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Ex-Connecticut mayor returns to office after prison stint

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The former mayor of Bridgeport, who spent seven years in federal prison for public corruption, was sworn in again on Tuesday as mayor of Connecticut's largest city. Joe Ganim's inaugural ceremony capped off a stunning political comeback. Just five years out of prison,

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Ex-con former Bridgeport mayor reaches brink of comeback

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Five years after his release from prison, former Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim has ridden an unlikely comeback bid to the brink of winning back his old job in Connecticut's biggest city. Ganim, who spent seven years behind bars for corruption, enters Tuesday's election