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Anthony Weiner Launches Bid To Become NYC Mayor

Anthony Weiner’s run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he’s in the New York City mayoral race. He’d said last month he was considering it.

2013/05/22

D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells to Launch Mayoral Bid

D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells is set to formally kick off his campaign for mayor.

2013/05/13

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Obama To Tap Charlotte Mayor To Run Transportation

President Barack Obama is nominating Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx, a rising star in Democratic politics, to run the Transportation Department, a White House official said.

2013/04/29

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Anthony Weiner Gets 15 Percent Of Dem Vote In NYC Poll

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner would get 15 percent of the vote in a Democratic primary for the New York City mayoral race, according to a poll released Friday.

2013/04/19

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Jackson Jr.’s Downfall Tied To Objects, Not Power

For all the talk of Jesse Jackson Jr. aspiring to be a U.S. senator or mayor of the nation’s third-largest city, his career wasn’t ended by attempts to amass political power.

2013/02/16

DC Mayor Reacts To Supreme Court Ruling On DC Gun Ban

Ex-DC Mayor Fenty’s Legacy Still Subject of Debate

Halfway through what has so far been a scandal-stained first term as Washington’s mayor, Vincent Gray can’t seem to escape the shadow of the predecessor he defeated by a hefty margin two years ago.

2013/02/09

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Former Aide To DC Mayor Is Due In Court

A former campaign aide to District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray is due in court.

2012/12/12

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NYC Mayor Knocks Reports He Eyed Clinton To Run

Mayor Michael Bloomberg lashed out Tuesday at reports that he encouraged U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to run to succeed him, and he pointedly praised the city official who has long been seen as his pick for the job.

2012/12/05