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 Vincent Michael "Vinnie" Terranova is an undercover agent in his late 20s to mid-30s. His job is to infiltrate criminal organizations, gather evidence, and then destroy the organization and bring the guilty parties to justice. At the beginning of the...
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 AP News NYC Mob war unlikely despite recent hits
6/9/2007: 611 words, approx. 2 pagesA pair of mob shootings in three days, one of them reminiscent of a hit on last week's episode of "The Sopranos," prompted speculation of a nascent Mafia war in New York City.Not likely, according to mob experts who say "The Life" _ as mobsters... summary from source:
The New York Observer The Big Schlep: Chabon\'d5s Alaskan Lantzmen
5/1/2007: 506 words, approx. 2 pagesTHE YIDDISH POLICEMEN’S UNIONBy Michael Chabon HarperCollins, 414 pages, $26.95 I’m not wild about hardboiled detective fiction. Raymond Chandler may paint a gritty world of hard-luck women, cigarettes and booze, but I still think he’s a lousy writer. Right now, perhaps because it’s spring, the... summary from source:
AP News Reputed mobster charged at 96 in Florida
12/30/2006: 922 words, approx. 3 pagesLucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky and Carlo Gambino are long gone. Murder Inc. is out of business. Las Vegas has been so cleaned up it resembles Disneyland. And Havana? Forget about it since Castro took over. But Albert "Chinky" Facchiano, at 96, is still standing. And... summary from source:
AP News Is Scorsese's Oscar finally at hand?
2/22/2007: 952 words, approx. 3 pagesAmong the five Academy Award directing nominees, one name seems to be on everyone's lips: Martin Scorsese.Nominated five times previously for best director since the 1980 masterpiece "Raging Bull," Scorsese has gone home a loser each year.With Scorsese's sixth directing nomination, this one for his...
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