N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg Leaves GOP
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New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg abruptly left the Republican Party yesterday, declaring himself free of a "rigid adherence" to ideology and stoking speculation that he will use his multibillion-dollar fortune to mount an independent bid for the White House.
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The policies Michael R. Bloomberg has promoted suggest that he has a lot more in common with the leading Democratic presidential candidates than with the Republican ones.
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said  on Wednesday he was not a candidate for U.S. president in 2008  despite speculation he quit the Republican party to prepare to  run as an independent.
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg lost California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Â one of his biggest cheerleaders Â to John McCain on Thursday and said in more certain terms that he won't get into the presidential race.
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Mayor Bloomberg views the team's victory as a way to unite the city.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg all but concedes defeat on his plan to introduce a congestion charge.
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Rudy Giuliani, who sought to make the leap from New York mayor to the White House, bowed out of the Republican presidential contest Wednesday and endorsed front-runner and longtime friend John McCain.
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Former New York mayor to back John McCain for Republican presidential nomination
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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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What the New York mayorâs decision to leave the GOP behind means for the 2008 presidential race.Â
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's potential independent bid for president depends largely on whether the major party candidates embrace the political center, said Democrats and Republicans who met with the mayor on Monday.
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg welcomed delegates Monday to the Republican National Convention, proclaiming the city has fully recovered from the World Trade Center attacks and thanking Republicans for choosing New York.
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With billions of dollars to his name and inherent appeal across party lines, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has long been regarded as a potential 2008 presidential candidate who could pack a serious wallop.
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New York mayor Michael Bloomberg all but concedes defeat on his plan to introduce a congestion charge.
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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 campaign manager for H. Ross Perot's third-party presidential bid.
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg posted a statement on his personal Web site Thursday saying "it's time for something real" in the 2008 presidential campaign, while still denying that he will run.
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposed a budget that would cut money from every city department.