Tijuana mayor barred from governor bid
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An electoral court ruled on Wednesday that Tijuana's controversial mayor cannot run for governor of Baja California state because he did not finish out his term as mayor of the border city across from San Diego.
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County Mayor Nancy Workman, facing criminal charges of misspending taxpayer money, announced she was withdrawing from the Nov. 2 election for health reasons.
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BERNE, Switzerland  - Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde has been banned from next month's world championships because of his possible implication in the Operation Puerto doping investigation.
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Mayor Robert Pastrick will not finish his ninth term in office after conceding defeat in a court-mandated special Democratic primary ordered because of corruption allegations.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - A Brazilian court on Fridaybarred the lesbian partner of the outgoing mayor of an Amazontown from trying to succeed her, citing a ban on politicaloffice passing between family members.
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A television news anchor launched a campaign for mayor of this border city on Tuesday.
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By Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 2--After finding out he wouldn't be welcomed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, a retired bishop from Detroit has canceled plans to speak here.   The Rev. Thomas J.
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is dropping out of the race for the Democratic U.S. presidential nomination after a poor showing in early contests, U.S. media reported on Wednesday.
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Washington, Oct. 28 (NNN): Since Monday morning, surfers outside the US have been barred from visiting the official re-election site of President George Walker Bush.
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The unpaid mayor of a small English town has reportedly applied for unemployment benefits, but been rejected since he spends too much time at mandatory civic events.
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A U.S. federal judge halted planned elections in Port Chester, New York, on Friday, after the government said its political system effectively denies Hispanics representation in the local government.
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MADRID, Feb 8  (IPS) - Spanish Judge Baltasar GarzÃ³n on Friday barred two  small Basque country parties, considered political arms of ETA,  from taking part in politics for three years -- thus leaving the  armed separatist group without voice or vote in parliament and  without being able to hold public rallies or produce political  ads.
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MEXICO CITY, Sept. 2 -- President Felipe Calderon, blocked from delivering the traditional state-of-the-union address to his nation's Congress, called Sunday for changing the format of an annual rite that has become a chaotic embarrassment for Mexico.
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Mexico's interior secretary on Tuesday said the supporters of a leftist presidential candidate who are occupying a central part of the capital have set up an "illegal blockade" and it was up to the mayor to guarantee order.
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Alejandro Valverde of Spain was barred from next monthâs road world championships after cyclingâs world governing body concluded he might have violated doping rules.
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Local officials are using election law to block independent candidates.
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A federal judge rejected a request by prosecutors to send former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry to jail for violating his probation in a criminal tax case.