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Former Los Angeles city commissioner Leland Wong, scheduled to be arraigned today on bribery and conflict-of-interest charges, was charged Thursday with a new felony. Wong, a private consultant who was once an airport commissioner, has been charged with conflict of interest in connection with allegedly voting on a concession contract at Los Angeles International Airport, officials said. His vote as a commissioner came at the same time he also was seeking a business deal with the concession owner, officials said. Deputy District Attorney Max Huntsman said the new charges came out of a continuing investigation into Wong's activities while he...