1.   And so it was up to a quarter, tossed by the outgoing mayor and landing on the floor, George Washington-side up.

2.   The outgoing mayor, Rajko Koprivica, was at his desk in an adjoining building, but he did not greet his successor.

3.   The outgoing mayor had a genius for terrorizing politicians, officials and agencies with whom he disagreed.

4.   This apparently also applies to the outgoing mayor, whom Bloomberg said he would consult when making appointments to the new commission to redevelop downtown.

5.   The law requires that an outgoing mayor be examined by a special committee at the end of his or her term.

6.   The outgoing mayor expressed confidence he would get a court to throw out the election results due to alleged illegal campaign tactics by the Front.

7.   Former premier Raymond Barre joined forces Tuesday with a rival list of conservative candidates in Lyon municipal elections after the corruption-hit outgoing mayor withdrew from the race.

8.   He joined the race late, amid confusion following the conviction on corruption charges of outgoing mayor Michel Noir in April.

9.   In Salonika, outgoing conservative mayor Constantin Cosmopoulos is expected to win re-election.

10.   The outgoing mayor of Seoul Goh Kun is from the MDP.