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Article: The Philadelphia Inquirer Bob Ford column: Vick case grisly and shocking.(football player Michael Vick)(Column)
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
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- July 19, 2007
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Byline: Bob Ford
Jul. 19--If you have a strong stomach and a high tolerance for the wordy thickets of a federal indictment, it might take you until Page 17 of the 18-page indictment against Michael Vick and his alleged dogfighting compatriots to really need a pause and a deep breath.
In the case of the United States of America v. Purnell "P-Funk" Peace, Quanis "Q" Phillips, Tony "T" Taylor, and Michael "Ookie" Vick, as laid out by the federal prosecutors Tuesday, there are many recitations of dog fights that took place, of money that changed hands, of state lines that were crossed, of training methods that were employed, and of some losing dogs that ...