Clown is running for mayor of Alameda
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A real clown is running for mayor of Alameda, and even his sister won't vote for him.
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Eliot Spitzer, the New York state attorney general who has built a nationwide reputation as an aggressive pursuer of white collar crime, said today he is running for governor.
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Have you heard the one about the actor working as a comedian who plays a talk show host who is pretending to run for president?
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The unofficial candidate for the G.O.P. nomination visits the state fair and tries to play coy
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Those anticipating a Michael Bloomberg run for the presidency are missing the point. Given his constant use of the royal "we," he seems to be campaigning for the monarchy.
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As he embarks on his second mayoral campaign, Michael Bloomberg is both remarkably the same and altogether different from the candidate of 2001.
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Republican New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will host a fundraiser for Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., at the mayor's Manhattan town house, Lieberman's campaign announced Sunday night.
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Eliot Spitzer, the iron-jawed state attorney general who rescued himself from political oblivion to take on the icons of Wall Street, is in a race for the New York governor's mansion that's turned into a cakewalk.
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Mayor Richard Daley has faced down his share of scandals in 15 years running City Hall. But a stream of recent indictments and nonstop news reports of corruption have the mayor on the defensive like never before.
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Mayor Richard M. Daley announced Monday he will run for a sixth term, a move that could put him in office longer than his legendary father.
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By SCOTT VAN VOORHIS  Mayor Thomas M. Menino's may want to be a "green" mayor, but, boy, is his face red!  The mayor has been busy lately pledging to cut Boston's greenhouse emissions and talking up his vision for environmentally friendly skyscrapers.
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Have you heard the one about the presidential candidate who told such great jokes the American people elected him?
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Heâs not in the race yet, but the actor turned potential White House wannabe is warming up the crowd.
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Law and Order star to test the waters for a presidential bid in the coming weeks.
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The election count for mayor of the nation's seventh-largest city ended Friday with incumbent Dick Murphy leading by 2,205 votes, but a court challenge could keep alive the write-in candidacy of a maverick city councilwoman and surf-shop owner.
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By Christina Nuckols, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 24--RICHMOND -- Gov. Timothy M.
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While his competition debates, the actor/senator will jump into the race from Jay Leno's couch