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The Persian lamb coat that helped bring Sheila Dixon to political slaughter could keep other public servants from going astray.
A University of Maryland lawyer bought the former mayor's fur on eBay this week and plans to use it to teach ethical do's
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Baltimore Sun
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/rss2/~3/UMn8KK-AuDI/bal-md.coat20mar20,0,1682182.story
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Mayor Sheila Dixon of embezzling retail gift cards this month have been asked to return to court - this time, as witnesses.
A court official confirmed Tuesday that Circuit Judge Dennis M. Sweeney sent a letter to the jurors who had communicated through
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Baltimore Sun
http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/rss2/~3/CI1EA_BM8AM/bal-md.dixon30dec30,0,92298.story
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BALTIMORE Five of the jurors who convicted Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon on a misdemeanor embezzlement charge are being hauled back to court for the hearing on her motion for a new trial, a court official said Tuesday.
Retired Howard County Circuit
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The Salisbury Daily Times
http://delmarvanow.com/article/20091229/NEWS01/91229030/1002/rss
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So much nicer to say that something religuluous.
Mayor Sheila Dixon has declared Monday as "Frank Zappa Day" in Baltimore.
The eccentric musician was born in Baltimore on Dec. 21, 1940. He died in 1993.
Last week, Baltimore's public art commission
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Crooks and Liars
http://lnmc.crooksandliars.com/bluegal/cls-late-nite-music-club-frank-zappa
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--Richard E. Vatz
“The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who in time of great moral crises maintain their neutrality” -- Dante Alighieri in The Inferno
Ever since I can remember, I have been fascinated by the popularity of people who are
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Red Maryland
http://redmaryland.blogspot.com/2009/12/democratic-moral-cowardice-in-baltimore.html
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...concise formula for suggesting sentences, while still allowing the trial judge to have the ultimate decision. So, back to Sheila Dixon, who was convicted of fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary. Under Maryland law, this kind of theft is a misdemeanor....
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Baltimore Sun
http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/rss2/~3/3twGHvzpnB0/bal-op.rodricks17dec17,0,1680100.column
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Mayor Sheila Dixon's legal filings Friday indicate that she intends to use every tactic at her disposal to fight her conviction on a charge of embezzlement and to stay in office. The cloud her attorneys have created could take months to clear, leaving
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Baltimore Sun
http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/opinion/rss2/~3/MO52_qjVUwI/bal-ed.dixon13dec13,0,380897.story
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Lawyers for Sheila Dixon said Friday that the Baltimore mayor deserves a new trial because some jurors sent Internet messages to each other and lied about their past, while poor decisions by the judge led to confusing deliberations.
The arguments came
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Baltimore Sun
http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/rss2/~3/vNDoLkgqKhM/bal-md.ci.dixon12dec12,0,3539246.story
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Defense attorneys for Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon asked for a mistrial Friday afternoon, arguing that juror misconduct, confusing evidence and poor instructions by Judge Dennis M. Sweeney contributed to an unfair trial.
"The interests of justice
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Baltimore Sun
http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/rss2/~3/_NxcVmWeFK0/bal-dixon-mistrial-request1211,0,6653923.story
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Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon will be sentenced Jan. 21, a date that could become her last day in office if her bid for a mistrial is unsuccessful and other legal maneuvers fail.
The mayor has not said whether she plans to relinquish power and has
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Baltimore Sun
http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/rss2/~3/FB6xYs-OwOk/bal-md.ci.dixon11dec11,0,3080492.story
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BALTIMORE -- Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's sentencing date has been set.
After consulting with both sides, the judge in the case set the date for Jan. 21.
Unless the mayor is granted probation before judgment, the sentencing will constitute the
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WBAL Baltimore
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/21923640/detail.html
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Baltimore,
MD (LifeNews.com) -- Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon has signed a
bill attacking pregnancy centers that help women find abortion alternatives.
City Council Bill 09-0406 would fine pregnancy centers $150 per day
if they don't post a sign saying
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Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, who’ll take over when convicted
mayor Sheila Dixon steps down, is missing the political common touch.
Meet Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore’s mayor in-waiting.
She’s political royalty, a black princess, if you will. Don’t
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Splice Today
http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/baltimore-s-likely-new-mayor-no-prize
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Baltimore’s Mayor, Sheila Dixon, was convicted of a single misdemeanor charge of embezzlement last week. Apparently the mayor was taking gift cards that were supposed to be for the city’s disenfranchised children and using them to buy an Xbox systems
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Bossip
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Mayor Sheila Dixon's attorneys signaled Friday that they plan to ask for a new trial in her gift card misappropriation case, while the state prosecutor said he would not "at this time" retry the one count that hung the jury this week.
In a filing
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Baltimore Sun
http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/rss2/~3/vVTta0LjEIo/bal-md.dixon05dec05,0,6854934.story
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A juror who helped to convict Mayor Sheila Dixon of embezzlement participated in a public event with Dixon and a key prosecution witness three years ago, receiving a $324 prize in a sweepstakes sponsored by a city agency. The prior contact, which was
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Baltimore Sun
http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/rss2/~3/1tlUoNv5bYs/bal-md.juror05dec05,0,2389300.story
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BALTIMORE -- Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon maintained her public schedule Friday, but she declined to answer questions beyond the scope of staged events, according to the 11 News I-Team's David Collins.
