NEWS LITE : `IT WAS MY FAULT'; FISHER OFFERS COURTROOM APOLOGY TO BUTTAFUOCO.A judge Thursday opened the way for Amy Fisher's possible parole within days after the Long Island Lolita apologized in court to Mary Jo Buttafuoco, the woman she shot in a jealous rage. ``What happened to you - it wasn't your husband's fault . . . it wasn't my father's fault. It was my fault and I'm sorry,'' the 24-year-old Fisher said in a barely audible voice, looking directly at Buttafuoco. As Fisher walked past Buttafuoco in a courtroom in Mineola, N.Y., they brushed fingers and the younger woman mouthed, ``I'm sorry,'' holding back tears. ``Through faith in God I am able to forgive,'' Buttafuoco said. ``It did not come easily or quickly.'' In 1992, Fisher, then 16, knocked on the door of Buttafuoco's Massapequa home and shot her in the head. At the time, Fisher was having sex with Buttafuoco's husband, Joey. He later served six months in jail for statutory rape Sexual intercourse by an adult with a person below a statutorily designated age. The criminal offense of statutory rape is committed when an adult sexually penetrates a person who, under the law, is incapable of consenting to sex. . Fisher had already won Buttafuoco's forgiveness through letters the two began several months ago. But Thursday was the first time they had seen each another since 1992. During the court session, Judge Ira Wexner threw out Fisher's 1992 guilty plea to assault on the grounds that her lawyer at the time provided ineffective counsel. Fisher then re-entered the plea and was sentenced to 3-1/2 to 10-1/2 years. She has already served seven years of the original 5-to-15-year sentence. She will be interviewed by the state Parole Board pa`role´ board` n. 1. A group of individuals with authority to determine whether a prisoner will be granted parole from a particular prison. on May 3. If the board approves, she could be freed that week. ``You are still a young woman and could be a productive member of society if you channel your energies,'' Wexner told her. ``Based on the information I have received, I believe you can do that.'' Buttafuoco said her recovery from the shooting gave her a second chance at life. ``You are being given a second chance, too,'' she told Fisher. ``I pray I beg; I request; I entreat you; - used in asking a question, making a request, introducing a petition, etc.; as, Pray, allow me to go s>. See also: Pray you take it.'' The Buttafuocos now live in Los Angeles. John, Turner rift spikes concert tour The Elton John/Tina Turner tour is off after the two realized that they really don't get on all that well. ``It's obvious we have different styles,'' is how John put it in a statement. What happened was that the rocker got into a snit last week at a rehearsal when Turner criticized his piano playing piano playing Neurology A fanciful descriptor for finger movements linked to the loss of position sensation, in which the Pt seeks to discover finger position in space by periodic movement; PP occurs in Dejerine-Sottas syndrome; PP also refers to intermittent . He blew his stack, cursed and stormed off. He later apologized, but the damage was done. Their August-to-December tour was to climax with a New Year's Eve concert in Las Vegas. White House book to feature recipes Hillary Rodham Rodham is an English surname which may refer to a number of persons or places. People Family of Hillary Rodham Clinton
adj. Carefree and high-spirited; boisterous: a rollicking celebration. rol good times in the first family's home, will be published by Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. this fall. A contract for the book was signed way before Clinton was mentioned as a possible senatorial sen·a·to·ri·al adj. 1. Of, concerning, or befitting a senator or senate. 2. Composed of senators. sen candidate and before the recent White House scandal broke, at the same time that she agreed to do last fall's ``Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids' Letters to the First Pets.'' The book, which will be cookbook-size, will include anecdotes about visits by heads of state, details of private parties and accounts of holiday celebrations at the White House. Its illustrations will include photographs, menus and invitations; recipes for at least 30 dishes are to be included. In the footsteps of recent non-cooking cookbook authors Jane Fonda and the Duchess of York Duchess of York is a title held by the wife of the Duke of York since the first Duke of York in 1384. The title is gained with matrimony alone and is forfeited on divorce. , the first lady, who once angrily told the press that she was not the sort to stay home and bake cookies, ``is not pretending that she cooks this food or sets the table,'' said Carolyn Reidy of Simon & Schuster. Nonetheless, readers will learn what to serve the prime minister of China Prime Minister of China may refer to the heads of government of two Chinese states:
Opposing senators get courage award Sens. John McCain and Russell Feingold, who crossed party lines to propose campaign finance reform Campaign finance reform is the common term for the political effort in the United States to change the involvement of money in politics, primarily in political campaigns. legislation, were named Thursday as winners of the John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in Profile in Courage Award. McCain, a Republican from Arizona, and Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat, were honored for addressing fund-raising excesses and trying to regulate the flow of special interest money to campaigns. The McCain-Feingold bill was ultimately defeated last year. This is the 10th Profile in Courage Award and the first to be shared by two elected American politicians. News Lite is compiled by Karen Duffy from Daily News staff and wire reports CAPTION(S): 3 photos PHOTO (1) White House lawn party After a splash in a fountain, President Clinton's dog Buddy romps through tulips on the south lawn of his famous home. J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press (2 -- 3) At left, Amy Fisher is escorted by sheriff's deputies from a Nassau County criminal court Thursday in Mineola, M.Y. Above, attorney Dominic Barbara escorts Mary Jo Buttafuoco, shot by Fisher in 1992, into the court. |
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