Archive for July 29th, 2008

Ex-Newark mayor gets 27 months for corruption

Posted in Law and Order, Politics, Scandal on Jul 29th, 2008

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison on Tuesday for his role in the cut-rate sales of city land to his former mistress.
U.S. District Judge William Martini gave James 27 months and ordered him to pay a $100,000 fine, but did not require [...]

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Whitaker Replaces Russert as NBC News’ Washington

Posted in Celebrity News, Sports News on Jul 29th, 2008

The former Newsweek editor, who joined NBC last year as senior vice president of news, will assume many of the off-camera duties held by Russert, who died of a heart attack in June.
As bureau chief, Whitaker will be in charge of “Meet the Press,” as well as NBC News’ election and political coverage. He also [...]

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