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Toronto mayor urged to step down if crack allegations true
ReutersBy Julie Gordon TORONTO, May 20 (Reuters) - The mayor of Canada's largest city, facing allegations that he smoked crack cocaine, and made racial and homophobic slurs on video, must either refute the accusations or step down, fellow city politicians say....Tags: Toronto Star, Labor Legislation, Homophobia, Entertainment, Cocaine
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Hundreds of races, but light turnout expected for primary in Westmoreland
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.There are more than 850 races on Tuesday's primary ballots in Westmoreland County. Political experts and elections officials, though, are concerned that ballot, with only a few contested races, will not draw large number of voters to the polls....Tags: Politics, G. Terry Madonna, Parties and Movements, Voting, Madonna
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Choices in local primaries way down
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.Lackawanna County voters face major choices about the future of their county government in the primary election Tuesday, but their choices about governments closer to home are fewer than four years ago. Only about one in five of the nominations for...Tags: Government, Politics, Civil and Public Service, Primaries, Local Government
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Many vying for Troy Boro Council nominations
The Daily Review, Towanda, Pa.In the spring primary Tuesday in Troy Borough, several Republicans are vying for nominations for four four-year seats open on council, and two others for a two-year council seat. Those seeking the Republican nomination for the four four-year seats are...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Conservation, Voting
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Politics get local in Pennsylvania primary election
Former U.S. Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill once declared that “all politics is local,” and voters across Pennsylvania will be making choices in that vein as they head to the polls Tuesday. Tuesday’s primary election will...
Tags: Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party, Voting
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Six vie for seats in Albright municipal election
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.BIO BOXES and photos of candidates, Page 9-A. KINGWOOD -- Ten municipalities in Preston County will hold elections on June 11, including Albright. Albright has two candidates for mayor -- 18-year-old Cody Cooper, and 74-year-old Roger Titchenell. Both...Tags: Politics, Elections
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New Haven mayoral hopefuls square off as fourth debate focuses on economic issues
New Haven Register, Conn.They are always polite, but this time, there was a little bite in the latest debate Sunday among New Haven's seven mayoral candidates. When each candidate was given the chance to pose a question to another, Alderman Justin Elicker, who was the first...Tags: Economic Policy, Politics, NAACP, New London (New London, Connecticut), Toni N Harp
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Garcetti, Greuel fight for African American votes in final hours
A two-year-long campaign that has drawn record spending will put either the first woman or the first elected Jewish leader in the Los Angeles mayor’s office. But despite those milestones, candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti sped around the...
Tags: Jan Perry, Voting, Maxine Waters, Religion and Belief, Judaism
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San Bernardino city clerk asked to recuse self from recall efforts
San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.After delivering the legally required notice that he intended to start a recall petition against the city clerk, Rey Dandy Lachica got a letter saying the notice had been rejected -- by the City Clerk's Office. After Lachica went to the county Registrar...Tags: Politics, Citizens Initiative and Recall
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Low voter turnout expected for Somerset County municipal elections
Daily American Staff Writer, @damichellegVoters will not need photograph identification to vote in the municipal primary Tuesday. Tina Pritts, Somerset County elections director, said election board officials will ask people for identification, however, voters are not required to present it....Tags: Politics, Voting, Elections
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For the record
City Council race: An article in the May 18 LATExtra section about the race for the 1st District seat on the L.A. City Council said candidate Jose Gardea and his supporters have criticized opponent Gil Cedillo's ties to organized labor. Gardea's...Tags: WikiLeaks, Gil Cedillo
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New Milwaukee SDC member sees lack of trust on board
Milwaukee Journal SentinelNewly sworn in and attending her first board meeting, Social Development Commissioner Magda G. Peck listened for more than an hour as the commission discussed issues including the hiring of a search firm to find a new CEO, where to hold the annual meeting...Tags: Head Start, Politics, Primaries, Health and Safety at School, Elections
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