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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford continued to duck questions Tuesday about a video that purportedly shows him smoking crack cocaine despite calls by allies and rivals for further comment.The video has not been released publicly and there is no way to verify whether it is authentic. Reports Thursday night on the gossip website Gawker and in the Toronto Star claimed it was taken by men who claimed they had sold the drug to Ford. The Associated Press hasn't seen the video.The mayor of Canada's largest city has refused to take questions. In brief comments Friday, he called it "ridiculous" and "another story with respect to the Toronto Star going after me. And that's all I've got to say for now."Ford avoided a throng of reporters on Tuesday in his first public appearances following a long holiday weekend in Canada. He made a speech in council on Tuesday, but only spoke about a casino issue.The Star reported that two journalists watched a video that appears to show Ford, sitting in a chair, inhaling ...
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A video purportedly of Toronto's mayor smoking crack is causing an uproar in Canada.The video has not been released publicly and there is no way to verify whether it...