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...videoblogger is enmeshed in a new digital media controversy. On Tuesday, Wolf was thrown into federal prison for refusing to testify before a U.S. grand jury and for failing to hand over unpublished video footage he shot during a raucous clash on the streets between San Francisco police officers and anti-G8 protesters last year. Wolf posted some of the video on his blog, and some clips were aired on TV newscasts that later paid Wolf for the footage. But the feds are demanding to see everything that wasn't made public. They allege that the unused portion of Wolf...
...Carlos was involved in shipping cocaine into the United States.Macho as he was with his gun, Carlos started making fun of Don Ruben for the job he was doing, comparing him to a little kid with his hammer, which gave everyone a good laugh. Don Amadeus had a particularly raucous laugh. And since Don Ruben’s pride as the oldest brother was threatened, he said, “I should hire an Indian to do it for me.” Despite the laughter that followed, the air became significantly tenser.In that short moment, pretty much ending...
...doubt Benedict was buoyed by the enthusiastic welcome he received in Valencia. Not even a tragic accident in the city's subway system last week dampened the raucous crowds in the streets and public squares. Papal supporters reportedly booed and whistled at Zapatero as he entered the Valencia archbishop's residence for the brief meeting with Benedict. Inside, there were uneasy smiles and rigid body language. The customary exchange of gifts was also telling, with Zapatero giving the pontiff a modern abstract painting and Benedict handing the Spanish leader a copy of the Vatican codex. (Not very likely that...
...good model,” Megan said.Students remembered his devotion to their well-being—his time-honoured fire safety speech, delivered to every cast that performed on the Agassiz stage, became a tradition in the theatre community.“Alan would take the stage to raucous applause,” said Lurtz. “His experience with fire safety was legendary and his concern for the safety of all students and audiences in the space was phenomenal.”He even worked with Mather residents to ensure the proper fire safety precautions were taken...
...front runner, former Mexico City Mayor Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador, of the leftist Democratic Revolution Party, has turned his rallies into carnival-style events, with supporters tossing marigold garlands around his neck and hoisting cages with squawking chachalaca birds that wear his opponents' names. To a raucous throng last week in Puebla, south of Mexico City, Lpez pledged to rid the government of the "arrogant, mediocre, lying thieves who cripple this country!" That got the crowd worked up even more...