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Fast Forward Report: DSK Accuser Offers To Drop Charges if Settlement Reached
The lawyer for the hotel maid suing Dominique Strauss-Kahn reportedly told the ex-IMF chief’s lawyers that he would work to get criminal charges if they reach a settlement of the civil suit against him. People briefed on the matter told the Wall Street Journal that Kenneth Thompson, the lawyer for Sofitel hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo,…
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Fast Forward Crown Heights Panel Scrapped After Sharpton Backs Out
Rev. Al Sharpton backed out of a panel discussion on the relationship between blacks and Jews after the brother of Yankel Rosenbaum objected to his presence, and organizers then scrapped the event. Sharpton told Rabbi Marc Schneier, who organized the panel set for this Sunday in the Hamptons, that he did not want to participate…
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Fast Forward U.S. Expresses Condolences to Terror Victims
The U.S. Embassy in Israel offered condolences to the victims of the terror attacks that killed at least six people, CNN reported. “In light of what’s happening near Eilat, our deepest condolences go out to the victims, their families and loved ones, of what appears to be a brutal and cowardly act of terrorism in…
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Fast Forward Lawless Sinai a Haven for Terrorists
The Egyptian-controlled Sinai Desert has become increasingly lawless, and that may have allowed terrorists to carry out Thursday’s deadly attack near the border. Israeli analysts told The New York Times that the gunmen in the bus strike may have come from Gaza, traveled south via Sinai and crossed the border from there into Israel. Israel…
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Fast Forward Coordinated Attack Reflects Lack of Control on Egyptian SIde of Border
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday’s terror attacks near Eilat were coordinated and blamed them on a lack of control on the Egyptian side of the border, CNN reported. Barak said attackers fired shots at a bus, assaulted Israeli soldiers, and fired mortars and an anti-tank missile in a coordinated attack near the southern…
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Fast Forward Court Backs Trustee’s Method for Dividing Up Madoff Losses
A federal appeals court has approved the method used by the trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff’s scandal-plagued financial firm to divide up the losses from the Ponzi scheme, wire services reported Tuesday. The decision means court-appointed trustee Irving Picard can use the so-called “net equity” method, meaning investors’ losses will be calculated based on what they…
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Fast Forward American Development Expert Kidnapped in Pakistan
An American development expert was kidnapped at gunpoint in Pakistan, officials said Saturday. The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan identified the victim as Warren Weinstein, and said he works for an Arlington, Va. agency. He was said to be in his 60s. Weinstein was snatched by gunmen Saturday who pistol-whipped him and his driver, and tied…
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News Acccused Killer of Leiby Kletzky Speaks
The accused killer of Brooklyn boy Leiby Kletzky reportedly said he tries not to think about the brutal murder and says he “panicked,” but stopped short of apologizing for what he called “the incident.” Speaking out for the first time, Levi Aron told the Daily News that he has difficulty even thinking about the days…
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