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...conflict came to a head on June 11, when union members showed up for another round at the bargaining table, only to find that Loews had declared negotiations at an impasse and decided to lock out the union members and have theater managers run the projectors...
...defender had no difficulty finding character witness after character witness to vouch for her: colleagues, her boss's boss, fire fighters and forest volunteers, all uncowed by public anger, standing by a friend who they said had made an unthinkable mistake. The judge denied the government's request to lock her up without bail; if she manages to raise 10% of her $600,000 bond, she can await trial in a halfway house...
There are also operational difficulties in keeping the Palestinian towns under occupation. The army's recent pattern has been to move in for a few days at a time whenever intelligence suggested a terrorist operation was being prepared. Israel's standing army has enough manpower to lock down only two West Bank cities at a time. To control all nine major towns and the largest villages would require a big call-up of reserves. That would be unpopular with a public that has not yet seen a real, permanent improvement in security despite the huge Defensive Shield call-up. Many...
...most common con, accounting for 9% of all e-mail fraud, is the infamous Nigerian Letter. I got one from a Mr. ABBA ABACHA (his caps-lock key appears to be stuck) who claims to be a Nigerian official with $25 million that he needs to smuggle out of the country. If you try to help, he will hit you for processing fees and "advance loans," and you will never see a dime. In the past few months, this well-worn scam has been evolving, so watch out for new variants involving Afghan war booty or a secret trove...
...personnel who debriefed Hanssen about his 21 years as a spy for Moscow found him a prickly, uncooperative character and won't be sorry to see him pulling hard time in a distant lock-up. They may get their wish: rumors are circulating that he may be sent to the dreaded "supermax" prison in Florence, Colorado, usually reserved for uncontrollably violent inmates who try to kill guards and other prisoners...