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"Oklahoma City mayoral candidate Ed Shadid spoke to a crowd of supporters at his campaign headquarters joined by ex-wife Dina Hammam on Thursday night.Both read prepared speeches. Shadid said he and Dina will not attend court proceedings dealing with the unsealing of their divorce records Friday.The Oklahoman filed to unseal the records. Then, the Oklahoma Gazette revealed obtaining the records and published an article about them this week.The article detailed Shadid's alleged cocaine use in 2000 and August 2004.\"After my brother's death in 2004 I hit rock bottom,\" said Shadid. \"In many ways, my brother's death made it possible for me to live.\"Shadid has openly admitted to struggling with marijuana addiction. He has used it as a platform in his campaign, saying he would like to help others who are struggling with addiction.\"My former husband, Dr. Ed Shadid, is not the same person with almost a decade of recovery,\" said Hammam.Hammam endorsed her husband for mayor and encouraged other supporters to do the same.\"I care deeply about Oklahoma City and wish to support our elected officials, but I care more that Oklahoma City is in the best hands,\" said Hammam. \"Those hands are Ed Shadid's.\"Shadid did not grant KOCO 5 News a one-on-one interview Thursday night."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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