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Judge tosses Pelosi challenger’s defamation suit

SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge dismissed with prejudice a defamation lawsuit from Shahid Buttar, a former congressional candidate for Nancy Pelosi’s seat, against Hearst Communications over articles in the San Francisco Chronicle about allegations that he sexually harassed comedian Elizabeth Croydon.

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