ADVISORY/Experts Available for Interview: Legislative Leaders Doubt Extension of Giuliani's Term.

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--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2001

TOPIC: Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's leadership through last week's attack on the
World Trade Center has resulted in calls for legislation that would allow him
an extended term, according to an article by The Associated Press. Giuliani,
whose second term ends Dec. 31, is legally not allowed to seek a third term.
Extending Giuliani's term would require an election and a majority vote by city
residents, however legislative leaders do not think such as election will
happen, the article says. Primary elections to pick Democratic and Republican
candidates for the November election have been rescheduled from Sept. 11 to
Sept. 25. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to
comment on this story:

Professor Joel Aberbach is the director for the UCLA Center for American Politics and Public Policy. Aberbach's research ranges widely over topics in American and comparative politics, with emphasis on legislative-executive relations and broader issues of executive politics and policy making. His current research project is a collaborative study of how bureaucracies in four major western democracies (United States, Great Britain, Germany and Sweden) have adapted to changing conceptions of the role of the state. PR: Harlan Lebo; Stuart Wolpert ([e-mail]; [e-mail]).

Mr. Coby King is the president and CEO of CrossPoint Advisors. He is a politically connected lawyer and public affairs practitioner in Los Angeles. He has expertise in the areas of elections, campaign finance, lobbyist regulation, conflicts of interest and related areas. PR: Coby King ([e-mail], 213/599-5188).

Professor Gerald Pomper, of Rutgers University, Eagleton Institute of Politics, is a nationally and internationally-recognized scholar in the subjects of political parties and elections, including such specific topics as party regulation, campaign finance, and legislative districting. This expertise has been demonstrated in extensive publications, including a total of 18 books, a quadrennial series on U.S. national elections from 1976 to 2000, and many scholarly articles and papers. 732/932-9384

Professor Ted Carmines, of Indiana University, is an expert regarding American goverment, elections and political science. 812/855-5065, 812/855-4848 (University PR Phone)

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