Bellingham, Wash., mayor plans to send 'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart key to cityOctober 14th, 2009 Wash. mayor sending Jon Stewart key to cityBELLINGHAM, Wash. — The mayor of Bellingham says "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart is getting a key to the city.
In 1st debate of NYC mayoral race, Dem underdog attacks Bloomberg over changed term limitsOctober 13th, 2009 1st debate: Dem foe rips NYC mayor on term limitsNEW YORK — The Democrat trying to unseat popular New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has lobbed multiple attacks at him during their first debate. City Comptroller William Thompson Jr.
Wharton's worth what? Exec awarded $435K over Penn degree without business school's pedigreeOctober 13th, 2009 Degree sans Wharton pedigree means $435K for execPHILADELPHIA — Maybe you can't put a value on education, but a federal jury says a degree from the University of Pennsylvania's prestigious Wharton School of Business is worth $435,000. The Philadelphia jury last week awarded the money to an executive who thought his technology management degree would come from Wharton.
Quebec City mayor speaks with NHL commissioner about possible return of Nordiques to leagueOctober 10th, 2009 Quebec City mayor eyes return of Nordiques to NHLQUEBEC CITY, Quebec — The mayor of Quebec City has spoken with the NHL about the possible return of the Nordiques to the NHL. Mayor Regis Labeaume said Saturday he met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman along with former Nordiques owner Marcel Aubut.
Albuquerque voters deicde whether to give mayor a record fourth termOctober 6th, 2009 Albuquerque voters cast ballots for mayorALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque voters will decide Tuesday whether to give the mayor an unprecedented fourth term. Mayor Martin Chavez paved the way for his campaign by asking a judge to overturn the term-limits law in the city charter.
Toronto mayor says he won't run for a third termSeptember 25th, 2009 Toronto mayor says he won't runTORONTO — The mayor of Canada's largest city says he won't run for a third term in office. Toronto Mayor David Miller had previously said he would run again but his popularity plummeted following a 39-day strike by municipal employees that halted garbage collection and other services this past summer.
Dalai Lama welcomed by Memphis mayor with fist bump and "Hello Dalai"September 23rd, 2009 Dalai Lama comes to Memphis, gets fist bump, jokeMEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Dalai Lama has been welcomed to Memphis with a fist bump and the greeting "hello Dalai."
It happened as the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader met interim Memphis Mayor Myron Lowery on Tuesday.
Milwaukee mayor Barrett back at work after being beaten while intervening in domestic disputeAugust 25th, 2009 Milwaukee mayor Barrett back at work after beatingMILWAUKEE — Milwaukee's mayor is back at work while continuing to recover from a beating after he confronted a metal-bar wielding man near the state fair. Mayor Tom Barrett's chief of staff says the mayor attended a meeting with city department heads Monday.
Ineligible for election, actor laughs over 'Brad Pitt for Mayor' T-shirt push in New OrleansAugust 13th, 2009 Pitt laughs over New Orleans mayor T-shirt pushNEW ORLEANS — The idea of Brad Pitt running for New Orleans mayor has generated a lot of buzz around the city even though he isn't eligible. It also generated some laughs for the actor in a Thursday television interview.
Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton officially resigns to focus on run for congressional seatJuly 30th, 2009 Tenn. mayor resigns to focus on congressional raceMEMPHIS, Tenn. — The first elected black mayor of Memphis has officially resigned after a record 18 years in office to focus on his run for Congress.
Mayor says he apologized for injury to man at Fort Worth, Texas, gay bar _ not for raid on barJuly 16th, 2009 Fort Worth mayor says apology for injury, not raidFORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth's mayor says an apology he issued at a City Council meeting wasn't for law enforcement's raid on a Texas gay bar, but for the fact that a man was seriously injured. Mayor Mike Moncrief (MAHN'-creef) made an impromptu apology during Tuesday night's meeting where officials and residents commented on last month's raid on the Rainbow Lounge, which left one man hospitalized with a serious head injury.
Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton stepping down midway through 5th term to run for CongressJune 26th, 2009 Memphis mayor resigns to focus on run for CongressMEMPHIS, Tenn. — The first elected black Memphis mayor has announced his resignation halfway into his record fifth term to concentrate on a run for Congress.
Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch recovering after heart surgery to replace a valveJune 19th, 2009 Ex-NYC Mayor Ed Koch recovering from heart surgeryNEW YORK — Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch is recovering after surgery to replace a heart valve. A spokesman says the 84-year-old mayor is doing as well as expected after a challenging open heart procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
White congressman faces formidable black challenger in mostly black district in TennesseeJune 18th, 2009 White US Rep. in black Tenn.
Kanwar Sain elected Delhi's new mayorApril 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Kanwar Sain and Azad Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were Thursday elected as the mayor and deputy mayor, respectively, of the national capital. Sain received 182 votes and his opponent Darshana Jatav of the Congress got 73 out of 263 votes cast in the poll.
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