Read more mayor stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5031/mayor.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:19:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73361/mexican-mayor-trumpets-foes-death-before-body-found.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMonterrey-area mayor Mauricio Fernandez is facing some tough questions after announcing the death of his drug baron nemesis hours before the body was found and days before it was identified. "Saldana, who apparently is the one who was asking for my head, was found dead today in Mexico City," Fernandez...http://www.newser.com/story/73361/mexican-mayor-trumpets-foes-death-before-body-found.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 3:20:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73152/atlanta-may-elect-1st-white-mayor-in-36-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA simple focus on accounting is poised to radically—read: racially—change the politics of Atlanta . In a majority-black city that hasn’t had a white mayor in 36 years, a Caucasian city councilwoman from a tony neighborhood has a commanding lead in the polls. Mary Norwood has promised to clean...http://www.newser.com/story/73152/atlanta-may-elect-1st-white-mayor-in-36-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 9:43:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72949/chirac-must-stand-trial-on-corruption-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer French President Jacques Chirac has been ordered to stand trial in an alleged corruption scandal dating back to his time as Paris mayor—a case that caught up with him in retirement once he lost the judicial immunity of France's highest office. A magistrate ordered Chirac, whose 12-year presidency...http://www.newser.com/story/72949/chirac-must-stand-trial-on-corruption-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 9:15:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72480/bloomberg-campaign-spending-off-the-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBillionaire Michael Bloomberg has spent a record $85 million of his own money on his re-election campaign in New York, and the figure could reach $140 million before it's over. His nearest opponent has managed $6 million. The New York Times figures Bloomberg's total for his three mayoral campaigns will...http://www.newser.com/story/72480/bloomberg-campaign-spending-off-the-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Oct 2009 10:26:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72027/in-new-york-no-one-matters-but-bloomberg.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSay what you will about Michael Bloomberg—the perfect mayor for New York in a financial crisis or arrogant billionaire who's pretty much bought an unprecedented third term—above all, Chris Smith writes, he is “a one-man Establishment.” A perfect storm of his personal fortune, the vagaries of international finance,...http://www.newser.com/story/72027/in-new-york-no-one-matters-but-bloomberg.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 11:14:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69590/clinton-boosts-newsom-in-calif-gov-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBill Clinton's support for Gavin Newsom in the race to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger as California governor has put the spotlight on the San Francisco mayor's campaign, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Clinton's support has given Newsom a much-needed boost. But some analysts believe it has more to do with Clinton's...http://www.newser.com/story/69590/clinton-boosts-newsom-in-calif-gov-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 2:52:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68832/bloombergs-challenger-upstart-anti-shopping-rev.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven supporters of the Rev. Billy Tallen don’t think he’s got much of a shot at beating Michael Bloomberg in this year’s election. But like any crusader, the “theater refugee” will tell you it’s not about winning, reports Good . “The reason we said yes to a quixotic campaign against a...http://www.newser.com/story/68832/bloombergs-challenger-upstart-anti-shopping-rev.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 14:03:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68643/french-mayor-to-schoolkids-no-kissing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHeading back to school in a French community normally means greeting friends with kisses on the cheek—but not when there’s swine flu to worry about. A mayor in Brittany has banned such public displays, and she won’t kiss anyone in greeting, either, the Guardian reports. Rather, she instructs children...http://www.newser.com/story/68643/french-mayor-to-schoolkids-no-kissing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 13:20:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68563/wash-mayor-under-fire-for-glenn-beck-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe mayor of Mount Vernon, Wash., has taken a stand on the controversy over Glenn Beck calling President Obama a “racist.” He plans to give the Fox News lightning rod a key to the city and proclaim Sept. 26 “Glenn Beck Day,” the Seattle Times reports. Mayor Bud Norris says...http://www.newser.com/story/68563/wash-mayor-under-fire-for-glenn-beck-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 17:23:43 CDT