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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...could always tell he was mad when his face got red." - Former Oakland Raiders Linebacker Ted Hendricks, explaing how Madden got his nickname as a coach: Pinky...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Madden | 4/17/2009 | See Source »

...says authorities almost never detect the origin of the laundered funds, in part because the people who are caught refuse to rat out their higher-ups. "They prefer to take the [jail] sentence than tell us the truth," says Liu. He also admitted that fear often paralyzes further investigation. In one case, a Colombian woman was caught at the airport with some $140,000 and sentenced to six years in prison. Liu says that after the trial last year, the woman's lawyer advised Liu not to investigate any further. Liu followed the advice, and says the people the woman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Guatemala, a Village that Cocaine Built | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...buying all the cartels' drugs, then seemingly abandoning Mexico. "Obama needs to work on stopping all the American drug users. That is where the problem is," says Antonio Santiano, sitting in an empty shop of arts and crafts near the U.S. border. "And he needs to tell his people it is all right to come to Mexico. If he is coming for a visit, why can't all the other Americans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For Mexico's Drug Wars, Obama's Visit Promises Help | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...merchant navy last year. "It's anyway a hazardous profession, what with rough seas and accidents and homicide. Now this piracy and criminalization of sea lanes ..." he says, adding, "It's crazy out there. There'll be hundreds of big and small boats, and it's impossible to tell who's a pirate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pirate Hostages: A Few Rescued, but Many Still Languish | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...arrested the glamorous singer just before she hit the stage at a nightclub in Frankfurt, where she was due to give a solo concert. "Nadja Benaissa had unprotected sex with three men in 2004 and 2006, and although she knew that she herself was HIV positive, she didn't tell them," Ger Neuber, a prosecutor in the city of Darmstadt, near Frankfurt, tells TIME. "Her former lover filed charges against her last year. He is HIV positive and suspects that she is responsible. We arrested her and she's been remanded in custody because there is a danger that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Germany, No Angels Star Faces HIV Charges | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

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