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Michael Bloomberg stories: 122 news summaries

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Bloomberg to NY Guv: Stop Stalling and Name Senator

Kennedy ally slams scrutiny, says process 'out of control'

Dec 23, 08 10:35 AM CST
(Newser) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is pushing Gov. David Paterson to speed up his Senate appointment, the Daily News reports. “The governor should make a decision reasonably quickly because this is just getting out of control,” said the ally of Caroline Kennedy. “Everybody’s focusing on the... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Senate • New York • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • Andrew Cuomo • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • David Paterson • Gary Ackerman

Bloomberg
Aide's Push
for Caroline
Sparks Ire

Fix is in for political nobility, grumble Dems

Dec 18, 08 5:33 AM CST
(Newser) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's right-hand man is twisting arms in support of Caroline Kennedy's Senate bid, and some Democrats are miffed about it, the New York Times reports. Bloomberg has stressed that strategist Michael Sheekey is acting as a private citizen but annoyed lawmakers see the mayor's fingerprints all... More »

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New York • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • US Senate

 Errors Apparent: 
 2008's Worst 
 Predictions 

magazine recalls year's worst punditry

Dec 13, 08 4:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Presidential candidate Bloomberg? Nope. Russia invading the Ukraine? Hardly. Foreign Policy takes a look back at the worst predictions of the year:
  • A stabilized banking system: Shortly after Henry Paulson forecast stability on Wall Street, Citigroup’s stock price dropped 75% and closed below $5 for the first
... More »

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Henry Paulson • Michael Bloomberg • Citibank • $100 a barrel oil • Kenyan elections • Best of 2008 • William Kristol

Irate Bloomberg: Throw
the Book at Plax

Mayor, NYPD upset by cover-up after accidental shooting of Giants receiver

Dec 2, 08 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg is furious at the Plaxico Burress cover-up, the New York Post reports. Bloomberg demanded the Giants receiver get no special treatment for allegedly carrying an illegal handgun, and said anything less than the 3½-year minimum sentence would be “a sham, a mockery.” He recommended... More »

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NFL • NYPD • crime • New York • Michael Bloomberg • New York Giants • Plaxico Burress • gun injury • Mayor Bloomberg • guns • NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell • Antonio Pierce

Hospital Failed to Report 
Plaxico Gunshot to Cops

Probe widens in aftermath of self-inflicted wound

Dec 2, 08 2:11 AM CST
(Newser) - The New York City hospital where Giants star Plaxico Burress was treated after accidentally shooting himself in the leg failed to notify authorities about the gunshot wound, reports the New York Times. State law requires officials to report gunshot wounds to the police. An employee at the hospital, New York-Presbyterian/Weill... More »

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Michael Bloomberg • Plaxico Burress • gunshot wounds • NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell • gun possession • Latin Quarter • Daniel J. Castleman

ANALYSIS


 GOP Picks for 
 Obama's 'Team of Rivals' 

Who are the best bipartisan choices for Obama?

Nov 18, 08 8:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama talks a good game about bipartisanship. But now that he’s staffing up, it’s time to see if he walks the walk. The Wall Street Journal runs through some potential GOP appointees:
  • Jim Leach. This former Iowa congressman was chosen to help represent the president-elect at
... More »

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Barack Obama • Chuck Hagel • Michael Bloomberg • Richard Lugar • bipartisanship

Bloomberg Calls For Plastic Bag Fee in NYC

6¢ charge pleases greenies, would help city's fiscal problems

Nov 7, 08 11:37 AM CST
(Newser) - After an ad campaign urging New Yorkers to use greener alternatives to plastic shopping bags, Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to impose a 6¢-per-bag charge, the Times reports. While environmentalists approve, and the city’s coffers stand to gain, many think the measure will be unpopular with shoppers, and critics... More »

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environment • conservation • plastic bags • New York City • taxes • Michael Bloomberg • reuse

GLOSSIES

Culture Shifts
at Bloomberg's News Operation

Outsiders take some edge off, but outfit still bucks trend with growth

Nov 5, 08 4:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Unlike many news organizations, Bloomberg LP is growing, though whether the company’s culture will survive is in doubt, Seth Mnookin writes in Vanity Fair. Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York and the company’s majority shareholder, no longer oversees day-to-day operations. And the chief architect of the financial services... More »

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newspaper • New York City • Michael Bloomberg • financial services • Bloomberg LP • news organization • Dan Doctoroff • Matthew Winkler • Norman Pearlstine

(Newser) - New York’s City Council voted today to allow a third term for elected officials, paving the way for another Michael Bloomberg administration, the New York Daily News reports. Last-minute wrangling in the chamber, including a failed vote to establish a referendum on the issue, led to the 29-22... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • city council • term limits • voter referendum

analysis

NYC's Elites Want More
of the Mayor

Papers, biz leaders on board for another Bloomberg term

Oct 6, 08 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York’s opinion leaders are presenting a united front in favor of suspending term limits so Michael Bloomberg can serve a third term as mayor, David Carr writes for the New York Times. With the city facing job loss and financial crisis, everyone likes Mike, at least for another... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • New York Times • New York Post • Michael Bloomberg • Arthur Sulzberger Jr. • New York Daily News • term limits

