Bloomberg party switch fuels talk of 2008
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg&#39;s  switch from Republican to independent fueled talk on Wednesday  of a possible U.S. presidential bid that experts said could  hurt Democrats, Republicans -- or both.
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NEW YORK -- In an election year with a tight, fiercely partisan presidential race, skeptics might wonder why the GOP is having its convention, which starts today, in New York City.
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Michael Bloombergâs dalliance with the idea of running for president is suddenly sparking a backlash.
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has become an independent, but he is also telling New Yorkâs Republican Party that he will support his former team.
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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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The Democratic presidential candidates have moved from the politics of piling on to the politics of unity.
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A New York Times poll shows a steady rise in Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's favorability ratings as he begins his run for a second term.
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is growing increasingly enchanted with the idea of making an independent presidential bid.
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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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As Republicans and Democrats snipe at each other a day before the New Hampshire primary, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is starring at a bipartisan sideshow where the underlying message is that he could launch his own independent run for the White House.
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Is there popular support for a Michael Bloomberg presidential candidacy? The latest CNN-Opinion Research Corporation poll released Monday has the answer: Yes -- a surprising amount.
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Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman Ã¢ÂÂ the longtime Democrat who became a Democratic-aligned Independent after his stormy 2006 re-election campaign Ã¢ÂÂ says it is a Ã¢ÂÂremote possibilityÃ¢ÂÂ that he would switch allegiances to the Republicans.
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New York's mayor claims he has no plans to run for President. But his latest party change suggests he's toying with the idea
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First-term Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois is among nearly a dozen Democrats considering a White House bid in 2008. Some things that people might not have known about him:
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday that he would leave the Republican Party, in a maneuver seen as possible preparation for launching an independent presidential bid in 2008.
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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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Mayor Michael Bloomberg lived most of his life as a Democrat before switching to the GOP when he ran for mayor, yet he never really fit in with either party. Now, Bloomberg has apparently shaken off those labels and found the one that suits him, announcing this week that he has become an independent because it is more in line with his beliefs and gives him freedom to promote his agenda for the city.