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The Mayor, the Teachers and the Tests Published: December 1, 2009 To the Editor: Re “ Mayor to Link Teacher Tenure to Test Scores ” (front page, Nov. 26): Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s plan to include test scores in the teacher tenure decision is ill...
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This is just the kind of news that doesn’t bode well for the state of democracy in America: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg shelled out $102 million of his own money in his recent successful (albeit close) run for re-election. That shakes out to...
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Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg heads toward a third term bruised by a surprisingly close re-election battle that exposed lingering anger over his reversal on term limits and his prodigious campaign spending. In the days leading up to the election,...
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Michael Bloomberg, who is outspending opponent Bill Thompson $85 million to $6 million, said he doesn't need to win by a landslide tomorrow--he just wants to win. Outside a bakery on Staten Island this morning, the mayor said, "Maybe a win's a win, but...
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Bloomberg campaigns for reelection, some of his steadiest supporters include people like Freddy Batista: a man with mixed feelings. "I don't like Bloomberg, but I think the city needs him," said Batista, 30, a heavyset sales clerk in a Yankees cap. He...
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One of the truisms of politics is that you can’t do anything if you don’t first get elected. Consequently, the noble, high-minded possibilities afforded by a high-visibility campaign almost always take a backseat to the more immediate need to win. Case...
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has broken his own spending record from four years ago, dropping $85.2 million on his campaign for a third term with 11 days to go until Election Day. The popular billionaire was 16 points ahead of Democrat William...
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As expected , Bloomberg has won the bidding for Businessweek magazine, beating out the investment firm ZelnickMedia. They ended up paying more than the cost of McChicken , after all. But knowledgeable sources say that Bloomberg's cash offer is in the...
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Smoking should be banned in New York City's public parks and at beaches, the city's health commissioner says. Thomas Farley announced Monday he could move to ban such outdoor smoking through existing legislation or an administrative rule change by the...
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N.J. — Officials in a northern New Jersey town are expected in court to try to halt work on a mansion owned by the Libyan government. Englewood Mayor Michael Wildes wants renovations stopped because the he doesn't want Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to...
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