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With news media the No. 1 way in which the public learns about whats going on at city hall, the citys elected officials want to see it best used to their advantage.

On the table at Mondays executive committee meeting was a recommendation for city council and administration to take one-day media relations training sessions.

Dealing with media is a lost cause, Coun. Mark Tweidt countered, arguing that the $8,355 price tag for the media relations training sessions would be better spent on their own media.

I dont know why we would ever go after the media to try -- and this is no disrespect -- to try and get them to tell our messages, he said.

I dont think its going to happen. I think news across the world is negative, and thats what sells -- thats the way it is.

During a lengthy debate centred on their interpretation of the merits and pitfalls of news organizations, Mayor Greg Dionne argued for greater control over who is allowed to speak with reporters.

Maybe what we should be doing is have a policy on who speaks on our behalf, he said.

Sometimes the media goes around us because they know what our answers going to be, and sometimes, even seven months after we do something theyre still bringing it up and theyre speaking to third party agencies on why this happened or why that happened.

It doesnt matter what we do, it seems that negative sells -- that theres always got to be a twist or an underlying story instead of just a good news story. So, if thats our goal I dont support it because were never going to reach that goal.

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A U-2 spy plane may have triggered a computer problem at an air traffic control center that disrupted flights last week across the southwestern United States, US media reported Monday.

The Cold War-era plane, which is still part of the US fleet, somehow overloaded a computer system that displays data for air traffic controllers in the Los Angeles area, after its flight plan was incorrectly translated into computer code, NBC News and the Wall Street Journal said.

The glitch sparked a chain reaction and led the Federal Aviation Administration to halt flights into airspace Wednesday managed by the Palmdale air control center. The country-wide "ground stop" lasted for about an hour and affected hundreds of flights and thousands of passengers.

At Los Angeles International Airport, one of the country's busiest airports, there were 27 cancellations of arriving flights, as well as numerous delays and diversions to other airports. Flights also were delayed at several other airports in southern California.

A Pentagon spokesman, Colonel Steven Warren, said Monday: "I can tell you that there was a U-2 operating in this area in accordance with all FAA regulations.

"The U-2 filed all the prepared flight plan paper work and was conducting its operations in accordance with those filings."

The Federal Aviation Administration was investigating the incident, he said.

The computer problem raised fresh questions about the reliability of an expensive, new air traffic control network, known as ERAM, or En Route Automation Modernization. The system has already suffered budget setbacks and technical problems.

In last week's incident, both the primary and back-up systems were affected.

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Roseanne Barr: Zimmerman parents lawsuit not valid

Actress Roseanne Barr acknowledges making a Twitter post listing the address and telephone number of George Zimmerman's parents, but is asking a judge to throw out their lawsuit against her in part because the information was readily available in public records.

George Zimmerman's parents have filed a lawsuit against comedian Roseanne Barr, claiming she attempted to cause a riot outside their home by posting their residential address on Twitter.

George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who was acquitted of murder for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, said in an interview released Wednesday that he's trying to be a good person and he thinks he can help others after what he has gone through.

George Zimmerman's parents are suing actress Roseanne Barr in Florida, claiming a Twitter post she made listing their address and telephone number forced them to flee their home.

George Zimmerman spent Saturday signing autographs and snapping photos with customers and fans at the New Orlando Gun Show.

George Zimmerman and his attorneys are dropping efforts to get prosecutors to pay for evidence they say was withheld before his trial for killing Trayon Martin.

Florida's gun-friendly nature will be scrutinized during the 2014 legislative session as bills that would modify the state's "stand your ground" law and another allowing warning shots will be considered, a marked contrast from the 2013 session in which no major gun legislation was passed.

Two years and a day after their son's death, the parents of Trayvon Martin visited the White House on Thursday and were in the audience as President Obama announced a new initiative designed to keep young minority men on the right path.

Once all the dust from his legal battles settles, George Zimmerman said he'd like to pursue a degree in law become a lawyer.

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The parents of George Zimmerman have sued comedienne Roseanne Barr for tweeting their address, an act that caused them to flee from their home two years ago and never return, a legal representative said Wednesday.

Zimmerman was the center of a media storm in 2012 when he shot and killed black teenager Trayvon Martin. Many progressives in Hollywood, including Barr, rejected Zimmerman's claim of self defense and presumed the shooting was racially motivated.

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Zimmerman was eventually tried and acquitted on charges of manslaughter and second-degree murder, but while an investigation ensued and before Zimmerman was in custody, Barr tweeted his address to 110,000 followers, however it was, in fact, the address of his parents, Robert and Gladys Zimmerman. George Zimmerman hadn't lived there in six years, according to a complaint dated Monday.

Director Spike Lee also attempted to tweet Zimmerman's address but he also got it wrong and was sued by David and Elaine McClain, who lived at the address mistakenly tweeted. Lee paid the couple $10,000 in a settlement agreement.

As for Zimmerman's parents, they are seeking at least $15,000 from Barr because they were forced to flee their home "in the middle of the night" after the press descended on their house shortly after Barr's tweet, they say.

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After her initial tweet, Barr later tweeted: "If Zimmerman isn't arrested Ill rt his address again - maybe go 2 his house myself."

The couple is represented byDavid Heil, a personal injury attorney in Orlando, Fla.

The complaint says that Barr violated the Twitter terms that she had previously agreed to. Twitter's policy states that users "may not publish or post other people's private and confidential information," including street addresses.

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