1.   For more than a decade, state Sen. James Cafiero pulled strings and twisted arms, trying in vain to get a certain bill passed.

2.   But Masic is caught in a bureaucratic nightmare -- trying to get home through government or private means, said Matt Monteleone of Charlotte.

3.   One prisoner complained about being disciplined for trying to get a handcuff key smuggled behind bars, another because he was caught with marijuana.

4.   Trying to get a grip on lawlessness, the government on Sunday set deadlines for Albanians to return looted weaponry or face arrest.