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(AP) - The mayor of a working-class city inConnecticut roiled by allegations of police discrimination againstHispanics is facing scathing criticism from officials for saying he"might have tacos" as a

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(AP) - The mayor of a working-class city inConnecticut roiled by allegations of police discrimination againstHispanics is facing scathing criticism from officials for saying he"might have tacos" as a

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