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Extra, Extra: Rob Ford on CBS, Marineland on the Run
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This photo, by Twitter user @ryanghaughton, has been the source of many headlines this week.
- Mayor Rob Ford’s reading-while-driving escapades were big local news. Even so, it’s a little odd that CBS picked up the story for an early-morning national news show.
- And as Ford’s brother Doug publicly urges him to hire a driver in order to avoid similar incidents, the mayor can take comfort in the fact that he could spend the money with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s blessing.
- Fallout from the Star‘s investigation of animal mistreatment at Marineland continues, as the woman who sings the “Everyone Loves Marineland” jingle requests that her voice be pulled from the park’s commercials.
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