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26 Jun 2010 15:51

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World: Jón Gnarr: Reykjavik, Iceland’s comedy mayor serious about his job

  • Just because something is funny doesn’t mean it isn’t serious.
  • Reykjavik, Iceland mayor Jón Gnarr • Regarding the numerous silly campaign promises he made prior to his election. See, Gnarr won election as mayor last month on the strength of a comedy party with a hilarious campaign video set to the tune of Tina Turner’s “Simply the Best.” Now, with the Best Party in office, he was unwilling to form a coalition government with any other party unless they had watched every season of “The Wire.” And the free towels? Yeah, he got those taken care of. source
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26 Apr 2010 10:36

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U.S.: NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg’s heart lies in Bermuda

The country’s most powerful mayor hangs out in this secret offshore lair when he’s not running New York City or organizing his huge bank account. source
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20 Apr 2010 23:36

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Politics: Rahm Emanuel wants to take his Chicago politics … to Chicago

  • He wants to be mayor of the Windy city someday. Dude dropped the hint to Charlie Rose last night, saying he would run if the current mayor, his buddy Richard M. Daley, chose not to run again. But he hopes Daley does. Emanuel has $1.2 million in his coffer for a run like this, and would know whether Daley plans to retire in February. He’s promised his services to Obama, by the way, for two years, but that could be extended. source
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12 Mar 2010 13:19

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Politics: Gavin Newsom puts his left foot in, puts his left foot out, puts his…

  • … left foot in, and he shakes it all about. The San Francisco mayor is doing the hokey pokey, with his political ambitions, reportedly announcing he’s running for lieutenant governor of California months after dipping out of a gubernatorial bid. Beyond being a less glamorous job, his dip-out from before gives his primary opponent, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn, an obvious thing to attack him on. She’ll say, “Oh, he’s indecisive!” Just wait for that. We gave you a preview of the primary. source
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07 Feb 2010 10:34

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U.S.: More important to New Orleans residents: Football or politics?

  • 1978 last time New Orleans had a white mayor (Mitch Landrieu won the race last night) source
  • never last time New Orleans had a team in the Super Bowl (the Saints play the Colts later today) source
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22 Dec 2009 20:58

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U.S.: Rudy Giuliani gives up on big dreams, keeps the little ones

Dude’s rich, dude’s forever associated with 9/11 (in a good way), dude’s famous, but dude’s given up on political office. Dude secretly regrets it, we’re sure. source
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13 Dec 2009 11:02

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U.S.: Houston mayor-elect Annise Parker carries the gay-rights torch, too

  • Houston is a multiracial, multicultural, international city. And I think my election will send a message to the world that Houston is a city that might surprise a lot of folks.
  • Houston mayor-elect Annise Parker • Discussing her sexual orientation (she’s gay), along with the possibility of being the new mayor of Houston, prior to a runoff election that she won. This is a big deal for a number of reasons. First off, Houston is the fourth-largest city in the country, which means that it’s the largest city in the country to elect a gay mayor. Secondly, it was in a city which just a few years ago barred benefits for partners of same-sex workers. Finally, Texas is a really conservative state. So her election is a huge win for the gay rights movement. source
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27 Nov 2009 17:19

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U.S., World: Michael Bloomberg spent $102 million to become mayor again

  • $183 the amount Bloomberg spent on each vote source
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15 Nov 2009 11:47

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Politics: Rudy Giuliani knocks White House “over-concern” for 9/11 terrorists

  • Both in substance and reality, the war on terror in their point of view is over. There seems to be an over-concern with the rights of terrorists and a lack of concern with the rights of the public.
  • Former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani • on the White House’s decision to try 9/11 terror suspects in New York City instead of elsewhere. Giuliani, of course, was the mayor during 9/11 and the initial recovery, and his words have a lot more heft in this conversation as a result. • source
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03 Nov 2009 22:07

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U.S.: ELECTION RESULTS: Michael Bloomberg NYC mayor for a third term

  • $90 million to easily win himself another term source
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