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news.nationalpost.com — It's tough to know which is the more galling option when it comes to Rob Ford's - I can't believe I'm writing this - "crack cocaine" scandal: Rewarding probable criminals with hundreds of thousands of dollars for a video of the Mayor allegedly in an advanced state of narcotic refreshment; or the video, which as described could hardly be more in the public interest, never seeing the light of day.

news.nationalpost.com — 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 D.C.

fullcomment.nationalpost.com — Look - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is not venal, malevolent or a cheat. That said, just the sound of his name now makes me want to lie down with a cold cloth on my brow.

sports.nationalpost.com — It was an emotional night at the Rays game on Thursday night, and not because Tampa Bay lost to the Red Sox. Lt. Col. Will Adams, who was returning home from Afghanistan, decided to surprise his family at the game by disguising himself as the Rays catcher.

news.nationalpost.com — City Hall was dominated Friday by fallout from two separate media reports claiming knowledge of a video that allegedly shows Mayor Rob Ford hitting a crack pipe. The National Post 's Megan O'Toole takes a closer look at three of the key allegations, which Mr. Ford - while dismissing the overall reports as "ridiculous" - did not specifically address Friday.

nationalpost.com — Former Washington D.C. mayor denies any parallels between himself and scandal-plagued Rob Ford Tristin HopperFriday, May 17, 2013 "Unless [Rob Ford] was entrapped by the government, it's not similar," Marion Barry, now a Washington D.C. council member, told Will Sommer, a reporter for the Washington City Paper.

news.nationalpost.com — Several Indiegogo crowd-funding campaigns sprung up overnight Friday in an effort to collect enough money to purchase a video that allegedly shows Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking a substance that appears to be crack cocaine. "Together, we can do it!"

news.nationalpost.com — Police are revisiting a months-old missing persons case after receiving information of a possible connection between the missing woman and the man accused with murdering Tim Bosma. Sgt. Stephen Woodhouse - who was the lead detective in the search for Laura Babcock almost a year ago - was informed earlier this week that Hamilton and Toronto police were looking into the stagnant case.

fullcomment.nationalpost.com — Tom Mulcair has not hitherto been known for holding his tongue on matters that cause him great moral offence. There was, for example, his bug-eyed tirade against Maclean's and Andrew Coyne, then the magazine's national editor and now a National Post columnist, for daring to suggest that Quebec was Canada's most corrupt province.

news.nationalpost.com — 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 across the globe since.

sports.nationalpost.com — PITTSBURGH - Before Game 2 Ottawa's Marc Methot said of the Pittsburgh Penguins "You've got to play a perfect game against them, more or less," but that was too kind. The Penguins boast a constellation of good to superior players, and they seem to have four goals in their back pocket before the game starts, these days.

sports.nationalpost.com — NEW YORK - Jose Reyes says he is progressing in his rehabilitation from a severely sprained left ankle, and the shortstop looks forward to joining his Toronto Blue Jays teammates on the field before the all-star break. Wearing a Superman T-shirt, the bearded Reyes flashed a big grin Friday while reconnecting with his teammates in the visitors' clubhouse at Yankee Stadium.

sports.nationalpost.com — TORONTO - Brett Lawrie stood in the batting cage in mid-afternoon, a sun-swept expanse of green in front of him as he cocked his hands to hit a baseball off a tee. Before he swung, he paused, turned his head and checked the location of his hands.

nationalpost.com — Andrew Coyne: Fear of audits led Conservatives to cover for Mike Duffy Andrew CoyneFriday, May 17, 2013 Mike Duffy's behaviour is not the issue. The issue is the culture that enabled it, Andrew Coyne writes. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press files The defenestration of Mike Duffy followed all of the rituals prescribed for such events.

fullcomment.nationalpost.com — The defenestration of Mike Duffy followed all of the rituals prescribed for such events. First, a party consigliere, in this case Tim Powers, is sent out in public to suggest the condemned man should do some "soul-searching," and look at "how he can remedy this situation."