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...Black Shampoo's most memorable moment was when it carried Sen. Alan K. Simpson (R-Wyo.) and his wife Ann from the IOP to Harvard Yard when they were running late for an event last year," Weiner writes in an e-mail message. "Since the emergency car ride was not expected, the inside of the car was very messy...
Following the Rodney King beating in 1991 and charges of investigative bungling and racism in the O.J. Simpson case in 1995, the Rampart scandal has brought the L.A.P.D. to a new low. Allegations of cops' dealing drugs, shooting unarmed suspects, planting guns and routinely falsifying police reports have left the force reeling. So far, 100 Rampart-related convictions have been overturned. More corruption cases involving police officers are in the works, and the city has been forced to accept a consent decree under which a federal judge will oversee police reforms. Liability suits by those wrongly accused could cost...
...guilty verdict was a bittersweet victory for district attorney Gil Garcetti, whose eight-year tenure was marred by criticism of his handling of the Simpson and Menendez brothers cases and who was seen as being slow to respond to the Rampart scandal. Two weeks ago, Garcetti was defeated in a bid for re-election by Stephen Cooley, who made the Rampart scandal the centerpiece of his campaign. Cooley has said he will set up a new division in the D.A.'s office dedicated to "pursuing anyone who attempts to taint the public justice system. Good cops will welcome a prosecutor...
...Steve Simpson is one of many converts to small-business Web services. Last February, Simpson co-founded Adoto, a Seattle-based manufacturer of software for online clothing retailers. With competitors breathing down his neck, he needed to hire staff quickly to ready his software for market. But he couldn't afford to pay someone to look for the help, let alone do it himself. Like Register, Simpson discovered BizBuyer through a banner ad. He put in a request for several programmers, and the following day got six prospective hires. In addition to locating qualified workers, he used BizBuyer to find...
...they have competitors and make every attempt to offer the best price. Auction sites are placing an increasingly high priority on prequalifying vendors, screening out sketchy suppliers and creating an important safety net for small businesses. "Knowing vendors are qualified can save a lot of time and money," says Simpson. "In some cases, small businesses have only one chance to get it right...