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  • May 2008
    • Chicago Ducks Foie Gras Ban

      Chicago Ducks Foie Gras Ban

      A Chicago restaurant ban on foie gras pate that animal lovers love to hate has been lifted by city legislators after two years. The ban caused widespread derision among foodies, fury in the restaurant industry—and plaudits from animal rights advocates who wanted to save the force-fed ducks and geese whose super fatty livers make the pate. Mayor Richard Daley bulldozed the repeal through the City Council, reports the Sun Times . More »

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      Chicago   restaurant   animal rights   Richard Daley   city council   foie gras

    • Martha Reeves' Stolen Equipment Turns Up

      Martha Reeves' Stolen Equipment Turns Up

      Recording equipment reported stolen from former Motown star Martha Reeves has turned up in a Detroit pawnshop, the Free Press reports. The equipment was taken last week from the childhood home of Reeves, who's now a Motor City councilwoman. More »

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      Detroit   robbery   city council   Motown

  • February 2008
    • Town Mourns City Hall Dead

      Town Mourns City Hall Dead

      Hundreds gathered in Kirkwood, Missouri, last night for a vigil to mourn the five victims of Thursday night's City Hall shooting, including two police officers and two city council members, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The shooter was identified as Charles "Cookie" Thornton, a local contractor with a history of grievances against the city, including 150 parking tickets a friend said were "eating at him." More »

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      lawsuit   shooting   Missouri   city council   Kirkwood, Missouri

  • November 2007
    • Loser Sues Winner for Falsifying Sex

      Loser Sues Winner for Falsifying Sex

      A defeated city council candidate is accusing the victorious incumbent, Michelle Bruce, of deceiving voters by identifying herself as female. Plaintiff Georgia Fuller’s lawyers say voters in Riverdale, Georgia, tend to favor female candidates. “It gives her an unfair advantage, it’s not just sour grapes,” said the lawyer. “I’ve always been Michelle,” answers Bruce, who identifies herself as transgender. More »

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      politics   Georgia   transgender   gender politics   female politicians   city council

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