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Marion Barry

Type: Person

Name: Marion Barry

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 7 reports

Toronto mayor fired from coaching job

TORONTOToronto Mayor Rob Ford was fired from his job as football coach at a Catholic high school Wednesday for reasons unrelated to the scandal over a video that purports to show the leader of Canada's largest city smoking crack cocaine, officials sa ... [Published Lebanon Daily News - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Rob Ford, Doug Holyday, Toronto

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Dennis Kucinich

Top 10 political comebacks

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-New York, resigned from Congress in 2011 after being embroiled for weeks in a sex scandal linked to his lewd online exchanges with women. Weiner recently announced that he will run for mayor of New York City. "I hope I get ... [Published CNN - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Marion Barry, Dennis Kucinich, Anthony Weiner, Mark Sanford, Richard Nixon

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Late night funnymen take aim at Toronto Mayor Rob Ford

On Tuesday night, three late-night television hosts garnered laughs at the expense of the city and Mayor Rob Ford -- the subject of recent unsubstantiated reports that he was recorded on video smoking drugs and making offensive remarks.The existence and ... [Published CTV News - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Mayor Rob Ford, Jimmy Kimmel, Marion Barry, Toronto

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Editorial Board: D.C. Council must stop micromanaging public schools

ONE OF THE FIRST things D.C. Council member David A. Catania (I-At Large) did after taking over the newly constituted education committee was host a dinner aimed at establishing a new tone of collaboration for those involved in D.C. public education. ... [Published Washington Post - May 22 2013]

Entities: Catania, Education, Vincent C. Gray, Marion Barry

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Richard Nixon

Speaking of Those Who Govern (Boldly Going Nowhere by Bret Burquest)

Speaking of tax breaks for the rich -- take a deep breath and do some simple math.The top five percent of the taxpayers pay nearly half of all federal income taxes, while the bottom 50 percent pay only about five percent of the taxes.For every $100 in ... [Published Area Wide News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Bret Burquest, Richard Nixon, Taxes, Bill Clinton

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Beyond Mayor Scandal Is a Broken Toronto

Richard Florida, Globe & MailMy views on Fords mayoralty are no secret. Ive called him the worst mayor in the modern history of cities, an avatar for all that is small-bore and destructive of the urban fabric, and the most anti-urban mayor ever to preside ... [Published RealClearWorld - May 21 2013]

Entities: Toronto, Marion Barry, Kwame Kilpatrick

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Is Rob Ford Canada?s Marion Barry?

Rob Ford might be the most famous mayor Canada has ever produced unfortunately its for all the wrong reasons.On Tumbler, entire blogs are dedicated to the Toronto mayors bizarre antics and quotes. And that was before the latest allegation that he was ... [Published Kamloops Daily News - May 21 2013]

Entities: Rob Ford, Marion Barry, distraction, Toronto, Canada

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 4 reports

Gawker Crowdfunds to Buy Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Crack Tape

TORONTO -- It may not be William Randolph Hearst out to "furnish" the Spanish-American War, but Gawker is making headway as it crowdfunds to buy and publish a video showing Toronto mayor Rob Ford reportedly smoking crack cocaine.With nine days to go, ... [Published Hollywood Reporter - May 20 2013]

Entities: Toronto, Mayor Rob Ford, Marion Barry

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 5 reports

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford cancels radio show as video story goes viral

Toronto’s embattled Mayor Rob Ford will not be behind the microphone this Sunday for his two-hour radio show to respond to allegations that he was recorded on video allegedly smoking crack cocaine.Ford, who hosts the weekly Sunday talk show “The City” ... [Published CTV News - May 18 2013]

Entities: Marion Barry, Toronto, Mayor Rob Ford

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 6 reports

Can't a guy even smoke crack in peace any more?

Okay: Yes, it's really funny that the mayor of Toronto, who is an odd guy at best, was apparently caught on a cell-phone video sucking on a crack pipe . Insert jokes here. Go ahead.It reminds me, since I'm very old, of the last crack-pipe mayor, Marion ... [Published San Francisco Bay Guardian - May 18 2013]

Entities: Smoking, Marion Barry, Rob Ford

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Rob Ford Canadas Marion Barry Crack story getting American attention

Rob Ford, Canada's Marion Barry? Crack story getting American attentionWASHINGTON - Toronto's Rob Ford is a sensation south of the border thanks to reports of a videotape that appears to show him sucking on a crack pipe, a story with apparent parallels ... [Published Birmingham Star - May 17 2013]

Entities: Marion Barry, Rob Ford, Canada, Vivek Ranadive, American Software Inc

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 5 reports

Marion Barry and Tommy Wells: D.C. City Council to consider marijuana decriminalization bills

Members of the D.C. City Council are planning to introduce bills to decriminalize marijuana. The first is expected to come from a combined effort from Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry and Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells."We're not saying we approve ... [Published WJLA.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Tommy Wells, Marion Barry, Criminal, Drugs

