Angry White Boy (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
“Mayors Against Illegal Guns” (MAIG) was founded and funded by activist anti-gun billionaire and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Nationwide, there are approximately 450 mayors that are members of the group. Here in Indiana we have 6 members, and Tom Henry is one of them. Don’t let the name fool you, who wouldn’t be against [...]...
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
New York City – Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg won re-election Tuesday, but voters were less enthusiastic about him than the last time he ran in 2005. The mayor did well in high-income white areas of Manhattan and Queens, and also in election districts dominated by immigrants, like Flushing and Brighton Beach. But his vote fell [...]
Political Wire (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Even though New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent approximately $1,900 per vote in his re-election campaign, he only managed to beat challenger Bill Thomson (D) by five percentage points, 51% to 46%. The small margin of victory was one of the biggest surprises of Election night. Since President Obama did as little as possible to help Thompson, it makes you wonder if an active...
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
He changed the rules, he put down the cash, and now New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been re-upped for a third term, beating his Democratic competitor, City Comptroller Bill Thompson, by a slim margin on Tuesday. —KA Reuters: Bloomberg defeated City Comptroller Bill Thompson, a Democrat, according to The New York Times, the Daily News and NY1...
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Mayor Bloomberg called himself "humbled" on Twitter Tuesday night - but that must have been before his team figured out its talking points.
NYDailyNews (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Mayor Bloomberg called himself "humbled" on Twitter Tuesday night - but that must have been before his team figured out its talking points.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Some pundits have argued that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's surprisingly narrow re-election victory shows that Americans are still upset with the status quo. But overall, Bloomber's narrow escape is not bad news for President Obama.
LAist (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... to refuse to perform these marriages?" Question 1 passed with 53% of the vote. In New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an ally of L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, won his third term in office by a small margin. In Northern California, California's Lt. Governor, John Garamendi, won California's 10th congressional seat . His win keeps the seat in Democrat hands....
Time (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Of all the races to watch tonight, the one everyone expected to be called right as polls closed was New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's bid for a third term.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg could burn through more than $100 million on what is already the most expensive self-financed campaign in American history.
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
(CNN) – A new survey suggests that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, running for a third term in office, holds a 12-point lead over his Democratic rival with just one day to go before voters there head to the polls. According to a Quinnipiac University survey released Monday morning, 50 percent of likely New York [...]
Mizozo (Free subscription) | yesterday
... best and the worst of humanity, that we have seen from September 11th to Fort Hood." New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and New York governor David Paterson also attended the U.S.S. New York commissioning, as did former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani. Now that the U.S.S. New York commissioning is complete, the ship will be open to the public before leaving for its home...
Webcastr (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The New York Yankees got the keys to the city for their World Series win, after parading up Broadway through a storm of confetti. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg bestowed the honor on the team at a ceremony on the steps of City Hall.
Indecision Forever (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
So, it's now looking like Harry Reid and his gang of do-nothing Democrats in the Senate have lost New York City to popular New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg… With 97 percent of precincts reporting, Mr. Bloomberg was narrowly leading Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr., his Democratic rival, 50.5 percent to 46.1 percent. The mayor was [...]
The Chalkboard (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
New York State is going to have an "aggressively bold agenda" in its application for federal Race-to-the-Top funds, Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch assured the standing room audience this week at Hunter College in Manhattan.Tisch, along with former City Council Education Chair, Eva Moskowitz; UFT President Michael Mulgrew; and Executive Director of Democrats for Education Reform,...
