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Two friends of the men accused of killing Fairfield University football star Mark Fisher were charged with witness tampering yesterday — for trying to scare a witness by alluding to a mob-style whacking on "The Sopranos," prosecutors said. Assistant District Attorney Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi told a Brooklyn judge the pair were members of a tight-knit group called the "Ghetto Mafia" and were trying to hinder the ongoing investigation into the gridiron star's murder in October 2003. Basically, they picked up an individual and made a very clear reference to an episode of 'The Sopranos' where a witness cooperating with authorities was...

TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS - right click on the word "midi" and save to hard drive or bring it into your player There are times a governor must be just telling voters straight Well, perhaps that may be a wrong choice of words I had hired someone who's indeed unqualified And I'm caught in a position that could look somewhat absurd There has been a man...I gave a job, you see Because he gave a different kind of job to me Just before the suit's reported, I must nip this in the bud And it has really been exciting...

<p>EAST GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — The girlfriend of mobster Peter Gotti (search), brother of the late mob boss John Gotti (search), was found dead of a possible suicide in a Long Island motel room, police said.</p> <p>Marjorie Alexander, 43, had been reported missing on Tuesday and was discovered Wednesday afternoon at a Red Roof Inn, Nassau County police said. A preliminary investigation indicated that Alexander may have committed suicide, police said in a news release.</p>

<p>Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry charged Friday that President Bush's lack of a "comprehensive strategy for victory" in the war on terror has left the country vulnerable to attack.</p> <p>The Massachusetts senator, speaking at UCLA, called for 40,000 additional troops abroad, beefed-up fire and police services at home, improved intelligence and strengthened diplomatic efforts that he said would help America "win this war we did not seek.''</p>

Two killed in pornography cinema bombing A bomb explosion has killed two people and destroyed an Iraqi cinema showing foreign sex films. The blast at the Nojoom Cinema in Mosul happened after the device was dropped into the building from a vent in the roof. A shopkeeper across the street, Saad Obeid, said he heard the blast and saw terrified patrons running away, screaming that a bomb had exploded. It is unclear what film was showing at the time of the blast, but Italian and German sex films are being shown at the venue. Restrictions on the import of foreign...

<p>"Sopranos" star James Gandolfini issued an ultimatum to HBO yesterday in the salary war that is threatening to whack the series: Negotiate with me or cancel the show.</p> <p>"It's time for both sides to either say we're finished or we're going to deal like mature people," Dan Klores, the actor's spokesman, told The Post.</p>

<p>The future of "The Sopranos" became even more uncertain yesterday as HBO suspended production indefinitely due to its ongoing contract fight with series star James Gandolfini.</p> <p>Cast members - including Gandolfini - were scheduled to show up for work at Silvercup Studios in Long Island City on March 24.</p>

GENEVA (AP) -- A U.S. scientist was voted off an international climate panel Friday after what campaigners claimed was pressure from the oil industry and Washington, a claim rejected by the United States. Atmospheric scientist Robert Watson was seeking re-election as head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He has been vocal in warning governments about the danger of fossil fuel emissions contributing to global warming. Watson was defeated by Indian challenger Rajendra Pachauri, who was backed by the United States and 75 other nations. Watson received 49 votes in the ballot, said World Meteorological Organization spokeswoman Mo Lagarde....