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    Man on a mission: Big issues Michael Bloomberg tackled as NYC mayor

    Yahoo News•March 12, 2014
    • Dominic Inferrera of New York, protests the proposed "soda-ban," that New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has suggested, outside City Hall in New York July 9, 2012. Under the proposed law, sugary drinks with no nutritional value would be banned for sale in New York City in containers larger than 16 ounces. (REUTERS/Andrew Burton)
    • New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64oz cup, as Lucky's Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him, during a news conference at the cafe in New York, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. New Yorkers were still free to gulp from huge sugary drinks, after a judge struck down the city's pioneering ban on supersized sodas just hours before it was supposed to take effect, handing a defeat to health-conscious Bloomberg. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
    • Andrea Hebert of New York, protests the proposed "soda-ban," that New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has suggested, outside City Hall in New York July 9, 2012. Under the proposed law, sugar drinks with no nutritional value would be banned from sale in New York City in containers larger than 16 ounces. (REUTERS/Andrew Burton)
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    Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg: Man on a mission

    Dominic Inferrera of New York, protests the proposed "soda-ban," that New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has suggested, outside City Hall in New York July 9, 2012. Under the proposed law, sugary drinks with no nutritional value would be banned for sale in New York City in containers larger than 16 ounces. (REUTERS/Andrew Burton)

    During Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's three term run, he championed many causes including, the unsuccessful ban on large sodas and the ban on smoking in public spaces. He also sought to end the use of styrofoam and pushed hard for the ban on assault weapons and let's not forget "Stop and Frisk".

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