L.A. Mayor's Campaign Fights Tame Image
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In the nation's capital of celebrity, Mayor James Hahn is not exactly part of the People magazine set. He is shy. Dry. And sometimes &#151; his campaign consultant admits with a gulp &#151; boring.
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Some are starting to wonder whether the mayor's ambitious pledge of four years ago was more politics than policy
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The candidate's failure to draw much support from the ethnic community has sparked an ugly debate over whether his race is the reason
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The former mayorâs association with New York may be a hurdle to becoming the Republican presidential nominee.
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa likes to say "dream with me," but it's hard hear those words these days without a collective snicker.
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Just days into his campaign, Barack Obama is pulling in the crowds. But even political rock stars donât always hit the right note.
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LOS ANGELES  - Call it unexpected, call  it out of character, call it a programing diversion. But don't  call it politically motivated.
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With a beautiful and brainy wife at his side, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom exuded a glamorous image that drew comparisons to the Kennedy family and perhaps helped insulate him when he bucked California law by granting marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Rudy Giuliani recently offered an olive branch to his estranged former partner in crimefighting, L.A. Police Chief William Bratton. Now, Bratton returns the favor--but heâs not ready to endorse anyone.
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Campaigning for office is typically a shoe-leather exercise, with lots of walking through neighborhoods and knocking on doors. But that's not easily done in some of New Orleans' devastated and largely depopulated sections.
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In a restroom-challenged city, CharminÂs marketing ploy impressed many people, including Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
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New York mayor's move sparks speculation he intends to run for president.
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Rudy Giuliani boasts that he reined in crime, welfare and taxes in a city once considered ungovernable. Those claims are intrinsic to the former New York mayor's pitch to Republican voters that he has the combination of competence and toughness they want in a president. Whether his record supports those claims, however, is a matter upon which admirers and critics differ markedly.
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Maverick councilwoman Donna Frye roils mayor's race by becoming write-in candidate, adding drama to key election.
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An Italian town&#39;s mayor hopes to shame men into not using prostitutes by photographing cars that pick them up and publishing the details in local newspapers.
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The "L.A. Law" state strikes again.
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VALLEDUPAR, Colombia  - The bodyguard business is booming in this northern Colombian city plastered with posters of rival political candidates, mostly tough-looking men with hard eyes and forced smiles.