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U.S. / NEWS Tue Apr 24, 2007 @ 10:40am neoform

ABC News -- Blowing his nose and wiping away tears, the multimillionaire founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" video empire pleaded guilty to contempt of court Monday and was sentenced to 35 days in jail. Joe Francis, who was sued by seven women who were minors when fi.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Fri Jan 5, 2007 @ 10:27pm neoform

New York Magazine -- A couple of weeks back, out in Omaha, I happened to share a ride to the airport with a pair of United pilots. Both were classics of the type—trim, square-jawed, silver-haired, twangy-voiced white men, one wearing a leather jacket. Sam Shepard or Paul Ne.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Dec 14, 2006 @ 12:55am neoform

ABC News -- The "Girls Gone Wild" video empire agreed to pay $1.6 million and its founder was sentenced to community service Wednesday for filming drunken, underage girls in the raunchy videos... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed May 14, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

MSNBC -- Authorities said Tuesday they had “a majority” of the Palm Bay fires contained and were getting better control over the fires in nearby Malabar, where firefighters slept in shifts on cots lined up in the volunteer fire station. 'It's gone. It's all.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Aug 5, 2007 @ 9:19am neoform

Washington Post -- It's year two of Yearly Kos, and it shows. Gone is the seedy Las Vegas hotel that played host to the inaugural get-together. In its place is the vast -- and well-air-conditioned -- McCormick Convention Center here in the Windy City. Gone is the haphazard.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Thu Jun 7, 2007 @ 1:32pm neoform

www.buffalonews.com -- He has gone from accused minor criminal to community symbol. Let there be no mistake. As was confirmed after Tuesday’s court hearing, this is not just another harassment case. Charles Schmidl stands as a crusader for a cause. The cause is the right o.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Sat Jun 2, 2007 @ 11:38am neoform

Alter Net -- A conversation with author David Rose about a murder trial gone wrong and what it tells us about the racial and economic bias in America's criminal justice system today. In 1986, Carlton Gary, a black man, was convicted of the 1979 rape and strangulati.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue May 8, 2007 @ 12:16pm neoform

Al Jazeera -- This is a huge catastrophe for this small town. My home's gone, my staff's homes are gone," he said. A statement from Tony Snow, White House press secretary, said the federal funding was intended to aid recovery from the effects of the tornado. "A.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 25, 2007 @ 10:46pm neoform

FOX News -- Girls Gone Wild" creator Joseph Francis was charged Wednesday with misdemeanor sexual battery for allegedly groping an 18-year-old girl. Francis, who was jailed in Florida two weeks ago for criminal contempt and was indicted in Nevada this month for fe.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Apr 6, 2007 @ 3:00am neoform

ABC News -- Just days after narrowly avoiding jail time, the multimillionaire founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" videos was again ordered to jail Wednesday for contempt of court. Joe Francis, 34, has until noon Thursday to turn himself in to authorities, The News He.. Read More