11.   The city is pulling out of both bankruptcy and a huge political scandal that resulted in the removal of the previous mayor.

12.   The commission delayed the decision because one candidate, the previous mayor, Joe Carollo, is planning a legal challenge to the ruling.

13.   The Council has threatened before to invoke the language and amend midyear modifications during private talks with previous mayors, McMahon said.

14.   The three previous mayors of Pompeii are awaiting trial on corruption charges.

15.   Previous mayors, including Espinosa, had been appointed by the president.

16.   And, while the new mayor digs his heels in and says there is no cash available, the previous mayor says he never made such pledges.

17.   Just a few months before the bombing, the previous Jaffna mayor was shot and killed while she met with residents.

18.   Just a few months earlier, the previous mayor was shot and killed while she met with residents.

19.   Just a few months earlier, the previous mayor, Sarojini Yogeswaran, was shot and killed while she met with residents.