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In a tearful Hall of Fame induction speech following his daughter’s touching introduction, Tiger Woods pulled back the curtain a bit on his carefully tended image, speaking of the trials that led to the moment, incidences of racism and financial hardship that were a contrast to how preordained he always made his success look.

A 46-year-old woman pleaded guilty Monday to hiding a stolen mink coat in her underwear. Stephanie Moreland was arrested New Year’s Eve by Bloomington Police after the Alaskan Fur Company reported a short mink coat was stolen by a woman who had been in the store and acting suspiciously. Moreland pleaded guilty to one count of felony theft of property. Police say she hid the mink coat in her underwear for three days while being questioned by police in jail. The coat was valued at $6,500.

http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2009/09/former_rep_jim_traficant_tells.html

"If you have any creature in the house with a head bigger than a walnut (including boyfriends), you need a Kitty Wig™."

Did anyone here that on the "O'Reilly Factor"?? Trump admitted he voted for Bush. I don't believe he even voted.

Just wondering if anyone else is uneasy about our President having a fake head.

WASHINGTON - James A. Traficant, a former Ohio congressman in prison for bribery and racketeering charges, has given his approval to supporters to form a presidential exploratory committee. "The battle to free James Traficant and to evict the Socialists and 'free traders' from the Democratic Party is now under way," campaign spokesman Marcus Belk said. "Someone buy the Washington establishment a bottle of Maalox." Belk said the group, which announced Friday that it had gotten Traficant's approval by letter, has raised $10,224 in cash pledges made on Traficant's campaign Web site. The average contribution was $71, he said. Once a...

Jailed Traficant Gets 15 Percent Wednesday November 6, 2002 4:30 PM COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Former Ohio Rep. James A. Traficant Jr.'s fight to take back his House seat came up short Tuesday - but he did manage to attract more than 27,000 votes in a campaign from his Pennsylvania prison cell. Traficant, who was expelled from the House in July and is serving eight years in federal prison on bribery and racketeering convictions, was running as an independent from behind bars. He finished third in Tuesday's voting, grabbing 15 percent of the vote. Democrat Tim Ryan won. ``The biggest...

Traficant must doff his famous coif in prison Thursday, August 1, 2002 Mark Niquette The Columbus Dispatch Ex-congressman James A. Traficant Jr. lost his freedom this week, and he'll soon lose his trademark hair, too. Traficant, who was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday for bribery and other crimes, became a nationally recognized figure as much for his mop top as for his 1970s wardrobe and "tell-it-like-it-is'' speech. Although some people thought the famous hair too unruly to be a toupee -- Traficant said he styled it with a Weedwacker -- he had to remove his hairpiece in a...