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New York Mayor Race: White House Didn't Want To Upset Bloomberg

NY Daily News | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 10.24.2009 | New York

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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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Bloomberg Sets Record For Personal Spending In Pursuit Of Public Office

nytimes.com | MICHAEL BARBARO and DAVID W. CHEN | Posted 10.24.2009 | New York

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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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Thompson Pushes Obama Endorsement In New Campaign Literature

nydailynews.com | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York

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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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Hotel And Motel Trades Council Endorses Bloomberg Despite Term Limits Fight

nydailynews.com | Elizabeth Benjamin | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York

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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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The Time The President Didn't Intervene

John R. Bohrer | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York

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 Split On Bloomberg

New York Daily News | Adam Lisberg | Posted 11.21.2009 | New York

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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 11.16.2009 | New York

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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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Guide For The Last Minute (Primary) Voter

Gotham Gazette | Gotham Gazette | Posted 11.14.2009 | Home

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

New York Daily News | Celeste Katz and Meredith Kolodner | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York

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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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New York Elections Cheat Sheet

Our Town | Charlotte Eichna and Dan Rivoli | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home

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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Dutch Royals Visit New York 400 Years After Henry Hudson (PHOTOS)

AP | Posted 11.08.2009 | New York

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WEST POINT, N.Y. — Dutch Prince Willem-Alexander and his wife, Princess Maxima, got a rousing welcome from West Point cadets as they visited the...

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Mayor Bloomberg Wants To Outlaw Carrying Guns While Drunk

Syracuse.com | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK CITY (AP) -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to make it illegal in New York City to possess a firearm while drunk....

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Bill Thompson Could Beat Mike Bloomberg: Six Strategies

New York Magazine | Jacob Gershman | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York

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On paper anyway, the strategic contours of this year's mayoral election aren't that different from the last time around. Which proved, of course, disa...

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Mayoral Candidates Sound Off On Drinks Of Choice

Examiner | Dan Mazei | Posted 09.20.2009 | New York

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With the 2009 New York mayoral election in full swing, voters will be closely scrutinizing their own candidate's every decision - including those mad...

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

Posted 09.13.2009 | New York

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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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Governor Paterson Flip-Flops On Mayoral Endorsement?

City Hall News | Edward-Isaac Dovere | Posted 09.12.2009 | New York

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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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Mayor Bloomberg's Inaugural Tweet

New York Magazine | Posted 09.11.2009 | Home

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For days, Mayor Bloomberg's Twitter page has carried a steady drumbeat leading up to his inaugural "tweet for the day" -- one personal tweet coming st...

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Mayor Bloomberg's School Control Bill Stalled In Senate

New York Times | JEREMY W. PETERS | Posted 08.16.2009 | New York

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ALBANY -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's efforts to renew his control of New York City's school system stalled on Wednesday as Senate Democrats insisted...

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Mayor Bloomberg No Fan Of Typewriters For Cops

New York Post | Jeremy Olshan | Posted 08.14.2009 | New York

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Mayor Bloomberg is keyed off that the NYPD is still buying typewriters. It's just baffling they signed a nearly $1 million contract for the purchase ...

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NYC Mayor Race To Focus On Housing And Development

Our Town | Our Town | Posted 07.25.2009 | Home

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When it comes to housing and development, New York City often devolves into a war zone. The battle over Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, defeated plans fo...

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NYC Mayor Race To Focus On Housing & Development

Our Town | Our Town | Posted 07.25.2009 | Home

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When it comes to housing and development, New York City often devolves into a war zone. The battle over Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, defeated plans fo...

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NYC Odd Couple: Bloomberg, Silver Double-Team Port Authority

nytimes.com | CHARLES V. BAGLI | Posted 07.24.2009 | New York

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Although the negotiations over the World Trade Center site have gone nowhere, the deadlock has produced something of note: a startling alliance betwee...

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Mayor Bloomberg Declares War On Albany Over School Control Bill

New York Post | Carl Campanile | Posted 07.23.2009 | New York

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A furious Mayor Bloomberg has declared war on Albany -- warning the Senate clowns and their ringmaster that he's sick of watching them play power game...

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Bloomberg Discovers Facebook

New York Times | Brad Stone | Posted 07.13.2009 | Local

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Now Connect is elevating Facebook's status in the political realm. Friday, the campaign Web site of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has rolled out the feat...

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