Sen. Paul Simon's child runs for mayor
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Sheila Simon has come a long way since her first speech at a political picnic.
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Mayor Richard M. Daley won a sixth term Tuesday, overcoming a City Hall corruption scandal and putting himself on course to eclipse his legendary father's record as the city's longest-serving mayor
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The New York City Mayor is still being coy about whether he might run as a third-party candidate for President. But that didn't stop him from visiting with Clayton Mulford, Ross Perot's onetime campaign manager. Mulford spoke to TIME about the chat
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Rudy Giuliani isn't the only New York City mayor eying the presidency. Friends say Michael Bloomberg could run too
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A Bosnian Serb who was convicted of war crimes and who preached reconciliation between Serbs, Croats and Muslims after leaving jail is running for mayor of his war-scarred town in this weekend's election.
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Chris Simon is setting records it seems only he can break.
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Get ready for the primary with the Herald-Tribuneâs special news section profiling all the federal, state and local candidates in races in Tuesdayâs election.
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Comedian and New Jersey native Joe Piscopo says he's being urged to make a run for the Statehouse in the wake of Gov. James E. McGreevey's resignation and acknowledgment of a sex scandal.
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Elrick Williams's toddler niece Carlyn may be one of the youngest contributors to this year's presidential campaign. The 2-year-old gave $2,300 to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).
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He's from New York, an independent and Jewish. If New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg runs for the White House, he will face those three issues, any one of which could sink a presidential campaign, experts say.
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SALT LAKE CITY &#151; The race for governor of Utah is a contest between two men from families that might be the closest thing to royalty in this state.
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He has presented himself as the candidate who knows best how to fight terror. But a look at his record as New York City mayor shows gaping weaknesses
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Aides to New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg have laid the groundwork for a potential independent run for president.
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Imelda Marcos, the Philippines' former   first lady, may return to politics next year and run for mayor   of the capital Manila, her eldest daughter Imee said on Monday.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton &#151; New York senator, Yankees fan and resident of Chappaqua, N.Y. &#151; has a message for presidential rival Barack Obama: Chicago is still my kind of town.
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GREENVILLE, S.C.  - Democratic state education  superintendent Inez Tenenbaum is giving Republicans an  unexpectedly tough battle for a U.S. Senate seat in  conservative South Carolina.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazil's ruling Workers'  Party (PT) held onto the mayoralty in at least three major  cities in Sunday's municipal vote but will face a tough run-off  contest for the biggest prize, the city of Sao Paulo, according  to early results and an exit poll.