Calif. mayor resigns over watermelon e-mailGrose says he wasn't aware of the racial stereotype that blacks like watermelon
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old news - 02:11PM Tuesday Mar 03 2009)
The mayor of a small Southern California city has resigned after being criticized for sending an e-mail showing watermelons in front of the White House.
Los Alamitos Mayor Dean Grose faced calls for his resignation when he forwarded an e-mail showing a watermelon patch on the White House lawn under the title: "No Easter egg hunt this year."
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