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The jailed son of late mob boss John Gotti neared freedom on Monday after a judge agreed to release him on $7 million bond, less than a week after declaring a mistrial on the bulk of his racketeering case. Under bail conditions approved by U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin, John A. ``Junior'' Gotti would be released from a federal lockup in lower Manhattan, but remain under house arrest in his home on Long Island until a possible retrial early next year. Gotti, 41, was still in custody Monday as paperwork was finalized. His lawyers said he could be home with...

Guardian angels founder Curtis Sliwa couldn't believe his eyes: The Mafia boss who - according to a key witness - ordered him killed 13 years ago managed to escape conviction. Here, the outspoken radio host tells Daily News reporter Adam Nichols that he now fears John A. (Junior) Gotti wants the botched job finished: Now he wants me dead. I am a dead man walking. John Gotti Jr. will rejoin his family, and I know there are Gotti cohorts who have taken a solemn vow to do what they failed to do before: end my life. They're going to celebrate...

TOKYO, July 16 (UPI) -- Many who see the Guardian Angels regularly patrol Tokyo streets express surprise "Hey, look, it's the Guardian Angels," one teen told her friend as the volunteers in their signature T-shirts and red berets walked by. "I read about them while I was in New York. What are they doing in Japan? There's no problem here." Keiji Oda, head of the Angels in Tokyo says it's a common misconception that the Guardian Angels are only present in problem areas, reported Japan Today. "We decided to establish a group here before there were major problems, to try...

When I pulled my car into a parking space at Dallas City Hall, I looked over to my left, and there was the man in the red jacket and matching beret, talking on his cell phone as he paced slowly on the concrete strip. I had a 4 PM meeting with the leader of the legendary crime fighting group that has become an adjunct to the justice system in America. He had just emerged from a meeting with Mayor Laura Miller, who, he told me later, was very negative about his presence in “her” city. Curtis Sliwa, the founder and...

The Law and Order that just came on, appears to be ready to put the screws to the Guardian Angels and Curtis Sliwa.

<p>NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The citizen cops known as the Guardian Angels plan to watch over the Sugar Bowl crowds this weekend.</p> <p>About three dozen Angels in their signature red berets and sateen jackets will take to the streets to patrol the French Quarter and the streets around the Louisiana Superdome from Friday until Sunday, according to James Johnson, the chapter leader of the New Orleans chapter of the Angels.</p>

Thanksgiving is more than just a word or a holiday for Mischelle Hileman and her family. Mischelle and her parents, Jan and Benny Hileman, who all live in rural Lostine, weren't sure last week if they'll be eating turkey or pizza on Thanksgiving Day, but they did know they would be together and it wouldn't be in a hospital. "Last year they chopped my legs off on Thanksgiving eve," said Mischelle, not a person to mince words or evade the truth. All of Wallowa County knows the basic story of how Hileman miraculously survived a week in a rugged deep...

On a street corner, in twos or threes, they stand straight and tall, hands folded in front or back, weight on both feet, their eyes taking in every thing. Nearly a year old, the Savannah chapter of the Guardian Angels is a versatile, fluid bunch. Sometimes, working on a tip, they will merely stand there, trademark red beret and shirt visible, staring down drug dealers, discouraging customers. When they have to, they'll confront those they suspect. But since they don't carry weapons, they use what they call "verbal judo." "Look, man, we see you in the neighborhood night after night,"...

This is the D.C. Chapter's press release for the Freedom Rally Against Terror and Tyranny: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS RALLY WEST FRONT OF CAPITOL, WASHINGTON, D.C. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2003 What: FREEDOM RALLY AGAINST TERROR AND TYRANNY When: SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 25, 2003 - Program runs from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Where: West Front of the Capitol Building at 3rd Street on the Mall Organizer: The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic Purpose: To show support for our men and women in uniform serving abroad and at home fighting the war on terrorism, and to give voice to...

October 2, 2003Memorial of the Guardian Angels Psalm: Thursday 42 Reading I Responsorial Psalm Gospel Reading INeh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12 The whole people gathered as one in the open space before the Water Gate,and they called upon Ezra the scribeto bring forth the book of the law of Moseswhich the LORD prescribed for Israel.On the first day of the seventh month, therefore,Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly,which consisted of men, women,and those children old enough to understand.Standing at one end of the open place that was before the Water Gate,he read out of the book from daybreak...

WABC's Curtis Sliwa and The Guardian Angels Provide Tactical Air Support at the Patriots Rally for America III Curtis Sliwa and Guardian Angels Provide Tactical Air Support Stories and Photos: SUPPORT OUR TROOPS - Patriots Rally for America III - 1/18/2003 - After-Action Report Support our troops, deport Ron Kuby PHOTOS: Patriots Rally III - January 18, 2003 PART 1 PHOTOS: Patriots Rally III - January 18, 2003 PART 2 PHOTOS: Patriots Rally III - January 18, 2003 PART 3 PHOTOS: Patriots Rally III - January 18, 2003 and January 19, 2003 LIVE THREAD: PATRIOTS RALLY FOR AMERICA III (As...

The Support Our Troops Patriots Rally For America III, co-sponsored by the D.C. Chapter of Free Republic and MOVEOUT (Marines and Other Veterans Engaging Outrageous Un-American Traitors) was held on Saturday, January 18, 2003, at the Constitution Gardens area of the Mall overlooking the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and other war memorials. It was a crisp clear morning and it was extremely cold -- 9 degrees. In fact, it was the coldest day so far this winter in Washington, D.C. Doctor Raoul volunteered to be at the site early to oversee the set up of the stage and sound system....

October 2, 2002Memorial of the Guardian Angels Psalm: Wednesday 43 Reading I Responsorial Psalm Gospel Reading IEx 23:20-23 Thus says the Lord:"See, I am sending an angel before you,to guard you on the way and bring you to the place I have prepared.Be attentive to him and heed his voice.Do not rebel against him, for he will not forgive your sin.My authority resides in him.If you heed his voice and carry out all I tell you,I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes. "My angel will go before you and bring you to theAmorites,...