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Bloomberg spends $100m to buy third term as NYC mayor.

Publication: The Evening Standard (London, England)
Publication Date: 04-NOV-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Bloomberg spends $100m to buy third term as NYC mayor.(News)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Ed Harris

BILLIONAIRE Michael Bloomberg has narrowly won a third term as New York mayor in a race far closer than many had expected.

With 99 per cent of results in this morning, the richest man in New York led his Democrat rival William Thompson Jr by 51 per cent to 46 per cent. Mr Bloomberg, 67, owner of the Bloomberg news agency, used all the financial muscle at his disposal to ensure a third term. He spent more than $100 million on the most expensive self-financed campaign in US history.

He...

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