In addition to three mayors, officials arrested five influential rabbis from New Jersey and the New York borough of Brooklyn.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24

In addition to the races for governor and Congress, voters will elect mayors in several large U.S.cities, including New York,Atlanta, Houston,Boston,Detroit and Pittsburgh.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

Nearly two million eligible voters can choose a new president with a five-year mandate, as well as mayors and councilors of major towns.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

Already more 1500 members and officials, including elected mayors, have been detained on anti-terror charges.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17