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As Race for [NYC] Mayor Tightens, Democrats Vie for a Third Party's Endorsement
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| Last Edited | User 13 May 14, 2005 12:09pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - New York Times |
| News Date | Thursday, May 12, 2005 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg last night repeatedly endorsed income tax increases for wealthy New Yorkers to pay for public schools, health care for the uninsured and other social services, and he did not rule out extending a temporary tax surcharge on those who earn at least $500,000 a year.
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Yet the mayor also refused to explicitly promise to support extending the surcharge, unlike three of his Democratic mayoral rivals who took turns with him in courting the politically liberal Working Families Party for its endorsement.
The candidates appeared before about 200 party members at a union hall just off Union Square on the same day that a new poll showed some tightening in the Democratic contest for New York City mayor. |
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