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Sen. Durbin asks Bush to commute former Illinois governor's corruption sentence
CHICAGO (AP) _ Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin asked President Bush on Monday to consider commuting former Gov. George Ryan's 6½-year racketeering sentence to time served, standing firm on his appeal for mercy despite an outpouring of criticism. "This action...Tags: Richard Durbin, Commuting, Corporate Crime, Executive Branch, Prisons
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Durbin asks Bush to cut ex-Gov. Ryan's sentence
AP Legal Affairs WriterIllinois Sen. Dick Durbin asked President Bush on Monday to consider commuting former Gov. George Ryan's 6{-year racketeering sentence to time served, standing firm on his appeal for mercy despite an outpouring of criticism. "This action would not...Tags: Richard Durbin, Executive Branch, Vehicles, Chicago Sun-Times, Commuting
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Drug cartels buy guns in Houston
The city has become a firearms marketplace for Mexican drug cartels, according to federal law enforcement officials. Gangsters have spent millions in Texas on military-style weapons and ammunition that are being used in the cartels' clashes with...Tags: Firearms, Defense
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Nearly 400 people flee Dallas cockfight during police raid; 3 organizers arrested
DALLAS (AP) _ Police say they raided a cockfight in a rural part of Dallas, arresting three organizers and sending hundreds of spectators fleeing into the woods. Police spokesman Jerry Monreal says nearly 400 people who paid $20 admission scrambled as...Tags: Animals
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Mexico drug suspects extradited at record pace
The government of President Felipe Calderon is extraditing drug suspects and other fugitives to the United States at a record pace, reflecting a quiet but seismic shift in Mexican policy that many analysts say could help dismantle trafficking gangs....Tags: International Law, War Crimes, University of Miami, Drug Trafficking, Heads of State
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Marking 2 years in office, Mexican president vows to clean up cops
Associated Press WriterMEXICO CITY (AP) _ President Felipe Calderon pledged Sunday to clean up corruption within his administration and vowed that his government would never negotiate with drug lords. Promising to continue the battle against organized crime, no matter how...Tags: Barack Obama, Drug Trafficking, Corporate Crime, Heads of State, National Government
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Mexican drug cartels see Houston as a firearms marketplace, say federal officials
HOUSTON (AP) _ Houston has become a firearms marketplace for Mexican drug cartels, according to federal law enforcement officials. Gangsters have spent millions in Texas on military-style weapons and ammunition that are being used in the cartels' ongoing...Tags: Firearms, Law Enforcement, Defense, Weaponry
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Voice of the People
The need for casino This is regarding your Nov. 23 editorial, "No casino for Rosemont." The editorial against the Rosemont casino is based on faulty logic. For the record, I have no relationship with the town of Rosemont, either as a lobbyist for the...Tags: Barack Obama, Oak Park, Casino and Gambling, Richard M. Daley, Tourism and Leisure
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Mexico charges police official, alleged trafficker in murders of 24 men
MEXICO CITY (AP) _ Prosecutors have charged a municipal police commander and an alleged drug cartel member with homicide in the September massacre of 24 men outside Mexico City. The Attorney General's Office says it also lodged organized crime and drug...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Murder
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MOVIES
COMING ATTRACTIONS THE MOVIE "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" THE DEAL The sixth in the series, said to be the darkest yet. IN THEATERS July 17, 2009 NEXT WEEK 'Cadillac Records' - The rise and fall of Chess Records, which launched the...Tags: Chuck Berry, Mamma Mia! (movie), Harry Potter, The Dark Knight (movie)
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Feds Help Hartford Investigate 2007 Double Homicide
The Hartford CourantFBI agents are probing the brutal double slaying in Hartford last year of a pair of teens, including a high school football star, in an unusual step that provides the first indication the city is receiving federal help in dealing with a high number of...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Gang Activity, Juvenile Delinquency, People, Drug Trafficking
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