Nov 4th, 2009 - baltimoresun
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MELVILLE, N.Y. It looked like New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was going to have a cakewalk in Tuesday's election.
Up by at least 12 percent Monday in the final opinion polls over Comptroller William Thompson, Bloomberg appeared to be a runaway winner. But his eventual margin of victory came in at just over 5 percentage points.
What made the mayoral race closer than many expected, experts said, was a combination of undecided voters breaking for Thompson and the strange effect front-runner status can sometimes have on voter turnout.
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Bloomberg Wins Third NYC Mayor Term, Beats Comptroller Thompson
Nov 4th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wonre-election yesterday in a tighter race than public opinionpolls had projected, becoming the first three-term chiefexecutive of the largest U.S...New York reelects Bloomberg as mayor
Nov 4th, 2009 - ChicagoTribune
Reporting from Los Angeles and Atlanta - By a surprisingly narrow margin, voters chose to reelect billionaire Michael R. Bloomberg for a third term as New York City mayor Tuesday...
Bloomberg favored to win 3rd term as NYC mayor
Nov 3rd, 2009 - Boston
NEW YORK—A year after Mayor Michael Bloomberg orchestrated a change to city law so he could run for a third term, voters decided Tuesday whether to keep the billionaire in office for another four years.
Bloomberg...Bloomberg, lead shrinking, makes final pitch
Nov 2nd, 2009 - Boston
NEW YORK—New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his Democratic challenger spent the final day of the campaign shoring up support and readying their get-out-the-vote forces.
Today's Tip Sheet: Bloomberg and Thompson Make Final Push
Nov 2nd, 2009 - New York Times
One more day, one more poll. With Election Day less than 24 hours away, voters will get their final snapshot of the race between Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Comptroller William C...
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3:22William Thompson at 'Make the Road New York' Community Assembly 03/14/09
"Make the Road New York" is an organization that promotes economic justice, equity and opportunity for all New Yorkers through community and electoral organizing, strategic policy advocacy, leadership development, youth and adult education, and high quality legal and support services ...
2:56New York mayor triggers term limit row - 31 Oct 09
Michael Bloomberg, New York's mayor, has convinced the city council to let him run for a third term, despite term limits that should make him ineligible. His campaign has been dogged by protesters calling on him to respect the legal term limits ...
5:22THOMPSON HOLDS NEW CONFERENCE ON FUTURE OF NYC JOBS AND UNEMPLOYMENT
New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. holds press conference addressing unemployment rate of New Yorkers which will reach 400000 by 2010.
7:09THOMPSON: IT'S TIME TO STOP THE EXCUSES
New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. charges in a new audit that the New York City Department of Education is making excuses for poor controls over testing. Thompson held a news conference on July 22, 2009.
