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Legal Labyrinth Awaits Bloomberg In Third Term Run
How court cases and ballot petitions could complicate third term efforts
By Andrew J. Hawkins
To overturn term limits and run again, Mayor Michael
Bloomberg (Ind.) has two ways of
getting there and a labyrinth of obstacles in his way.
Assuming Bloomberg is able to convince the City Council to
vote to amend the law governing term limits, good government groups that oppose
him—Common Cause, the New York Public Interest Research Group, among others—are
likely to sue to prevent this change. Two court cases may then come into ...
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The Stragglers
Still undecided about 2009, Markowitz, Liu and Stringer keep everyone on pins and needles
By Andrew J. Hawkins
On a sunny September afternoon, the five borough presidents met at the venerable Brooklyn eatery Junior’s for their bi-annual meeting. On the table, among the onion rolls and bowls of pickles, was a typed agenda provided for each president by host Brooklyn ...
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