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So many aspects of the Feb. 26 altercation and shooting in Sanford remain muddy. Who threw the first punch? Why did Zimmerman leave his car?
This cache of recordings, photos and statements is far from all the evidence. But it suggests there are answers we may never truly get.
“I can’t comment on, you know, what George saw or what George was thinking,” the suspect’s father, Robert, told investigators in a March 19 interview included in Thursday’s release. “Or what anybody saw or what they were thinking.”
In some states, “discovery” like this isn’t released prior to trial – unless it’s by a defense team hoping to score points in the court of public opinion. That is what happened during the infamous 2006 Duke University lacrosse rape case, in which North Carolina officials ultimately determined that the local prosecutor rushed to judgment in charging three students with raping a stripper.

See the full article from “WSET”

So many aspects of the Feb. 26 altercation and shooting in Sanford remain muddy. Who threw the first punch? Why did Zimmerman leave his car?
This cache of recordings, photos and statements is far from all the evidence. But it suggests there are answers we may never truly get.
“I can’t comment on, you know, what George saw or what George was thinking,” the suspect’s father, Robert, told investigators in a March 19 interview included in Thursday’s release. “Or what anybody saw or what they were thinking.”
In some states, “discovery” like this isn’t released prior to trial – unless it’s by a defense team hoping to score points in the court of public opinion. That is what happened during the infamous 2006 Duke University lacrosse rape case, in which North Carolina officials ultimately determined that the local prosecutor rushed to judgment in charging three students with raping a stripper.

See the full article from “KEYC TV”

Q: What do a well-known Chicago strip club and the President’s campaign fund have in common?” A: Both received public funds, showing up as “vendors” to the City of Chicago. ___ Two days ago, For the Good of Illinois added another tranche of data to our online transparency portal at openthebooks.com. This installment includes every check written by the City of Chicago from FY 2002 to 2011. It contains $74 billion in vendor payments. Last year alone, over 69,000 entities received checks, and you can see it all at openthebooks.com. The data contains numerous details: vendor code, transaction id, PO number, fund, department, amount, check number, and date. Here’s a curious item found while digging though the data… The Admiral Theatre, Inc., is a strip club on the northwest side of the city. Obama for America is the President’s campaign fund. The City of Chicago approved payouts to each of them, using the same catch-all “vendor code” or expense classification. Further review found that neither vendor exists …

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Retired Chicago musician gets 6 months in North Woods high-speed stripper chase
Alas, there’ll be no trial in the case of an Illinois senior citizen charged with chasing a stripper — his one-time photography subject — and her boyfriend through three North Woods counties.
The bizarre case that began at an Eagle River hotel and played out at high speeds across Highway 70 in January ended with the stripper getting treatment in an Upper Michigan hospital and Benedict Emil Sedivy in jail.
Trial in the matter had been set to begin after Memorial Day, and was sure to have generated the biggest buzz in Florence County in years.
But Sedivy, 71, a retired Cicero percussionist who his lawyer said once played with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, pleaded no contest this week to a single count of second degree reckless endangerment.

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May 16, 2012. Chicago. A local taxpayer watchdog group, For the Good of Illinois, released surprising findings yesterday from their investigation into the spending habits of Chicago city government. Examining vendor payments spanning from 2002 to 2011, the organization found $74 billion worth of checks drawn from the city treasury. At first glance, two of the more conspicuous recipients are the Admiral Theater strip club in Chicago and the Obama for America PAC. If investigators are correct, the payment to the President’s campaign was not reported and is illegal.
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The payments to the Admiral Theater strip club included 16 checks that ranged from $1.20 to $1,900. In total, the strippers and their employer received $5,197.78 during the above timeframe. Neither party has disclosed what services city officials received in exchange for payment.

See the full article from “Examiner.com”

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Chicago used taxpayer money to fund visits to strip clubs The Admiral Theatre strip club received $5,197.78 from the City of Chicago between the dates 2006 through 2011.
Q: What do a well-known Chicago strip club and the President’s campaign fund have in common?”
A: Both received public funds, showing up as “vendors” to the City of Chicago.___
Two days ago, For the Good of Illinois added another tranche of data to our online transparency portal atopenthebooks.com. This installment includes every check written by the City of Chicago from FY 2002 to 2011.
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The Admiral Theatre, Inc., is a strip club on the northwest side of the city. Obama for America is the President’s campaign fund.
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The Admiral Theatre strip club received $5,197.78 from the City of Chicago between the dates 2006 through 2011. The sixteen checks ranges from $1.00 to $1,900. A buck? Is some one tipping dancers using City of Chicago checks?

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It is through Roxy that Goldthwait the writer both gets to have the most fun and runs into the film’s biggest problems. Roxy is a psychopath. Sure, she may be right that Diablo Cody is the “only stripper who suffers from too much self-esteem” or that “Glee” is bad for America, but her continuous criticism of the world around her overtakes the film to the point that Frank becomes too much of a secondary character. And Roxy becomes less and less likable to the point that she becomes difficult to root for in any way. Yes, I understand that she’s supposed to be broadly painted in order for the satire to work but then Goldthwait fumbles the final arc of the character. I’m not going to spoil anything but Roxy doesn’t work for me, especially given how I think we’re supposed to feel about her during the ridiculous ending (which is clearly a place that Bobcat Goldthwait wanted to go as a filmmaker but that never feels like anyplace that Frank or Roxy would go as characters).

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Ex-NE mob boss to be sentenced in strip club plotEx-NE mob boss to be sentenced in strip club plotThe former boss of the New England Mafia is set to be sentenced for his role shaking down Providence strip clubs.When 84-year-old Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio is led away to prison, the New England Mafia will lose an “old school” former boss who came up through the ranks during the mob’s heyday only to be undone in his old age…
By LAURA CRIMALDIAssociated Press
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – When 84-year-old Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio is led away to prison, the New England Mafia will lose an “old school” former boss who came up through the ranks during the mob’s heyday only to be undone in his old age over his role in the shakedown of Providence strip clubs.
The New England Mafia remains as a shell of its former self, crippled in its ability to control businesses through fear, stay out of the crosshairs of law enforcement or even adhere to …

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A group of nuns in a Chicago suburb have accused their own mayor of threatening them over their efforts to stop a strip club from opening next to their convent.

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Detroit orchestra hopes Kid Rock show raises $1MDetroit orchestra hopes Kid Rock show raises $1MThis time last year, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra was about a month removed from a contentious musicians’ strike that worsened its already strained finances. Now, the rebounding organization aims to raise the roof -…This time last year, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra was about a month removed from a contentious musicians’ strike that worsened its already strained finances. Now, the rebounding organization aims to raise the roof -…
Ex-NE mob boss to be sentenced in strip club plotEx-NE mob boss to be sentenced in strip club plotThe former boss of the New England Mafia is set to be sentenced for his role shaking down Providence strip clubs.When 84-year-old Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio is led away to prison, the New England Mafia will lose an “old school” former boss who came up through the ranks during the mob’s heyday only to be undone in his old age…

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