Boris Johnson made it clear during his election campaign that he did not want to be on the payroll of Hugo Chavez and did not believe a poor South American country should be subsidising one of the wealthiest cities in the world 
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.
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LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England.
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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim looks back from his Permatang Pauh Parliament seat at Parliament house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Anwar took his place Thursday as a member of Malaysia's Parliament, a major step in his goal to topple the government weakened by electoral defeats and internal dissent.
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Democratic Presidential Nominee U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Vice Presidential Nominee U.S. Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) appear onstage at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, August 27, 2008. Democrats nominated Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) on Wednesday as their presidential candidate in a historic first for a black American, sending him into battle against Republican John McCain.
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DENVER - AUGUST 27: U.S. Democratic Presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) speaks as U.S. Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) smiles during day three of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center August 27, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will be officially be nominated as the Democratic candidate for U.S. president on the last day of the four-day convention.
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US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama (L) addresses supporters with Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (C) and Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill (R) during a rally in Kansas City, Missouri, 29 January 2008. Obama is on the campaign trail to try to clinch the Democratic Party ticket in the race to the White House.
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US actor George Clooney poses during the photo call of the movie 'Burn after reading' at the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
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VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 27: Actor George Clooney during the 'Burn After Reading' Photocall part of the 65th Venice Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino on August 27, 2008 in Venice, Italy.
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U.S. actor George Clooney poses at the Film Festival in Venice August 27, 2008. Clooney stars in Ethan and Joel Coen's movie "Burn After Reading" which is shown out of the competition at the Venice Film Festival.
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Quotes about Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson made it clear during his election campaign that he did not want to be on the payroll of Hugo Chavez and did not believe a poor South American country should be subsidising one of the wealthiest cities in the world
was said
in BBC News
Boris Johnson has realised that as elected mayor he must take more of a central decision-making role rather than delegating his responsibilities to his deputies
was said
in BBC News
His exit after just a couple of months in fact confirms the chaos which has existed in Boris Johnson's administration since day one.
said Ken Livingstone
While we think this strike is completely irresponsible, we must recognise that this is a situation that must be addressed not only by the RMT and Tubelines, but by Boris Johnson as well
said Helen Hill
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