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hit job stories: 3 news summaries

NY Cops Bust Bizarre Hit Job

Jealous spouse gave undercover officer samurai sword to kill wife, retrieve $27K ring

Aug 22, 08 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Brooklyn man was arrested yesterday for attempting to get a hit man to kill his wife—and retrieve the $27,000 wedding ring he had given her, the New York Daily News reports. Rockefeller Auguste, 35, enraged by jealousy, gave an undercover officer posing as a contract killer a... More »

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NYPD • killer • hitman • infidelity • wife • samurai swords • hit job

 Fish Toxin Buyer
 Linked to Murder Plot 

Man after puffer fish poison was seeking hit man

Jul 2, 08 3:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Illinois man busted trying to buy enough puffer fish toxin to kill dozens of people had been seeking to hire a hit man on the internet to kill a mystery woman, reports the Chicago Tribune. The financial planner sent emails to people offering $8,000 for the murder, authorities... More »

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fish • poison • Illinois • toxin • hit job • murder plot • puffer fish

Bill Accuses Obama of  'Hit Job'

Confronts CNN reporter on race claims 

Jan 24, 08 7:20 AM CST
(Newser) - The bitter rivalry between the Clintons and Barack Obama took a toxic new turn yesterday as Bill Clinton, defending himself against accusations of injecting race into the campaign in South Carolina, accused Obama of "putting out a hit job" on him. During questioning by a CNN reporter, the former... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • race • South Carolina • Bill Clinton • CNN • Democratic nomination • hit job

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