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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford withdraws re-election bid

By Charmaine Noronha
Published September 13, 2014 4:39pm ET
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford withdraws re-election bid
Doug Ford, center, submits his papers to enter the Toronto mayoral race after the withdrawal of his brother, Rob Ford, in Toronto on Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. Mayor Rob Ford withdrew his re-election bid Friday as he seeks treatment for a tumor in his abdomen, ending a campaign he had pursued despite a stint in rehab and persistent calls for him to quit amid drug and alcohol scandals. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young) | Chris Young

TORONTO (AP) — Ailing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s dramatic decision to drop his re-election bid opened a new chapter in the saga, as his tough-talking but less magnetic brother runs in his place and brings his own storied past into the scandal-laden campaign.

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