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Mexican Mayor Trumpets Foe's Death—Before
Body Found

Faces tough questions in drug lord's slaying

Nov 5, 09 3:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Monterrey-area mayor Mauricio Fernandez is facing some tough questions after announcing the death of his drug baron nemesis hours before the body was found and days before it was identified. "Saldana, who apparently is the one who was asking for my head, was found dead today in Mexico City,... More »

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Mexico • mayor • Mexican drug war • drug cartel • extrajudicial killings

Atlanta May Elect 1st White Mayor in 36 Years 

Frontrunner Mary Norwood vows to fix the city's accounting mess

Nov 3, 09 9:43 AM CST
(Newser) - A simple focus on accounting is poised to radically—read: racially—change the politics of Atlanta . In a majority-black city that hasn’t had a white mayor in 36 years, a Caucasian city councilwoman from a tony neighborhood has a commanding lead in the polls. Mary Norwood has promised... More »

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Atlanta • African Americans • Georgia • accounting • mayor • Shirley Franklin • white women • mayoral race • Election 09 • Mary Norwood • election day November 2009

 Chirac Must 
 Stand Trial 
 on Corruption 
 Charges 

Allegations go back to his days as mayor of Paris

Oct 30, 09 9:15 AM CDT
(AP) - Former French President Jacques Chirac has been ordered to stand trial in an alleged corruption scandal dating back to his time as Paris mayor—a case that caught up with him in retirement once he lost the judicial immunity of France's highest office. A magistrate ordered Chirac, whose 12-year presidency... More »

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Jacques Chirac • France • corruption • Paris • mayor • corruption charges

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

Clinton Boosts Newsom
in Calif. Gov Race

Bill's support for SF mayor viewed as Jerry Brown payback

Sep 17, 09 2:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton's support for Gavin Newsom in the race to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger as California governor has put the spotlight on the San Francisco mayor's campaign, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Clinton's support has given Newsom a much-needed boost.  But some analysts believe it has more to do with... More »

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California • Dianne Feinstein • Bill Clinton • mayor • governor • Gavin Newsom • Jerry Brown • Ben Francisco • gubernatorial races

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

French Mayor
to Schoolkids:
No Kissing!

Swine-flu-phobic official insists on 'Native American' greeting

Sep 4, 09 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Heading back to school in a French community normally means greeting friends with kisses on the cheek—but not when there’s swine flu to worry about. A mayor in Brittany has banned such public displays, and she won’t kiss anyone in greeting, either, the Guardian reports. Rather, she... More »

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France • mayor • kissing • Native American • swine flu • H1N1 virus

Wash. Mayor Under Fire for 'Glenn Beck Day'

Critics slam decision to offer controversial pundit key to the city

Sep 3, 09 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The mayor of Mount Vernon, Wash., has taken a stand on the controversy over Glenn Beck calling President Obama a “racist.” He plans to give the Fox News lightning rod a key to the city and proclaim Sept. 26 “Glenn Beck Day,” the Seattle Times reports.... More »

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Barack Obama • Washington • mayor • Fox News • Glenn Beck • ceremony • honor • racist remark • Mount Vernon, Wash. • Bud Norris

(Newser) - The Boston police officer suspended for referring to Henry Louis Gates as a “banana-eating jungle monkey” is suing the city and the department for violating his civil rights, the Globe reports. The BPD, police commissioner, and mayor are “conspiring to intentionally inflict emotional distress” and interfering with Justin... More »

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police • racism • mayor • suspension • civil lawsuits • racial slurs • Thomas Menino • Boston Police Department • Henry Louis Gates Jr • Justin Barrett

(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

Romanians Seek to Oust Mayor Who Donned Nazi Uniform

'I like the look of it,'
he explains

Jul 22, 09 4:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Romanian mayor is facing calls to resign after he and his 15-year-old son appeared at a fashion show wearing Nazi uniforms and goose-stepping down the catwalk. Jewish organizations have demanded a criminal investigation, CNN reports. But the mayor had no apologies. "The swastika was very small and I... More »

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uniforms • mayor • Nazi • Nazism • Romania

DC Cops Charge Marion Barry With Stalking

Woman says scandal-plagued councilman was 'bothering' her

Jul 5, 09 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Washington DC's most-wanted politician, Marion Barry, has again found himself on the wrong side of the law, reports the Washington Post. Police busted the 73-year-old councilmember and former mayor last night after a woman complained he was "bothering her" as the two traveled in separate vehicles in a... More »

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Washington DC • mayor • arrest • city council • stalking • Marion Barry

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

 Shanghai Puts 
 New Orleans 
 Mayor in Swine 
 Flu Quarantine 

Nagin, wife, staffer treated 'with courtesy'

Jun 7, 09 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese officials are holding New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin in quarantine with his wife and a staffer after a fellow plane passenger exhibited swine flu symptoms, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. The three are "being treated with utmost courtesy" in Shanghai, where Nagin "is feeling well and... More »

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New Orleans • mayor • quarantine • Ray Nagin • Shanghai • swine flu • H1N1 virus

(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

Brit Mayor Crowd Surfs at Christian Rock Concert

65-year-old mayor keeps hold of chain of office while crowd holds him aloft

May 28, 09 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The mayor of Worthing, England, has become a YouTube superstar since he got a hands-on lesson on crowd-surfing at a recent Christian rock festival, the Telegraph reports. The 65-year-old politician was hoisted over the crowd of 14,000 people for two full minutes, wearing a suit and his chain of... More »

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mayor • concert • Britain • music festival

Mexican Drug Sweep
Snares 10 Mayors

Officials provided 'protection net' to deadly drug cartel

May 27, 09 1:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ten mayors and several police chiefs were busted in a major drug raid yesterday in Mexico's Michoacan state. The public officials provided a "protection net" for the deadly Michoacan Family drug cartel, said law enforcement authorities. The cartel is linked to the murder of 7 people and wounding of... More »

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drugs • Mexico • corruption • mayor • drug cartel • federal police • public corruption • narcotics

Town Known for Civil Rights Murders Elects Black Mayor

Mayor brings change to Mississippi Burning town

May 23, 09 7:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a town best known for the 1964 killings of three civil rights workers, the election of its first black mayor is more than just noteworthy: It’s “an atomic bomb of change,” says James Young. Young, who remembers being harassed by the Ku Klux Klan, defeated the... More »

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murder • mayor • Mississippi • civil rights • election

(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

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