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...confrontation, Sgt. James Crowley is heard telling police dispatchers that the man in the house, whom he identified as Gates, is uncooperative. Crowley, whose voice seems steady and measured in the tape, also told police to "keep the cars coming." Another individual can be heard occasionally in the background, issuing what seems to be a protestation at one point in time, although it is unclear if the man is Gates...
...According to the company, market research shows Mr. Six has fans of all ages. "We know he's a polarizing character," Vieira Barocas says. "But on any day I would rather that someone have an opinion about us and our brand than for him to just melt into the background with all the other advertising that is out there. Would I prefer that you and other critics find him appealing? Absolutely. But I will take the fact that you notice, that you hear our message and that you have a point of view...
...filed in Nevada's Clark County, she was married to her first husband during the majority of her employment with Jackson and married her second husband, Joseph Kisembo, in December 2008. There were other, almost Svengali-like rumors. "I hear some odd things about her - this woman in the background with all of this power, flexing her muscles," says former Jackson spiritual adviser Firpo Carr. "That's not the Grace I know. Unless she has this other secret life I don't know about," says Carr. "She is one of the humblest people I have been around...
There's a school of thought among creative writers that journalism is not "real" writing, that only fiction or creative nonfiction is art. Do you agree? Well, my background is journalism. I don't have any creative-writing experience except for one class I took as a sophomore in college. I worked at magazines for over 10 years before I even thought of writing a book. When I teach kids at [my tutoring center] 826 Valencia, the first thing I do is I send them out to report. They sign up for a class that they think is going...
...people are getting their hopes up that the Abyei deal is anything more than a tiny step. The north and south still disagree on a host of other issues. South Sudanese are losing faith in their own leaders, who are seen as corrupt. And looming in the background are nationwide elections in 2010 and then a 2011 referendum - to be held concurrently with the Abyei vote - in which south Sudanese will decide whether to remain a part of Sudan or become a separate country...