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NYC Mayor learns of Obama visit from blogs

Updated on: 20 April,2010 07:11 AM IST  | 
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg learned from reading on blogs and not from the White House that US President Barack Obama is heading to the Big Apple on Thursday to talk about Wall Street reform at Cooper Union

NYC Mayor learns of Obama visit from blogs

Miffed: Michael Bloomberg




And he seemed a bit annoyed at not having gotten advance word about it. "I just saw on the blogs this morning he was coming so I haven't talked to anyone in the White House," an angry Bloomberg told reporters.



As it happens, Bloomberg has an Earth Day event scheduled at the same time as Obama's speech.

The whole thing suggests that City Hall wasn't given a heads-up about the visit, which could be topical.
Generally, the Bloomberg and Obama administrations have had a cordial relationship.

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