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The Romance Reader: 'One Heart to Win'
McClatchy-Tribune News Service"One Heart to Win" by Johanna Lindsey; Gallery Books (2013), 384 pages, $26 (hardcover) No one provides readers with a better sense of place than veteran author Johanna Lindsey, and this time she immerses you in the American Wild West, specifically...Tags: Rodeo, New York City, Authors, Unexplained Phenomena, Human Interest
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Gang crime threatens the future of Congo's capital
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - Once the leafy art-deco jewel of the Belgian Congo and later the buzzing cultural heart of dictator Mobutu Sese Seko's Zaire, Kinshasa has become a playground for violent gangs sowing fear and transforming swathes of the city into...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Joseph Kabila, Congo, Crime, Law and Justice
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Appeals court overturns officer's sentence in Majestic case
A federal appeals court overturned the sentence of a Baltimore police officer convicted of taking kickbacks from a tow truck company, ruling that a lower court was wrong in how it assigned a dollar value to the scheme. The Fourth Circuit Court of...
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Aria struggles with her breakup from Ezra
Scopin' The SoapsALL MY CHILDREN: Following Celia's breakup with Pete, Miranda encouraged her friend to call him and explain her feelings, but when she did, Celia received an unwanted surprise. AJ's attraction to someone new left Miranda confused by her reaction. Dixie...Tags: Adultery, Theft
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20-Time Killer: Bulger 'Broke My Heart' By Informing To FBI
The Hartford CourantConfessed 20-time killer John Martorano left no doubt during his testimony against James "Whitey" Bulger Monday that he was settling a score for the decision made decades ago by Bulger and another former partner, Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi, to become...Tags: FBI, Justice System, Law Enforcement, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Revisit Alfred Hitchcock's classic films in screenings around L.A.
Think of it as a Hitchcock-a-palooza. It may be the summer of such blockbuster spectacles as "Man of Steel," "The Lone Ranger" and "World War Z," but it's also the summer of movies by a real-life legend: Alfred Hitchcock. His films are screening at...
Tags: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Dial M for Murder (movie), Easy Virtue (movie), Vertigo (movie), Entertainment
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Steve Cooley and Alan Jackson join Hollywood legal battle
Former Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley and former Deputy Dist. Atty. Alan Jackson have joined a high-stakes Hollywood legal battle related to the failed movie business dealings of construction magnate Ron Tutor and a partner. Last month,...
Tags: Breach of Contract, Justice System, Jake Gyllenhaal, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution
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Witness Brings Smile To 'Whitey' Bulger, Tells Of Extortion
The Hartford CourantJames "Whitey" Bulger, whose racketeering trial continues to be the best show in town, finally flashed a smile from his seat at the defense table Friday, although it was unclear from the context whether Bulger found one of his accusers amusing or was...Tags: FBI, Fines, Whitey Bulger, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment
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Lawyer Says Whitey Bulger A Scapegoat For Feds' Crimes
The Hartford CourantA trial that many feared would never take place opened in a packed federal courtroom Wednesday when a prosecutor gave a cold-blooded recitation of what he called decades of terror inflicted on the city by its most notorious crime boss, James "Whitey"...Tags: FBI, Justice System, Law Enforcement, Drug Trafficking, Whitey Bulger
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'Whitey' Bulger Trial Focuses On FBI Protection Of Gangster
The Hartford CourantA former senior Massachusetts state police officer testified Thursday that some local FBI agents were so consumed with protecting James "Whitey" Bulger that they repeatedly sabotaged state police investigations and even threatened the careers of the...Tags: FBI, Justice System, Law Enforcement, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mail Call - June 12
“Instead of the city and the county wasting money on studies and seeing where we can put a new stadium, why don’t they use that money to improve the roads and the streets? They are in terrible shape. It’s a wonder everyone doesn’...Tags: Festive Events, FBI, Arts and Culture, Central Intelligence Agency, Tea Party Movement
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Police say probe of Bulger focused on bookies, guns
ReutersBOSTON (Reuters) - Jurors hearing the murder and racketeering trial of James "Whitey" Bulger on Thursday saw weapons including machine guns that prosecutors alleged Bulger's gang used in crimes including shaking down smaller-time crooks. One probe into...Tags: Jack Nicholson, FBI, U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System, Wanted (movie)
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