Dixon, who was ridiculed by NBC comedian Jay
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WBAL Baltimore
http://www.wbaltv.com/politics/21867015/detail.html
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Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's defense attorneys signaled Friday that they plan to ask for a new trial in her theft case, while State Prosecutor Robert A. Rohrbaugh said he would not, "at this time," retry the one count that hung the jury.
He appears
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Baltimore Sun
http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/rss2/~3/jTqUSGt56o8/bal-dixon-case1204,0,149770.story
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Mayor Sheila Dixon is supporting three development projects to receive money from the stimulus bill — to the exclusion of many more that were vying for Baltimore’s $30.8 million share of the federal funds.
Her approval gives a financial boost to plans
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Baltimore Business Journal
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BALTIMORE -- Mayor Sheila Dixon tested the waters of public opinion at the lighting of the Washington Monument in Baltimore on Thursday night, and she received a warm reception.
Most people 11 News spoke to were curious to see Dixon in person to
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WBAL Baltimore
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/21807057/detail.html
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Mayor Sheila Dixon said on Thursday that she felt deep regret for the "ordeal" her just-concluded criminal trial inflicted on Baltimore, but did not apologize for embezzling gift cards intended for the needy.
Reading a 64-second prepared statement,
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Baltimore Sun
http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/rss2/~3/Ej5eWUDkKY0/bal-md.dixon04dec04,0,6396180.story
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The Baltimore City Green Party thanks the jury for their service in Mayor Sheila Dixon’s trial and hopes that despite Tuesday’s embezzlement conviction the people and government of the city of Baltimore can move forward and work to build a truly
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Independent Political Report
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http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/12/baltimore-city-green-party-responds-to-the-conviction-of-mayor-sheila-dixon/
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...just a few minutes, Mayor Sheila Dixon will be making a brief statement about the jury verdict that convicted her of embezzlement. According to the press release we got from her office, she'll speak to the public at 3 p.m. from the executive conference room...
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Baltimore City Paper
http://www.citypaper.com/digest.asp?id=19411
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...Google, Yahoo, AOL and MSN. In a week that saw the Tiger Woods Affair look like a Sopranosâ Episode Gone Mild and the Sheila Dixon gift card conviction look like a David Simon outtake, we saw more skirmishes between Rupert Murdoch and Google. Rupert led off...
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Content Bridges
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It’s easy to see why many people rooted for Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon to be convicted. After all it’s hard not to dislike an arrogant politician with such an outsized sense of entitlement. Dixon once responded to a question regarding her lavish
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Red Maryland
http://redmaryland.blogspot.com/2009/12/dont-hate-playa-hate-game.html
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...day after being convicted of embezzling gift cards for the needy, Mayor Sheila Dixon kept a low profile, remaining for hours at City Hall and ducking reporters' questions at her only public event late in the afternoon. "I'm not commenting," the mayor said...
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Baltimore Sun
http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/rss2/~3/ESNj1srJBO4/bal-md.dixon03dec03,0,5937426.story
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...Sheila Dixon deserves every right of due process the court system provides - post-trial motions, appeals and arguments about the meaning of the state constitution's clause on the removal of elected officials who have been convicted of crimes. But Baltimore...
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Baltimore Sun
http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/opinion/rss2/~3/0oHi-bSaNxs/bal-ed.dixon03dec03,0,7791064.story
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...-- Another member of the jury in the trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon told 11 News she believes the mayor got off easy and was disappointed Dixon didn't testify. Shiron Davis, also known as juror No. 6, said her decision to find Dixon guilty on an...
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WBAL Baltimore
http://www.wbaltv.com/politics/21789595/detail.html
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...she did, and at the same time, I would never say the words "gift card" around her again. Riggs then asks Waters what he'd get Dixon for Christmas. Waters eventually settles on the following: He goes on to discuss good gift-giving and bad gift-giving (hint:...
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Baltimore City Paper
http://www.citypaper.com/digest.asp?id=19407
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Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon has resumed her duties a day after a jury found her guilty of taking gift cards from a program meant to help the city's poor children.
Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon has resumed her duties a day after a jury found her guilty
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The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010405225_apusbaltimoremayortrial.html?syndication=rss
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Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon was found guilty Tuesday of misdemeanor charges that she made personal use of hundreds of dollars worth of gift cards intended for needy residents in the city. Dixon was acquitted on more serious charges, including felony
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NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121017702&ft=1&f=46
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Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon was found guilty Tuesday of embezzling about $500 in retail gift cards meant for charity, a misdemeanor conviction that could end her tenure as the city's first female mayor. This Story Baltimore mayor convicted of one count
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The Washington Post
http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=fc74ef34aecbdd30524f1c35ee7079e6
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An 80-minute videotape viewed by jurors shortly before they adjourned for Thanksgiving provided the breakthrough that led to Mayor Sheila Dixon's conviction, one of the jurors said Tuesday.
