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Marc Ambinder - Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal and a contributing editor at The Atlantic. More

Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal. He previously served as the politics editor, and is now a contributing editor, for The Atlantic, where he curated the influential Politics channel on TheAtlantic.com and contributed to the magazine. He was also a chief political consultant to CBS News. Earlier, at NJ's Hotline, Ambinder was the founding editor of "Hotline On Call," a pathbreaking political news blog. He also worked as a producer and reporter for the ABC News Political Unit and was one of the founders of ABC's "The Note." Born in New York City, raised in Central Florida, Ambinder is a 2001 graduate of Harvard and lives in Washington, D.C.

Making Trouble, Michael Bloomberg?

By Marc Ambinder
Jan 17 2008, 9:47 AM ET Comment

This sounds kind of big. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office is making all sorts of noises about two major announcements: one on Friday in Austin, Texas, the other Saturday in Los Angeles.

A spokesman wouldn't say what the heck was happening.

But the guests provide a clue: in Austin, Bloomberg will be joined by ex-surgeon general Richard Carmona and Lance Armstrong. In California, he'll be joined by Pennsylvania Mayor Ed Rendell and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for a "joint infrastructure announcement."



New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg




What: Joint Announcement Regarding Infrastructure



When: Saturday, January 19, 2008 (specific time between 10:00 AM at 12:00 PM Pacific to be announced)



Where: Los Angeles, California (specific location to be announced)



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Contact: Stu Loeser / John Gallagher (NYC) (212) 788-2958

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