NYC Mayor Bloomberg leaves GOP party
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg left the Republican Party on Tuesday and switched to unaffiliated, a move certain to be seen as a prelude to an independent presidential bid that would upend the 2008 race.
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Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani announced Wednesday he was dropping out of the Republican presidential race and throwing his support behind Senator John McCain.
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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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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York, a former Democrat, is changing his affiliation to independent.
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New Yorkers took back possession of the city on Friday, as thousands of Republicans left town after their four-day national convention.
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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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When Gov. George E. Pataki left office last January, he was the dominant Republican politician in New York. Today the former governor is virtually absent from the political scene.
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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.
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When a mayor of New York leaves office, little goes out the door but memories Â unless he's Rudy Giuliani. Government rules discourage the city's most powerful officeholder from departing with more than token gifts collected on the job.
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has played an essential role in nudging New York City to gradually let go of its grief.
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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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Former Law and Order actor withdraws from the race for the Republican nomination
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The specter of an all-New York November 2008 was raised when Bloomberg, a titular Republican since his 2001 mayoral run, announced last week that he was quitting the GOP to become an independent
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Former police commissioner and U.S. homeland security nominee Bernard Kerik said today that he'll leave Giuliani Partners, former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's consulting firm.
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took his message that New York City is losing its edge as a global financial center to London.
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Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire mayor and potential presidential candidate, is refusing to release his income tax returns, unlike many politicians including the president and past New York City mayors.
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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.