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Toronto mayor fired from coaching job [Published Lebanon Daily News - 9 hours ago]
Visitation Slights: How Two Policies Stack the ... [Published Washington City Paper - 10 hours ago]
Furor over crack rumors: Toronto mayor sneers a... [Published San Jose Mercury News - 11 hours ago]
Toronto mayor's brother delivers defense [Published EveningSun.com - 14 hours ago]
Toronto mayor avoids questions about crack video [Published Taipei Times Online - 14 hours ago]
Toronto mayor's brother delivers defense of Ford [Published Chambersburg Public Opinion - 15 hours ago]
Jon Stewart, Jay Leno Mock Toronto Mayor Rob Fo... [Published Hollywood Reporter - 15 hours ago]
'Crack-smoking mayor' urged to speak [Published Perth Now - 17 hours ago]
Top 10 political comebacks [Published CNN - 17 hours ago]
Deputy mayor urges mayor to address crack video [Published Oroville Mercury-Register - 18 hours ago]
‘He’s cleaning up the city by smoking all the c... [Published National Post - Top Stories - 19 hours ago]
‘He’s cleaning up the city by smoking all the c... [Published National Post \| News » Posted Toronto - 19 hours ago]
Late night funnymen take aim at Toronto Mayor R... [Published CTV News - 20 hours ago]
Editorial Board: D.C. Council must stop microma... [Published Washington Post - May 22 2013]
Speaking of Those Who Govern (Boldly Going Nowh... [Published Area Wide News - May 22 2013]
Beyond Mayor Scandal Is a Broken Toronto [Published RealClearWorld - May 21 2013]
Is Rob Ford Canada?s Marion Barry? [Published Kamloops Daily News - May 21 2013]
Gawker Crowdfunds to Buy Toronto Mayor Rob Ford... [Published Hollywood Reporter - May 20 2013]
District Line Daily: Voter Rolled [Published Washington City Paper - May 20 2013]
DAYBREAK DAILY: Virginia GOP throws a grand tea... [Published WJLA.com - May 20 2013]
Online campaign to raise $200,000 to buy video ... [Published Mail Online UK - May 20 2013]
Rob Ford: Online campaign to raise $200,000 to ... [Published Mail Online UK - May 20 2013]
Crowdfunding Checkbook Journalism: Gawker’s “Cr... [Published ...My heart's in Accra - May 19 2013]
DC Delegation Attends ICSC to Attract Retailers... [Published Citybizlist - May 19 2013]
Beyond the Rob Ford embarrassment is a broken T... [Published Globe and Mail - May 19 2013]
Sanford proves again politicians above rules [Published Island Packet - May 19 2013]
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford cancels radio show as vi... [Published CTV News - May 18 2013]
14:09: Mayor's 'crack video' causing a stir in ... [Published Eircom.net - May 18 2013]
Toronto mayor Rob Ford accused of smoking crack... [Published Metro.co.uk - May 18 2013]
Ford refuses to address specifics of ‘ridiculou... [Published Hamilton Spectator - May 18 2013]

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‘He’s cleaning up the city by smoking all the c... [Published National Post \| News » Posted Toronto - 19 hours ago] Toronto Mayor Rob Ford may not have a word to say about the growing crack cocaine video scandal, but U.S. comedians are finding plenty to say about the besieged leader of Canada’s biggest city. Ford’s alleged crack cocaine use, not to mention his colourful ...
Crowdfunding Checkbook Journalism: Gawker’s “Cr... [Published ...My heart's in Accra - May 19 2013] Toronto mayor Rob Ford is a controversial character. 2300 words in his 7600 word Wikipedia biography make up a section titled “ other controversies “. These controversies include being drunk and picking a fight at a Leafs game, insulting people with ...
20 Reasons To Dislike The Democrat Party [Published Right Wing News blog - May 18 2013] My latest Townhall column is called, 20 Reasons To Dislike The Democrat Party. Here’s an excerpt from the column.1) Ted Kennedy. Barney Frank. Rod Blagojevich. Eric Massa. Marion Barry. Dan Rostenkowski. Eliot Spitzer. John Murtha. Alcee Hastings. Anthony ...
Former Washington D.C. mayor denies any paralle... [Published National Post \| News » Posted Toronto - May 18 2013] Amid explosive news Friday that a group of Toronto drug dealers are attempting to auction off a video of Mayor Rob Ford allegedly smoking crack cocaine, U.S. pundits could not help noting the case’s eerie similarity to that of Marion Barry, the Washington ...
The top five global reactions to alleged Rob Fo... [Published National Post \| News » Posted Toronto - May 17 2013] The allegations that there is a video purporting to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack isn’t just a big story in Toronto or Canada, but has captured people’s attention world-wide. The story first broke on the U.S. website Gawker and has spread ...