Obama calls former NYC mayor Ed Koch in hospital to ask how he’s doin’

October 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.

September 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.

September 13th, 2009 Mayor: Ill. fundraiser said he OD'd before he diedCHICAGO — A former chief fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich told a police officer before he died that he overdosed on a prescription drug, the mayor of the south Chicago suburb of Country Club Hills said Sunday.

August 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.

August 19th, 2009 Milwaukee mayor says attack got 'ugly' quicklyMILWAUKEE — Milwaukee's mayor said Wednesday his decision to intervene in a domestic dispute got "very ugly" quickly but he did what any good citizen should do even though it left him with a bloody scab on his face and his shattered right hand bound by a bulky cast. Tom Barrett spoke for the first time Wednesday about being attacked by a man as he attempted to help a woman and her 1-year-old granddaughter near the Wisconsin State Fair on Saturday night.

August 18th, 2009 911 calls released in Milwaukee mayor attackMILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's niece told a 911 operator after seeing a man beat him up while he was answering a grandmother's cries for help that her uncle was "bleeding all over the place." The 55-year-old mayor was attacked by a man as he tried to help the woman and her 1-year-old granddaughter near the Wisconsin State Fair on Saturday. "My uncle just tried to step in and the guy took a stick to him and hit him over the head and he's bleeding all over the place," Barrett's niece told a dispatcher.

August 17th, 2009 Milwaukee mayor leaves hospital after beatingMILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett went home from the hospital on Monday after a man shattered his hand and knocked two of his front teeth out as the mayor tried to defend a grandmother who was screaming for someone to call 911. His office said Barrett was at home resting comfortably and looked forward to returning to work.

August 16th, 2009 Milwaukee mayor wounded after being hit with pipeMILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was hospitalized with head and hand injuries on Sunday after he tried to assist a woman crying for help and was attacked by a man with a metal pipe near the Wisconsin State Fair, police said. Barrett was in stable condition at a local hospital and was alert and talking when he arrived there on Saturday night, Milwaukee police said.

August 6th, 2009 California mayor loses flag powers in Jackson moveCARSON, Calif. — A Los Angeles suburb has stripped its mayor of some power after he ordered the U.S.

July 29th, 2009 Colin Powell endorses NYC mayor's re-election bidNEW YORK — Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has endorsed New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's re-election bid.

July 29th, 2009 Wall Street exec to be NYC finance chiefNEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg is tapping a Morgan Stanley executive to be his new finance commissioner. The previous commissioner resigned in April.

June 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.

June 18th, 2009 Ohio mayor breaks up fight, calls teen 'fatso'TOLEDO, Ohio — Online video shows an Ohio mayor biking through a city park stepped into a fight to break it up, yelling at the teens and calling one a "fatso." A video posted on YouTube shows 70-year-old Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner wading into the midst of about 20 young people. He is heard yelling, "Come here, fatso" and "Tubby, get your butt out of here." The mayor's spokeswoman says Finkbeiner was alone in late May, saw the highly charged situation and took action to stop it.

May 9th, 2009 NYC mayor calls for ground zero development summitNEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is calling for a summit to resolve stalled ground zero redevelopment talks. The mayor is inviting the owners of the World Trade Center site, developer Larry Silverstein and the governors of New York and New Jersey to a meeting next week.

May 8th, 2009 Indicted Miss. mayor dies days after primary lossJACKSON, Miss.