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NYC council takes up term limit change this week (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081007/ap_on_re_us/bloomberg_third_term"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081002/capt.6a23f6d21091419e9401a5c8ce129d2f.bloomberg_third_term_nybm102.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=Y2adukCM5f6odd0cmbWm0g--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a news conference at City Hall in New York, Thursday Oct. 2, 2008. Bloomberg announced plans for a third term in office, but is almost certain to face a legal challenge if he tries to alter the city's term-limits law and seek four more years in office. (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mayor Michael Bloomberg's crusade to change term limits law so he can run again gets its first official test this week with a bill in the City Council, where it will compete with legislation intended to stop him.</p><br clear="all"/>