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Did Mayor Rob Ford go all Marion Barry on Toronto?
from the Toronto Star:
By: David Rider Urban Affairs Bureau Chief, Published on Fri May 17 2013
“Ridiculous” is how Mayor Rob Ford described allegations that he appears to smoke crack cocaine on a cellphone video.
Ford emerged from his Etobicoke home at about 9:50 a.m. Friday and made his first public comments since two Toronto Star reporters wrote that they were shown the video by Somali men involved in the drug trade.
“It’s ridiculous. Just another Toronto Star . . .,” Ford began, and then trailed off. He mumbled something else, then climbed into his Cadillac SUV.
“See you down at City Hall,” the mayor told reporters before driving off. ....................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/05/17/rob_ford_crack_scandal_mayor_must_respond_councillor_says.html