Oakland mayor faces tough challenges
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080330/capt.61354b8d335a4a5db94c59da55ceb0a6.oakland_mayor_fx110.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=_erb64Fr51nys6YNDEyP3Q--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Oakland mayor Ron Dellums, poses outside his office at City Hall on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 in Oakland, Calif. The 72-year-old Democrat was swept into office more than a year ago with nearly three decades on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080330/ap_on_re_us/oakland_mayor)AP - At a high school in a struggling neighborhood in this violence-scarred city, Mayor Ron Dellums stood on tiptoe and congratulated a basketball player who led his team to a state championship.</p><br clear="all"/>
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