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Bloomberg's posse fit for a mayor; Not a candidate yet, but he has the entourage; first stop, Staten Island.

Crain's New York Business, April, 2001

Michael bloomberg may not yet be an official mayoral candidate, but he is already traveling with an entourage. At his first campaign-style appearance last week, on Staten Island, the billionaire businessman showed up with four political aides in tow: spokesman Bill Cunningham, a veteran political strategist; former Bloomberg columnist Jonathan Capehart, now a campaign issues adviser; ex-Vallone aide Kathy Cudahy, also an issues adviser; and former Giuliani political operative Vinnie La Padula, a field coordinator.

Joining the Bloomberg aides' table was Deputy Mayor Joseph Lhota, Mr. La Padula's former boss when he was with the mayor. Mr. Lhota says that he was invited by the Staten Island Economic Development Corp., which sponsored the dinner, and his...

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