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Bernard "Bernie" Sanders is an American politician and the junior United States Senator from Vermont.  Born : September 8, 1941 (age 73), Brooklyn, New York, USA Nationality : United States of America Spouse : Jane O’Meara Sanders (m. 1988-present) Parents : Eli Sanders ,  Dorothy Sanders Children : Levi Sanders ,  Heather Sanders ,  David Sanders ,  Carina Sanders // OPINION NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP / GETTY IMAGES

//   // Ending two years of speculation and coy denials, Hillary Rodham Clinton announced on Sunday that she would seek the presidency for a second time, immediately establishing herself as the likely 2016 Democratic nominee. “I’m running for president,” she said with a smile near the end of a two-minute video released just after 3 p.m. //  http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/13/us/politics/hillary-clinton-2016-presidential-campaign.html?_r=0  //

2016 Candidates Urge End to Violence in Baltimore Declared and potential presidential candidates from both sides of the aisle are calling for an end to the violence in Baltimore, while acknowledging serious questions remain about how Freddie Gray died in police custody. Two potential candidates, former Maryland governor and Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley and former Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Ben Carson, have strong ties to the city. O'Malley cut short an overseas trip after riots erupted on Monday. "Governor O'Malley has arrived in Baltimore to be with the people in the city that he loves. Since last night, he has been reaching out to community leaders, the Mayor, and members of the clergy to offer his assistance where appropriate and needed," spokeswoman Lis Smith said Tuesday. He will remain in the city to promote volunteer opportunities in the coming days.

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List of mayors of Baltimore From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from List of mayors of Baltimore, Maryland ) Mayor of the City of Baltimore Incumbent Stephanie Rawlings-Blake since February 4, 2010 Term length Four years Inaugural holder James Calhoun 1794 Formation 1797 Website Office of the Mayor Elections in Maryland Federal government [show] State government [show] County government [show] Ballot measures [show] Baltimore [show] Elections by year [show] v t e This is a list of mayors of Baltimore , Maryland . As of January 1, 2013, the Office of Mayor of the City of Baltimore has changed hands 59 times with 49 different individuals assuming office, since the election of James Calhoun originally in 1794 under the old Town government (since the merger authorized by the General Assembly of the Province of Maryland of the villages of first Balti