<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>Bloomberg May Run As Independent : XML WIDGET</title><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/</link><description>You can use this XML spec to create a desktop widget or other application (i.e. Flash visualization). Please share it with us in our forum and we'll link it here!</description><language>en-us</language></meta><items><link><id>45631</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/45631/1/</url><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><comments>5</comments><score>108</score><crdate>12/31/2007 1:41:35 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-12-31T13:41:35+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>52445</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/52445/1/</url><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><comments>2</comments><score>185</score><crdate>2/28/2008 11:59:08 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-02-28T11:59:08+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>46607</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/46607/1/</url><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><comments>0</comments><score>100</score><crdate>1/9/2008 6:21:26 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-01-09T18:21:26+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>45531</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/45531/1/</url><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><comments>2</comments><score>116</score><crdate>12/30/2007 10:07:07 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-12-30T10:07:07+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>81320</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/81320/1/</url><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><comments>15</comments><score>376</score><crdate>11/7/2008 11:51:25 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-11-07T11:51:25+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>3604</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/3604/1/</url><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><comments>3</comments><score>10</score><crdate>10/18/2006 4:42:45 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2006-10-18T16:42:45+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>74028</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/74028/1/</url><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><comments>2</comments><score>226</score><crdate>8/28/2008 1:10:34 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-08-28T13:10:34+01:00</atomdate></link></items></xml>