1. ZIMMERMAN ARREST
Another day, another slammer: There could be a sign at George Zimmerman’s house: xx days without an arrest. Well, if there were, it’d be time to reset it to zero. Zimmerman, who is well familiar with police protocol, was busted by cops yesterday, accused of pointing a shotgun at his girlfriend, which is a felonious no-no. She told 911 he used it to break a glass table then shoved it in her face. As cops knocked on the barricaded door to the house, Zimmerman called 911 and told them he didn’t do any such thing. He was trying to leave and she went “crazy” on him, he says. The gun was locked up, he says. It seems police believed her story and took Zimmerman in to get his jumpsuit. He’ll meet a judge this afternoon to see if he will get bail.
2. TORONTO MAYOR
Oh, Canada: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford declares an “outright war” after the City Council votes to strip him of most of his powers and his budget. As far as meetings go, yesterday’s session registered high in hyperbole as Ford promised payback, calling the council’s actions “a coup d’état” and comparing it to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. He also accidentally knocked down a City Council member, giving her a fat lip. He later apologized. Apologies have become routine for Ford since his November 5 admission that he once used crack. He has admitted to drinking too much and has promised to cut back. But he’s denied other accounts of public intoxication and the physical and verbal abuse of staffers. Canadians are supposed to be the nice ones, eh?
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