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...experience they might just bite your head off. For those who have visited the ancient Coliseum in recent years, you have probably run into these would-be modern-day Roman gladiators, or more precisely, they have run into you. Last I checked, they were demanding 20 euros to pose next to them for a photograph outside the Coliseum, holding-the-sword not included. (See 10 things to do in Rome...
...Monday, a judge declined a request by prosecutors to jail Bernard Madoff, saying the former investment adviser who is accused of bilking $50 billion from clients did not pose a flight risk. Prosecutors made the request last week after it was discovered that Madoff had sent over a million dollars in jewelry to relatives in the past few weeks. Investigators also revealed that Madoff had $173 million in signed checks sitting in his office drawer at the time of his arrest. Prosecutors say they will appeal the ruling...
...move to change the country's political order are fragmented, says David Zweig, a political science professor at Hong Kong's University of Science and Technology. Though it is miserable for those thrown out of work, millions of peasants going back to their villages are highly unlikely to pose a threat to Beijing. "Remember, Beijing has done this before: between 1998 and 2000, the government put tens of millions of workers at state-owned enterprises out of work. There were plenty of strikes and protests that made the government a little nervous, but overall, they were able to survive pretty...
...role reversal from his future position, Vilsack’s study group meetings included simulations in which he would play the role of the president and pose questions to his cabinet, which was made up of students, Shah said...
...Informants are common in drug and other criminal cases. But they pose a special challenge in terrorism cases, where the government cannot afford to wait for the plot to play out before making arrests. As a result, the prosecution relies heavily on the informants - who often have powerful incentives to keep the case going. "Obviously, the model worked to achieve a conviction," says Cipparone, the defense attorney for Shnewer. "But looking at it systemically, I have significant concerns about the payment of informants in this context--informants with these kinds of backgrounds, given this much free reign...