mafiosi

• “Many of the mafiosi who managed the Stonewall and other gay clubs were themselves gay, and several had penchants for drag queens.”

  Simon & Schuster: A Renegade History of the United States

• “Rather than merely alerting the American public to the problems Mexico has long been facing from the narcotraficantes, I fear that the main reaction of the average gringo to this development will be that in addition to flooding their borders with illegal immigrants who are taking jobs from Americans, Mexico is now overrunning the country with drug cartel mafiosi.”

  Project Coronado

• “This is not a normal after-party," one of the mafiosi said shortly after they came on stage about 2 a.m.”

  The Wall Street Journal: DJs Bring South Beach Bonanza to Midtown

• “Correction comes in the form of Elite Hunting, an international torture ring whose victims are abducted, strapped to chairs by huge Slavic mafiosi in creaking black-leather coats, and then chopped or drilled to death.”

  Don’t Fear the Reaper

• “Outrage" marks director Takeshi Kitano's return to his trademark theme -- violence involving yakuza, Japanese mafiosi -- after a few nonviolent, autobiographical titles such as "Achilles and the Tortoise.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Asia in Cannes

• “According to the book, Mr. Blair likened Mr. Brown to "something out of the mafiosi" and as "mad, bad and dangerous.”

  The Wall Street Journal: The Labour Party's losses, writ large

• “(Soundbite of crowd chatter) POGGIOLI: In Rome's Piazza Navona, speakers read the list of mafiosi and corrupt politicians who never would've been arrested without wiretaps.”

  NPR: Italian Journalists Strike Over Wiretap Measure

• “So this is the GOP's version of American represenative democracy: Meeting like mafiosi with cowards, thieves, and xenophobic bigots.”

  VA-SEN: Cheney Has Stealth Fundraiser For Allen At Right-Wing Publisher's Home

• “Asking the ADL to confront Lieberman is like asking George Bush to confront the Republican mafiosi.”

  Obama Privately Rebuked Lieberman For Half-Heartedly Denying False Muslim Rumors

• “- I may have seen too many films about mafiosi, but that sounds more ominous than you imply.”

  On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...

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