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Pakistan’s ex-ruler Pervez Musharraf to go on treason trial
From crime to cigarettes, Bloomberg leaves his mark on New York
Mexico repatriates By Ellen Wulfhorst The former Wall Street exfake reporters ecutive and founder of a media NEW YORK- (Reuters) company that bears his name convicted on leaves a city with lower crime Love him or hate him, one thing is for sure: New Yorkmore parks, and new drug charges rates, ers will not forget outgoing urban landmarks such as the
(BBC) Pakistani former military ruler Pervez Musharraf is due to go on trial on treason charges. He will appear before a special court in Islamabad - a day after his petition that only a military court could examine his actions was rejected. The charge relates to his decision in 2007 to suspend the constitution and impose emergency rule. Mr Musharraf, who is on bail in several other cases, says all the accusations against him are politically motivated. The 70-year-old also faces separate charges of murder and restricting the judiciary. He is the first Pakistani former military ruler to face trial for treason.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg Barclays Center, an indoor arena anytime soon. built over a Brooklyn train yard. As the independent billion“This will go down as, aire politician bids farewell without question, one of the to City Hall by touting his acmost influential and successful complishments during 12 years mayoralties in the history of the in office, academics, urban city,” said David Birdsell, dean planning experts and political of the School of Public Affairs Mexican citizen Raquel Correa (C) of is New escorted by police officers pundits say the mark he madeAlatorre at the City University at the airport in Managua December 23, 2013. (Credit: Reuters/Stringer) on New York is indelible and York’s Baruch College. Bystrong. Ivan Castro carrying US$9.2 million in six Bloomberg - a longtime authorities turned them over to prosecutors and prison While Bloomberg’s final Mexican Democrat who became a Re- vehicles with logos from Televi(Reuters) - Eighteen people term was marred by a failed officials. publican in 2001 to get on the sa, Mexico’s largest broadcaster. - convicted on drug-traffickTelevisa denied any connecIn January, a Nicaraguan attempt to outlaw large sugary ballot, and later dropped his ing charges after posing as tion to the incident. judge sentenced the 18, led by drinks and the furorwhile overenstopparty affiliation - ranked No. television journalists Three other Mexican citthe group’s only woman, Raquel New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg walks and-frisk policing, stands Alatorre 2 on a list of thetogreatest New izens tering Nicaragua with he US$9.2 ‘I WILL NOT RUNfrom sentenced in Nicaragua Correa, 30-year the podium after delivering the 2014 city budget million by as one- were of therepatriated most successful York mayors published recently AWAY’ for drug trafficking were also sentences for drug trafficking, in the Blue Room of New York’s City Hall, in this Mexico fromhistory, the mayorsyesterday in New York by City & State,and a website money laundering organisedthat repatriated. file photo fromdecade, May 2, 2013. Central American nation. Mr Musharraf seized powOver the past they contend. covers politics. crime. Ingovernment October, anand appeals Nicaraguan police transIf adrug tie were permitted, cancoup tick in off1999 a long military Mexican cartels have he er in aExperts court reduced the sentences to ported the defendants, including president until moved into Central America, would have tied with top-rank- andlistremained 18 years. of accomplishments. The a Mexican policeman, under when a anti-smoking democratically using as a staging point tosaid 2008 The group was detained in ingitFiorello LaGuardia, 10-year-old camtight security to Managua’s transport American August 2012 when they crossed Birdsell South who helped compile elected paigngovernment is creditedforced with him some International Airport, where to resign. drugs to the United States. the Nicaragua-Honduras border the City & State list. LaGuardia, 10,000 fewer deaths and served so legendary that not just an as a blueprint for other cities; airport but a Broadway musical more than 850 acres of land took his name, governed the city was added to city parks; and during the Great Depression and the decade-old 311 call center World War II. has grown to handle millions “Rarely are individuals in of non-emergency requests any field recognized among each year. the greats of history during Crime is down, a success their own lifetimes, so the fact that Bloomberg credits in part that our panel ranked Michael to the New York Police DepartBloomberg nearly have at the died top ofas ment’s strategy. (BBC) Two people stormsstop-and-frisk sweep across the this list while he is still in office But a judge earlier this year UK. Flood alerts have been issued for much is City &pulled State wrote. that thein controversial A striking,” man’s body was from theruled River Rothay Cumbria by of the UK. The River Ouse in York caused rescuers searching for a man who had been seen falling in. flooding in nearby streets In Gwynedd, north-west Wales, a woman’s body was found in a stream in full flow near her house. The deaths come as gale-force winds and heavy rain hit the Christmas getaway for road, rail, air and sea passengers. Fallen overhead power lines left thousands without electricity.
