A rat by any other name

MIAMI - So there's a murder trial going on down here, right? And it's about an FBI agent named John Connolly who sold his badge to help the South Boston gangster Whitey Bulger whack guys, right? But in the middle of all this, that noted humanitarian and etymologist, John Martorano, decided to get on the witness stand yesterday and give ... (Full article: 676 words)

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