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Tribune reported on controversy that surrounded HIV discovery
Tribune reporterThis story was first published in the Tribune on Jan. 1, 1995. In March 1987, President Ronald Reagan and French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac appeared in the East Room of the White House to announce that their governments had settled the question of...Tags: Diplomacy, Diseases, Upper House, Ronald Reagan, AIDS
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John McCain, Barack Obama campaigns exchange accusations about negative advertising
Associated Press WriterASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) _ The McCain and Obama presidential campaigns traded accusations of mudslinging Monday in the wake of new ads dredging up infamous events from 20, 30, even 40 years ago. Nancy Pfotenhauer, an adviser to the McCain campaign, said it's...Tags: Sarah Palin, Weather Underground, NBC, David Axelrod, Government
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Prepaid calling cards scam consumers with fewer minutes than promised, hidden, unfair fees
AP Technology WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Rosalba Posada can tick off a list of problems she has encountered trying to use prepaid calling cards to stay in touch with family back in Colombia. There were the cards that didn't deliver as many minutes as promised and the cards...Tags: Pembroke Pines, Prosecution, Consumer Electronics Industry, Tony Soprano, Anti Trust Crime
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Thousands Of Dead People On Connecticut's Voter Rolls
An in-depth look at voter rolls across the state by a group of University of Connecticut journalism students earlier this year found that about 8,500 dead people were registered to vote, and that clerical errors made it appear that 300 of them actually...Tags: University of Connecticut, Death and Dying, Regional Elections, Corporate Crime
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The check bounced; should his head roll?
Special to the SentinelWhen a postdated check Mike gave the plumber bounced, the plumber had him arrested for issuing a worthless check. "I was nice enough to accept a postdated check for the work I did," the plumber complained at the trial. "Then, when I tried to cash it...Tags: Court Administration, Judges, Justice System, Local Authority, Corporate Crime
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Obama ad links McCain to Keating scandal as presidential campaigns step up personal attacks
Associated Press WriterASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) _ Democrat Barack Obama, reacting to Republican charges about his links to a 1960s radical, fired back late Sunday with a Web video about John McCain's role in the Keating Five scandal from the early 1990s. The short video, being e-...Tags: Sarah Palin, Weather Underground, Bill Ayers, Barack Obama, John McCain
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India's Tata Motors project pits industry vs. farmers
Chicago Tribune correspondentSINGUR, India—The sleek modern factory looks abandoned, right when it was supposed to be its busiest, preparing to roll out the world's cheapest car. But massive protests over the most valuable commodity in India—land—have halted...Tags: Employees, Automotive Equipment, Economic Policy, Metal and Mineral, Plant Openings
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Viewpoint: Desperate Republicans turn to desperate measures
The base of the Republican Party - a dwindling but still significant group - clings to a handful of pseudo-facts that don't hold up to serious scrutiny but that still occupy a central place in GOP ideology. Those include the assertion that Saddam...Tags: The White House, Parties and Movements, Saddam Hussein, Interior Policy, Philosophy
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Michael Carona prepares for trial and reconnects with his wife
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMichael S. Carona's life has been flipped on its side since federal prosecutors accused him of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in cash and gifts from people who wanted favors from him. Once one of the most recognizable faces in law enforcement, the...Tags: George Bush, Witnesses, Values, Prosecution, Trials
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Jury finds four men guilty in racketeering case
The Palm Beach PostAfter six days of deliberations, a federal jury returned resounding guilty verdicts Friday in a sweeping racketeering conspiracy, mail and wire fraud and money laundering case against four men prosecutors argued were associated with organized crime....Tags: Organized Crime, Prosecution, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Crimes, Prisons
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Baltimore man guilty of mail fraud conspiracy
A Baltimore man pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to mail fraud conspiracy, aggravated identity theft and possession of stolen mail, the second such plea in connection with a check theft ring dating to the early 1980s, according to the Maryland U....Tags: Punishment, Corporate Crime, Crimes, Theft
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Push to register felons to vote could aid Obama
Associated Press WritersUndaunted by the heat, James Bailey spent his late-summer afternoons walking Virginia's bleakest neighborhoods on the hunt for ex-cons--each a potential voter who might cast the decisive ballot in this hotly contested state. Finding them isn't the...Tags: Justice and Rights, Polls, Voting, Crimes, Minority Groups
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