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‘CEO MAYOR’ Bloomberg’s most telling legacy may be, in one sense, himself, said Tom Wright, executive director of the Regional Plan Association, an urban research and advocacy group. When he first ran for office, Bloomberg was an unlikely candidate with no political experience Pe r v e z or M constituency. u s h a r r a f :He spent more thanI $100 “Whatever didmillion was of for betterment of histhe own fortune to win in 2001. Pakistan.” Throughout his tenure, he showed a continued willingness to back his policy priorities with STEERING THROUGH his pocketbook. DISASTER, RECESSION “He was elected as a CEO Bloomberg guided New mayor who ran on a platform of York through the years after the keeping crime down, balancing September 11, 2001, attacks, the budget, and trying to take amid fears that the shaken city’s control of the see schools. And that economy could be devastated. (CNN) -- Eight-year-old Laney Brown will never Christmas it. He really didn’t is doctors easy to imagine ways willwas again. “It Her say leukemia takekind herof soon. Laney music. Loves to dance, Taylor haveloves much,” said Swift, Wright.loves “Now, that a lessloves strategic mayor could Christmas carols. here he is leaving 12 years later, have gotten in the way of that As her dying she asked to meet theascountry superstar and hailed an urban visionary.” recovery,” saidwishes, Birdsell. for some people to come by her house for a night of caroling, CNN Bloomberg moves on to his Bloomberg is credited as new consulting firm Bloomberg well with helping steer the Associates, designed to help city through the recession that other cities worldwide achieve began in 2007. Yet, his effort the same accomplishments as to capitalize on that success has New York. by arguing he was uniquely City voters put their own suited to remain mayor destamp on Bloomberg’s legacy spite term limits rankled some by electing Bill de Blasio, who people. will be the first Democratic He engineered a change in mayor in 20 years and could the voter-approved term limits scarcely be more different than law in 2009 so he could run for Bloomberg, said Doug Muzzio, a third term, but voters gave 10,000 carolersslim respond girl’s wish of politics and public him a remarkably margin to professor opinion at Baruch College. of victory. affiliate“That WFMZ reported. “New Yorkers elected a affected his legacy, On Friday -- her birthday -- Laney and Swift video chatted mayor who presented himself because people will always through FaceTime, a software application that allows callers to see and was correctly perceived to remember him asproducts. the person each other on Apple repudiation in many ways who got a third term against the Saturday night the singers came.be Ata first it was hundreds of of (Bloomberg),” Muzzio said. peoples’ said Norman people, thenwill,” thousands. Then itSiewas 10,000. They came to herattorney home inand West Reading, VotersPennsylvania, may well haveand tired gel, a civil liberties even though she was too weak to gooftoBloomberg’s the window,approach, she heard such See page 5 as his effort to bar restaurants, movie theaters and other businesses from selling large sodas and other sugary beverages. The proposal failed in court, which said Bloomberg had overstepped his authority. “He had this idea that he knew what was best for everybody,” said Siegel. “I don’t think he respected the average New Yorker’s ability to figure out what was in their best interest.”
Dying girl’s Christmas wish granted by 10,000 carolers
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