"He's looking at a race for a mayor and he has not made a final decision, " said Bill Cunningham, a political strategist hired by Bloomberg.

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Ms Cunningham insisted the bill included "clear and specific improvements to the existing law" and the government had listend to 91% of Scots who wanted tougher action to be taken.

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Which is why state legislator Jane Cunningham is sponsoring a bill in the Missouri House of Representatives that would ban elementary school teachers from having social-networking friendships with their students.

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Bishop Tartaglia referred to comments made by Community Safety Minister Roseanna Cunningham when questioned on the bill in June.

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During the first stage debate, Community Safety Minister Roseanna Cunningham defended the original timetable for the bill on 23 June 2011.

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Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham called on MSPs to pass the Crofting Reform Bill at decision time on 1 July 2010.

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Community Safety and Legal Affairs Minister Roseanna Cunningham said a vast majority of the parliament had agreed the general principles of the bill in June.

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