New York Times, Barack Obama Ohio Primary, Race Card, Youngstown, Joe the Plumber, Home News
Diane Tucker

The GOP must believe it can make inroads into Youngstown's urban community, because this month the second-biggest buy on the city's hip-hop air waves was made by the Mahoning County Republican Party.

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All's Well In Posh Connecticut Where Bloomberg Stumps For Rep Shays

Mary Ann West | Posted 11.14.2008 | Home

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Mary Ann West

Westport, Conn. -- "I will say it's nice to know that all of his constituents live well, have great views, good food. I had a beer inside, it was very...

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Predicting the Next US President(s)

Liz Rose | Posted 11.13.2008 | Living

Read More: Bloomberg, Election Predictions, Obama, Mccain, Astrology, Election 2008, Birth Dates, Living News
Liz Rose

There's a vague sort of cosmological indication that the winner of the next election will be less predictable than one thinks, so don't rely too heavily on what the polls are showing today.

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Financial Crisis Bailout Riddled With Conflicts of Interest

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Freddie Mac, Hank Paulson, Wall Street, Bloomberg, Fannie Mae, Pimco, Bailout, Bill Gross, New York Times, William H. Gross, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

The people with the same rapacious mindset that got us to this dangerous place at huge profit to themselves are now being asked by Paulson to serve themselves up to another helping.

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McCain Lies To Press About Crowd Sizes; Are November Vote Counts Next?

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 10.14.2008 | Home

Read More: Fire Marshall, John McCain, Kimmie Lipscomb, Palin, Bloomberg, Crowd Size, Mccain, Obama, Crowds, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Home News
M.S. Bellows, Jr.

According to the Bloomberg report, a Secret Service spokesman said the McCain campaign was once again cooking the books: "We didn't provide any numbers to the campaign."

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Who Pays For Bogus UAL Bankruptcy Post?

Robert Reed | Posted 10.12.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chapter 11, United Chapter 11, Tribune Company, UAL Shareholders, United Airlines, South Florida Sun Sentinel, United Bankruptcy Lawsuits, United Bankrupt, Bloomberg, UAL Shareholder Lawsuits, United Bankruptcy, Tribune Google, United Bankruptcy Story, Google, Sam Zell, Chicago News
Robert Reed

Who's going to feel the wrath of UAL shareholder lawsuits? There's Tribune Co., which has nearly $13 billion in debt, and then there's Google, one of the richest and most profitable companies on the globe.

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Let's Get the Story Behind Faulty UAL Post

Robert Reed | Posted 10.09.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chapter 11, Tribune Company, Nasdaq, United Airlines, Sam Zell, United Bankruptcy, United Chapter 11, United Bankrupt, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Bloomberg, United Bankruptcy Story, Chicago News
Robert Reed

Well, you've got to hand it to the Tribune Co. It made people feel sorry for United Airlines, one of those of businesses the public just loves to hate.

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McCain Will Crash and Burn Again with Palin

Diane Francis | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Romney, Bloomberg, John McCain, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Lieberman, Sarah Palin Vp, Mccain Palin Ticket, McCain Palin, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
Diane Francis

Palin's peanut-sized political past disqualifies her a job as large, and serious, as Vice President. Is McCain simply swapping pantsuits because he believes women are dispensable and merely arm pieces?

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