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Dog Rescuer Wants Michael Vick to Return Key to Dallas

DALLAS -- Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway gave Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick a key to the city this weekend, calling him a "hero." However, a resident who says he adopted one of the dogs from Vick's dogfighting operation demanded today that Vick give the key back. Richard Hunter said he adopted a dog...

Calling Dr. Love: Dallas Giving Key to City to Kiss' Gene Simmons

DALLAS -- Kiss bassist Gene Simmons is legendary for his musical talent and for the tongue wagging, fire breathing and blood spitting of his alter ego, the Demon. But when the rocker and reality show celebrity comes to Dallas today to be honored by city officials, it will be for activities that are more in keeping with...

Terrell Owens Gets Key to City of Buffalo

It seems REALLY easy to make snide comments about the Buffalo Bills and the city of Buffalo handling Terrell Owens the way they have -- crowds at the airport and a key to the freaking city. Yes, that's right. Buffalo handed Owens a key to the city. This isn't baffling insomuch as I think that he's a bad person; on the...

Background on Key to the City

Freedom of the City is an honour bestowed by some municipalities in Australia, Canada, France, Gibraltar, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe to esteemed members of its community and to organisations to be honoured, often for service to the community; the term applies to two separate honours, one civilian and one military.

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