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New Yorkers Resigned to Supporting Bloomberg for Mayor
By David Sessions - Politics DailyMichael Bloomberg may be the only mayoral candidate it makes any sense for New Yorkers to vote for, but they're not doing it without grumbling, the Washington Post reports. Bloomberg leads his primary opponent, the hardly known and under-funded Democrat Bill Thomson, by double digits in the polls, prompting "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart to joke that is is "running unopposed." But even among his supporters, voters are queasy about the sums he has spent to remain in office -- $250 million over three campaigns, the most of any American politician in history -- and his abrupt change of the law to ...
Ain't it Rich: Bloomberg's Costly Coast to a 3rd Term
By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailyNEW YORK – Standing in front of a statue of liberal patron saint Eleanor Roosevelt on Manhattan's Upper West Side, Mike Bloomberg fielded a reporter's question about his crusade against obesity. New York's two-term mayor – who recently even banned fund-raising bake sales in the schools – described his activist philosophy as he strives to create a city that never sleeps, but also never noshes on anything sinful. "This is America," Bloomberg declared in the nasal tone that launched a thousand re-election commercials. "You have a right to eat what you want to eat. And it's the ...
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