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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

WASHINGTON POST, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2001

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With the endorsement of New Yoik Mayor Rudolph W, Giuliani, right, Michael Ueombeig has moved within four points of his rival.

leaders than probably anybody else in the world. He advised a forum that the ' city is so safe that New Yorkers now. leave their doors unlocked; the Daily OSiU t News checked and found that Bloom- ‘h'wB s berg, at least, keeps the doors to his . five-story town house securely locked. -J Bloomberg has, of late, pulled in sup­ port from some Latino and black orga­ nizations, and his poll numbers among it ■ white Catholics—a key constituency in the city—are hi^. He has positioned himself as Giuhani with the edges - shaved off,-a law-and-order mayor who will talk to opponents rather than sav­ age them. II . And the billionaire is expected to ’ spend $10 million more between now and Tuesday, His task is not easy. The city has 2.4 . ,- million registered Democrats com- -___________ pared with 470,000 Republicans. Even ' 'wffiiHA.'HEER 'A'sciaAnDFwtss Giuliaiii, with his visceral feel for poli- Both Republican Michael Bloomberg, left, and Democrat Mark Green, right, have ' tics, failed in his maiden run for mayor. tempered their long-standing liberal stances during the New York mayoral campaign. , “Giuliani was a lot better the second time he ran,’ said Jerry Skumick, a are smoothly done, his adventures on edged, sometimes gets the best of him. Democratic consultant. “But 40 or 50 the ^ound are far more haphazard. Bloomberg said this past week that million dollars can overcome a lot of His mouth, aides have acknowl- he has had more dealings with world problems."

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