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Fitzgerald's rise began in 1988 when he joined the prestigious U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan. In 1992 he prosecuted brothers John and Joseph Gambino, two of New York's biggest Mafia leaders. The case ended in a mistrial, which threw Fitzgerald into a funk, but his outlook brightened in 1994 when the Gambinos pleaded guilty to drug trafficking. That same year U.S. Attorney White picked Fitzgerald to prosecute Omar Abdel Rahman, the "Blind Sheik," for plotting with nine associates to blow up New York City landmarks. Rahman was sentenced to life in prison, and Fitzgerald developed a reputation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Don't Try Lying to This Guy | 3/8/2007 | See Source »

...junior Ashwin Kumar broke out of a funk dating back to Jan. 27 by defeating the Jaspers’ Diego Alvarado 6-3, 6-4. Kumar’s tenacious tennis had Alvarado on his heels from the first serve of the match. Kumar was shuffled back two spots in the lineup after his recent struggles, while senior co-captain Scott Denenberg (No. 2) and junior Dan Nguyen (No. 3) each moved up one spot...

Author: By Jonathan B. Steinman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Carries Singles, Doubles Play to Top Jaspers | 3/1/2007 | See Source »

...could fake the funk on the side, but I couldn’t break the beat,” Fishburne said after the Harvard Breakers’ performance, when a performer encouraged him to break a move...

Author: By Doris A. Hernandez and Van Le, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Fishburne Draws Crowd to Sanders | 2/26/2007 | See Source »

...Quixote. "The classical ballet is so perfect in itself - it can't die away," he says. So far, Ratmansky's strategy is paying off. If the smiles and good cheer at its Moscow headquarters are any clue, Ratmansky has pulled the Bolshoi out of its deep Dostoyevskian funk. "There's a great feeling there, one of family and teamwork," says Wheeldon, who recently spent nearly two months working on his new piece with the company. Ticket sales are brisk, and this season will see some 60 more performances than last. And among dance historians, authors and critics the general consensus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Retaking Center Stage | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

...Booty Vortex No really, Booty Vortex. The band that is. Get your funk on with this retro disco band, whose members include Bootay Crevace, Aloisius, and Discomoto. $10 Saturday, Feb. 24, 9:45 p.m. Johnny D’s 17 Holland St., Somerville...

Author: By FM Staff | Title: Get Out! | 2/21/2007 | See Source »

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