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What's the first book Commander Chris Hadfield should read when he gets home?
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Have you been following Commander Chris Hadfield's fascinating months on the International Space Station? As the first Canadian astronaut to command the ISS, he's spent the past 144 days conducting zero-gravity experiments, answering questions from earth, Tweeting out beautiful photos of earth, and making music videos. And he's set to return to earth this evening (CBC News will have the play-by-play of his arrival).

To celebrate his return to earth, CBC Books wants to compile a reading list for Commander Hadfield, and we need your help: What's the first book he should read when he comes back down to earth? Tell us in the comments for a chance to win a great CBC Books prize pack! You have until 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, May 17 to enter. CBC.ca contest rules are available here.
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UPDATED: This contest is now closed.  Congratulations to commenter LLreader -- you've won a CBC Books prize pack! Have you been following Commander Chris Hadfield's fascinating months on the International Space Station? As the first Canadian astronaut to command the ISS, he's spent the past 144 days conducting zero-gravity
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Mayor de Blasio's hospitals boss once hit with conflict-of-interest ruling over wife's job
Dr. Ramanathan Raju, Mayor de Blasio’s pick to be hospitals boss, was involved in conflict-of-interest flap in 2008.

The doctor picked by Mayor de Blasio to run the municipal hospital system was slapped with a conflict-of-interest ruling after his wife went to work for the hospital he was overseeing.

The city Conflicts of Interest Board issued its ruling against Dr. Ramanathan Raju in 2008, but allowed the arrangement to continue as long as Raju avoided matters involving his wife, according to a confidential letter obtained by the Daily News.

In a statement to The News, Raju said that he had no involvement in hiring his wife, and said he made sure to recuse himself when he was tasked with approving her credentials to practice at Coney Island Hospital, where he was the medical director.

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Raju’s appointment to run the city Health and Hospitals Corp., the largest municipal health care system in the U.S., was approved by the HHC board Thursday.

He will receive an annual salary of $393,000, plus a car and driver worth $7,000 more, making him the highest-paid de Blasio appointee to date.

Raju’s involvement with Coney Island Hospital began in 1994, when he became an affiliated physician.

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In 2001, he formed a medical group with his urologist wife, Dr. Samanthi Raju, and in 2002 he became Coney Island Hospital’s medical director, which required him to sign off on the credentials of all affiliated physicians.

In 2005, his wife applied to be affiliated with Coney Island.

At the time, both Rajus worked for a private company that was 100% funded by the city to manage Coney Island Hospital.

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But in 2006, he became a city employee, when he was named chief medical officer of HHC, including Coney Island Hospital.

The appointment created a problem. Now he was a city employee, and his wife was working for a firm doing business with his agency. City ethics rules bar municipal employees and their spouses from having a financial interest in firms doing business with the city. HHC’s lawyers asked the Conflicts of Interest Board to waive the conflict rule, promising that Ramanathan Raju would recuse himself from anything involving his wife.

Two years later, the board granted the waiver, but only after ruling that Ramanathan Raju violated the rule because of his wife’s affiliation with the hospital.

The board required that he avoid matters involving his wife’s medical group or urological services at Coney Island Hospital.

He worked at HHC through 2011, then took a job running Chicago’s hospital system. He starts at HHC on March 31.

His salary is the same as the pay of his predecessor, Alan Aviles, who got a bump to $393,000 from $351,000 in October.
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The doctor picked by Mayor de Blasio to run the municipal hospital system was slapped with a conflict-of-interest ruling after his wife went to work for the hospital he was overseeing. The city Conflicts of Interest Board issued its ruling against Dr. Ramanathan Raju in 2008, but allowed the arrangement to continue as long as Raju avoided matters involving his wife, according to a confidential letter obtained by the Daily News.
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Mexico soccer probe targets coach Herrera, 2 players over partisan tweets on election day
Mexico soccer coach Miguel Herrera attends a press conference after a training session in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, June 5, 2015. The Mexican Soccer Federation opened an investigation Monday, June 8, 2015, of the national team's coach and two players over politically tinged tweets sent the day of the country's recent election. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) (The Associated Press)

MEXICO CITY – The Mexican Soccer Federation is investigating national team coach Miguel Herrera and two players over politically tinged tweets sent the day of the country's recent elections.

The federation said in a statement issued Monday night that it will evaluate whether Herrera, striker Oribe Peralta and midfielder Marco Fabian violated its code of ethics, which calls for "maintaining a neutral position on matters of a religious or political nature."

Local media reported that they face possible fines.

Herrera, affectionately known by his nickname, "the Louse," is famous for his exuberant sideline displays during last year's World Cup in Brazil.

But he drew a backlash for tweets backing the Green Party, which ran a slick advertising blitz and was fined millions of dollars for violating campaign laws.

"Don't forget to vote, let's go with the Greens," and "The Greens fulfill" their promises, Herrera said Sunday on Twitter. Green is traditionally the Mexican national team's color, but the "The Greens Fulfill" was a party campaign slogan.

Electoral law forbids campaigning by parties on election day, but Green Party officials said they had nothing to do with Herrera's tweets or a series of very similar messages sent by a variety of television and music stars.

Herrera was defensive about the tweets at a news conference Sunday, after the national team lost 2-0 in a friendly match with Brazil.

"I'm a human being, I'm a normal Mexican citizen, with statements that I can make in social media," Herrera said. "It's simply a personal situation."

Peralta, who plays professionally for Club America of Mexico City, sent tweets urging Mexicans to vote using a hash tag that translates as "WearGreen" and was used by others to promote the party. "I want a #GreenMexico!" he tweeted Sunday.

Fabian, of Guadalajara's Chivas, retweeted Herrera and also posted one of his own using the "WearGreen" tag.
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assistant: The Mexican Soccer Federation is investigating national team coach Miguel Herrera and two players over politically tinged tweets sent the day of the country's recent elections.