Stu Loeser, a spokesman for the mayor, did not return a request for comment.

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Loeser also pointed out that my premise was incorrect when I asked whether Bloomberg LP will pay rent to the Bloomberg Foundation for the office space used by Shipley and Rubin.

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When the endorsement from Ms. Winfrey made the front page of the Daily News, Stu Loeser, the mayor's spokesman, sent an email with the subject line "Oprah knocked crime off the cover of the Daily News" to top Department of Education and City Hall staff members.

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