<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Michael Bloomberg: News &amp; Videos about Michael Bloomberg - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Michael_Bloomberg</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Michael Bloomberg from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:09:21 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Michael Bloomberg: News &amp; Videos about Michael Bloomberg - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Michael_Bloomberg</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Michael Bloomberg from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Ten key election races and results</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/races.to.watch/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/races.to.watch/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Tuesday's off-year election may not have had the high stakes of the 2008 presidential election, but several races are significant on the national level:</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:18:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mayoral races could change political landscape</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/25/2009.mayors/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/25/2009.mayors/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Last fall, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg won his campaign to extend the city's mayoral term limits from two four-year terms to three. Next week, he'll see if voters think he should serve a third term.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bloomberg buys BusinessWeek</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/news/companies/Bloomberg_buys_BusinessWeek/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/news/companies/Bloomberg_buys_BusinessWeek/index.htm</guid><description>Looking to expand its reach beyond Wall Street, Bloomberg LP said Tuesday it would buy BusinessWeek magazine from McGraw Hill Cos.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sting operation finds illegal gun sales in 3 states, report says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/07/new.york.gun.show.sting/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/07/new.york.gun.show.sting/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>An investigation commissioned by the city of New York found private gun vendors selling weapons to buyers who admitted not being able to pass background checks, breaking federal law, a report released Wednesday says.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pioneer Puerto Rican politician dies in New York</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/30/legislator.death/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/30/legislator.death/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Olga A. Mendez, a ground-breaking Puerto Rican politician from New York City, has died after a long battle with cancer, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Three NYC schools closing for week over H1N1 flu</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/14/new.york.school.closures.flu/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/14/new.york.school.closures.flu/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Five new cases of the H1N1 virus in New York City schools will force three schools to close for a week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a news conference Thursday evening.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 03:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>CDC: 8 New York students have swine flu</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/26/swine.flu.ny/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/26/swine.flu.ny/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed cases of swine flu in eight students at a New York preparatory school, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>More job cuts likely in New York City</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/09/nyc.layoffs/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/09/nyc.layoffs/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>New York City's Office of Management and Budget announced Wednesday an additional round of layoffs may be necessary to offset the city's 2010 budget shortfall.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>$45 million to help laid-off Wall Streeters</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/18/news/economy/Bloomberg/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/18/news/economy/Bloomberg/index.htm</guid><description>New York City plans to spend $45 million on job training and other programs to aid unemployed bankers and reinvigorate the city's business community.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New Yorkers stuck with syrupy smell, but can breathe easy</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/05/NY.syrup.smell/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/05/NY.syrup.smell/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The source of a mysterious maple syrup-like smell that has periodically blanketed New York is not a particularly aromatic pancake house but a New Jersey factory involved in the processing of fenugreek seeds, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>$4B shortfall - NYC may cut 23,000 jobs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/30/news/economy/nyc_budget/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/30/news/economy/nyc_budget/index.htm</guid><description>The Big Apple will have to tighten its belt as the city that leans heavily on Wall Street's profits is expected to suffer a dramatic decrease in tax revenues in coming years.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bloomberg to announce NY budget cuts</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/30/ny.budget/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/30/ny.budget/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday will lay out details of a plan to cut an additional $1 billion from the city budget and lay off as many as 23,000 city employees, according to a press release from the Mayor's office.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Meet the Hero Pilot Who Landed 'Miracle Flight'</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20253175,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20253175,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Pilot Chesley Sullenberger saved the lives of 155 passengers and crew</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Airplane crash-lands into Hudson River; all aboard reported safe</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/15/new.york.plane.crash/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/15/new.york.plane.crash/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A US Airways plane with 155 people on board ditched into a chilly Hudson River on Thursday, apparently after striking at least one bird upon takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport, according to officials and passengers.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Hospital suspends worker who failed to report NFL star's gunshot</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/02/burress.hospital.worker/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/02/burress.hospital.worker/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A New York hospital worker was suspended for failing to report the gunshot wound of NFL star Plaxico Burress, a hospital spokeswoman told CNN Monday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>NYC Struggles to Cope With Financial Crisis</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1856564,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1856564,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>New York City will cancel the police academy's next class, cut hundreds of jobs and close dental clinics for poor children to trim its budget amid an economic crisis</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>N.Y. City Council extends term limits for mayor, other officials</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/23/bloomberg.third.term/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/23/bloomberg.third.term/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The New York City Council on Thursday voted in favor of a bill that would extend term limits, allowing Mayor Michael Bloomberg to run for a third term.