Tuesday, November 3, 2009

News Alert: Bloomberg Wins Third Term as Mayor

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Tue, November 03, 2009 -- 9:55 PM ET
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Bloomberg Wins Third Term as Mayor

Michael R. Bloomberg won a third term as New York City's
108th mayor on Tuesday.

Mr. Bloomberg -- who persuaded the City Council to amend a
law that would have restricted him to two terms and then
spent some $90 million of his personal fortune on his
campaign -- decisively defeated Comptroller William C.
Thompson Jr., his Democratic rival.

It was the fifth straight defeat for the Democrats, who,
despite a massive registration advantage, have not captured
the mayoralty since 1989.

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