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Activists urge Obama to speak out on Mexico's human rights record
MEXICO CITY -- Activists are attempting to spotlight human rights issues during President Obama's visit this week to Mexico, urging him to publicly condemn what they describe as Mexico’s abysmal record of torture, killings and forced...
Tags: Felipe Calderon, Mexico City, Government, Mexico, Drug Trafficking
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For South Korea, no respect, no Kaesong
It's time for South Korea to face facts: The Kaesong experiment has failed. The ideologically motivated joint business venture with North Korea known as the Kaesong industrial complex is not economically viable, nor has it achieved any of its political...
Tags: North Korea, Pyongyang (North Korea), Employees, Lee Myung-bak, Kim Jong Un
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'Pain & Gain' a painful reminder for real-life gang victim
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.Paramount Pictures may stand to gain a great deal from its forthcoming "Pain & Gain," but for Marc Schiller, it's only generating pain. Schiller, an accountant who resides in Boca Raton, Fla., was a victim of the Sun Gym gang, whose exploits are...Tags: Paramount Pictures, R Rated Movies, Mark Wahlberg, Pain & Gain (movie), Kidnapping
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Trial for 1987 slaying of Jimmy Casino to wrap up
He was a smooth-talking swindler who operated Orange County's most notorious and lucrative strip club, the Mustang Topless Theater. Born James Stockwell, he rebranded himself Jimmy Casino and lived the extravagant lifestyle of a character from an Elmore...
Tags: Prosecution, Credit and Debt, Lawyers, Prisons, Bars and Clubs
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Mexican journalists march to protest violence against reporters
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican journalists on Sunday marched in this capital and several other states to protest violence that has claimed the lives of co-workers and silenced news media in parts of the country. Chanting “Justice!” and “...
Tags: Mexico City, Mexico, Abusive Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice, Journalism
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Austria aims to open up on bank secrecy within weeks
Reuters* Chancellor Faymann sees chance for deal by EU summit in May * Austria ready to drop bank secrecy on foreigners' accounts * Unified EU position will allow talks with Switzerland, U.S. * European Commission gives cautious welcome to new stance By...Tags: Austria, Swiss Confederation, Werner Faymann, Vienna (Austria), Marketing
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Review: "Maya's Notebook" by Isabel Allende
As Maya Vidal writhes on a filthy mattress, hog-tied with an electrical cord, she wonders how much worse this confinement by killers is going to get once the pangs of her drug addictions kick in. Readers of Isabel Allende's new novel, “Maya's...
Tags: Isabel Allende, Chile, Chicago Sun-Times
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Horse track money laundering trial begins in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A multimillion-dollar horse racing and breeding operation run from an Oklahoma ranch was actually a front for a notorious Mexican cartel to launder millions of dollars in drug money, prosecutors alleged at the beginning of a trial for...Tags: Gulf Cartel, Prosecution, Organized Crime, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Tribeca Prizes Go to 'The Rocket,' 'The Kill Team'
ReutersApr 25 (TheWrap.com) - The narrative feature "The Rocket" and the documentary "The Kill Team" won the top awards at the Tribeca Film Festival, which handed out prizes on Thursday evening in a ceremony in New York City. Other films that were honored by...Tags: Entertainment Events, Film Festivals, Festive Events, TriBeCa Film Festival, Whoopi Goldberg
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Letters: Crowding out justice in prisons
Re "Brown vows fight over prisons," April 13 Federal courts have found the overcrowding and inmate healthcare in California's prisons intolerable, even though Gov. Jerry Brown says officials are "doing the best job possible." Maybe they're both right...
Tags: Government, Jerry Brown, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Safety of Citizens
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Tribeca 2013: In 'Tricked,' Paul Verhoeven turns fans into writers
NEW YORK -- As Zach Braff and the people behind “Veronica Mars” could tell you, crowd sourcing isn’t a half-bad way to raise some money for a film. But can it enable new forms of creativity too? That's what the longtime Hollywood...
Tags: Film Festivals, Netherlands, John Slattery, TriBeCa Film Festival, Bridesmaids (movie)
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La Caņada History: St. Bede School hosted first public fundraiser
Ten Years Ago A petition was circulating in the Rancho area near La Caņada High School by residents who wanted the city to install speed bumps along Alminar Avenue to calm traffic there. Twenty Years Ago Pat Nolan (R-Glendale), who served La Caņada...
Tags: FBI, Organized Crime, Schools, William Shakespeare, Punishment
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