<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Bloomberg May Run As Independent : RSS 2.0</title><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><webMaster>plime.com</webMaster><copyright>2008, plime.com.</copyright><lastBuildDate></lastBuildDate><pubDate></pubDate><generator>Plime/1</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><image><title>Bloomberg May Run As Independent : RSS 2.0</title><url>http://www.plime.com/images/logo.gif</url><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/</link></image><item><title><![CDATA[Bloomberg May Run As Independent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, another story about a possible Bloomberg run!  But this is sounding more like a serious consideration.  I'm a supporter, especially if he runs with Chuck Hagel!<br/><br/>What about the rest of you... what do you think?]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/45631/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/45631/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Bloomberg Will Not Run, May Endorse Candidate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ending months of speculation, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced last night that he will not launch a self-financed bid for the White House, but said he will consider endorsing a candidate who &quot;takes an independent, nonpartisan approach&quot; to running the country.<br/><br/>EDIT: I'm not sure why this got downvoted, it is news, and as far as I can tell is not a dupe.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/52445/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/52445/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Bloomberg Seeks New Way to Decide Who Is Poor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frustrated by the federal government&#8217;s method of determining who is poor, the Bloomberg administration is developing its own measure, saying it will offer a more accurate picture of poverty.<br/>Could be very good and long overdue if they can keep politics to a minimum.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/45531/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/45531/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA['If I had a nickel for every bag,' sez Mayor Bloomberg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg wants to nickel and dime you at the grocery store - taxing you an extra 5 cents for every plastic bag you take home.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/81320/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/81320/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Bloomberg getting serious about run  for president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike's team conducting extensive polls and analysis to determine a run for office as an independent. Hey Mike, try for governor first!<br/>Update to <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.plime.com/politics/l/45631/1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">an earlier post</a>]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/46607/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/46607/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC Mayor Bloomberg's Lexus Carjacked]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's personal employees was beaten by thieves who then stole the billionaire's car Wednesday morning in New Jersey, authorities said.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/3604/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/3604/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Bloomberg Mistakenly Publishes Steve Jobs&#8217; Obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[All major news outlets have notable persons' obituaries prepared in advance, especially when someone has been very ill, but it takes a MAJOR oops to send it out early.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/74028/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/74028/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item></channel></rss>