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The Devil's Dictionary: Misdemeanor
by Ambrose Bierce MISCREANTMISERICORDEMISDEMEANOR -n. An infraction of the law having less dignity than a felony and constituting no claim to admittance into the best criminal society…Wen Ho Lee Biography
Wen Ho LeeengineerBorn: 1939Birthplace: Nantou, Taiwan Wen Ho Lee got his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Cheng Kung University. In 1965 he came to the U.S. for graduate studies at Texas…Notable Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, 2002–2003 Term
Court Upholds Copyright Extension (January 15, 2003): Justices, 7–2, rule that Congress acted with constitutional authority when it extended by 20 years all existing and future copyrights.…Chris Brown
Chris Brown was only 16 years old when he hit the top of the charts with his pop-flavored R&B single "Run It." Brown's fresh-faced good looks and sweet songs of young love made him a teen…Deputy Chief Probation Officer
Kathryn Tell us about your work---what do you do? I meet with probation clients who have been convicted of felony or misdemeanor charge or…Ted Stevens Biography
SenatorBorn: 18 November 1923Died: 9 October 2010Best Known as: former U.S. Senator from Alaska Birthplace: Marion County, Indiana Ted Stevens, a…Andrew JACOBS, Congress, IN (1906-1992)
JACOBS Andrew , a Representative from Indiana; born near Gerald, Perry County, Ind., February 22, 1906; attended the public schools in Gerald, Ind., and St. Benedict's College, Atchison, Kans.;…Bernard Madoff
Bernard Madoff was the investment manager who defrauded investors of up to $50 billion in what may have been the largest swindle in Wall Street history. Bernard Madoff was, at the time of his arrest…John Bryson
John Bryson is the environmentalist and businessman who served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 2011-2013. Born in New York, John Bryson graduated from Cleveland High School in Portland, Oregon in…Lil Wayne
Name at birth: Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.Rapper Lil Wayne is known for his next-generation mix of whimsy and menace -- what the Baltimore City Paper called a "gravelly, giggly idiot-savant patter"…