Hooray for Herman
A challenger for Michael Bloomberg
“BUSINESSMEN are so much more forthright than politicians. They say what they mean...they are more open, more direct”, reckons Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire who is running to become New York's new mayor. How ironic, then, that his first opponent—for the Republican ticket—is a veteran politician who plans to out-forthright Mr Bloomberg.
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