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In his most detailed comments on the Iraq war, Mayor Bloomberg last night suggested the United States was in the same difficult position as the British in the Revolutionary War - facing a determined band of insurgents. Bloomberg said the comparison occurred to him when he visited his mother recently and was driving through Lexington, Mass., where a scrubby group of farmers rose up against a well-trained militia more than 200 years ago. "We're the British," the mayor said during an interview with Tom Brokaw at Cooper Union, part of a series featuring potential presidential contenders hosted by former Gov....

This is worse than disgusting. Iran's president is already causing a stir by coming to New York City and the United Nations. As if that wasn't bad enough, this Islamic fascist wants his personal tour of Ground Zero. Instead of a resounding "You've got to be kidding," New York's Mayor Bloomberg originally went along, considering the idea that Ahmadinejad be escorted down to ground zero ... assumingly to pay his "respects." After the outrage that erupted yesterday afternoon, it's safe to say that Bloomberg may be having 2nd, 3rd and 4th thoughts. Tax dollars are already paying for his NYPD...

For Immediate Release: February 15, 2007 BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today called on New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his colleagues in the “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” coalition to devote all their resources to closing the government gun loophole. The Washington Post this week revealed that between February 2002 and September 2005, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported 160 missing firearms. That is in addition to the 352 missing guns the FBI reported lost or stolen in a similar audit in 2002. The newspaper reported that at least 18 of...

Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007 9:39 a.m. EST New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg – considered a possible candidate for the White House in 2008 – said he would like to see Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., toss his hat into the presidential ring. Speaking at a church in Harlem on what would have been the 78th birthday of Martin Luther King, Bloomberg referred to several potential presidential candidates and added: "My personal favorite, the person that I am going to endorse if he chooses to run as a New Yorker, is Congressman Rangel.” Rangel campaigned in the Democratic primaries in 2004,...

CCRKBA BLASTS NYC MAYOR, SURGEON FOR 'DANCING IN BLOOD'OF FALLEN HERO By NewsWires MichNews.com Nov 29, 2005 BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today condemned New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Dr. Robert Kurtz, director of service for Trauma and Surgical Care at Kings County Hospital for attempting to capitalize on the slaying of a highly decorated New York police officer to push their anti-gun political agenda. Officer Dillon Stewart was fatally shot Monday morning, and almost immediately following his tragic death, Mayor Bloomberg and Dr. Kurtz made statements blaming...