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Bloomberg to Greet New Mayor in London

Posted May 5, 08 9:15 AM CDT in Politics,  World 

(Newser) – New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will visit London on Friday to meet with new mayor Boris Johnson, the Guardian reports, giving UK conservatives another boost in momentum. Bloomberg will dispense advice on the early days of a mayoralty, and help the gaffe-prone Johnson dodge “pitfalls,” an aide said. Johnson won his post last week amid his party’s biggest showing in 16 years.

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Britain's Conservative Party leader David Cameron, right, congratulates Boris Johnson on becoming London Mayor at the Conservative Party headquarters in central London, Saturday, May 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/ Stefan Rousseau/PA)
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at the opening news conference for the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in New York.   (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
Newly elected London mayor Boris Johnson wears a police officer's hat in Trafalgar Square, central London, during the Sikh New Year Festival celebrations of Vaisakhi, Sunday, May 4 2008.   (AP Photo Lewis Whyld/PA)
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