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Same approach for his star, who relished the challenge of playing two men from similar upbringings who then took such different approaches to their lives in the Mafia.
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Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
There’s long been speculation that Kennedy’s murder may have been committed by multiple shooters with possible ties to the Mafia or perhaps working for foreign governments.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
In the other corner: Vito Genovese, Costello’s childhood friend and fellow racketeer, who had to leave town long ago because of a thing, and has now come home to resume his place in the Mafia hierarchy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Prior to working for Reagan, Dolan was the youngest journalist in American history to win the Pulitzer Prize for his work at the Stamford Advocate in the late 1970s exposing the Mafia's grip on the city's local government—from the local police force straight through to city hall.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
There’s long been speculation that Kennedy’s murder may have been committed by multiple shooters with possible ties to the Mafia or perhaps working for foreign governments.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
In the other corner: Vito Genovese, Costello’s childhood friend and fellow racketeer, who had to leave town long ago because of a thing, and has now come home to resume his place in the Mafia hierarchy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Prior to working for Reagan, Dolan was the youngest journalist in American history to win the Pulitzer Prize for his work at the Stamford Advocate in the late 1970s exposing the Mafia's grip on the city's local government—from the local police force straight through to city hall.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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“The Mafia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Mafia. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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