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Is Vernon the one to tell Hillary to quit?
Vernon Jordan, the powerful Washington lawyer and fixer who 10 years ago found himself at the epicentre of the Monica Lewinsky storm, is back in the spotlight. If
Hillary Clinton fails to win today's crucial Texas and Ohio primaries convincingly, someone has to tell her to give up. If her... [continued]
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First lady steps out of Medvedev’s shadow
Before he became president this week, Dmitri Medvedev and his wife Svetlana Medvedeva rarely appeared together in public. But since Svetlana showed up in her
stilettos to vote in Sunday's elections, Russia's glamorous new first lady has been making quite an impression. While Medvedev is known... [continued]
Medvedev is streets ahead of Russian rivals
Russia waits for Medvedev the normal
Belated Burns Night for Ewan, Lady Helen and Sharleen
London boasted its very own Highland fling last night as Texas frontwoman Sharleen Spiteri (left), actor Ewan McGregor (centre) and
Lady Helen Taylor (right) hosted their annual charity fundraiser Not Another Burns Night at the St Martin's Lane Hotel in Covent Garden. With guests such... [continued]
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Giuseppe 1: Opera’s di Stefano dies
One of the most exciting tenors of the postwar era, who might have eclipsed Caruso and Pavarotti had he shown more discipline, has died at 86. Giuseppe di Stefano was famed for his performances in Faust and Rigoletto and also for his love affair with Maria Callas (with whom he... [continued]
Giuseppe 2: Corleone shuns Mafia man
When the 28-year-old son of the Sicilian Mafia's most brutal godfather, Salvatore 'Toto' Riina, was suddenly released from jail on a technicality last week, he called his mother to
take him home to Corleone where he expected a hero's welcome. Instead, the town leaders asked Giuseppe Riina (pictured) to leave.... [continued]
Robert Fox: the Gambinos and the Sicilian connection
The real godfather - behind bars
Hasnat Khan tells Diana inquest that Princess left him for Dodi
Hasnat Khan, the heart surgeon described as the love of Princess Diana's life, has told the inquest into her death that it was she who ended their two-year
relationship after meeting Dodi Fayed. In a statement read out to the High Court jury, Khan said it happened... [continued]
Fayed reveals plot with cast of thousands
Fayed and Livingstone play the race card
A tribute to Michael Mansfield QC
Diana groupies maintain their vigil
In brief: Conrad hopes for Bush pardon
After Barbara Amiel (pictured) bade a tearful farewell to her husband Conrad Black at the gates of a Florida prison on Monday, Black's lawyers say they are
not ruling out a pardon from President Bush... Former ITN news presenter Carol Barnes is in hospital after suffering a... [continued]
Conrad Black begins prison sentence
Cash-strapped Jackson misses out on damages
The owner of a Los Angeles-based celebrity jet service has been ordered to pay $20.25m in compensation to two of Michael Jackson's former lawyers after secretly video-taping them and the pop star on a flight from Las Vegas to California in 2003. Jackson was flying into Santa... [continued]
