The tipster used to do business with a man who had ties to Anthony Giacalone, an organized crime figure who was supposed to meet Hoffa the day he disappeared, Moldea said.

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The man with whom electronic ties were abruptly cut is Dustin Dominiak, a 28-year-old buddy who attended Albion College with Kurisko.

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It reminded readers of Bushnell's early ties to the man behind the Macintosh computer, iPod, iPhone and iPad.

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But into his shoes stepped another general, Cesar Saucedo, the interior minister, a man reputed to have close ties with Mr Montesinos.

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He even maintained close ties with the man who engineered his ouster: Last year, Rosen and Barry Schwartz partnered to buy two thoroughbreds.

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Henry Paulson is clearly a capable man and, but for his ties to China, would bring to Treasury stature and skills that are much needed.

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Then the Winton children will go their separate ways, but seven decades after the farewells in Prague, they have reaffirmed the ties that still bind them to the man who gave them a future.

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Eddie Teare, the Isle of Man Treasury Minister, said it would "strengthen the close political and business ties between Crown Dependencies".

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