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GAIL COLLINS

 Votes 
 Weren't 
 About 
 Obama 

Prez shouldn't lose  sleep over defeated lackluster Dems

Nov 5, 09 1:50 AM CST
(Newser) - if the votes in New Jersey and Virginia were a referendum on President Obama, then Ohio's vote for casinos must have been a referendum on health care reform and Cincinatti's public transit vote a rejection of cash-for-clunkers, smirks Gail Collins. Nearly all of Tuesday's results are being portrayed as blows... More »

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Jon Corzine • Michael Bloomberg • Obama administration • President Obama • Christopher Christie • election day November 2009

 Bloomberg Squeaker  
 Embarrasses Obama, Dems   

Many bemoan tepid support of Thompson

Nov 4, 09 9:56 AM CST
(Newser) - No one thought Bill Thompson had a prayer against Michael Bloomberg—no one, that is, except voters. Bloomberg did indeed win yesterday, but it was a moral defeat for the mayor, who spent $90 million and won by just 5%. And it’s an even bigger embarrassment for Democrats, who... More »

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Barack Obama • New York City • Michael Bloomberg • Democrat • Bill Thompson • mayoral race • Election 09

Nate Silver

 Blame Weak 
 Candidates, 
 Not Obama 

Polling guru gives a post-mortem on last night's elections

Nov 4, 09 8:36 AM CST
(Newser) - The numbers are in, now it's time to make sense of them. Nate Silver breaks down last night's election results:
  • Don’t blame Obama; Creigh Deeds and Jon Corzine were probably just weak candidates. In New Jersey, 57% of voters approved of Obama, but 27% of those supporters voted
... More »

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gay marriage • New York City • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • New York • Michael Bloomberg • Virginia • exit polls • election • poll numbers • Nate Silver • Creigh Deeds • Christopher Christie • Bob McDonnell • Doug Hoffman • Bill Owens • Election 09 • election day November 2009

ELECTION DAY

 Bloomberg Wins 3rd NYC Term 

$100 million of own money keeps independent on top

Nov 3, 09 8:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg has won a third term tonight as New York’ mayor, outdistancing Democrat William Thompson in a race that saw the incumbent spend an estimated $100 million of his personal fortune—the largest sum in US history. Bloomberg won by nearly 20% in 2005, but early returns showed his... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • campaign funds • election • mayoral race • Election 09 • William Thompson • personal fortune

it's good to be the king

 Bloomberg 
 Campaign 
 Spending 
 'Off the Charts' 

Mayor has doled out a record $85M, could hit $140M

Oct 24, 09 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has spent a record $85 million of his own money on his re-election campaign in New York, and the figure could reach $140 million before it's over. His nearest opponent has managed $6 million. The New York Times figures Bloomberg's total for his three mayoral campaigns will... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • campaign advertising • Mayor Bloomberg • campaign spending

the imperial mayor

 In New York, No One 
 Matters But Bloomberg 

Political foes gone, power elite diminished, moneyed mayor calls all the shots

Oct 19, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Say what you will about Michael Bloomberg—the perfect mayor for New York in a financial crisis or arrogant billionaire who's pretty much bought an unprecedented third term—above all, Chris Smith writes, he is “a one-man Establishment.” A perfect storm of his personal fortune, the vagaries of... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • finance • recession • mayor • term limits • financial crisis • power elite • Establishment

 Obama to 
 Congress: 
 'Let's Finish Job' 
 on Health Reform 

Prez readies final push, noting bipartisan support

Oct 10, 09 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Citing a growing number of Republicans in his corner, President Obama is readying a final push on health care, declaring reform to be "in its final days." The president in his radio address today pushed lawmakers to act on an emerging plan that "includes the best ideas... More »

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Barack Obama • Tommy Thompson • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Bill Frist • Michael Bloomberg • Bob Dole • health care reform • bipartisanship

 NYC Seeks Smoking Ban for Parks, Beaches

Smokers grumble over plan to make outdoors virtually smoke-free

Sep 15, 09 5:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Smokers banished outdoors by New York City's 2003 smoking ban may soon find much of the outdoors off-limits for lighting up as well, the New York Times reports. The city's health commissioner said yesterday that he plans to push for a full smoking ban in all the city's parks and... More »

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smoking • beach • Michael Bloomberg • smoking ban • parks • cigarette

NYC MAYORAL ELECTION

 Bloomberg's Challenger: 
 Upstart Anti-Shopping Rev 


Sep 8, 09 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even supporters of the Rev. Billy Tallen don’t think he’s got much of a shot at beating Michael Bloomberg in this year’s election. But like any crusader, the “theater refugee” will tell you it’s not about winning, reports Good. “The reason we said yes... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • political activism • consumerism • Green Party • Election 2010 • Reverend Billy • Bill Tallen • mayoral race

