Bloomberg wins key supporter
The speaker of the New York City Council says she supports Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in his bid to stay in office for a third term.
Christine Quinn said that voters should have the choice of keeping the current leadership during the financial crisis. The Democrat had been considered a likely candidate for mayor.
Bloomberg, a Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent, is due to leave office next year. He is pushing for a change in city law that would let officials run for a third term.
The council is holding a hearing on the limit Thursday.
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