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Bloomberg Picks Up Gay Marriage Fight

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on state lawmakers to approve a bill allowing same-sex marriage during a speech across the street from the site of Abraham Lincoln’s historic address on slavery. Governor Andrew Cuomo is also pushing for…

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Clinton, Bloomberg Merge Climate Groups

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Bill Clinton and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg have decided to merge their global climate groups. The new group will be a combination of C40, the Bloomberg-run coalition of international cities, and the Clinton Climate Initiative, one of Clinton’s…

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City Room: State Budget Deal Is an ‘Outrage,’ Bloomberg Says

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said the proposed budget was likely to require the city to make another round of cuts.

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After Business and Politics, Mayor Tests Opinion

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, ever ambitious, now wants to dominate a new sphere — the world of opinion.

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Bloomberg’s Budget to Include Teacher Layoffs

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will issue his proposed spending plan for New York on Thursday, and it comes as he fights with Albany over cuts to city programs.

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Bloomberg’s Budget to Include Teacher Layoffs

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will issue his proposed spending plan for New York on Thursday, and it comes as he fights with Albany over cuts to city programs.

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Bloomberg’s Budget to Include Teacher Layoffs

Bloomberg’s Budget to Include Teacher Layoffs

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will issue his proposed spending plan for New York on Thursday, and it comes as he fights with Albany over cuts to city programs.

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City Room: In Thailand, Bloomberg Would Fit In

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was chided for saying on Monday that he likes beer on ice, but drinking suds on the rocks is common in Southeast Asia.

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Bloomberg Seeks a Sweeping Overhaul of City’s Pensions

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg would bar retirement checks for new employees until age 65 and require more years of service.

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Bloomberg Seeks a Sweeping Overhaul of City’s Pensions

US gun show sells ‘without check’

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Undercover New York investigators bought pistols from an Arizona gun fair without undergoing a background check, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

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Bloomberg reveals gun show violations

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Undercover investigators purchased semiautomatic weapons at an Arizona gun show, despite telling vendors that they probably could not pass background checks, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters Monday.

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Immigrant Groups Give Qualified Praise to Mayor

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

As Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposes overhauling federal law, critics say his record on the issue is mixed.

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Immigrant Groups Give Qualified Praise to Mayor

Bloomberg Looks Beyond Manhattan but Stays Local

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, keeping the theme of his State of the City speech distinctly parochial, sought to make the case that he was still engaged in his third term.

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In Annual Speech, Mayor Will Try to Put 3rd-Term Troubles Behind Him

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York will try to rebuild his relationship with residents in his 10th State of the City address.

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Mayor Declares Weather Emergency Ahead of Snowstorm

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

As a new storm headed for the Northeast, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said the city had made significant changes to improve its emergency procedures.

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