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Chicago’s Mafia in the White House

aawsat.com
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US President George W. Bush pledged that he would cooperate as much as possible with President-elect Barack Obama to ensure a smooth transition of power. With the world’s eyes firmly on Barack Obama since his election victory,...

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Policing Immigrant Workers

moscowtimes.ru
yesterday
        

Two years ago, I wrote a column about perverse relations between Russia's immigrant communities and the police. At least 5 million illegal migrants, mostly from other former Soviet republics, work at construction sites, do...

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Former prosecutor claims mafia leader Yeşil was killed

todayszaman.com
yesterday
        

Sacit Kayasu, a former prosecutor who was permanently disbarred, has claimed that a mafia leader known as Yeşil (Green) was killed years ago, contrary to popular belief that he is still alive. Kayasu, who was fired and...

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9. Tibetan exiles meet to address impasse with China

iht.com
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Suing the gang next door: Yakuza dragged to court Thaksin and his wife divorce in Hong Kong The Dalai Lama said this month that his drive to secure genuine autonomy for Tibet through negotiations with Beijing had failed, an...

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Neighborhood in Japan sues in bid to oust mafia

newscloud.com
yesterday
        

Via International Herald Tribune at 11:11 am Nov 11, 2008 The lawsuit, the first of its kind in Japan, shined a spotlight on how the yakuza occupy a place much closer to society's mainstream than its American counterparts do....

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Bulgarian Mafia Plunders EU Money -The Telgraph

novinite.com
16-Nov-2008 4 related
        

Bulgarian mafia are proving quick to spot that as with any generous subsidies administered from afar, the Sapard programme of the EU is ripe for fraud, an article in the Telegraph states. The plundering of the scheme, which...

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For the Mafia, business is booming

aftermathnews.wordpress.com
16-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Irish Times | Nov 15, 2008 There’s no downturn for Italy’s four major crime organisations, and if shops and businesses in Naples or Palermo don’t pay the ‘pizzo’, they’ll feel the crunch, writes Paddy Agnew in Rome A FEW YEARS...

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Suda 51 won’t direct No More Heroes 2; will still write script though

wiiha.info
16-Nov-2008 2 related
        

There s a series of Japanese movies called Jingi Naki Tatakai that are about the yakuza. They re really famous in Japan sort of the equivalent of The Godfather. They focus on the relationships between members of the Yakuza. The...

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Mafias misusing women under the cover: Lawyers

thenews.com.pk
16-Nov-2008
        

Sunday, November 16, 2008 by Khalid Iqbal Rawalpindi The legal fraternity terming the Women Protection Act (WPA) 2006 as harmful and threat to social harmony held that it has encouraged women involvement in serious crimes....

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Alfonso's question

antoniodipietro.com
16-Nov-2008
        

From amongst the questions I have received via the Italia dei Valori Website, I would like to highlight the one posed by Alfonso Garofalo, followed by my response. The question: Mr. Chairman, I am a 21-year-old from the...

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