Bloomberg Could Get OK for Third Run

New York City Council will consider measure to extend term limits

Oct 3, 08 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A controversial bill to ditch the two-term limit for New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and dozens of other city officials will be introduced next week, reports the New York Times. City Council members believe Bloomberg has enough support to pass the measure, though supporters and critics alike are nonplussed... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • third term • Christine Quinn • term limits

Bloomberg: I Don't Want to Walk Away

'Unprecedented challenges' push NYC mayor to seek 3rd term

Oct 2, 08 3:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg is officially seeking a third term to rescue New York from "meltdown" in the financial crisis, the Daily News reports. “I don’t want to walk away,” the mayor said in explaining why he intends to rewrite city rules despite thinking “term limits is... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • third term • bailout • financial crisis

OPINION

Forget Term Limits: NYC Needs Mike

Bloomberg essential with Wall Street in
crisis: Lauder

Oct 2, 08 1:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Term limits have been great for New York City, but it’s time to make an exception, billionaire philanthropist Ronald Lauder writes in the Times. Lauder believes Michael Bloomberg is the man to steer New York through the current economic disaster, preventing a repeat of the 1970s crisis that ruined... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • Ronald Lauder • term limits • financial crisis

 Bloomberg Wants Third Term 

Mayor aims to change NYC's term-limits law

Sep 30, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York insiders say Mayor Michael Bloomberg will attempt to change existing laws and run for a third term, the Times reports, with his announcement to come Thursday. After long supporting term limits, Bloomberg, 66, has softened, with the financial crisis seen as a significant motivator. If successful, Bloomberg would... More »

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Wall Street • New York City • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • city council • term limits • financial crisis

OPINION

 Top 50-Something Studs 

The WowOWow ladies list their picks

Sep 27, 08 8:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Older men can be sexier than callow youths, such as Leonardo and Brad—or so the ladies of WowOWow report, in their list of the top 50 sexiest men over 50. The elite:
  • Rocker Bruce Springsteen
  • Author James Patterson
  • TV host Charlie Rose
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Richard Branson • Sidney Poitier • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Richard Gere • Michael Bloomberg • Barry Diller • Charlie Rose • David Bowie

ANALYSIS

Washington Wants to Know Who Replaces Hank

Successor for Treasury Secretary a major question in bailout debate

Sep 25, 08 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the Treasury Secretary looking to get $700 billion to spend on the bailout, Washington is starting to focus on who might replace Henry Paulson when a new administration takes over in January, the Post reports. Neither candidate has given in to requests for names, but speculation has centered on... More »

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Henry Paulson • Michael Bloomberg • Treasury Department • John Thain • bailout • succession • Treasury secretary • Timothy Geithner

 7 Years Later, 
 US Remembers 9/11 

Obama,
McCain to visit
Ground Zero

Sep 11, 08 11:13 AM CDT
(AP) - Americans marked the seventh anniversary of 9/11 with a heartfelt ceremony at Ground Zero and other solemn remembrances nationwide. Relatives of victims gathered in Lower Manhattan for readings from dignitaries and a recitation of the names of the dead. Later today, presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain were due... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Ground Zero • Michael Bloomberg • anniversary • George W. Bush • 9/11 attacks

Mayor Aims to Make Big Apple Windmill City

Wind could supply
10% of city's power under bold plan

Aug 20, 08 2:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mayor Mike Bloomberg has unveiled a bold plan to harness alternative energy to power New York City, the New York Times reports. The mayor is calling for windmills to be built on the city's bridges and skyscrapers, and for offshore wind farms to be created that could supply 10% of... More »

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New York City • alternative energy • Michael Bloomberg • renewable energy • solar power • wind power • wind farm

Cleveland Rocks, But NY Rocks More

Struggling Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to open annex in Soho

Aug 14, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cleveland lobbied to be the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to bring tourists to town, but a dip in visitors has led the museum's worried organizers to turn to New York for help. Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined singer Billy Joel yesterday to announce the opening of... More »

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New York City • Cleveland • tourism • Michael Bloomberg • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame • Soho • Billy Joel

 Ivanka Tops Best-Dressed List 

She and Michelle Obama lead the way, but list is heavy on royalty

Jul 31, 08 8:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vanity Fair’s International Best-Dressed List holds few surprises. True, it includes David Beckham while omitting his wife, Victoria, but overall the roster is rich with royals and light on poor people. The top 10:
  1. Heiress and exec Ivanka Trump
  2. Would-be American first lady Michelle Obama
  3. French first lady
... More »

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fashion • Kate Middleton • Michelle Obama • Vanity Fair • list • Michael Bloomberg • Ivanka Trump • style • Sarah Jessica Parker • Carla Bruni • Tilda Swinton • Diana Taylor • Julia Koch • Princess Mathilde • Evelyn Lauder

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