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Fire & Ice Cream: The Story Behind a Fire at an Oakland Creamerynew

Three employees of Fentons Creamery and Restaurant in Oakland, Calif., served time after the popular spot was robbed and set on fire in 2001. But a police investigation left key questions about the shop's smothering debt, insurance payments and the employees' implausible motives unanswered.
East Bay Express  |  Robert Gammon  |  09-27-2004  |  Business & Labor

Removable Alien: Ansar Mahmood Suffers Setbacknew

Ansar Mahmood, picked up in post-9/11 sweeps and convinced by a public defender to plead guilty to harboring illegals, has become a cause celebre across the country -- but that hasn't saved him from deportation.
Metroland  |  Miriam Axel-Lute  |  07-15-2004  |  Immigration

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