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Sunday, November 18, 2007

Bloomberg indirectly criticizes Clinton


NEW ORLEANS (UPI) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg appeared to criticize U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., during a recent appearance in New Orleans.

In an apparent reference to Clinton's alleged use of staged questions during public appearances, Bloomberg detailed how he prefers to hear "real questions" from those he serves, the New York Daily News reported Saturday.

Appearing before a group of U.S. municipal officials Friday, Bloomberg said his governing principles are "a challenge to candidates to move beyond photo-ops, to reject stage-managed town hall meetings, and to talk about how we're going to use real accountability to solve real problems and take real questions from our constituents and give them real answers."

Yet Bloomberg, who has been linked to a potential presidential bid as an independent, did not limit his critical comments to Clinton, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination.

"You will not hear the truth on the campaign trail, because the campaign trail is -- somebody described it as 'pandering in full throttle,'" Bloomberg said.

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