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City Hall Aide Is Named Environmental Protection Commissioner in N.Y.C.
Green Inc. —
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg named Caswell F. Holloway IV commissioner of environmental protection and Vincent N. Schiraldi probation commissioner.15 hours ago -
A Tie Between Testing and Tenure
Building A Better Indiana —
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Education changes are underway in many places — possibly including New York City. Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to use student test scores as one factor in teacher tenure decisions. The fight with the teachers’ union is expected to be bitter. But Bloomberg makes an excellent point in the closing quote below, as ...17 hours ago -
Game over? Billionaire elites now blatantly rule American politics
Scholars and Rogues —
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What drives a man or a woman to spend millions of dollars — even tens of millions — of his or her own money to get a job that would place the words senator, representative, governor, or mayor in front of his or her name? For most of us unwashed heathens, the multiple millions of their own money these financial ...18 hours ago -
New Action: solidarity against Bloomberg on tenure
JD2718 —
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Reacting to Mayor Bloomberg’s stated intention to unilaterally tie tenure to test scores, starting this year, New Action called for a “united stand” and for extending “our hands to all to join us in this fight.” About the mayor: His goal is “to tie student test scores to teacher evaluation, to attack ...1 day ago -
Liberal turmoil clouds debate on climate bills
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
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The Federal Opposition looks set to change leaders, as the emissions trading legislation that sparked the Liberal row comes back before the Senate. The Upper House failed to meet the Governments deadline of passing the scheme by last week, prompting the Governments Senate leader, Chris Evans, to accuse the Opposition ...1 day ago -
Rudd plays careful hand at CHOGM
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
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Prime Minister Kevin Rudds appearance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is an exercise in double-purpose diplomacy. First, he wants to keep a high profile among his Commonwealth colleagues, meeting all the big players of this 53-nation group: Britains Gordon Brown, Indias Manmohan Singh, South ...2 days ago -
$175 Per Vote?
FITSNews —
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Having overturned the will of New York City voters by cutting a secret backroom deal to get rid of term limits, Mayor Michael Bloomberg wasn’t going to leave anything to chance in this year’s election. And he didn’t – spending $102 million of his own money to earn a surprisingly narrow victory over a no-name ...2 days ago -
Bloomberg Dug Deep Into His Own Pockets to Win Third Term
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This is just the kind of news that doesn’t bode well for the state of democracy in America: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg shelled out $102 million of his own money in his recent successful (albeit close) run for re-election. That shakes out to about $183 per vote, and the final tally may still rise. —KA ...3 days ago -
Michael Bloomberg spent $102 million to become mayor again
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$ 183 the amount Bloomberg spent on each vote source Related posts: Protip: Don’t get on NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg’s bad side ELECTION RESULTS: Michael Bloomberg NYC mayor for a third term Michael Bloomberg makes “record election spending” laughable3 days ago -
Bloomberg Uses Ft. Hood Murders To Push Gun Control
Stupidica —
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·11250 Waples Mill Road · Fairfax, Virginia 22030 ·800-392-8683 Bloomberg Uses Ft. Hood Murders To Push Gun Control Thursday, November 26, 2009 In another transparent attempt to undercut the Second Amendment fresh on the heels of his hidden-camera attack on gun shows, Michael Bloombergs ...3 days ago -
NYPD Bust Gets Dozens Of Illegal Guns Off The Streets
Stupidica —
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Undercover New York City Police Department officers have removed dozens of illegal guns off city streets after busting a Florida-to-New York gun trafficking ring. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly announced the 105-count indictment Monday. Original ...5 days ago -
The Education Wars II
Random Thoughts from Random Places —
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Its hunting season, and Mayor/Dictator Michael Bloomberg of New York is waging open season on teachers : Mayor Michael Bloomberg introduced some controversial proposals for education reform Wednesday while addressing the Center for American Progress in the nations capital. Speaking beside U.S. Education Secretary ...5 days ago -
Mulgrew challenges Bloomberg’s get-tough tactics on tenure
GothamSchools Newsroom —
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United Federation of Teachers is indicating it will resist Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s effort to judge city teachers based on their students’ test scores beginning this year. “When we see an actual proposal in writing we will take appropriate action,” Mulgrew said in an emailed ...5 days ago -
Bloomberg Announces New Round of Aggressive School Reforms
The Gaggle —
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Education reformers are buzzing today about New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s ambitious new education goals for New York City schools that will not only up the ante for all states vying for a piece of the federal $4.35 billion Race to the Top school-reform fund, but is likely to spur sharp resistance from ...5 days ago -
Illinois 2010 Elections: Illinois GOP Treasurer Candidate Dan Rutherford Rolls Out New Campaign Team
THE iLLINOIS OBSERVER —
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State Senator Dan Rutherford (Chicago, IL) – November 25, 2009 . Republican Candidate for Illinois State Treasurer State Senator Dan Rutherford (R-Pontiac) has tapped a top-flight campaign team for his 2010 statewide bid. New York-based McLaughlin & Associates will serve as the campaign pollster and ...5 days ago -
Zionist Jews in New York Congress, Mayor Bloomberg and Atty. General Holder Move Against Second Amendment
Pragmatic Witness —
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Senator Gillibrand and Representative McCarthy have introduced the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2009. Ostensibly designed to prosecute gun traffickers, the bill would also deny the Second Amendment to anybody on the so-called terror watch list. The legislation is supported by New York City Mayor Michael ...6 days ago -
Bloomberg, Clinton, And Kissinger Sing Happy Birthday To Ed Koch
Guest of a Guest - NYC People, Places, Parties & Nightlife —
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[All photos by Will Ragozzino for PMc ] . Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch celebrated his 85th birthday at the St. Regis Hotel with many of his silver fox friends. The born and raised New Yorker had all of Manhattan’s politically powerful and over 60 in attendance to pay homage. Mayor Michael Bloomberg was on hand, as ...1 week ago -
Artful Compromise on Graffiti Battle
New York City News Service - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism —
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The city’s graffiti removal crews came and went several times, painting over the scrawls on the side of Manolo’s Mexican Restaurant on Greenpoint Avenue with an even coat of beige. Once, Mayor Michael Bloomberg even came to the Sunnyside restaurant to tout the city’s new graffiti removal program. Nevertheless, ...1 week ago -
Justifiable Anger
America's Right —
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Yesterday was my first day back at work following an extended weekend spent house-hunting in the Charleston, SC area. While I spent little time over the past five days or so in front of a television or computer, it was difficult to escape the news of Attorney Gen. Eric Holders decision to bring Khalid Sheikh ...1 week ago -
Does Palinmania Really Help Bloomberg?
The Gaggle —
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Over at The Daily Beast today , political strategist Mark McKinnon makes a compelling argument for why the 2012 election could be tailor-made for NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg. McKinnon is one of the sharpest minds around when it comes to understanding the mood of the electorate. McKinnon knows how to sell winning ...1 week ago

