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I Like Mike (Bloomberg)

As the two main parties become more and more divided, will America support a third, centrist party?

New York's mayor says he wants to stay at his big-city post. But his billions and no-nonsense style make him a viable West Wing contender. Yet after endless speculation, Bloomberg said he is "not — and will not be — a candidate for president."

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  • July 2008

    • Bloomberg, Gates Take On Smoking

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 23, 08 1:20 PM CDT

      Bloomberg, Gates Take On Smoking

      Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money and pouring $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking. The two philanthropists—who have a combined worth of more than $70 billion—say the new effort will target developing countries where tobacco use is highest. More »

    • NYC Biz Leaders Search for Next Mayor/CEO

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 7, 08 9:32 AM CDT

      NYC Biz Leaders Search for Next Mayor/CEO

      New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will vacate his office in 18 months, the New York Times reports, and local business honchos are already hunting for a replacement candidate who shares Bloomberg's financial independence and city-as-a-business approach. "What the business community wants is not just a businessman but a Bloomberg-type businessman, who is not beholden to special interests," said one corporate bigwig. More »

  • June 2008

    • Mayors Call for Middle Ground on Guns

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 30, 08 9:44 AM CDT

      Mayors Call for Middle Ground on Guns

      Extremist-driven debate over gun control “made for good political theater,” but it hasn’t accomplished much, mayors Michael Bloomberg of New York and Thomas Menino of Boston write in the Wall Street Journal. Now that the Supreme Court has clarified the issue, it’s time to implement some common-sense consensus changes to the nation's gun laws. More »

    • Mayor Mike's Gun Suit a Model for Other Cities

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 6, 08 8:57 AM CDT

      Mayor Mike's Gun Suit a Model for Other Cities

      Mike Bloomberg’s quest to curb the gun trade in New York gets a round of applause from the Times today, after 20 out-of-state dealers settled rather than face trial for illegally selling weapons that caused violence in New York. Bloomberg found the loophole in what the Times calls "atrocious federal laws that shield the gun industry from having to account for the crimes committed with guns that they provide"—illegal sales. More »

  • May 2008

    • New Yorkers See a Saltier Bloomberg

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 20, 08 1:19 PM CDT

      New Yorkers See a Saltier Bloomberg

      In his 6 years in office, Michael Bloomberg has enjoyed a reputation as the cool, collected CEO of the Big Apple. But as setbacks have mounted and his presidential ambitions have been shelved, another side is showing: the temperamental, sometimes explosive antagonist. Bloomberg's mood is "the worst I've ever seen it," one top pol told the New York Times . More »

  • April 2008

    • Court Rejects NYC Suit Against Gun Makers

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 30, 08 4:52 PM CDT

      Court Rejects NYC Suit Against Gun Makers

      A federal appeals court today tossed out a lawsuit brought by New York City against gun manufacturers for allowing their weapons to get into criminal hands, the New York Times reports. The city said gun makers create a public nuisance by not keeping a closer eye on retailers—thus supplying underground markets. The court rejected the argument, likely ending more than seven years of litigation on the issue. More »

    • Bloomberg Won't Buy NY Times

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 22, 08 8:11 AM CDT

      Bloomberg Won't Buy NY Times

      If the New York Times is wooing potential buyers as many have speculated, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg seems to be an ideal suitor. He heads a media empire, has a $12 billion fortune and the acumen to go mano-a-mano with Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal— and he'll have time on his hands when he leaves office next year. Only problem: he's not interested. More »

    • Bloomberg Looks Forward to 'Adult' in the White House

      newser  |  CNN  |  Apr 18, 08 6:56 AM CDT

      Bloomberg Looks Forward to 'Adult' in the White House

      New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg hasn't decided whom he'll vote for in the presidential election, but he's glad that the next occupant of the Oval Office will be "an adult," reports CNN. The Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent mayor offered a thinly veiled rebuke of President Bush when he noted: "At least we'll have an adult in office who can lead and can accomplish something." More »

    • Assembly Sinks NYC Congestion Pricing Measure

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 7, 08 5:23 PM CDT

      Assembly Sinks NYC Congestion Pricing Measure

      New York state legislators today killed a plan that would have brought congestion pricing—higher fees at peak traffic hours—to parts of Manhattan, a major defeat for Mike Bloomberg, the Times reports. The mayor and a coalition of environmental groups backed the idea, but legislators from the city's outer boroughs and elsewhere opposed the fees, which would have been as high as $8, as regressive. More »

  • February 2008

    • McCain, Obama Left No Place for Bloomberg

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Feb 28, 08 1:00 PM CST

      McCain, Obama Left No Place for Bloomberg

      If Rudy and Hillary were the frontrunners, Michael Bloomberg wouldn't have ruled out an independent bid for the presidency, as he did today, writes Jon Meacham of Newsweek .  But John McCain and Barack Obama, the putative nominees, have a lock on the “novelty narrative,” so the billionaire mayor—who's been successively a Democrat, then Republican, then independent—made “the wise business decision to save his money.” More »

