Michael R. Bloomberg

Citizens irked over how mayor changed term-limits law, but he still signs NYC measure

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November 4, 2008 7:05 pm

Mayor Michael Bloomberg got a scolding at a bill-signing ceremony Monday from New Yorkers furious over how he changed the city’s term-limits law, but he signed the measure anyway and ... Read more »

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Bloomberg Says He Wants a Third Term as Mayor

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October 2, 2008 9:51 pm

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Thursday that he would abandon his earlier opposition to changing the term limits law and seek a third term as mayor, arguing that the ... Read more »

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Bloomberg to become economic czar?

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September 23, 2008 8:53 pm

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has suddenly managed to make speculation about his future look like a tug of war — stay four more years and guard the city against financial ruin ... Read more »

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Billionaire NYC mayor powerless to stop meltdown

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September 20, 2008 2:09 pm

On the morning after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in the middle of a news conference at a public school library in Brooklyn when an aide ... Read more »

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NY mayor envisages city powered by wind

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August 21, 2008 11:22 am

Michael Bloomberg, New York mayor, hopes to put windmills on top of Manhattan’s skyscrapers and bridges and build windfarms in the Atlantic as part of an effort to cut the ... Read more »

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Bloomberg: No endorsement yet in presidential race

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July 25, 2008 9:52 pm

 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told Minnesota independents Friday that he hasn’t made up his mind between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama — and might not until Election ... Read more »

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Microsoft billionaire Gates joins £190m bid to stub out smoking

Filed under Philanthrophy, Michael R. Bloomberg, Bill Gates - Microsoft
10:51 am

Mr Gates is teaming up with fellow billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York, to fight tobacco use in developing countries, where it is most entrenched. The two ... Read more »

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Merrill Lynch sells its 20% Bloomberg stake for $4.5bn

Filed under Deals, Michael R. Bloomberg
July 18, 2008 9:18 pm

The investment bank Merrill Lynch has agreed to sell its 20% stake in Bloomberg for $4.5bn (£2.25bn), in a deal which provided a glimpse of the fortune amassed by the ... Read more »

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Bloomberg:” I’m Not Running for President, but … “

Filed under Michael R. Bloomberg, Politics
February 28, 2008 9:54 pm

Bringing an end to a long flirtation with a bid for the White House, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has officially closed the door on a presidential candidacy this year. In ... Read more »

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Bloomberg rips federal stimulus package

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January 24, 2008 10:18 am

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg castigated the White House and Congress on Wednesday for what he said was a shortsighted economic stimulus package and years of lousy financial management.  “We ... Read more »

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Bloomberg Meets With Ballot Expert

Filed under Michael R. Bloomberg, Politics
January 19, 2008 1:02 pm

 While still insisting he is not running for president, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg signaled his seriousness about a possible independent campaign by meeting with the ballot access expert and ... Read more »

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Bloomberg gave $205 million to charity in 2007

Filed under Philanthrophy, Michael R. Bloomberg
January 15, 2008 7:10 pm

Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $205 million to 1,100 nonprofits last year, an increase of tens of millions of dollars from previous years, according to a new ranking. The billionaire ranked ... Read more »

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Bloomberg: White House Runners Shun Big Issues

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January 4, 2008 9:47 am

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg accused U.S. presidential candidates on Friday of being unwilling to face “the big issues” and said a bipartisan forum next week aims to push ... Read more »

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Bloomberg Says Not Presidential Candidate

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January 3, 2008 8:33 am

Despite yet another round of speculation about his presidential ambitions, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday denied he will run for U.S. president.  “I’m not going to be a ... Read more »

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Bloomberg in ’08? If So, Paper Chase Starts Soon

Filed under Michael R. Bloomberg, Politics
January 1, 2008 1:21 pm

In Colorado, all you need is $500 and you’re in. In Texas, you must gather 74,000 signatures from registered voters within 75 days — and none of them can have ... Read more »

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Bloomberg Moves Closer to Running for President

Filed under Michael R. Bloomberg, Politics
December 31, 2007 3:21 pm

Buoyed by the still unsettled field, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is growing increasingly enchanted with the idea of an independent presidential bid, and his aides are aggressively laying the groundwork ... Read more »

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Bloomberg, Obama Dine Together in NYC

Filed under Profiles, Michael R. Bloomberg
November 30, 2007 7:10 pm

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has promised not to play favorites in the presidential race, but he can’t seem to stay away from it — he and Democratic candidate Barack Obama ... Read more »

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Michael Bloomberg’s American odyssey

Filed under Michael R. Bloomberg, Politics
November 5, 2007 6:34 pm

Michael Bloomberg was just a year old when, in 1943, the author Esther Forbes published a children’s novel, “Johnny Tremain,” the tale of a young Revolutionary-era silversmith apprentice in ... Read more »

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Bono says Bloomberg could do good ‘inside or outside White House’

Filed under Michael R. Bloomberg
November 1, 2007 8:43 pm

The liberal camaraderie :   ————— Rock star Bono sang the praises of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg after meeting with him at City Hall Thursday, declaring that his fellow philanthropist ... Read more »

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Typcial Day in NYC: Bloomberg, Trump, Hot Dogs

Filed under Michael R. Bloomberg, Donald Trump
October 21, 2007 11:48 am

  Fridays are bustling on 34th Street, but yesterday was a little different. Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg was spotted with billionaire developer Donald J. Trump and his three adult children, ... Read more »

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