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Term Limits</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1846988,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1846988,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Michael Bloomberg's attempt to amend New York City's mayoral term limits revisits a long, robust debate on the controversial topic</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>N.Y. mayor wants to extend term limits, run again</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/02/bloomberg.third.term.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/02/bloomberg.third.term.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday he is asking the city council to change the office's two-term limit to allow him to run for a third term.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WTC Owners Rewrite Expectations at Ground Zero</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1846631,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1846631,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The owners of the World Trade Center site scaled back designs for a multibillion-dollar transit hub Thursday and delayed several projects by up to two years, but said costs will still be more than $1 billion over budget</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>NYC Mayor Bloomberg Will Seek Third Term</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1845852,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1845852,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Mayor Michael Bloomberg has decided to try to reverse the term-limits law he had long supported so he can seek a third term next year and help the city emerge from financial turmoil</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Creating 9/11 memorials a slow process</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/11/911.memorials/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/11/911.memorials/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Seven years after devastating terrorist attacks brought death to New York's World Trade Centers, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field, the first permanent, on-site memorial is being dedicated Thursday at the Pentagon.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nuclear threat from terrorists rising, ex-senator says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/10/wmd.congress/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/10/wmd.congress/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The likelihood that terrorists will be able to target the United States with a nuclear weapon is increasing, a former senator testified before a congressional committee Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bloomberg eyes NYC skyline, sees wind turbines</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/20/ny.bloomberg.energy/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/20/ny.bloomberg.energy/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>New York's famous skyline may be getting a new addition: Wind turbines.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Merrill's picked pockets</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/06/news/companies/merrill_bloomberg_sale.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/06/news/companies/merrill_bloomberg_sale.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>When Merrill Lynch announced last month that it would sell back its long-held stake in financial data provider Bloomberg L.P., chief executive John Thain was praised for moving aggressively to restore the firm's capital position and slim its bloated balance sheet.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Roads to Ruin: Interview with Mayor Bloomberg, Gov. Rendell</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/30/brown.bloomberg.rendell/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/30/brown.bloomberg.rendell/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a registered independent, talked with CNN's Campbell Brown about America's infrastructure, what scares them most and what can be done about the billion-dollar problem.</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gates, Bloomberg to Fight Smoking</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1825996,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1825996,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>For Bloomberg, Rumors About Future Persist</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1734606,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1734606,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>If you believe the rumors, it's as if Mayor Michael Bloomberg is having a midterm crisis.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>NYC Buildings Commissioner Quits</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1734192,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1734192,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The city's buildings commissioner resigned Tuesday, under fire from irate residents and the mayor over a rising number of deadly construction accidents</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bloomberg: Next president will be 'adult' </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/18/bloomberg.adult/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/18/bloomberg.adult/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that whoever wins the presidency in November, "at least we'll have an adult in office who can lead and accomplish something."</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Could there be an Obama-Bloomberg ticket?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/27/obama.bloomberg/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/27/obama.bloomberg/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>He was only the warm-up act for Sen. 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Broadway shows open</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/11/29/broadway.strike/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/11/29/broadway.strike/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The lights of Broadway will shine brightly again after stagehands and producers reached a tentative agreement Wednesday evening, ending a 19-day strike.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Merrill Lynch looks to shed assets</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/24/news/companies/merrill_bloomberg.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/24/news/companies/merrill_bloomberg.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Merrill Lynch all but hung a "For Sale" sign today on its 20 percent holding of Bloomberg LP, the financial information company.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Two New York firefighters killed in massive blaze </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/18/nyc.fire/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/18/nyc.fire/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Two firefighters were killed Saturday while battling a blaze at a building just south of New York's ground zero, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, calling it "another cruel blow" to the city.</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Storms kill one, disrupt travel around New York City</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/08/nyc.weather/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/08/nyc.weather/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Strong winds and heavy rainstorms tore through the Big Apple early Wednesday, killing one person and wreaking havoc on the region's transit system and causing delays at two major airports.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 02:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bloomberg Pushes Merit Pay for Teachers
