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Judge says NYC council term-limit vote can proceed

Oct. 22, 2008
A judge on Wednesday denied a request from two City Council members to block the council from voting on Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to change the term-limits law so he can run for a third consecutive term. Brooklyn council members Bill de Blasio and...
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MOSCOW, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A proposal to increase the term limits for the Russian presidency and parliament was approved by the lower house Friday, its speaker said.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The New York City Council voted Thursday to change the city's term limits law, allowing Mayor Michael Bloomberg to run for a third term.

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NEW YORK, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Hundreds of New Yorkers packed city hall Thursday for a council hearing on Mayor Michael Bloomberg's bid to bypass the city's term limits law.
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Poll: New Yorkers split over term limits

Poll: New Yorkers split over term limits

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Bloomberg says he will run again if he can

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Detroit council delays election decision

Detroit council delays election decision

DETROIT, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The Detroit City Council unanimously decided Tuesday to delay a decision to hold a special election to fill out the term of resigning Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
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Bloomberg may challenge term-limit law

NEW YORK, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been quietly sounding out media executives on the idea of seeking a third term, The New York Times said Friday.

Detroit mayor, council battle over lawyers

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler