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...year, Dale Todd stepped from the crowd and introduced his son Adam, a 7-year-old scamp in a red sweater vest, who suffers from a tricky form of epilepsy that has defied every one of the half a dozen medications he has tried. The former Cedar Rapids city councilman told his neighbors that Clinton had pushed harder than anyone else in the Congress to find research money to beat the disease. Then he dissolved into tears, and Clinton wrapped her arms around him, choking up herself...
...Davis is a good pick,” said Jerry P. McDermott, the Boston city councilman who represents Allston and Brighton...
...perhaps the first time in his congressional career, he's facing some formidable opponents. In the Nov. 7 open primary, he'll go up against 12 other candidates, including Louisiana state representative Karen Carter, who has the backing of the state's Democratic establishment; former city councilman Troy Carter (who is not related to Karen); and state senator Derrick Shepherd, who launched his campaign with a direct attack on Jefferson's fitness to lead. There's even a well-financed Republican, attorney Joe Lavigne, vying for the solidly Democratic seat, and such is the state of things in New Orleans...
...Democrats all but guaranteed that the young BlackBerry-wielding, triathlon-running Councilman Adrian Fenty would win election as mayor in November, by nominating him Tuesday night as the party's candidate in a city that went 89% for John Kerry in 2004. This isn't your standard primary, where only the most motivated voters come out to the polls; it's the only election that matters...
Those cities include Avon Park, Fla., a Citrus Belt community of 8,500 that may pass legislation similar to Hazleton's this week. Kennewick, Wash., will consider an illegal-immigration ordinance this week too. "The government's not doing enough," says Kennewick councilman Bob Parks, the measure's sponsor, who points to Barletta as his inspiration. "I thought, If this mayor has the guts to do this, I'm going to follow suit...