The spotlight on Eli Manning , in some ways, couldn’t be brighter. He plays in the shadow of New York City. He is a former top overall pick in the NFL draft. He is a member of the first family of quarterbacking and his pro football résumé includes a Super Bowl triumph. Yet it does seem, curiously, that a good portion of his NFL career has been spent as the “other” quarterback, his play quite often obscured by the feats of someone else. He has been the league’s other Manning brother, regularly overshadowed when Peyton was winning an unprecedented four most valuable player awards. Read full article > >

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New York Giants’ Eli Manning is having a quietly great season

CHICAGO — A former top fundraiser for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose trial exposed Illinois’ pay-to-play political culture, was sentenced Tuesday to 10 1/2 years in prison. He will get credit for time he has already served. Antoin “Tony” Rezko, a former Chicago real estate developer and fast-food entrepreneur, has been in custody for 3½ years while awaiting sentencing. Read full article > >

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Judge sentences Blagojevich fundraiser Rezko to 10½ years, he will get credit for time served

The Eritrean government should release 11 former top politicians held without trial for almost 10 years, Amnesty International says.

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A network run by a former top C.I.A. official has provided reports about militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Private Spies Aid F.B.I. in Afghan Investigation

A group of former top military officers and academics warns Britain’s ability to launch operations will be seriously damaged by government cuts.

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Cuts ‘will damage defence of UK’

Since the government took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, taxpayers have spent more than $160 million defending their former top executives in fraud lawsuits.

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Mortgage Giants Leave Legal Bills to the Taxpayers

Rwanda issues international arrest warrants for four former top officials who live in exile since falling out with the government.

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A military court in Rwanda sentences four former top officials, now in exile, to long prison terms for threatening state security.

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Rwanda exiles get long jail terms

The UN’s former top climate official Yvo de Boer has accused developing countries, such as India and China, of trying to rewrite the Bali Action Plan.

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Nations ‘rewriting climate plan’

Pakistan’s former top Hajj official is kept in custody, amid an inquiry into what is being called the nation’s biggest fraud relating to the Saudi pilgrimage.

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Pakistan keeps Hajj chief on remand

A judge will rule next week on whether a former top loyalist charged with murder will be released on bail

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Historic buildings experts are to be asked to conduct a study aimed at safeguarding a former top secret munitions factory in Flintshire.

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