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Mesereau has three other attorneys on his team, plus an intriguing new adviser--Gary Dunlap, a lawyer from nearby Lompoc who has reasons for going up against Sneddon. In 2003, Sneddon brought charges against Dunlap for witness intimidation. Sneddon lost, and Dunlap filed a $10 million wrongful-prosecution suit, still pending. If Mesereau was looking for a way to counter Sneddon's home-court advantage, he may have found it. --By Unmesh Kher and Matt Kettmann
...appeal of Curves, though, can be judged by how many similar formats are being pushed by competitors, including Slender Lady, started in 1997 in Lompoc, Calif., and Ladies Workout Express, launched last year in Atlanta. That trend, combined with the rising number of Curves locations, has some franchisees worried they will soon be fighting not only fat but one another. Karen Morey, 40, who opened her Burton, Mich., Curves last April and has more than 750 customers, says, "I wonder if we're going to saturate the market." Heavin says at current growth rates, the domestic Curves franchises will...
...exploit. The "lesser of three evils" is how he's described by Ron Stump, 46, a military veteran and now a student in industrial distribution in Lexington, Nebraska. To put it another way, an indefinable aura of middleness is his greatest strength. Shirley Ferris, 72, an Alexander supporter in Lompoc, California, says there isn't any particular position of his that attracts her: "He seems like he's an honest man. He's a little more middle of the road, not so far off, like Buchanan...
...Colombo spat is a battle for control of one of the nation's largest crime groups -- and its purse strings. On one side are roughly 40 members loyal to Carmine (the Snake) Persico, the 59-year-old boss currently serving a 100-year prison term in Lompoc, Calif., for racketeering. The Persico forces are being challenged by 60 or so members loyal to Victor (Little Vic) Orena, the 57-year-old acting head who has been solidifying his grip on the family's businesses, ranging from gambling and prostitution to air freight, construction, catering and liquor distribution...
...good old days are no more. With other federal prisons overflowing, Lompoc is now a low-security facility, complete with a 12-ft.-high double fence topped by razor wire. At best, the new Lompoc rates barely one star...