Topic: James "Whitey" Bulger
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Bestselling books the week of 3/10/13, according to IndieBound*
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Bestselling books the week of 3/4/13, according to IndieBound*
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Baseball 2012: The game's best off-beat, under-the-radar statistics and trivia
Fascinating baseball firsts and notable statistics can easily be missed in the playing of more than 2,000 big-league games each year. Here are the most intriguing developments that possibly escaped your notice.
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Book club alert: 3 great novels for summer reading
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In Pictures James 'Whitey' Bulger on trial
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Whitey Bulger defense: Star witness lied before, could be lying now
The defense for crime boss James 'Whitey' Bulger might have poked some holes in the testimony of key witness John Martorano, but it still faces an uphill battle.
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Whitey Bulger trial: Star witness tells of bungled murders
John Martorano, a close associate of James 'Whitey' Bulger, testified Monday, saying that Bulger was involved in numerous murders, including at least one that went badly wrong.
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Whitey Bulger trial opens with startling statement from defense (+video)
The trial of James 'Whitey' Bulger began Wednesday, with the defense admitting Mr. Bulger was a criminal, but saying he was not guilty of two key murders and did not act as an informant.
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Jury selection begins in Whitey Bulger trial: Who can be picked? (+video)
Some 225 people took part in the jury selection process Tuesday morning, with more pools to follow. There will be 12 jurors and six alternates for the Whitey Bulger trial.
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Focus Bulger trial and the FBI: How have rules about informants changed?
James 'Whitey' Bulger is not the only one facing scrutiny as his trial begins Tuesday. So is the FBI, which infamously used Bulger as an informant for years. Today the FBI relies more heavily than ever on confidential informants, but under new rules.
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Focus Bulger trial marks close of an era. But what new organized crime lurks?
Reputed mobster James 'Whitey' Bulger is among the last of his kind, as old-style crime bosses give way to criminal groups that are more fluid, more likely to span international borders, and more reliant on modern technologies.
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Whitey Bulger on trial: what last-minute legal maneuvers portend
James 'Whitey' Bulger, reputed Boston organized-crime boss and former FBI Most Wanted fugitive, appeared in federal court Monday. Some of the trial's likely narratives were evident in pretrial motions.
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Top Picks: A Discovery Channel look at James 'Whitey' Bulger, pianist/singer Eliane Elias's new album, and more
Norwegian detective Harry Hole returns in Jo Nesbo's 'The Redeemer,' a two-disc compilation of Ane Brun's songs is worth a listen, and more top picks.
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Bulger girlfriend: Why she's still getting 8 years in jail
Bulger girlfriend, Catherine Greig, lost her appeal to reduce her 8-year prison sentence. Greig was alleged gangster James "Whitey" Bulger's girlfriend during his 16 years as a fugitive.
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23 years after $500 million art heist, a breakthrough
FBI says it knows who pulled off the 1990 art heist at Boston's Isabella Steward Gardner Museum. The stolen Rembrandt, Manet, and other art works were taken to Connecticut and Philadelphia after the heist.
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Jack Curran, legendary high school coach, dies
Jack Curran racked up dozens of Coach of the Year awards and was inducted into nine different Halls of Fame, but those who knew him say his character outshone his trophies.
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Bestselling books the week of 3/10/13, according to IndieBound*
See what's selling in bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 3/4/13, according to IndieBound*
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The hunt for Christopher Dorner: Do reward offers help or hinder?
More than 1,000 tips have been received since the offer of a $1 million reward for information leading to the capture of former Los Angeles cop Christopher Dorner.
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Culture Cafe Johnny Depp to play Whitey Bulger in a new biopic (+video)
Johnny Depp has signed to play Whitey Bulger in the biopic 'Black Mass.' The film in which Johnny Depp will play Bulger will most likely get a 2014 release.
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Baseball 2012: The game's best off-beat, under-the-radar statistics and trivia
Fascinating baseball firsts and notable statistics can easily be missed in the playing of more than 2,000 big-league games each year. Here are the most intriguing developments that possibly escaped your notice.
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Mobster Whitey Bulger will testify at his trial according to lawyer (+video)
Attorney J.W. Carney Jr. said in court that Bulger will testify about his claim that he was given immunity for any crimes he committed while he was a top-echelon FBI informant against the Mafia.
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Catherine Greig gets eight years for helping Whitey Bulger
Catherine Greig was sentenced to eight years in prison, and was admonished by the judge for her loyalty and support of wanted mobster James 'Whitey' Bulger. Catherine Greig posed as Bulger's wife, picked up his medicine, and helped him while he evaded the FBI for 16 years.
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US seeks 10-year sentence for Whitey Bulger's lover Catherine Greig
In a sentencing memo filed in court, prosecutors said Greig deserves the long sentence because of the length of time she harbored Bulger as a fugitive and the number of things she did to protect him.
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Whitey Bulger case: Mobster’s girlfriend pleads guilty to charges
Whitey Bulger’s girlfriend pleaded guilty today to charges of harboring her longtime lover before being captured last year in Santa Monica, Calif.
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Whitey Bulger trial date set for Nov., judge rejects pleas for more time
Whitey Bulger: During a hearing in federal court Monday, Bulger's attorney, J.W. Carney Jr., said it would take his law firm at least a year to go through more than 500,000 documents and nearly 1,000 tapes prosecutors have turned over to the defense.
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Racist newsletters put Ron Paul on the defensive for first time
Long-ago Ron Paul newsletters are getting attention for their inclusion of slurs against black Americans. The Texas congressman is also taking fire for his foreign policy views.
12/22/2011 06:55 pm -
Game 7 win, World Series goes to Cardinals
Game 7: the St. Louis Cardinals won Game 7 to take home the World Series Commissioner's Trophy.
10/29/2011 02:15 am -
$2.1 million reward paid to "Whitey" Bulger tipsters
$2.1 million reward: multiple individuals have reportedly shared the $2.1 million in reward money for their help in finding "Whitey" Bulger last June.
09/25/2011 05:24 pm -
Book club alert: 3 great novels for summer reading
From Dodge City to Shanghai to a summer home in Maine, here are three of our favorite fiction recommendations for good summer reading.
06/28/2011 11:13 am
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