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...also said that he had placed several ads in local newspapers including The Crimson, before any customers made payments using Crimson Cash. Despite a slow start, he said that OM hopes to see 7 to 10 percent of all purchases paid for with Crimson Cash...
Each of the 17 mentors spends one afternoon a week at the Portal. Collectively, they work with more 90 local children...
...nearly as intense. Threats can languish in the clogged voice-mail inboxes of any number of staffers dispersed across many offices in different parts of the country. Capitol police must work backward to reconstruct caller-ID records, usually in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and local authorities. And the offenders often turn out to simply be irritated voters, angry over this bill or that congressional resolution; a rap on the knuckles has often been considered sufficient punishment...
...threats that are being investigated, including the one against Murray. On the House side, there have been threats against nearly a dozen members - prompting Capitol police to hold a meeting with the Democratic caucus before Easter recess to encourage members to be vigilant and immediately report any suspicious activity. Local authorities are monitoring those who have been menaced as the police and FBI try to track down the perpetrators...
...meantime, the legal clouds around the case appear to be growing thicker. On Wednesday, April 7, Israeli prosecutors arrested Olmert's close confidant and former lawyer Uri Messer on suspicion of helping to collect bribes, obstructing justice and laundering money in conjunction with an unnamed suspect. The local media are barred by a court order from revealing the identity of the suspect. The Jerusalem Post ran an article with the headline "Uri Messer Is the Link." The police are calling the Messer case "one of the most serious corruption affairs in the state's history." (See how Olmert succeeded Ariel...