Yet we don't hear the Mayor citing this competition as a step toward better education.

The mayor cited personal reasons for his decision to retire from politics.

The Mayor cited those projects when describing the school agency's need for a strong leader.

The Vietnam memorial, however, one whose scale the mayor often cited, cost $8.4 million.

The mayor cited concerns about the environment and quality-of-life issues.

The Mayor has cited one estimate that 20 percent of all people on public aid have such substance abuse problems.

The mayor has cited those complaints since he first proposed the takeovers in 2002.

The mayor cited those complaints when he proposed the takeovers in June 2002.

The Mayor also cited benefits to schoolchildren as justification for the $65 million grant.

The mayor repeatedly cites the reduction and improvement of the school bureaucracy as a top achievement.