Before viewing the tape, which replayed testimony of developer
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Baltimore Sun
http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/rss2/~3/npxREThHNpA/bal-md.jurors02dec02,0,1310870.story
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Sheila Dixon will likely remain Baltimore's mayor until she is sentenced - which could be months from now - or steps down, according to city and state lawyers. But even that is open to legal interpretation.
It's one of the many questions raised Tuesday
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Baltimore Sun
http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/rss2/~3/btwtwXTLmpg/bal-md.legal02dec02,0,4439269.story
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Mayor Sheila Dixon's conviction for embezzling gift cards donated by a developer who thought they were going to help the poor marks a terrible loss for the city of Baltimore. Although many were skeptical when she was elevated to mayor to replace Gov.
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Baltimore Sun
http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/opinion/rss2/~3/ftFwYDx1tJk/bal-ed.dixon02dec02,0,7332310.story
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BALTIMORE, MD (wypr) -
After more than six days of deliberations, a jury of nine women and three men found Sheila Dixon guilty on one count of embezzlement. The mayor was accused of spending holiday gift cards intended for the needy on
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WYPR
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wypr/news.newsmain/article/0/1/1583919/WYPR.News.in.Maryland./Dixon.Vows.To.Continue.Duties..Despite.Conviction
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Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, right, talks with the media with attorney Arnold Weiner outside the courthouse after being convicted on a single charge she took gift cards intended for the city's poor, Tuesday, in Baltimore.
After more than six days of
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Christian Science Monitor
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...for the city's poor, Tuesday, in Baltimore. After more than six days of deliberation, a jury convicted Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon of embezzlement Tuesday, sending City Hall into confusion and putting the once-bright political future of the city’s first female...
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Christian Science Monitor
http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/12/01/baltimore-mayor-sheila-dixon-convicted-of-embezzling-gift-cards/
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It looks like Mayor Sheila Dixon and the City of Baltimore are getting a lump of coal as an early Christmas present. A jury convicted Dixon today on one count of embezzlement , a misdemeanor, for stealing $630 worth of holiday gift cards. It acquitted
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Black Voices | Blogs
http://www.bvblackspin.com/2009/12/01/sheila-dixon-guilty/
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Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon leaves the courthouse after being convicted on a single charge she took gift cards intended for the city's poor, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, in Baltimore. Although Sheila Dixon was acquitted of a felony theft charge, her
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San Diego Union-Tribune
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BALTIMORE - Baltimore's mayor was convicted Tuesday on a single charge she took gift cards intended for the city's poor. Although Sheila Dixon was acquitted of a felony theft charge, her conviction could force her from office.
Jurors deliberated more
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MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34225785/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
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...Mayor Sheila Dixon and her lead attorney, Arnold M. Weiner, face the media after her conviction on a single charge of taking gift cards intended for the city's poor. (Baltimore Sun photo by Algerina Perna / December 1, 2009) Jurors in the theft trial...
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Baltimore Sun
http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/rss2/~3/Cpq-t9ArOc0/bal-dixontrial-link1201,0,6418180.storylink
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" I say to you, O Republic...Beware of the man [or woman] who rises to power from one suspender." - Edgar Lee Masters
Baltimore, MD - On Dec. 1, 2009, after often heated deliberations for seven days, and with two weekend breaks, a jury of nine women
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Portland Indymedia
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After being invited yesterday to join more than 70 mayors for a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House today, indicted Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon was abruptly un-invited hours later, according to her spokesman.
A Baltimore Circuit
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The Hedgehog Report
http://davidwissing.com/?p=10542
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BALTIMORE -- A jury found Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon not guilty on two theft charges that alleged she stole gift cards that were intended for the needy. She was found guilty on one count of fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary.
Closing
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WBAL Baltimore
http://www.wbaltv.com/politics/21665154/detail.html
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Mayor Sheila Dixon and her lead attorney, Arnold M. Weiner, face the media after her conviction on a single charge of taking gift cards intended for the city's poor.
(Baltimore Sun photo by Algerina Perna / December 1, 2009)
Jurors in the
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Baltimore Sun
http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/rss2/~3/7vL3sLQaEPg/bal-dixon-trial1201,0,334687.story
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Jurors in the theft trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon signaled that they were stymied on one or more charges against her, then changed course and asked the judge to let them resume deliberations the next day. If the jury again says it is unable to return a
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Governing
http://www.governing.com/news-item/dixon-jurors-cannot-come-unanimous-decision
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BALTIMORE -- The jury in the public corruption trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon returned Tuesday morning to Courthouse East.
Jurors had been deliberating the case for about 39 hours when they sent a note to visiting Judge Dennis Sweeney on
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WBAL Baltimore
http://www.wbaltv.com/politics/21770173/detail.html
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BALTIMORE -- Jurors returned Monday to Baltimore Circuit Court after a long holiday weekend to continue deliberations in the public corruption trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon.
Judge Dennis Sweeney told the panel members last week not to think about the
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WBAL-TV 11
http://www.wbaltv.com/politics/21758489/detail.html
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