</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1647141,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1647141,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a potential independent presidential candidate, pushes for performance-based merit pay for teachers in the nation's public schools</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Manhattan's Big Rush-Hour Scare</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1644865,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1644865,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>An explosion rocks New York, sending fear over a city that knows it is a target of terror</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Bloomberg's America is different from Ross Perot's</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/23/martin/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/23/martin/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Political junkies are excited and electrified over a potential independent presidential bid by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and for good reason.</description><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 03:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poll: Bloomberg could have Perot-like effect on 2008 race</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/25/poll.bloomberg.schneider/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/25/poll.bloomberg.schneider/index.html</guid><description>Is there popular support for a Michael Bloomberg presidential candidacy? 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But this odd year  is shaping up to be a bit odder than the most.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 06:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Bloomberg May Not Want to Run</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1635537,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1635537,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>For all the frenzied speculation, the new independent has plenty of reasons not to make a Presidential bid </description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Would Bloomberg Have a Chance?</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1635241,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1635241,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>As an independent candidate for President, he wouldn't be afavorite. But he could hurt theDemocrats' chances</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bloomberg's Independent Streak</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1635129,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1635129,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>New York's mayor claims he has no plans to run for President. But his latest party change suggests he's toying with the idea</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bloomberg and Schwarzenegger: The New Action Heroes </title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1632736,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1632736,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The New York City Mayor and California's Governor are doing the things that gridlocked Washington won't </description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>New York yellow cabs go green</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/22/news/hybrid_taxis/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/22/news/hybrid_taxis/index.htm</guid><description>The ubiquitous New York City yellow cab is going green.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 10:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hagel hints at a 2008 run with New York's Bloomberg</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/14/hagel.bloomberg/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/14/hagel.bloomberg/index.html</guid><description>Expressing dismay over the Republican Party's trajectory, Sen. Chuck Hagel said Sunday that an independent presidential bid would be good for the nation.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 14:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nor'easter pounds New York and East Coast</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/04/16/storm/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/04/16/storm/index.html</guid><description>As an oncoming nor'easter dumped heavy rains along the mid-Atlantic coast, Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged New Yorkers to use mass transit Monday and take other precautions.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bloomberg's money machine</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/04/16/8404302/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/04/16/8404302/index.htm</guid><description>After he had been ignominiously fired from a firm he loved, started a financial-information company that almost no one thought had a chance - and then triumphantly watched it change the landscape o... </description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Greenwich Village gunman's motive a mystery</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/15/nyc.shootout/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/15/nyc.shootout/index.html</guid><description>Police worked Thursday to find out why a gunman wearing a fake beard shot a waiter and two volunteer police officers to death.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mystery smell settles over Manhattan</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/08/nyc.odor/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/08/nyc.odor/index.html</guid><description>New York officials evacuated a number of buildings and shut down some trains after a mysterious gaslike odor was reported Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>N.Y. mayor meets with dead groom's family</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/28/nypd.shooting/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/28/nypd.shooting/index.html</guid><description>New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg met Tuesday with the family of a man shot and killed by police early Saturday in an incident that has sparked community outrage and could lead to a federal investigation.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ground Zero human remains won't halt construction</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/23/attack.remains/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/23/attack.remains/index.html</guid><description>Construction at the World Trade Center site will continue despite discovery nearby of apparent remains of 9/11 victims, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Buses, subways on the move again in New York</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/23/nyc.transit/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/23/nyc.transit/index.html</guid><description>Buses and subways in New York City were on the move again early Friday after the city's 33,000 mass transit workers returned to their posts following a three-day strike, although negotiations with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority continue.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2005 08:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>NYC gets ready to strike out</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/15/news/newsmakers/transit_strike/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/15/news/newsmakers/transit_strike/index.htm</guid><description>If New York City bus and subway workers strike when their contract expires at 12:01 a.m. ET Friday, there will be "no winners," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said as he described the contingency plan to deal with a possible mass transit shutdown.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Two hurt after parade balloon hits pole</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/24/parade.balloon/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/24/parade.balloon/index.html</guid><description>A helium-filled balloon taking part in New York's annual Thanksgiving parade hit a lamppost near Times Square on Thursday, causing a light to fall and injure two sisters from Albany, officials said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2005 18:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>N.Y. officials defend response</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/11/nyc.scare/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/11/nyc.scare/index.html</guid><description>New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday he and other city officials weren't about to wait until a security threat materialized before acting.