Cedar Rapids Weather
Bloomberg Not Running but Buying Ads in Iowa, New Hampshire
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who insists he's not running for president, placed two full-page ads in newspapers from states hosting the nation's first presidential contests.
The ads in Thursday's editions of The Des Moines Register and The New Hampshire Union Leader feature a photo of Bloomberg surrounded by several other mayors from his anti-gun coalition. The ads cost $22,200 and were bought by the nonprofit group he founded called Mayors Against Illegal Guns. It is primarily funded by the billionaire mayor, according to a City Hall spokesman. The ad's message is targeted at the declared presidential candidates, who unlike Bloomberg, are competing in Iowa's January 3rd caucuses and New Hampshire's January 8th primary. It asks ``Where do the presidential candidates stand on illegal guns?'' and features excerpts from a questionnaire that the gun coalition released earlier this month, asking for the candidates' responses by January 2nd. None have been turned in so far. More Good Stuff |
YouNews™ Politics!Have video or pictures from the local or national political scene? How about comments and questions for your representitives? Share Them On YouNews!
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled.
Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.
Do You Support Obama's Handling of the Bail Out? |
Conversation Guidelines
Be Kind
Don't use abusive, offensive, threatening, racist, vulgar or sexually-oriented language.
Don't attack someone personally. Keep it civil and be responsible.
Share Knowledge
Be truthful. Share what you know and what you are passionate about.
What more do you want to learn? Keep it simple.
Stay focused
Promote lively and healthy debate. Stay on topic. Ask questions and give feedback on the story's topic.
Report Trouble
Help us maintain a quality comment section by reporting comments that are offensive. If you see a comment that is offensive, or you feel violates our guidelines, simply click on the "x" to the far right of the comment to report it.
read the full guidelines here »
Commenting will be disabled on stories dealing with the following subject matter: Violent crime, sexual abuse, Amber Alerts, Operation Quickfinds and suicides.
Most Popular >>