Bloomberg dismisses stimulus package
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday the White House and Congress are negotiating a shortsighted economic stimulus package and should focus instead on encouraging immigration and helping strapped homeowners.
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Congressional Democrats said they would not bow to pressure and simply make modest changes to the less expensive stimulus plan that was approved by the House last week.
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British insurer Prudential Plc  said on Sunday it had rejected an approach for online bank Egg, after the Sunday Times newspaper reported that U.S. bank Citigroup Inc.  was considering a bid for Egg.
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NEW YORK - Mayor Michael Bloomberg turned down requests to allow an anti-war demonstration in Central Park on the eve of the Republican National Convention, but he offered protesters something else: cheap tickets to a Broadway show.    All they have to do to get discounted tickets, reduced hotel rates and other perks is play nice when they come to town...
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A federal judge rejected a request by prosecutors to send former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry to jail for violating his probation in a criminal tax case.
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Mayor Bloomberg spoke in favor of a bill that would allow the Justice Department to prevent gun purchases from people on the federal government's terror watch lists. The National Rifle Association opposes the measure.
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Escalating the war of words with Cablevision, Mayor Bloomberg called on the company yesterday to give up the $11.7 million tax break that Madison Square Garden gets annually.
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Stocks fell on Friday after initial news of a White House stimulus package raised doubts about how much of a boost it would give the economy.
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today invoked a rarely used power not to enforce a law he deems illegal, saying he would ignore an electronic recycling bill passed by the City Council, even if his veto is overridden.
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A $158 billion economic stimulus plan drafted by Senate Democrats that included relief for low-income seniors, disabled veterans and the unemployed was blocked by a Republican filibuster last night when the Senate fell a single vote short of the 60 needed to consider the measure.
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday switched his party status from Republican to unaffiliated, a stunning move certain to be seen as a prelude to an independent presidential bid that would upend the 2008 race.
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Michael Bloombergâs dalliance with the idea of running for president is suddenly sparking a backlash.
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Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire mayor and potential presidential candidate, is refusing to release his income tax returns, unlike many politicians including the president and past New York City mayors.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Wednesday he was not a candidate for the 2008 U.S. presidential election despite having changed his political affiliation to independent from Republican.
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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Sunday faulted Democrats, including presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton, for moving away from former President Bill Clinton's embrace of globalization.
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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.
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When a big-time politician changes a crucial word in a stock response, people notice. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's denials that he is running for president seem to be getting weaker.