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Perhaps it was short-term memory loss that caused New York City Mayor MICHAEL BLOOMBERG to be caught by surprise last week when reporters inquired about an offhand comment he made to a magazine last year. Before he announced his candidacy for mayor, still possessing the candor of a private citizen, Bloomberg was asked by New York magazine if he had ever smoked pot. "You bet I did. And I enjoyed it," he replied. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) liked the response so much that it has used it in an ad campaign advocating relaxation...
...city also has always kept the program well-supported. Schork, in fact, praises Mayor Thomas M. Menino with all the enthusiasm of someone who still depends on City Hall for funding. “I attribute the entire success of the program to the mayor,” she said. The BYFMC has not become one of many arts programs tragically struggling in an era of budget cuts, perhaps because of its public utility—in addition to adding color and vibrancy to neighborhoods and employing city youth, the BYFMC contributes to the development of the next generation...
...close, Capuano (known to about everyone as Cappy) is short and powerful, and appears to be about 30 or 35 years old. His friendly greeting and firm handshake are that of a politician—unsurprising since his father is the former mayor of Somerville and currently serves as the representative of Somerville and Cambridge in the U.S. Congress. At 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, he’s energetic, dressed in a button-down collared shirt tucked into pressed khakis, and has already finished his work for the weekend in preparation for our Sunday trip to Somerville. He?...
...mayor’s kid. “He was elected when I was ten years old,” Cappy says, claiming there weren’t any special perks or bonuses that came with the election. “It was just a job to him. The mayor is someone who makes give or take $72,000 a year. It’s not like we have a mayor’s residence.” Just minutes later, Cappy nonchalantly speeds into the mayor’s parking spot at City Hall (which is adjacent...
...Karzai's confidence in dealing with the international community may be growing, but his grip on power at home remains precarious. Just over halfway through his six-month term as the country's first post-Taliban leader, he still looks more like the Mayor of Kabul than the ruler of Afghanistan. The limits on his authority beyond the capital were underscored last week when opium-poppy farmers angry at Kabul's plans to eradicate their crops fired on government officials and blocked the main road linking Kabul to Pakistan. And attacks continue by anonymous groups opposed to the government...