BALTIMORE (AP) — Mayor Sheila Dixon accepted fur coats and airplane tickets from a prominent Baltimore developer and took several lavish trips with him in 2003 and 2004, according to court documents made public Tuesday.
Documents obtained by The (Baltimore) Sun detail several gifts from developer Ronald H. Lipscomb to Dixon and revealed the focus of […]

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MyFoxNY.com  –  Don Imus is finding himself in another furor over his comments. But the radio host says something he said on his show about football player Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones was misunderstood. Rev Al Sharpton criticized Imus, but refrained from saying what, if anything, he and his supporters would do. In April 2007, protests by […]

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Chicago, IL.  –  The Rev. Michael Pfleger, the Catholic priest who got in trouble for mocking Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, has returned to his Chicago parish after a nearly two-week suspension.
Pfleger told a cheering congregation at St. Sabina Catholic church Sunday that he returns to the pulpit “committed to the gospel […]

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By ANGUS SHAW
Associated Press Writer
HARARE, Zimbabwe  –  Zimbabwe’s opposition leader says he is pulling out of Friday’s runoff election against President Robert Mugabe.Morgan Tsvangirai says this is because of mounting violence and intimidation against the opposition during the campaign.
Tsvangirai announced his decision during a news conference in Zimbabwe’s capital on Sunday […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Mayor Adrian Fenty has promised to review his policy of paying for campaign trips on behalf of Senator Barak Obama, which have cost city taxpayers more than $50,000.
Fenty said Wednesday his office will review the policy and compare it to what other mayors and governors are doing. He said he would adjust […]

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A Houston-based oil and gasoline company is going to great lengths to reward its employees for a job well done. FOX 26 reporter Ned Hibberd has the story you have to see to believe.
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Chicago  –  The Cook County Bar Association’s awards dinner wouldn’t typically attract reporters. But when the keynote speaker is the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, it’s a different story. And there’s another reason Thursday night’s event is in the public spotlight. Lilia Chacon reports from outside the Hyatt Regency to tell us why.
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By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON  –  Michelle Obama said she was “touched” that first lady Laura Bush came to her defense after she was harshly criticized by Republicans for saying last February that for the first time in her adult life she was proud of the United States.
Obama, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, later […]

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By JOHN HEILPRIN
Associated Press Writer
UNITED NATIONS  –  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice promised to send a “strong message” to Zimbabwe on the importance of a transparent election when she presides over United Nations debate Thursday.
Rice — who will also lead discussion on how rape is used as a weapon of […]

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BALTIMORE (AP) — A new chapter in the long-running investigation into Mayor Sheila Dixon’s financial dealings during her tenure as City Council president unfolded Tuesday when investigators searched her home for several hours, leaving with boxes of documents.
A team of state police and investigators with the state prosecutor’s office arrived at 6:30 a.m. when the […]

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