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WATCH: Mayor Bloomberg Defends 'Law-Abiding' Occupy Wall Street Protestors

Posted 01.09.2012 | New York

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In an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Wednesday, Mayor Bloomberg defended Occupy Wall Street protestors and said they were "generally law-abidi...

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City Homelessness On The Rise

Posted 01.09.2012 | New York

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According to a new report by the Coalition For The Homeless, New York City's homeless shelter population rose to 41,000 at the end of October, making ...

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Bloomberg Takes Careful Tack With Occupy Wall Street

AP | By SAMANTHA GROSS | Posted 01.05.2012 | New York

NEW YORK -- It would seem that Mayor Michael Bloomberg would be a natural foe for protesters now in their seventh week on Wall Street's footstep. He ...

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U.S. Economy Finally Surpasses Pre-Recession Level

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.28.2011 | Business

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The U.S. economy is finally rising above its pre-recession level, but the growth may still not be fast enough to spur a robust recovery. After 18...

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California Prison Nurse Triples Her Income Due To Overtime Pay

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.27.2011 | Business

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In California, putting in the extra hours can apparently really pay off. A California nurse working at a men's prison tripled her pay last year by...

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Barry Diller And Diane von Furstenberg Give High Line $20 Million

Posted 12.27.2011 | New York

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Mayor Bloomberg announced the High Line would be receiving a record $20 million gift from the Diller-von-Furstenberg Family Foundation. The generous d...

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Bloomberg Wants 7 Train To Extend To Jersey

Posted 12.26.2011 | New York

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A proposal to extend the No. 7 line to New Jersey now has the blessing of Mayor Bloomberg. A $250,000 study was commissioned to analyze the possib...

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Defense: Bloomberg Campaign Operative Gave Slipshod Budget

AP | SAMANTHA GROSS | Posted 12.18.2011 | New York

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NEW YORK — A political operative accused of cheating Mayor Michael Bloomberg out of $1.1 million slapped together a slipshod budget for the bill...

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The Only Major Counterweight to Economic or Political Power Is People Power

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 12.17.2011 | New York

In a democracy, it is the people who need to have the power, not just the rich and powerful. Let us hope that Americans learn that their rights are very tenuous and need to be protected, rather than simply taken for granted.

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Unless Park Owners Complain, The Protesters Can Stay

AP | Posted 12.18.2011 | New York

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NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday that the Occupy Wall Street protests have no place in his bedroom. The mayor was asked Monday wh...

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Bloomberg Rides Again

Jeff Danziger | Posted 12.16.2011 | Politics

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WATCH: SNL Mocks Bloomberg Over Occupy Wall Street

Posted 12.15.2011 | Comedy

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We're not sure if the Occupy Wall Street protesters would consider it a milestone, but when you're the focus of the SNL cold open, it generally means ...

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Occupy Wall Street Holds Zuccotti Park For Another Day

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 12.14.2011 | New York

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NEW YORK -- The announcement came in the middle of a General Assembly meeting early Friday morning at the Occupy Wall Street protest in Zuccotti Park,...

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Bloomberg Caters To The Mega-Rich

Adweek | April 05 2011 | Posted 12.12.2011 | Home

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Through its terminal business, Bloomberg LP has served as a tool for financiers to make money. Now, it'll tell them how to spend it....

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Republican Presidential Candidates Vow To Oust Fed's Ben Bernanke

Posted 12.12.2011 | Business

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(Ros Krasny) - Ben Bernanke, if a Republican wins the White House in 2012: you're fired. The Federal Reserve Chairman, architect of unconventio...

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Occupy Wall Street Protesters Can Stay Indefinitely: Bloomberg

Posted 12.10.2011 | New York

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By Michael Howard Saul, Wall Street Journal Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Monday that he'll allow the Wall Street protesters to stay indefinitely...

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In Haggerty Trial, The Mayor And His Money Become Focus

AP | SAMANTHA GROSS | Posted 12.10.2011 | New York

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NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg is not on trial. But the defense in the case of a former operative accused of stealing more than $1 million ...

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Fair Wages For New Yorkers: Time For A New New York City!

Rev. Peter Goodwin Heltzel, Ph.D. | Posted 12.05.2011 | Religion

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We are in an economic crisis, but crisis creates opportunities for change. I can hear Martin Luther King Jr.'s voice now, calling us to a new New York City!

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Bloomberg Supports Study That Shows Higher Wages Will Kill Jobs

Posted 12.05.2011 | New York

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Would an increase in wages lead to a stronger economy for New Yorkers? According to a study commissioned by the Economic Development Corporation th...

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Bloomberg Takes Stand In Ex-Operative John Haggerty's Trial

AP | SAMANTHA GROSS and JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 12.03.2011 | New York

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NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg testified Monday against a former campaign operative accused of bilking him out of more than $1 million, then...

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George Soros: U.S. Already In Recession

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.22.2011 | Business

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For months, people have been speculating about whether the U.S. economy will enter a double-dip recession. At least one billionaire says the debate is...

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Ted Turner Rips Rupert Murdoch

Posted 11.20.2011 | Media

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Ted Turner took some shots at his longtime rival Rupert Murdoch during an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday. Turner spoke about the phone hacking...

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Reuters Ramps Up Hiring To 'Become Best In The World'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 11.16.2011 | Media

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NEW YORK -- What is Reuters? Forty-two percent of Americans polled in May correctly identified Reuters as a global news agency. However, 22 percent ha...

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Bloomberg: I Don't Know If NYPD, CIA Broke Laws

AP | Posted 11.15.2011 | New York

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NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he doesn't know whether laws were broken in the collaboration between the CIA and the New York Police Departm...

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Bloomberg: Money Transfer Did Not Violate Campaign Laws

Posted 11.13.2011 | New York

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By Michael Howard Saul, Wall Street Journal ---- Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday said he did not violate campaign finance laws when he wired more...

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