 The 2009 Best-Dressed List 

2009 list also includes sports figures, politicians, royalty, entertainers, artists

Aug 4, 09 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vanity Fair’s 2009 International Best-Dressed List is as glamorous as ever, but the magazine didn’t ignore the global pinch of the recession. A sampling of the honorees, along with their favorite recession-friendly bargain-hunting locale or item:
  • Michelle Obama: J. Crew
  • Barack Obama: Secret Service
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entertainment • Barack Obama • fashion • Brad Pitt • Michelle Obama • Michael Bloomberg • celebrity • Tiki Barber • Daniel Craig • Alicia Keys • Renee Zellweger • Carla Bruni • Aerin Lauder • Jane Lauder • Anne Hathaway • Kelly Ripa • Penelope Cruz • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - New York City has quietly taken a new approach to combat homelessness—since 2007, the Bloomberg administration has bought more than 550 families one-way tickets out of town. Social workers help the homeless to find relatives who may take them in, and some have been flown as far as France... More »

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New York City • New York • Michael Bloomberg • homeless • ticket • homeless shelter

(Newser) - Robert Burck, the “Naked Cowboy” who strolls New York’s Times Square, is planning a run for mayor there, WABC-TV reports. The guitar slinger in underpants will challenge Mayor Michael Bloomberg by “bringing transparency to a whole new level.” Burck says he’ll also run on his... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • guitar • singer • Times Square • Naked Cowboy • political campaign

Bloomberg Obsessed
With Golf...

...but not very good at it, despite lots of study, practice, expense

Jun 18, 09 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg doesn’t like most sports, but he’s become consumed with that most clichéd of pursuits for rich 70-year-olds: golf. And he approaches the sport with the same success-at-all-costs doggedness with which he got himself elected mayor of New York, the New York Times reports. He hired... More »

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sports • New York City • golf • Donald Trump • Michael Bloomberg • mayor

 Lavish Bar Prison Bar Mitzvah 
 Leaves Mayor Fuming 

Dozens of guests allowed into jail for catered party; city sprang for overtime

Jun 12, 09 5:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Embarrassed New York City officials are investigating how a well-connected inmate was allowed to hold a bar mitzvah for his son inside a prison gym, the New York Post reports. Caterers, entertainers, and 60 guests were allowed into the jail to celebrate the milestone for the son of convicted scam... More »

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New York City • prison • Manhattan • Michael Bloomberg • prisoner • bar mitzvah

(Newser) - Billionaire New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg added to a growing store of off-the-cuff comments yesterday when he defended the Obamas’ theater outing to his Big Apple by saying the president “lives on a budget,” the Times reports. Obama, who makes $400,000 a year, “does not... More »

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theater • New York City • Michelle Obama • Broadway • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • billionaire • gaffe • President Obama

(Newser) - Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and David Rockefeller Jr recently convened a top-secret meeting of many of the world’s wealthiest people to discuss the financial crisis, according to an Irish Central report confirmed by ABC News. A total media blackout prevailed during the get-together, which took place May 5 at... More »

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philanthropy • New York City • Bill Gates • Warren Buffett • Oprah Winfrey • Michael Bloomberg • conspiracy theory • David Rockefeller • financial crisis • Ted Turner • secrets

Swine Flu Suspected in Death of NYC Toddler

Mayor confirms 4 cases at Rikers Island

May 19, 09 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Swine flu may be responsible for the death of a 16-month-old boy from Queens, the New York Times reports. Jonathan Zamora Castillo died at 10:20 last night, just hours after being admitted with a high fever, Mayor Bloomberg said this morning. He also said that four cases have been... More »

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illegal immigrant • New York City • Michael Bloomberg • Queens, New York • swine flu • Rikers Island • Jonathan Zamora Castillo

(Newser) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has already spent $18.7 million in his bid for a third term, outpacing his own 2005 campaign by 55%, the New York Daily News reports. The billionaire's three main competitors have spent a combined total of about $2.5 million, with controller William... More »

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New York City • advertising • Michael Bloomberg • campaign funds • mayor • billionaire • spending • Bill Thompson

 NYC Shuts 3 Schools 
 in New Swine Flu Fear 

Assistant principal critically ill with city's worst case of virus so far

May 15, 09 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York City has closed three public schools where large numbers of student have become ill with flu-like symptoms, the New York Times reports. The assistant principal at one of the schools is in critical condition with the most serious case of swine flu the city has seen, though he... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • school • Queens • outbreak • swine flu • H1N1 virus

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich and Al Sharpton ran into each other today at the White House, on purpose, to discuss education reform with President Obama, USA Today reports. Sharpton noted that they were “two who have not agreed on anything politically,” but joined in an effort to remedy a “... More »

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education • Newt Gingrich • Al Sharpton • Michael Bloomberg • Obama administration • President Obama • Joel Klein • Arne Duncan • schools

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