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Ex-mayor who lied about Army record to face judge
" Robert Levy's record in the Vietnam War was impressive: two Army tours and several honors, including a Bronze Star. It just wasn't as impressive as he claimed. Decades of lies caught up with him when he was...
One-year ban on new fast-food restaurants in South L.A.
Is this the beginning of a new movement towards banning fast-food chains?Major corporations such as McDonalds is definitely going to fight hard over this decision. As of now, only South L.A. is doing this ban, but if... The End of White Flight
"The End of White Flight For the First Time in Decades, Cities' Black Populations Lose Ground, Stirring Clashes Over Class, Culture and Even Ice Cream By CONOR DOUGHERTYJuly 19, 2008; Page A1 Decades of white flight transformed America's cities. That era is...Mayor wants Python film ban ended
"Mayor wants Python film ban ended ... Rome bans sleeping and singing on street
Many young travellers have enjoyed eating and sleeping on the streets of Rome but that is all now going to stop - and please don't sing! Doing any of these things will now bring a hefty fine as Rome brings in... What property slump? Russia's richest woman buys London mansion for £50m onl...
" With most homeowners worried about the plunging price of their property, there's always the exception that proves the rule. After being sold last year for £32million, the biggest private house in London bar... Park Opens Amid Ongoing Problems
Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti and Markham Ward 6 Councilor Dan Horchik came to Woodbine North Community Park today (Saturday, July 12, 2008) for the opening ceremony. Construction of this park started... Johnson to raise minimum wage at City Hall
People trying to live on the minimum wage set by the Labour Government found it impossible to survive in London. The new Major has listened and proposes a dramatic pay increase which thousands of the lowest paid... Paris and skyscrapers go together now
Bertrand Delanoe, the mayor of Paris, plans to lift the ban on skyscraper construction in the capital. Six 200-metre towers as well as an unknown number of 50-metre apartment blocks are to be constructed all around... Chicago's Hispanic Democratic Organization Disbands
¿Cuando llegara el dia de mi suerte? As I walk in the darkness the light of my lantern barely lights a path. When will real leadership guide the Latino community?"Once the most powerful and feared patronage army in Mayor Richard Daley's political organization, the... Teenagers march in London over latest teenage murder
Hundreds of teenagers gathered in London this morning to protest the latest teenage muder of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella in North London over the weekend."Police stopped the traffic as Ben’s friends and family, including his sister, the former EastEnders actress Brooke... North America's 1st carbon tax rolls out under fire
"VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Civic leader Scott Nelson says he is as worried as anyone about global warming, but that does not make him happy to be one of the first North Americans to pay a carbon tax to curb climate change. Nelson, mayor of Williams Lake, British... Jewish Taliban in Jerusalem
Political Jerusalem, more and more ruled by the religious ultra orthodox (Haredi) fraction, caused the 'Taliban Scandal', an incident taken from the 'Theater of the Absurd.' "An embarrassing incident occurred during... St. John's city hall proposes bottled water ban
Bottled-water bans are starting to pick up some momentum in Canada. Check out yesterday's NowPublic coverage of a bottle ban in a B.C. school district. "Workers at St. John's city hall may soon be drinking their last... Arist Gormley to put public on Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth
Angel of the North artist Anthony Gormley proposes to put the general public on display as art on the Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth. In a way it's not that far removed from some of his other works such as his work...
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