SARA KUGLER

Associated Press Writer
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Giuliani back in spotlight — but what's the show?

Whether he's planning another run for the White House or a bid for senator or governor, or he just misses the spotlight, Rudy Giuliani is suddenly back and talking about the topic that made him a national star — Sept. 11.

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NYC has lost nearly 60,000 jobs in communications

New York City, the center of the nation's information industry, has lost nearly 60,000 communications jobs since 2000, including in publishing and broadcasting, the comptroller's office said Wednesday.

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Lawmaker: What if terrorists took NYC mayor's kid

An Arizona congressman who believes it's a security risk to prosecute suspected Sept. 11 terrorists in Manhattan apologized Tuesday for suggesting New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's family could be in danger with such a high-profile case in town.

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Analysis: NYC mayor not humbled by close election

After Mayor Michael Bloomberg was nearly unseated by his little-known challenger, the ever-confident billionaire declared it a "great week" and threw a ticker-tape parade.

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NYC mayor takes voter targeting to the extreme

NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spent millions of dollars to get inside the head of every New York City voter, hundreds of thousands of whom will get pre-recorded "robocalls" narrowly targeted to appeal to their tastes and urging them to get out and vote.

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NYC mayor, Dem have final debate

The Democrat aiming to unseat New York City's rich and popular mayor, Michael Bloomberg, struggled to define himself in their final debate before Election Day, while Bloomberg kept him on the defensive.

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NY poll: Gap widening for Bloomberg foe Thompson

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Democratic challenger has lost ground, a new poll shows, despite increasing his television ads and the force with which he's attacking the popular billionaire mayor.

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Dem foe says billionaire NYC mayor buys support

Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his Democratic challenger bickered vigorously about money in city politics during their first debate, trading accusations about who has bought support and who has been bought.

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NYC undercover stings expose 'gun show loophole'

Private unlicensed gun dealers were captured on video selling weapons to undercover investigators who admitted they couldn't pass background checks in a sting operation by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to highlight the "gun show loophole."

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NYC Chinatown could get 1st Chinese rep on council

Chinatown is likely to get its first Chinese-American representative on the City Council, and a Taiwanese immigrant is headed for citywide office — a dramatic change for the nation's largest city, which had no Asian-Americans in elected office just eight years ago.

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National Democrats absent from NYC mayoral race

A Democrat is struggling to unseat the mayor of the nation's largest city, but top party leaders are staying on the sidelines.

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Analysis: NYC mayor king of obscure endorsements

Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg is likely to set another spending record in this year's mayoral race, but he appears to be aiming for a more obscure honor as well — the candidate with the most peculiar endorsements.

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NYC comptroller wins primary to face Bloomberg

New York City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. has cruised to victory in the Democratic mayoral primary and will face billionaire incumbent Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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NYC wants to make parks smoke-free

New York City's famous parks may be going smoke-free.

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NYC schools to offer free swine flu vaccinations

The nation's largest school district said Tuesday it will offer free swine flu vaccinations to its 1 million-plus schoolchildren as New York City takes bold steps to avoid becoming the country's flu epicenter again in the fall.

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NYC to track its building inspectors with GPS

New York City will track its hundreds of building inspectors with GPS technology to make sure they are actually doing the inspections they report, the Department of Buildings said Friday.

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NYC mayor: I have no opponents, didn't see debate

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday he's not really running against anyone in this year's mayoral election, and sought to cast his challengers as irrelevant.

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Rich NYC mayor: Drug CEOs don't make much money

Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical companies and their chief executives on Friday, declaring that they "don't make a lot of money" and shouldn't be scapegoats in the health care debate.

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NYC mayor apologizes for his idling SUVs

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has apologized for letting his SUVs idle for long periods of time.

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AP: NYC mayor restricts idling, but his SUVs do it

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has pushed an ambitious green agenda and cast himself as a national environmental leader, routinely runs afoul of his own anti-pollution policy by letting his official SUVs idle, sometimes for more than an hour.

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NYC mayor seeks to soften image at women's event

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who's sometimes perceived as cold and unfriendly, sought to warm up his image at an event with women voters on Monday.

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NYC's park in the sky to open this week

Supporters of turning an elevated rail line into a lofty, 1.5 mile-long park are walking on air — because it's almost ready.

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NYC mayor spends record $18.6M on re-election bid

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has blown through a record $18.6 million of his own cash on his campaign for a third term, nearly double what he had spent by this point in the race four years ago.

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Friends mourn NY assistant principal killed by flu

Students, officials, fellow educators and friends were gathered to pay respects at the funeral of an assistant principal who became New York City's first confirmed death related to swine flu.

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NYC mayor lays off workers, won't tax rich

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's election-year budget spares teachers, police officers and firefighters from his layoffs, but the billionaire former CEO refuses to consider proposals to raise taxes on the rich.

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