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ANALYSIS

Nov 18, 2008 8:26 AM CST

GOP Picks for Obama's 'Team of Rivals'

Who are the best bipartisan choices for Obama?

(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 the

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Bloomberg Calls For Plastic Bag Fee in NYC

Nov 7, 2008 11:37 AM CST

Bloomberg Calls For Plastic Bag Fee in NYC

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

(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...

Culture Shifts
at Bloomberg's News Operation

GLOSSIES

Nov 5, 2008 4:06 PM CST

Culture Shifts at Bloomberg's News Operation

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

(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...

NYC Extends Term Limits:
Bloomberg Can Run Again

Oct 23, 2008 6:05 PM CDT

NYC Extends Term Limits: Bloomberg Can Run Again

(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 victory....

NYC's Elites Want More
of the Mayor

analysis

Oct 6, 2008 11:43 AM CDT

NYC's Elites Want More of the Mayor

Papers, biz leaders on board for another Bloomberg term

(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...

Bloomberg Could Get OK for Third Run

Oct 3, 2008 5:18 AM CDT

Bloomberg Could Get OK for Third Run

New York City Council will consider measure to extend term limits

(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...

Bloomberg: I Don't Want to Walk Away

Oct 2, 2008 3:01 PM CDT

Bloomberg: I Don't Want to Walk Away

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

(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...

Forget Term Limits: NYC Needs Mike

OPINION

Oct 2, 2008 1:27 PM CDT

Forget Term Limits: NYC Needs Mike

Bloomberg essential with Wall Street in crisis: Lauder

(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...

Bloomberg Wants Third Term

Sep 30, 2008 4:10 PM CDT

Bloomberg Wants Third Term

Mayor aims to change NYC's term-limits law

(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...

Top 50-Something Studs

OPINION

Sep 27, 2008 8:39 PM CDT

Top 50-Something Studs

The WowOWow ladies list their picks

(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

Washington Wants to Know Who Replaces Hank

ANALYSIS

Sep 25, 2008 11:43 AM CDT

Washington Wants to Know Who Replaces Hank

Successor for Treasury Secretary a major question in bailout debate

(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...

7 Years Later,
US Remembers 9/11

Sep 11, 2008 11:13 AM CDT

7 Years Later, US Remembers 9/11

Obama, McCain to visit Ground Zero

(Newser) - 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...

Mayor Aims to Make Big Apple Windmill City

Aug 20, 2008 2:32 AM CDT

Mayor Aims to Make Big Apple Windmill City

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

(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...

Cleveland Rocks, But NY Rocks More

Aug 14, 2008 3:12 PM CDT

Cleveland Rocks, But NY Rocks More

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

(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...

Ivanka Tops Best-Dressed List

Jul 31, 2008 8:20 PM CDT

Ivanka Tops Best-Dressed List

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

(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:

Heiress and exec Ivanka Trump
Would-be American first lady Michelle Obama
French first lady and

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Bloomberg, Gates Take On Smoking

Jul 23, 2008 1:20 PM CDT

Bloomberg, Gates Take On Smoking

Billionaires donate $375M to global anti-tobacco campaign

(Newser) - 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...

NYC Biz Leaders Search for Next Mayor/CEO

Jul 7, 2008 9:32 AM CDT

NYC Biz Leaders Search for Next Mayor/CEO

Bloomberg's city-as-business style likely hard to replicate

(Newser) - 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...

Mayors Call for Middle Ground on Guns

Opinion

Jun 30, 2008 9:44 AM CDT

Mayors Call for Middle Ground on Guns

Bloomberg, Boston counterpart lay out consensus changes

(Newser) - 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...

WTC Project
Years Behind,
Billions Over

Jun 30, 2008 5:59 AM CDT

WTC Project Years Behind, Billions Over

Memorial unlikely to be ready for 10th anniversary of 9/11

(Newser) - The problem-plagued World Trade Center rebuilding project will be completed years behind schedule and up to $3 billion over budget, reports the Wall Street Journal. Construction of the various elements of the $15 billion complex—which includes a sprawling 9/11 memorial, office towers, a performing arts center, and a transportation...

Bloomberg Defends Obama Before Jewish Audience

Jun 20, 2008 11:45 AM CDT

Bloomberg Defends Obama Before Jewish Audience

NYC mayos asks Floridians to be vigilant against false rumors

(Newser) - NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg today urged Jewish voters in Florida to denounce and speak out against false rumors that paint Barack Obama as a secret Muslim, the AP reports. Bloomberg—mentioned as a potential VP for both White House contenders—spoke out against the campaign that plays off "fears...