In October, another migrant, a Californian named Timothy Treadwell, and his companion were killed and eaten by brown bears, animals for which Treadwell claimed to have a special affinity.

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Another possible contender, Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan was named to his position by Pope Benedict in 2009.

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Pressured by a gangland consortium led by a grinning and glad-handing yet haunted goon (Timothy Carey) and the folksy, aptly named Mort (Seymour Cassel), Cosmo finds himself holding an untraceable .45 en route to doing the deed of the title.

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