A Day in the Life: Michael Bloomberg

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Bob Hennelly
WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York, NY —

WNYC is taking a closer look at the five candidates running for mayor. The first up in our series is the man who holds the job now, Mayor Bloomberg. He won last time as the billionaire underdog who had two strikes against him: he was a registered Republican originally from Massachusetts. WNYC’s City Hall Reporter Bob Hennelly has this day-in-the-life profile of the one-time political novice -- now the incumbent who will be tough to beat.

» Slideshow: Michael Bloomberg on the campaign trail


» A Day in the Life: Anthony Weiner
» A Day in the Life: Gifford Miller
» A Day in the Life: C. Virginia Fields
» A Day in the Life: Fernando Ferrer
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