    • Bloomberg: I'm Not Running

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Feb 27, 08 11:12 PM CST

      Bloomberg: I'm Not Running

      New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he will not run for president but will remain active in the campaign and try to "steer the national conversation away from partisanship and toward unity." In an op-ed piece in today's New York Times , Bloomberg puts to rest the long-running speculation on whether he will launch an independent bid for the presidency. More »

  • January 2008

    • Non-Candidate Bloomberg Meets Perot's Polling Expert

      newser  |  Dallas Morning News  |  Jan 19, 08 1:39 PM CST

      Non-Candidate Bloomberg Meets Perot's Polling Expert

      "I am not a candidate," Mike Bloomberg reiterated yesterday before having lunch with Ross Perot's former campaign manager, an expert on ballot access, the Dallas Morning News reports. Asked whether his presence in Austin, Texas was a sign, the New York mayor sniped, "I just said I'm not a candidate—it couldn't be clearer," the AP reports. More »

    • Bloomberg Dodges Pesky Question Under Oath

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jan 15, 08 11:05 AM CST

      Bloomberg Dodges Pesky Question Under Oath

      A lawsuit by gun dealers fighting a crackdown on illegal sales in New York City provided what looked like an airtight opportunity to learn Michael Bloomberg's real presidential intentions. Testifying under oath, the mayor was asked if he intends to run for president. His lawyer quickly interceded, instructing his client not to answer and getting the question rephrased to apply only to early 2006, Reuters reports. More »

    • Critics Call on Bloomberg to Run or Pipe Down

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 11, 08 3:58 PM CST

      Critics Call on Bloomberg to Run or Pipe Down

      Mike Bloomberg is under increasing pressure to decide whether he's going to enter the presidential race or stay above the fray. New York's billionaire mayor has criticized the field of candidates, talked with potential running mates, and studied intricate polls—and is now beginning to test the public's patience, reports the New York Times. More »

    • 'Could Be' Candidate Bloomberg Crunching Data

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 10, 08 10:15 AM CST

      'Could Be' Candidate Bloomberg Crunching Data

      Michael Bloomberg continues to deny that he's going to make an independent bid for the White House, but the billionaire New York mayor has built a colossal database of voter information from all 50 states, reports AP. "They want a hard-headed sense of their chances," said a member of Bloomberg's inner circle. More »

    • 'Indie' Bloomberg Leans Left

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 6, 08 1:46 PM CST

      'Indie' Bloomberg Leans Left

      Michael Bloomberg may brand himself an independent, but his liberal stances align him with the Democrats, reports the New York Times . Bloomberg supports gay marriage, abortion rights, and stricter gun control laws, levies taxes on the rich and is against deporting illegal immigrants. But supporters say his idea for nonpartisan leadership is rooted more in governing philosophy, not on hot-button issues. More »

    • Bloomberg: I Am Not a Candidate

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jan 3, 08 12:40 PM CST

      Bloomberg: I Am Not a Candidate

      New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg today shot down lingering speculation that he’ll attempt an independent bid for the presidency. “I am not a candidate,” he said on NBC's "Today Show." “I’m not going to be a candidate. I’m going to be mayor.” Chatter resumed about a Bloomberg run when he decided to attend a Jan. 7 anti-partisanship forum, Reuters reports. More »

  • December 2007

    • Moderates May Field Indie Candidate

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Dec 30, 07 8:22 PM CST

      Moderates May Field Indie Candidate

      Michael Bloomberg may run in 2008 after all, if a bipartisan group of politicos fail to see progress from the major parties, the Washington Post reports. Bloomberg and a gaggle of figures, including former senators and governors, will meet next week in Oklahoma. They plan to demand that major presidential hopefuls reveal their scheme for a “government of national unity." If candidates fail the test, a new party may be born. More »

    • NY Seeks to Move Poverty Goal Post

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Dec 30, 07 7:51 PM CST

      NY Seeks to Move Poverty Goal Post

      New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, fed up with the circa-1960s definition of poverty used by Washington, is developing his own measure of deciding who is entitled to financial relief, the New York Times reports. Although Bloomberg’s plan aims to help New York City's poor, officials hope it will spark changes to poverty assessments nationwide. More »

    • Bloomberg's Shadow Candidacy

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 13, 07 6:13 PM CST

      Bloomberg's Shadow Candidacy

      New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is still considering a presidential run, encouraged by recent rough stretches for the front-runners in both parties, the Wall Street Journal reports. He’ll decide after primary season, but sources say Hizzoner is encouraged by congressional gridlock, which may endear voters to his nonpartisan message, and rising national concern over economic issues, a Bloomberg forte. More »

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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivers the commencement address at Tufts University, in Medford, Mass., Sunday, May 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)   (Associated Press)
pressing political challenges, in Los Angeles Tuesday, June 19, 2007. The gathering is the inaugural conference of the newly established Center on Communication Leadership at the USC Annenberg School...   (Associated Press)
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