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News Headlines for Independent Voters 10/6/09

By Nancy Hanks | Related entries in Bloomberg, Independents, New Jersey, New York City, News

News Headlines for Independent Voters 10/6/09
Independent Voters
On healthcare and other hot issues: Follow the independents–The number of voters not tied to Democrats or Republicans is expanding fast. Both parties need to adjust. (By the Christian Science Monitor’s Editorial Board) Were the 2010 elections to occur today, 43 percent of independents say they would vote Republican [...]

October 6th, 2009 | Permalink| 5 Comments »

The Hankster: Where the independents are 8/10/09

By Nancy Hanks | Related entries in Independents, New York City, News, Politics

INDEPENDENT VOTERS
Coverage of independent voters and health care reform from a more progressive viewpoint:

Wisconsin: Health Care Vital Issue (By Cecily Wu, CQ Politics) Thus, enactment of health care legislation that can draw solid public support could enable Kagen to maintain the backing of independent voters, who Scattergood said comprise upwards of 20 percent of the [...]

August 9th, 2009 | Permalink| 1 Comment »

News Headlines for Independents 8/6/09

By Nancy Hanks | Related entries in Bloomberg, Independents, Libertarian, New York City, News, Politics

INDEPENDENT VOTERS

Wherever independents fall on the supposed political “spectrum”, if they ARE on the political “spectrum”, (i.e. they do exist!) Many MSM publishers seek increasing irrelevance if they don’t see the direction that the American people are headed…. While it’s clear that independents are “all over the map” on social issues, they increasingly come together [...]

August 6th, 2009 | Permalink| No Comments »

Bloomberg May Run on Republican Ticket

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in Bloomberg, Independents, New York City, Republicans

Never one to miss an opportunity, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg may run on the Republican ticket next mayoral election while still remaining a declared independent. Apparently, despite being an apostate to the national party, local borough GOP leaders are willing to let the still-popular mayor put his name on their line.
If you’re keeping score [...]

April 13th, 2009 | Permalink| No Comments »

Spring training hopes eternal

By donar | Related entries in Cartoons, New York, New York City, Political Graffiti, Sports
February 27th, 2009 | Permalink| No Comments »

Bloomberg Clear To Run For 3rd Term

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Bloomberg, Law, New York City

All hail the new Tammany Hall!
From NY Times:
After a spirited, emotional and at times raucous debate, the New York City Council voted, 29 to 22, on Thursday afternoon to extend term limits, allowing Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to seek re-election next year and undoing the result of two voter referendums that had imposed a [...]

October 23rd, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »

Bloomberg Seeks A Third Term

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Bloomberg, Elections, New York City

And given the current circumstances on Wall Street, my bet is he’ll get.
MarketWatch has the details…
Bloomberg announced Thursday he supports changing the term limits law to run for a third term. Observers have respected Bloomberg for restoring a sense of optimism to a post-9/11 New York City while encouraging tourists to visit, keeping crime low [...]

October 2nd, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »

Bloomberg Wants To Host 1st Town Hall

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Bloomberg, Debates, Democrats, McCain, New York, New York City, Republicans

(UPDATE: Both campaigns rejected the offer because they don’t want to limit it to just one network. Hmmm…)
Now this is a pretty brilliant move…
The guy who has some of the deepest pockets in the world, and could be a VP for either candidate, wants to use that leverage.
From Politico:
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and [...]

June 8th, 2008 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Video: Man Gets Stuck In Elevator For 41 Hours

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Comedy, Kitchen Sink, New York, New York City, Torture, Video

Watch this time lapsed video. It’s hypnotic.

More from the New Yorker:
White has the security-camera videotape of his time in the McGraw-Hill elevator. He has watched it twice-it was recorded at forty times regular speed, which makes him look like a bug in a box. The most striking thing to him about the tape is that [...]

April 21st, 2008 | Permalink| 1 Comment »

Small Explosion Hits Times Square

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in New York City, Terrorism, United States, Video

It looks like a small device was set off next to a military recruiting station.
Here’s more…
The police said the explosive device involved in the Times Square blast this morning was “roughly similar” to the devices used in two earlier bombings at foreign consulates in Manhattan, in 2005 and 2007, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said [...]

March 6th, 2008 | Permalink| 1 Comment »