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2005 15:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>NYPD scaling back subway security</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/10/newyork.subways/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/10/newyork.subways/index.html</guid><description>New York City police said Monday they will reduce the increased security measures put in place last week on the city's subways.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2005 20:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bloomberg defends threat response</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/07/ny.dc.subway/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/07/ny.dc.subway/index.html</guid><description>New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday stood by his decision to increase security after information from the FBI revealed a "specific threat" against the city's subway system, despite intelligence officials saying the information was not credible.</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2005 17:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>New York subway system on alert</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/06/newyork.subways/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/06/newyork.subways/index.html</guid><description>New York City's subway system was put under heightened alert Thursday after officials received information from the FBI about a "specific threat," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2005 21:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Answering to the voters</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/18/answering.voters.tm/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/18/answering.voters.tm/index.html</guid><description>New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg last week answered a phone call at his home from a woman with a housing complaint.</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Christo's Gates: Big $ for Big Apple</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/03/news/newsmakers/gates/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/03/news/newsmakers/gates/index.htm</guid><description>Christo and Jeanne-Claude's free art display "The Gates" far surpassed expectations, attracting an estimated 4 million visitors to Central Park and generating $254 million for New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2005 19:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Major snowstorm socks Northeast</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/01/22/winter.storm/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/01/22/winter.storm/index.html</guid><description>A fierce winter storm virtually shut down parts of the Midwest and Northeast on Saturday, causing airlines to cancel about 3,000 flights and stranding 800 passengers in Philadelphia.</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2005 19:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Getting fired can be a good thing</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Careers/10/27/fired.good.thing/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Careers/10/27/fired.good.thing/index.html</guid><description>When it happens, you might think you're the only one who has been fired or suffered a setback in your career. In reality, you are far from alone -- some of the world's best and brightest have been sacked too.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>10 Questions For Michael Bloomberg </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/30/bloomberg.tm/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/30/bloomberg.tm/index.html</guid><description>Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire with no prior government experience, took over New York City four months after September 11. So far, his CEO mayoralty, if not beloved, has been praised for its efficiency. At City Hall on the eve of the GOP. Convention, Bloomberg spoke with TIME's Amanda Ripley about New Yorkers, anarchists and his first convention.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2004 18:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mayor Mogul Mike Bloomberg wants to be New York             City's CEO. Too bad he's only mayor.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/01/320609/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/01/320609/index.htm</guid><description>He sits at half a desk in a room filled with desks, the desks crowded with crisp white shirts, the white shirts stuffed with senior officials, all of them chattering and clattering and on occasion ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2002 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Right People When confusion reigns, it's time to             tap into the best in the business.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/10/01/309865/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/10/01/309865/index.htm</guid><description>If you could sit down for a heart-to-heart with any financial pro in the world, whom would you choose? That's the premise behind one of my favorite editorial franchises at MONEY, the Ultimate Inves...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2001 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Emperor Mike HE'S UNIMAGINABLY RICH AND UNBELIEVABLY             ARROGANT. (THEN AGAIN, HE DATES MODELS AND POP STARS.) AND     </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/10/01/309856/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/10/01/309856/index.htm</guid><description>Mike Bloomberg likes the sound of his own name. He plasters it everywhere, from his radio and television stations to the computer terminals that have made him a billionaire. It's even two of the th...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2001 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why the Net Could Be Bad News For Bloomberg Desktop Dominion</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/10/12/249272/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/10/12/249272/index.htm</guid><description>For almost two decades, media moguls have fought a war over who would supply news and data to the desktops of Wall Street. So far, Michael Bloomberg has prevailed. The sharky former general partner...</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 1998 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>ALL BLOOMBERG, ALL THE TIME</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/12/08/234929/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/12/08/234929/index.htm</guid><description>A new toy arrived in the mail recently, an oddly seductive palm-sized matte black device. Fiddling with the "Fine Tune" dial on this made-in-China portable radio revealed its insidious secret: It r...</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 1997 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>FIRE IN HIS BELLY, AMBITION IN HIS EYES MICHAEL             BLOOMBERG COULD HAVE SAT ON THE MILLIONS HE MADE AT SALOMON.        </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/05/12/226240/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/05/12/226240/index.htm</guid><description>By the time you get to the end of Bloomberg by Bloomberg, you may find that you admire Michael Bloomberg almost as much as he admires himself. After all, when Bloomberg was cut loose by Salomon Bro...</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 1997 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>VOLUME DOWN AT BLOOMBERG THIS MAVERICK PURVEYOR OF             BUSINESS DATA HAS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO RIDE A SLOWDOWN. HE       </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/03/06/201772/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/03/06/201772/index.htm</guid><description>On this typically frantic Thursday morning in the Park Avenue office of Bloomberg LP, reporters hack at their computer screens, sending up-to-the-minute business news over the electronic highway to...</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 1995 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>