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Originally Posted by Old *** News
Hired killer executed in Beijing
( 2003-11-24 11:19) (Xinhua)
An assassin was executed here on Friday after being convicted of the murder of the woman who hired him, over a monetary dispute after he failed to carry out the contract.
The Beijing First Intermediate People's Court heard that Li Changjiang was hired by a Beijing woman in 2000 to kill or disfigure her husband's mistress, for which he would be paid 100, 000 yuan (12,100 US dollars).
After Li and his confederates Zhang Hongyu and Sun Yanhai, both friends of Li from his hometown in northeast China, failed to do their job, the hirer demanded her money back but was refused.
In September 2000, Li, Zhang and Sun killed the woman and burnt her car.
Li was executed, Sun was sentenced to life imprisonment, and Zhang is still at large.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/...ent_284162.htm
( 2003-11-24 11:19) (Xinhua)
An assassin was executed here on Friday after being convicted of the murder of the woman who hired him, over a monetary dispute after he failed to carry out the contract.
The Beijing First Intermediate People's Court heard that Li Changjiang was hired by a Beijing woman in 2000 to kill or disfigure her husband's mistress, for which he would be paid 100, 000 yuan (12,100 US dollars).
After Li and his confederates Zhang Hongyu and Sun Yanhai, both friends of Li from his hometown in northeast China, failed to do their job, the hirer demanded her money back but was refused.
In September 2000, Li, Zhang and Sun killed the woman and burnt her car.
Li was executed, Sun was sentenced to life imprisonment, and Zhang is still at large.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/...ent_284162.htm
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Grown adult-types are not above the jungle-gym squabbles of the playground. Superman and the Hulk, who'd win? Spider-Man and Batman?
For decades, publishers have shared characters in intercompany rivalries. Among the more ridiculous were Superman versus the aliens from the movie "Alien," Batman versus Predator (twice).
The title-winner for most absurd? Marvel's gun-slinging, anti-hero The Punisher and Archie. The pride of Riverdale High's Betty-and-Veronica-smooching lifestyle is derailed when The Punisher tracks a drug dealer that looks an awful lot like Ol' Arch to town. A couple of pot-shots and mistaken identity snafus later, the Punisher is wearing a Riverdale sweater and locking lips with Ms. Grundy.
These crossover comics take comic-book fandom to a level more embarrassing than just buying comics. The hard core are leery of even considering these hiccups in continuity, pushing fans of absurd match-ups into the underground. Until now.
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We're not here to judge.
That's the stance we've always taken when we present our Guilty Pleasures issues, and this, our third, is no different.
So, read on and learn about the private ways we find delight. And just to prove we're a safe place for revelation, we asked a few notables in politics, media, food and the arts to share.
Grown adult-types are not above the jungle-gym squabbles of the playground. Superman and the Hulk, who'd win? Spider-Man and Batman?
For decades, publishers have shared characters in intercompany rivalries. Among the more ridiculous were Superman versus the aliens from the movie "Alien," Batman versus Predator (twice).
The title-winner for most absurd? Marvel's gun-slinging, anti-hero The Punisher and Archie. The pride of Riverdale High's Betty-and-Veronica-smooching lifestyle is derailed when The Punisher tracks a drug dealer that looks an awful lot like Ol' Arch to town. A couple of pot-shots and mistaken identity snafus later, the Punisher is wearing a Riverdale sweater and locking lips with Ms. Grundy.
These crossover comics take comic-book fandom to a level more embarrassing than just buying comics. The hard core are leery of even considering these hiccups in continuity, pushing fans of absurd match-ups into the underground. Until now.
SAM LAGRONE
http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/628367.html
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