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-------------------- Firefighter settlement sharply splits council --------------------

By Steve Hymon and Jim Newton Times Staff Writers

November 29 2006

A torturous debate left the Los Angeles City Council sharply divided by race Tuesday as members weighed whether to restore a settlement offered to a black firefighter whose dinner had been laced with dog food.

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