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| Michael Bloomberg endorses Obama to be president 'on right side of history' | Michael Bloomberg endorses Obama to be president 'on right side of history' |
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| Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire mayor of New York, who has spent the past week steering the city out of the crisis caused by Hurricane Sandy, has endorsed Barack Obama for president. | Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire mayor of New York, who has spent the past week steering the city out of the crisis caused by Hurricane Sandy, has endorsed Barack Obama for president. |
| Bloomberg, an independent who is in his third term as mayor of the city but who has been a Republican in the past, said the hurricane and the president's stance on climate change had been a decisive factor. | Bloomberg, an independent who is in his third term as mayor of the city but who has been a Republican in the past, said the hurricane and the president's stance on climate change had been a decisive factor. |
| Bloomberg made the endorsement in a piece for Bloomberg Views, and posted on his personal website. He wrote: | Bloomberg made the endorsement in a piece for Bloomberg Views, and posted on his personal website. He wrote: |
| When I step into the voting booth, I think about the world I want to leave to my two daughters, and the values that are required to guide us there. The two parties' nominees for president offer different visions of where they want to lead America. | When I step into the voting booth, I think about the world I want to leave to my two daughters, and the values that are required to guide us there. The two parties' nominees for president offer different visions of where they want to lead America. |
| One believes a woman's right to choose should be protected for future generations; one does not. That difference, given the likelihood of supreme court vacancies, weighs heavily on my decision. | One believes a woman's right to choose should be protected for future generations; one does not. That difference, given the likelihood of supreme court vacancies, weighs heavily on my decision. |
| One recognizes marriage equality as consistent with America's march of freedom; one does not. I want our president to be on the right side of history. | One recognizes marriage equality as consistent with America's march of freedom; one does not. I want our president to be on the right side of history. |
| One sees climate change as an urgent problem that threatens our planet; one does not. I want our president to place scientific evidence and risk management above electoral politics. | One sees climate change as an urgent problem that threatens our planet; one does not. I want our president to place scientific evidence and risk management above electoral politics. |
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